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10 Most Recent Articles
- The Christmas Light-Up at Orchard Road, Since 1984 December 24, 2025
- Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Singapore’s Roadside Durian Stalls December 10, 2025
- When Soviet-Made Cars Roamed Singapore Roads October 30, 2025
- The Past, Present and Future of Standalone Public Libraries in Singapore September 29, 2025
- Those Years When We Brushed Our Teeth Together August 31, 2025
- Singapore’s Most Recognisable Logos, Then and Now (Part 1) July 31, 2025
- Stirling Road and Singapore’s Oldest HDB Flats June 30, 2025
- The Camps Along Sembawang Road (Part 2) – Dieppe Barracks May 30, 2025
- The Beginning and End of Lim Chu Kang “Runway” April 28, 2025
- Landmarks of Yesteryears – Whampoa Ice House March 29, 2025
Archive of Articles
100 Things We Love About the 80s
Our Favourite Playgrounds of Yesteryears
From Kampongs to Flats
Singapore Campaigns of the 70s/80s
Old Places in Singapore
- Ang Mo Kio Merlions
- Atbara House
- Beach Road Army Market
- Bukit Brown Cemetery
- Bukit Merah SAFRA Clubhouse
- Bukit Purmei Keramat Bukit Kasita
- Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
- Bukit Timah Turf Club
- Capitol Theatre/Building
- Central Fire Station
- Changi Commando Barrack
- Commonwealth Avenue Food Centre
- Customs Operations Command Building
- Dakota Crescent Provision Shop
- Dover Road Pelican Playground
- Ellison Building
- Esplanade Park
- Former Beach Road Police Station
- Former CID Headquarters
- Former Communicable Disease Centre (CDC)
- Former National Aerated Water Company
- Former Paya Lebar Police Station
- Former Sun Yat Sen Villa
- Geylang Serai Malay Village
- Ghim Moh Bus Terminal
- Haw Par Villa
- Hougang Rainbow Flat
- Istana Woodneuk
- Jalan Bahar Dragon Kiln
- Japanese Cemetery Park
- Jinrikisha Station
- Jurong Hill Observatory Tower
- Jurong West Nantah Arch
- Kallang National Stadium
- Kampong Lorong Buangkok
- Kampong Silat SIT Flats
- Karikal Mahal
- Katong Park Guard Sculptures
- Keppel Hill Reservoir
- Kim Keat Dinosaur Playground
- Lim Chu Kang Pier
- Lorong Chuan Overhead Bridge
- MacAlister Terrace
- MacPherson Mamak Shop
- Marine Parade Sea Breeze Lodge
- Marsiling Underpass
- Maxwell Chambers & Maxwell Chambers Suites
- Mount Sophia Tower House
- Nee Soon Post Office
- Neo Tiew Estate
- Old Bus Stops/Street Name Signage
- Old Changi Hospital
- Old Kallang Airport
- Old Tan Tock Seng Hospital
- Pasir Panjang Fort/Labrador Battery
- Pearl’s Hill Police Operational Headquarters
- People’s Park Complex
- Portsdown, Seletar & Sembawang Colonial Houses
- Pulau Ubin
- Punggol Matilda House
- Queenstown/Queensway Cinema
- Rochor Centre Coloured Flats
- Seletar Camp & Old Lamp Posts
- Sembawang Hill Estate Taxi Service Stand
- Sembawang Hot Spring
- Sentosa Blakang Mati Artillery Barrack
- Sentosa Fort Serapong
- Siglap Blocks
- Simei Beauties’ Portraits
- Singapore En-Bloc Flats
- Singapore Railway
- Sungei Road Thieves’ Market
- Taman Jurong “H-Shaped” JTC Flats
- Tanglin Barracks
- Tanglin Hill Brunei Hostel
- Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
- Tiong Bahru Bird Singing Corner
- Toa Payoh Dragon Playground
- Tuas Television World
- Upper Seletar Reservoir
- Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre
- Upper Thomson Secondary & Other Abandoned Schools
- View Road Mental Hospital
- Whampoa Dragon Fountain
- Woodlands Camps/Kranji Army Barracks
- Yan Kit Swimming Complex
- Zion Road Blue Flats
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Author Archives: Remember Singapore
The Sky Changes at Potong Pasir
The Singapore General Election (GE) 2011 came to an end as the ruling party People’s Action Party (PAP) extended their governance of Singapore by claiming 81 out of 87 seats in the parliament. Opposition veteran Mr Chiam See Tong, aged … Continue reading
