Category Archives: General

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 →

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 →

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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 →

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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

Singapore Monuments in Lego @National Library

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Remember Singapore

The National Heritage Board (NDB) collaborates with My Little Brick Shop in the Building History: Monuments In Bricks And Blocks exhibition, which display Singapore’s eight national monuments made with more than 110,000 Lego pieces. The exhibition is currently held at … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Building History: Monuments In Bricks And Blocks, Central Fire Station, Hokkien Huay Kuan, Jurong Town Corporation, Jurong Town Hall, Nanyang University, National Heritage Board, National Library, National Museum of Singapore, Preservation of Monuments Board, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sultan Mosque, Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, Thian Hock Keng Temple | Leave a comment

Toa Payoh Rise’s Past and Present

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Remember Singapore

Relatively undisturbed for the past 50 years, Toa Payoh Rise may see a big change in the coming years, due to its location being one of the areas that will be affected by the construction of the North-South Corridor, Singapore’s … Continue reading →

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Singapore Trivia – Old Dragons of Whampoa and Toa Payoh

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Remember Singapore

Two dragons have been standing tall at the heartlands of Whampoa and Toa Payoh for more than 40 years. Both of them were built in the late sixties and early seventies, as landmarks and identities for the upcoming housing estates … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Dragon Fountain, Dragon Pillar, Housing And Development Board, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Toa Payoh, Toa Payoh Lorong 3, Whampoa | Leave a comment

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Closure and Demolition of Bedok Swimming Complex

Goodbye Kampong Java Park

Understanding Singapore’s Different Types of Street Suffixes

Memories of Bedok’s Princess

Singapore Monuments in Lego @National Library

Singapore Trivia – Old Dragons of Whampoa and Toa Payoh

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