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10 Most Recent Articles
- “Little Thailand” No More… Rejuvenation of Golden Mile Complex May 26, 2023
- The Last Days of Kampong Lorong Fatimah April 26, 2023
- A Vanishing “Countryside” of Horse Stables and Lush Greenery March 21, 2023
- The Past of Pasir Laba… Countryside Road, WW2 Fort and Army Camp February 26, 2023
- Memories of the Jurong Bird Park January 17, 2023
- Singapore Trivia – Time Adjustment for Singapore in 1982 December 31, 2022
- The Mosque of Paradise and Street of Worship at Old Choa Chu Kang Road December 27, 2022
- Landmarks of Yesteryears – Amber Mansions November 29, 2022
- Farewell to Old Tanglin Halt October 24, 2022
- The WWII Stories of Changi Chapel, Cross and Murals October 2, 2022
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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Category Archives: Cultural
Creative and Unique National Day Parade Floats Procession Through the Years
Floats procession was one of the highlights of Singapore’s National Day celebration event. Starting from 1967, various local organisations, ministries and statutory boards would spent tons of efforts to design their floats, wowing spectators with different flashy, creative and sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Education Board, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Floats Procession, Housing And Development Board, Indian Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Information and The Arts, National Courtesy Campaign, National Day, National Day Parade, National Productivity Board, National Theatre Trust, National Trades Union Congress, People's Action Party, Port Of Singapore Authority, Post Office Savings Bank, Public Utilities Board, Public Works Department, Raffles City, Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore Airlines, Singapore Family Planning and Population Board, Singapore Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore Police Force, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, Urban Redevelopment Authority
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Back Then When Jurong’s Drive-In Cinema Was All The Rage
Although it was eventually cancelled, the drive-in movie screening at Downtown East has gotten many movie lovers excited. The screening originally scheduled on 8 August 2020 was sold out. The news did, however, bring back fond memories of the good … Continue reading
A Thousand Buddhas at Telok Blangah Hill
The Telok Blangah ridge area was made up of at least seven small hills. In 1845, Singapore’s superintending engineer Captain Charles Edward Faber (1807-1868) was tasked to clear the thick vegetation and construct a road and signal station on top … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic
Tagged Alkaff Mansion, Charles Edward Faber, Henderson Road, Mount Faber, Pender Road, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Telok Blangah, Telok Blangah Drive, Telok Blangah Heights, Telok Blangah Hill, Telok Blangah Hill Park, Telok Blangah Road, Thousand Buddha Hall, Thousand Buddha Hill, Thousand Buddha Temple, Washington Hill, Wat Suthat Temple, World Buddhist Society
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Sembawang’s Kampong Mosque and Former Coastal Villages
Located in the secondary forest at the corner of Sembawang is an old mosque called Masjid Petempatan Melayu Sembawang. Built in 1963, the mosque served as a place of worship for the Muslim community living at Sembawang. Prior to that, … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic, Religious
Tagged Gotong Royong, Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim, Jalan Inggu, Jalan Ketuka, Jalan Mempurong, Jalan Selimang, Jalan Tanjong Irau, Kampong Hailam, Kampong Lobang Bom, Kampong Tanjong Irau, Kampong Tengah, Kampong Tengah Holiday Camp, Kampong Wak Hassan, Lorong Balai, Lorong Nibong, Lorong Resam, Malay Settlement, Masjid Jumah Sembawang, Masjid Kampong Tengah, Masjid Naval Base, Masjid Petempatan Melayu, Mobile Film Unit, People's Association, Petempatan Melayu Sembawang, Pulau Ubin Youth Camp, Sembawang, Sembawang Road, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Sungei Simpang Kiri, Tanah Merah Youth Camp, Tanjong Irau Beach, Wak Hassan Bin Ali
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Enter a World of Advertisement in Old Singapore (Part 2)
The National Library’s “Selling Dreams: Early Advertising in Singapore” exhibition features many advertising materials from the 1830s to 1960s, with snippets of information about the advertisers and their publications, their dreams and aspirations, as well as the way the changes … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic
Tagged Advertising And Publicity Bureau, Anchor Beer, Bata Shoe Company, Brand's Essence, C.F. Young Publicity, Carlsberg, Cathay Advertising, Cathay Hotel, Chow Kit & Co, Cold Storage Creameries, Datsun Bluebird, F&N, Federated Malay States Railway, Ford Cortina, Framroz & Co, Fraser And Neave, General Electric Company, Horlicks, Huntley & Palmers, John Little, Jubilee Cafe & Restaurant, Komala Vilas, Malayan Airways, Malayan Motors Limited, Medicines (Advertisement And Sale) Ordinance, Milo, Morphy-Richards, Morris Cars, National, National Library, Nissan Motor Co Ltd, Red Lion, Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Sale, Scott's Emulsion, Second World War, Selling Dreams Early Advertising In Singapore, Seven Seas, Singapore 1960s, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore Sling, Spicer & Robinson, The Borneo Company, Tiger Beer, Twin Birds, Whiteaway Laidlaw
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Roads Named after Cargo Boats, and the Vanished Charcoal/Firewood Trade at Tanjong Rhu
The Tanjong Rhu area once had four roads of interesting names – Twakow Place, Tongkang Place, Sampan Place and Mangchoon Place. They were named after the local cargo boats that plied the rivers of Singapore for decades. The boats, also … Continue reading
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Tagged Dunman High School, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Batu, Kampong Arang Road, Kampong Kayu Road, Mangchoon, Mangchoon Place, Sampan, Sampan Place, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Sungei Geylang, Tanjong Rhu, Tanjong Rhu Boys' School, Tanjong Rhu Girls' School, Tanjong Rhu Primary School, Tongkang, Tongkang Place, Twakow, Twakow Place
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Vanished Traditional Teochew Games
The older Teochew folks in Singapore may have known the game called ngeow cher kay chow kia (老鼠嫁女儿). It was an old Teochew game said to have brought over to Singapore from China during the pre-war era. The name of … Continue reading