Category Archives: General

Landmarks of Yesteryears – Whampoa Ice House

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Remember Singapore

The old godown with Victorian wrought-iron balustrades was a landmark along the Singapore River for more than a century. It was the Whampoa Ice House, Singapore’s first ice house that opened in 1854. Hoo Ah Kay (1816-1880), better known as … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Cold Storage, Federick Tudor, New Singapore Ice Works, North Boat Quay, Preservation of Monuments Board, River Valley Road, Singapore Ice Works, Singapore River, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Straits Ice Company, Tudor Ice, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Whampoa Ice House | 2 Comments

Tanglin Shopping Centre’s 52-Year Legacy at Orchard Road

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Remember Singapore

Opened in 1972, Tanglin Shopping Centre was one of Orchard Road’s earliest retail landmarks. Until its closure and demolition in 2024, it had witnessed, for more than half a century, the development and progress of Singapore’s most famous shopping belt. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Anywhere Club, City Developments, King's Hotel, Orchard Road, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore 1990s, SK Chee, Steeple's Deli, Tanglin Road, Tanglin Shopping Centre | 1 Comment

Singapore’s 182 Years of Horse Racing Reaches the Finishing Line

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Remember Singapore

On 5 October 2024, a 10,000-strong crowd turned up to witness Singapore’s final horse races held at the Singapore Turf Club’s Kranji racecourse. As the horses raced past the finishing line, it marked the end of a long and glorious … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Al's Knight, Better Be The One, Bukit Timah, Bukit Timah Turf Club, Bukit Turf Club, Farrer Park, Fun for All Under the Stars, Herman Ronald Hochstadt, Kranji, Kranji MRT Station, Magnum Force, Nightyfive Emperor, Race Course Road, Rocket Man, Singapore 1990s, Singapore 2000s, Singapore Turf Club, SR Nathan, Storm Racer, Turf City | 2 Comments

Goodbye Bukit Timah Market and Hawker Centre

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Remember Singapore

On the last day of September 2024, the Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre will be officially closed, spelling the end of its history that spans almost half a century. Built in 1975 at a cost of $1.4 million, the … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Bukit Timah Food Centre, Bukit Timah Market, Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre, Eat Frozen Pork, Environmental Public Health (Hawkers) Regulations, Jalan Jurong Kechil, Jalan Seh Chuan, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s | 8 Comments

Old Hill Street Police Station, the Iconic Colourful Landmark by the Singapore River

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Remember Singapore

Originally called the Hill Street Police Station and Barracks, the majestic six-storey Neoclassical-style colonial building was Singapore’s largest government building when it was completed at a cost of about $634,000 in 1934. It was dubbed by the British as one … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Coleman Bridge, Frank Dorrington Ward, Harold Fairburn, High Street, Hill Street, Hill Street Building, Hill Street Police Station, MICA Building, Ministry of Communications and Information, Ministry of Culture Community and Youth, Ministry of Information and The Arts, Ministry of Information Communications and the Arts, MITA Building, National Archives of Singapore, Old Hill Street Police Station, Public Works Department, River Valley Road, Singapore Police Creche, Singapore River | 3 Comments

Doors Shuttered for Good for Peace Centre

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Remember Singapore

Peace Centre was born in the early seventies, a period where many skyscrapers popped up in the city and downtown areas of Singapore. Towering commercial complexes costing tens of millions of dollars were built at blistering pace; some examples were … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged National Trades Union Congress, Peace Centre, Peace Mansion, Selegie Road, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Cancer Society, Singapore Turf Club, Sophia Road, Star Bowl, Urban Renewal | Leave a comment

Redhill Close SIT Estate Walks Into History

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Remember Singapore

By October 2023, a large part of Redhill Close estate has been bulldozed, with only a couple of blocks left standing. Another old Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) estate has silently walked into the history. Redhill Close was declared for Selective En-bloc … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Bukit Merah North School, Bukit Merah Old Folk's Club, Bukit Merah Primary School, Bukit Merah South School, Bukit Merah Town Centre, Chin Leng Keng Temple, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Bukit Merah, Redhill Close, Redhill School, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Singapore Improvement Trust | 9 Comments

The End of Singapore’s First HDB Flats at Merpati Road

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Remember Singapore

Block 45, 48 and 49 of Stirling Road have long been considered as Singapore’s first Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats when they were completed in October 1960, eight months after the statutory board was established. First HDB Flats But … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Nostalgic | Tagged Amalgamated Bus Company, Associated Bus Services, Bedok Bus Service, Changi Bus Service, Downtown Line, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Merpati, MacPherson Road Housing Estate, Mattar MRT Station, Mattar Road, Merpati Road, Paya Lebar Bus Service, Singapore Traction Company, United Bus Company | 10 Comments

The Camps Along Sembawang Road (Part 1) – Khatib Camp

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Remember Singapore

The long Sembawang Road has been the home to many military camps and bases – Nee Soon Camp, Sembawang Air Base, Dieppe Barracks, Khatib Camp and Chong Pang Camp. The road ends at Sembawang Shipyard, which was the former Singapore … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Dieppe Barracks, HMS Simbang, Home of the Gunners, Individual Physical Proficiency Test, Kangaw Barracks, KD Malaya, KD Sri Pelandok, Khatib Camp, Naval Base Secondary School, Nee Soon Barracks, Peiying Primary School, People’s Defence Force, Public Works Department, Royal Malaysian Naval Training School, Royal Malaysian Navy, SAF Boys' School, Sembawang Air Base, Sembawang Airfield, Sembawang Garrison, Sembawang Road, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Artillery, Singapore Voluntary Artillery, Yishun Junior College, Yishun New Town, Yishun Ring Road | 16 Comments

Landmarks of Yesteryears – Tang Dynasty City

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Remember Singapore

Many Singaporeans would remember the Tang Dynasty City, one of Singapore’s prominent landmarks of the nineties. Located next to Jurong Lake, the huge 12-hectare theme park was modelled after the ancient Tang Dynasty’s capital city of Chang An, the city … Continue reading →