Category Archives: General

End of Era for Normanton Park, and other HUDC Estates

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Remember Singapore

The Housing and Urban Development Company (HUDC) scheme was started in 1974 to suit the aspiration of the middle-income residents in owning private homes, and to give the owners more control in the management and maintenance of their properties. Construction … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Amberville, Braddell View, Chancery Court, Eunosville, Farrer Court, Gillman Heights, Housing And Development Board, Housing and Urban Development Company, HUDC, Ivory Heights, Laguna Park, Lakeview Estate, Minton Rise, Normanton Park, Pine Grove, Raintree Gardens, Serangoon Ville, Shunfu Ville, Tampines Court, Waterfront View | Leave a comment

10 Types of Vehicles that Had Disappeared from the Streets of Singapore

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Remember Singapore

The advancement in transportation technologies has brought convenience and efficiency, and their rapid evolution saw the human- and animal-powered sedan chairs, rickshaws, bullock carts and gharries replaced by motor vehicles on the roads in the early 20th century. Different types … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 32-Door Truck, Electric Trams, Lorry-Bus, Mobile Library Services, Molly The Mobile Library, Mosquito Bus, Municipal Commission, National Library, Nightsoil Collection Truck, Pearl's Hill Police Radio Division, Raffles National Library, Registry Of Vehicles, Rickshaw, Sentosa, Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore Police Force, Singapore Traction Company, Singapore Tramway Company, Steam Trams, Street Hawkers, Supplementary Transport Scheme B Service, Tricycle, Trishaw, Trolleybus, UNESCO, United Nations Educational Scientific And Cultural Organization, Volkswagen Police Car | 1 Comment

A Different Sanctuary at Mount Vernon

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Remember Singapore

With the closure of Mount Vernon Columbarium in end-September 2018, a different type of sanctuary may appear in five years’ time when the new Bidadari housing estate is completed. It was back in 2013 when the government announced the development … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Bidadari Cemetery, Bidadari Estate, Bidadari Memorial Garden, Edward Vernon, Federal Reserve Unit, George Frederick Hose, Gurkha Contingent, Hon Sui Sen, Housing And Development Board, Istana Bidadari, Kathmandu Road, Lee Kong Chian, Maris Stella High School, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Columbarium, Mount Vernon Crematorium, Mount Vernon Police Cantonment, Mount Vernon Sanctuary, Mount Vernon Secondary School, Ong Teng Cheong, Public Works Department, Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals | 1 Comment

Closure and Demolition of Bedok Swimming Complex

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Remember Singapore

The seventies and eighties saw the rise of Singapore’s public swimming complexes. In almost every new town developed, there was one public pool to serve the residents. In the 20 years between 1970 and 1990, more than a dozen public … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Bedok Swimming Complex, Buona Vista Swimming Complex, Heartbeat@Bedok, National Family Swim, Singapore Institute Of Architects, Singapore Sports Council, Yan Kit Swimming Complex | 1 Comment

Goodbye Kampong Java Park

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Remember Singapore

Come end of August, the 45-year-old Kampong Java Park will be permanently closed. Once a Christian cemetery bounded by Kampong Java Road and Bukit Timah Road, works were carried out in 1971 by the Public Works Department (PWD) to convert … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Bukit Timah Road, Cavenagh Road, Ellision Building, Halifax Road, Kampong Java Park, Kampong Java Park Road, Kandang Kerbau Women's And Children's Hospital, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Land Transport Authority, Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home, Lim Kim San, Marymount Convent, Ministry Of Finance, Nanyang Pho Leng Building, New Cemtery Road, New Park Avenue, New Scenery Road, North-South Corridor, Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant, Park Road, Parks And Recreation Department, Public Utilities Board, Public Works Department, Rochor Centre, Singapore City Council, Singapore Municipal, Sir Orfeur Cavenagh, Sunshine Corner, Toa Payoh Rise Apartments, Victoria Street Wholesale Centre | Leave a comment

