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- 15 Defunct Department Stores We Miss the Most
- (10th Year Edition) A Look Back at What Vanished in Singapore in the Past Decade
- Coming to the End of Jurong Road
- The Story of “The Cattle King” and his Karikal Mahal Palace
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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
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- Upper Thomson Secondary & Other Abandoned Schools
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The Colourful Landmark of Selegie Arts Centre
Tucked in the corner of Selegie Road and Prinsep Street, the three-storey wedge-shaped building is an eye-catching landmark, largely due to its odd shape and rows of window panes painted in bright cheerful colours. The formal address of this building … Continue reading
The End of Lorong 3 Geylang Neighbourhood
The Lorong 3 Geylang terrace houses, 191 of them, had their 60-year leases ended on 31 December 2020. Began in 1960, the houses held on for six decades and eventually became Singapore’s first residential units to have met the expiry … Continue reading
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Tagged Geylang Bahru, Geylang Bahru Industrial Estate, Geylang Lorong 3, Geylang Road, Housing And Development Board, Kallang Bahru, Kallang River, Kampong Hock Soon, Kampong Koo Chye, Kampong Kuchai, Lee Rubber Factory, Lorong Tiga Estate, Sims Avenue, Singapore City Council, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Land Authority, Upper Boon Keng Road
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Bidding Farewell to Dakota Crescent Flats
Dakota Crescent and its low-rise flats were built by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) in 1958, two years before the formation of the Housing and Development Board (HDB). It was then known as the Old Kallang Airport Estate, a massive … Continue reading
Posted in General, Nostalgic
Tagged Broadrick Secondary School, Dakota Crescent, Dakota DC-3, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Dua, Jalan Empat, Jalan Enam, Jalan Lima, Jalan Satu, Jalan Tiga, Kallang Airport, Maju Secondary School, Ministry Of National Development, Mountbatten, Mountbatten Adult Education Board Centre, Mountbatten Primary School, Old Airport Road, Old Kallang Airport Estate, Royal Air Force, Save Dakota Crescent, Singapore 1960s, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Telephone Board, Singapore Traction Company, Urban Redevelopment Authority
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Singapore Trivia – A Lone Kampong House at Mandai
There is not much information on the kampong house – how long has it been left there, why was it not demolished last time? Located about 100m off Gangsa Track (former Mandai Track 15), the small kampong house measures roughly … Continue reading
15 Defunct Department Stores We Miss the Most
As we bid farewell to longtime retail giant Robinsons, let us do a recap of those once-familiar Japanese, French, Hong Kong as well as local department stores that became defunct in Singapore (We will save the former supermarkets/hypermarkets for another … Continue reading
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Tagged Aurora Department Store, Beijing Hualian Group, Bugis Junction, Carefour, Chinese Emporium, Commercial Square, Daimaru, Eastern Emporium, Emporium Holdings, Fitzpatrick's, Galeries Lafayette, Goldhill Plaza, John Little, Klasse Department Store, Kmart Metro, Lane Crawford, Liat Towers, Liberty Market, Marina Square, Metro, Neo Soon Whatt Emporium, Ngee Ann City, Oriental Emporium, People's Emporium, Plaza Singapura, Printemps, Raffles Place, Robinsons, Seiyu, Shankar’s Emporium, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore 1990s, Singapore 2000s, Singapore Shui Hing, Singapura Emporium, SOGO, Supreme Supermarket, Tah Chung Emporium, Takashimaya, Tashing Emporium, Tay Buan Guan, Thomson Plaza, Thomson Yaohan, Tokyu, Vashi's Department Store, Yaohan, Yokoso Supermarket, Yuyi
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Coming to the End of Jurong Road
Built in the 19th century, Jurong Road was the oldest road in the western part of Singapore. According to the Monthly Progress Report by the Municipal Engineer in 1886, Jurong Road was largely a rural road with only sections of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bulim Cemetery, Bulim Village, Corporation Road, Hong Kah Drive, Hong Kah Village, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Boon Lay, Jalan Dedali, Jurong Canal Drive, Jurong Road, Jurong Town Hall Road, Kampong Sungei Jurong, Kampong Tengah, Kampong Ulu Jurong, Kampong Ulu Pandan, Kian Hong Road, Lorong Kerubut, Lorong Pacheh, Lorong Putek, Old Jurong Road, Ong Lee Village, Pan-Island Expressway, Sing Nan Road, Singapore Armed Forces, Tengah New Town, Tuas Village, Upper Jurong Road
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The Story of “The Cattle King” and his Karikal Mahal Palace
When wealthy Indian cattle merchant Moona Kadir (Kader) Sultan (1863-1937) built his mansion Karikal Mahal at East Coast Road in 1917, it was one of the grandest private residences in Singapore. It was named after his birthplace and native town … Continue reading
Posted in General, Historic
Tagged East Coast Road, Grand Hotel, Justice Of Peace, Kandang Kerbau Market, Karikal Chronicle, Karikal Lane, Karikal Mahal, Lee Rubber Group, Malayan Magic Circle, Moona Kadir Sultan, Odyssey The Global Preschool, Pat's Schoolhouse, Second World War, St Patrick's Road, Still Road, Still Road South, Straits Cattle Trading Company, Tekka Market, The Cattle King, Volunteer Corp
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Teachers’ Housing Estate – Then and Now
Located near the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Upper Thomson Road, the small quiet neighbourhood of Teachers’ Housing Estate was first developed in 1967 by the Singapore Teachers’ Union (STU), a teachers’ organisation that was established back in … Continue reading
Posted in General, Historic
Tagged Ang Mo Kio, Boh Sua Tian, Estate Upgrading Program, Fitzpatrick's, Green Meadows Condominium, Hainan Village, Hup Choon Kek Village, Iqbal Avenue, Kalidasa Avenue, Lak Shun, Li Po Avenue, Lim Kim San, Munshi Abdullah Avenue, Munshi Abdullah Walk, Nee Soon South Division, Old Yio Chu Kang Road, Omar Khayyam Avenue, Singapore Teachers' Union, Tagore Avenue, Tagore Road, Teacher's Estate, Teachers' Centre, Teachers' Housing Estate, Teachers' Park, Tu Fu Avenue, Upper Thomson Road, Yio Chu Kang Road
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The Restored Beauty of Winsland House II
Located along Penang Road are a pair of beautiful double-storey Victorian semi-detached houses, known today as part of Winsland House II. Built in the 1910s, the whitish building was designed in typical “Late Bungalow House Style“, which is made up … Continue reading
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Tagged Late Bungalow House Style, Orchard Road, Orchard School of Arts and Commerce, Oxley Road, Penang Road, Singapore Tong San Association, Surgeon of the Straits Settlements, Thomas Oxley, URA Architectural Heritage Award, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Winsland House
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