First Multi-Storey Carpark of Singapore Walks into History
Market Street Carpark, Singapore’s first ever multi-storey carpark (MSCP) built in 1964, will be walking into history in 2014, after 50 years of service. Providing as many as 704 carpark lots in eight storeys and charging as high as $305 … Continue reading
Singapore’s Oldest Petrol Kiosk Winds up Business
Possibly the oldest petrol station in Singapore, the Caltex petrol kiosk along Woodlands Road has wound up the business after decades of service. Said to have started its business in the late fifties, the station looks lost in time with … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Caltex Petrol Station, Esso Service Station, Jalan Kayu, Woodlands Road
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Interesting Singapore Road Names
This is a continuation from the previous article Old, Common Names of Places in Singapore, and their Origins. Other than names of our pioneers, early local merchants or governors of Straits Settlements, many roads in Singapore are also named after … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural
Tagged British Naval Base, Bukit Panjang, Commonwealth Of Nations, Empress Road, Farrer Road, Happy Avenue, Jalan Durian, Kampong Glam, Kay Poh Road, Little India, Lorong Lew Lian, Lorong Ong Lye, Lorong Pisang, Nanyang University, Prince Charles Crescent, Prince Phillip Avenue, Queen Street, Teacher's Estate
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Old, Common Names of Places in Singapore, and their Origins
Singapore was once known as 石叻坡, where 石叻 is “Selat” (Malay term for straits) and 坡 is an old Chinese way of addressing a place. Within the country, many places in Singapore have colourful histories and some are better known … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural
Tagged Bukit Timah Road, Chinatown, Choa Chu Kang, Downtown Core, HDB New Towns, Lim Chu Kang, Pek Kio, Tanjong Pagar, Tiong Bahru, Yio Chu Kang
56 Comments
End of the Road for the Golden Bridge
It was the end of the road for the Golden Bridge of Central Business District (CBD), as the popular makan place was officially closed on 31st March 2011. Situated over Shenton Way, linking Singapore Exchange (SGX) Center II to the … Continue reading
Goodbye, Copthorne Orchid Hotel
The 42-year-old iconic Copthorne Orchid Hotel along Dunearn Road (just before Whitley Road) will be walking into history on 1st April 2011. On its land covering almost 180,000 square feet, a high-end condominium of 150 units known as The Glyndebourne … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Chow Yun Fat, Copthorne Orchard Hotel, Dunearn Road, Hong Leong Group, Kwek Hong Png, Novotel Orchid Inn, Orchid Inn
18 Comments
Singapore Kopitiam Culture
Kopitiam, literally means coffee shop (coffee in Malay and shop in Hokkien), is commonly found all over Singapore and Malaysia. It serves as a place for common folks to eat and drink, or just gather around to chit chat or … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural
Tagged Coke Light, Guinness Stout, Hainanese Coffeeshop, Ice Milo, Kopi, Kopi C, Kopi O, Kopi O Kosong, Kopi Peng, Kopi Siew Dai, Kopitiam, Lemon Tea, Michael Jackson, Milo Dinosaur, Milo Godzilla, Pepsi Cola, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Teh, Teh C, Teh Masala, Teh O, Teh Peng, Teh Tarik, Tiger Beer, Tong Ah Eating House
17 Comments
Vanishing Local Street Vendors?
I remember when I was a kid living in Ang Mo Kio, I’d eagerly wait for the ringing of bells in the evenings. It was the sound that marked the arrival of my favourite mobile rojak vendor, who usually made … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural
Tagged Clobber, Gao Luk, Kacang Puteh, Keysmith, Mobile Ice-Cream Vendor, Rojak, Ting Ting Sweet
24 Comments
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