Understanding Singapore’s Different Types of Street Suffixes

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Remember Singapore

According to the Ministry of Transport, there are more than 9,000 lane-km of roads in Singapore, which takes up the nation’s 12% of land. In the past decades, hundreds of roads had been expunged and demolished in the name of … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Admiralty Road West, Advisory Committee On Street Names, Airport Boulevard, Ayer Rajah Crescent, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Bedok Highway, Beo Crescent, Bishopsgate, Bishopswalk, Boat Quay, Brani Causeway, Bukit Ayer Molek, Bukit Timah Expressway, Central Boulevard, Central Expressway, Chinese Cemetery Path 1, Chowringhee, Christian Cemetery Path 2, Clarke Quay, Claymore Hill, Collyer Quay, Colombo Court, Committee On Street Names, Commonwealth Crescent, Compassvale Bow, Coral Island, Dakota Crescent, East Coast Parkway, Eastwood Estate, Eu Tong Sen Street, Eunos Crescent, Geylang Serai, Goodwood Hill, Half-Moon, Haymarket, Jalan Gagak Selari Barat, Jalan Gagak Selari Timor, Jurong Island Highway, Jurong Road Track 22, Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway, Kampong Ampat, Kampong San Teng, Kampong Wak Hassan, Kim Seng Promenade, Knightsbridge, Kranji Expressway, Lengkok Angsa, Lengkok Merak, Lengkong Dua, Lengkong Empat, Lengkong Enam, Lengkong Limi, Lengkong Satu, Lengkong Tiga, Lengkong Tujoh, Mandai Road Track 16, Marina Boulevard, Marina Coastal Expressway, Moon Crescent, Murai Farmway, Muslim Cemetery Path 3, Newton Circus, Nicoll Highway, North Boat Quay, Old Choa Chu Kang Road Track 14, One-North Gateway, Orchard Boulevard, Padang Chancery, Padang Jeringau, Pan-Island Expressway, Paradise Island, Pasir Ris Farmway, Paterson Hill, Pearl Bank, Persiaran Keliling, Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Pioneer Road North, Public Works Department, Punggol Field, Queen's Circus, Queen's Way, Queensway, Raffles Boulevard, Republic Boulevard, Rhu Cross, Rumah Bomba Circus, Seletar Court, Seletar Expressway, Seletar West Farmway, Sembawang Alley, Sengkang Square, Sentosa, Sentosa Gateway, Shenton Way, Springleaf Garden, Stadium Boulevard, Still Road South, Straits Boulevard, Street And Building Names Board, Street Suffixes, Taman Bedok, Taman Ho Swee, Taman Tampines, Tampines Concourse, Tampines Expressway, Tampines Grande, Tanjong Penjuru, Telok Blangah Crescent, Temasek Boulevard, The Causeway, The Inglewood, The Knolls, The Loop, The Oval, Toa Payoh East, Toa Payoh North, Toa Payoh South Flyover, Toa Payoh West, Treasure Island, Tuas Second Link Highway, Tuas South Boulevard, Upper Changi Road East, Urban Redevelopment Authority, West Coast Highway, Whampoa East, Whampoa North, Whampoa South, Whampoa West, Woodlands Causeway, Woodlands Crossing, Woodlands Square, York Hill | 5 Comments

Memories of Bedok’s Princess

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Remember Singapore

One by one, the good old (or bad, depending on your memories) cinemas of the eighties and nineties have closed down; their sites redeveloped or demolished. Bedok once had four cinemas – Bedok, Changi, Liwagu and Princess/Raja – at its … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Bedok, Bedok Bus Interchange, Bedok Cinema, Changi Cinema, Djitsun Mall, Liwagu Cinema, Princess Theatre, Princess/Raja Cinema, Singapore 1980s, Singapore 1990s | 1 Comment

Category Archives: General

End of Era for Normanton Park, and other HUDC Estates

10 Types of Vehicles that Had Disappeared from the Streets of Singapore

A Different Sanctuary at Mount Vernon

Closure and Demolition of Bedok Swimming Complex

Goodbye Kampong Java Park

Understanding Singapore’s Different Types of Street Suffixes

Memories of Bedok’s Princess

10 Most Recent Articles

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

Guest Articles

Singapore Photo Gallery

Singapore Heritage Society

SMP Memory Kit

SG50

Our SG Heritage

Fellow Nostalgia Websites

Contact Info

Blog Stats

Visitor Stats