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10 Most Recent Articles
- The Forgotten WWII Tomb Memorial at Choa Chu Kang Cemetery June 23, 2022
- Kranji Industrial Estate and its Little Enclave of Eateries and Shophouses May 29, 2022
- Singapore’s Heritage Tree Series – Terap May 6, 2022
- Redevelopment of the Rustic Bah Soon Pah Road April 29, 2022
- 100 Years of the Causeway April 19, 2022
- Demolition of Old Boys’ Brigade Headquarters March 12, 2022
- 1942 Singapore’s Darkest Moment at Former Ford Factory February 15, 2022
- Changes of Dakota 3 – Guillemard Camp Walks into History January 28, 2022
- Cool but Obsolete… Gadgets and Apps of the 1990s and 2000s January 18, 2022
- Army Camp, Lifestyle Enclave, Visual Arts Hub… Gillman Barracks’ Journey in the Past Decades December 28, 2021
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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: Exotic
Singapore’s Heritage Tree Series – Terap
Till date, there are 17 trees at the Fort Canning Park granted the heritage tree status. Four of them are the terap tree (artocarpus elasticus), with three located along the park’s 14th Century Walk of History (along the Fort Canning … Continue reading
Redevelopment of the Rustic Bah Soon Pah Road
The rustic nature of Bah Soon Pah Road may soon be no more. The area has been marked for residential development, as an extension of the Khatib housing estate, in the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Master Plan. Sembawang Road, where … Continue reading
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Tagged Bah Soon Pah, Bah Soon Pah Road, Bah Soon Pah Village, Bah Soon Pah Village Community Centre, Bukit Sembawang Rubber Company, Chong Kuo Road, Chong Pang Village, Gotong Royong, Horticulture Service Centre, Hua Nam Chinese School, Khatib Camp, Lim Chong Pang, Lim Nee Soon, Lorong Akar, Lorong Chencharu, Lorong Cherdek, Lorong Mayang, Lorong Mayang Kechil, Nee Soon Road, Nee Soon Village, North-South Expressway, Onn Hwa Chinese School, Orchid Research and Service Centre, Primary Production Department, Sembawang Farm School, Sembawang Field Experimental Station, Sembawang Road, Singapore Livestock and Agricultural Co-operative Society, Singapore Rural Board, Thong Aik Road, Thong Bee Road, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Yishun New Town
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Singapore’s Heritage Tree Series – Purple Millettia
A handsome 35m-tall tree called Purple Millettia stands along the popular Swan Lake at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. A member of the Legume family (Fabaceae), its scientific name is Callerya atropurpurea and is commonly found in Peninsular Malaysia. Its origin … Continue reading
A Brief Past of Ridout Tea Garden and its Popular McDonald’s
The popular McDonald’s outlet at Ridout Tea Garden may be closing this end of 2021. Many Singaporeans expressed a pity when the news was released not long ago, as this unique McDonald’s with a picturesque setting has become a prominent … Continue reading
Singapore’s Heritage Tree Series – Broad-Leafed Mahogany
Launched on 17 August 2001, the Heritage Tree Scheme advocates the conservation of the old mature trees in Singapore that have beautified the country’s landscapes and served as green landmarks for decades. Open to the public, anyone can nominate trees … Continue reading
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Tagged Broad-Leafed Mahogany, Heritage Tree, Heritage Tree Scheme, National Parks Board, Seletar, Sentosa, Tanglin
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The Old Gate at Jalan Selimang and the Legacy of the Former Cycle & Carriage Chairman
At the end of Jalan Selimang stand the old remnant of a gate made up of brick walls, wooden doors and a tiled roof. It was said that the gate was the former entrance to a grand seaside bungalow owned … Continue reading
Sembawang Hot Spring’s Long-Awaited Rejuvenation
The idea to turn Sembawang Hot Spring into a recreation spot started a century ago. Back then, there were already suggestions to make use of the only natural hot spring on mainland Singapore and convert it to a hydropathic establishment, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fraser And Neave, Gambas Avenue, Ministry Of Defence, Ministry Of National Development, Salitar Hot Spring, Seah Eng Keong, Second World War, Seletar Hot Spring, Seletaris, Sembawang Air Base, Sembawang Hot Spring, Sembawang Hot Spring Park, Singapore Hot Spring Limited, Singapore Tourism Board, Vichy Water, Zombun
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Seah Im Road and the Mysterious Bunker
The name Seah Im, to many Singaporeans, may ring a bell when they think of that popular hawker centre opposite of Harbourfront that serves delicious duck porridge, nasi goreng ayam and curry rice. It is Seah Im Road, however, a … Continue reading
Posted in Exotic, Historic
Tagged Ang Seah Im, Harbourfront Bus Interchange, Harbourfront Centre, Heritage Tree, Jardine Steps, Kapok Tree, Keppel Harbour Community Centre, Keppel Hill Reservoir, Marang Road, Maritime Square, Mount Faber, Port Of Singapore Authority, Pulau Selegu, Seah Im, Seah Im Bunker, Seah Im Carpark, Seah Im Hawker Centre, Seah Im Road, Sentosa, Telok Blangah, Telok Blangah Road, World Trade Centre, World Trade Centre Bus Terminus
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The Colonial Charms of Wessex Estate’s Black and White Houses
Even as the rapid development of the one-north biomedical, media and other engineering industries creep towards its doorstep, a walk around Wessex Estate, off Portsdown Road, still makes one feel he has travelled back in time. Wessex Estate’s clusters of … Continue reading
Posted in Exotic, General
Tagged Housing And Development Board, Jalan Hang Jebat, Jurong Town Corporation, Pasir Panjang Army Children's School, Portsdown Road, Wessex Estate, Wessex Estate Malay School, Westbourne Road, Weyhill Close, Whitchurch Road, Whitechurch Road, Wilton Close, Woking Road
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The Idyllic Days of Changi Creek and Villages
Singapore has many rivers and waterways, one of which is Sungei Changi, also commonly known as Changi Creek (creek refers to a narrow, sheltered waterway), a short river situated at the northeastern part of Singapore. The Changi area, by the … Continue reading
Posted in Exotic, Nostalgic
Tagged Ayer Gemuroh Malay School, Changi Airport, Changi Creek, Changi Creek Reservoir, Changi Village, Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home, Cheshire Home, Children's Society Convalescent Home, Crippled Children's Home, Kampong Ayer Gemuroh, Kampong Beting Kusa, Kampong Tanah Merah Besar, Nicoll Drive, Public Works Department, Singapore 1970s, Sir John Nicoll, Telok Paku Road
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