Category Archives: General

Jurong Stadium Gone Under the Wrecking Ball

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Remember Singapore

Completed in 1973, the old Jurong Stadium was meant to be part of the sports and recreational amenities for a rapidly developed Jurong town in the late sixties and early seventies. Managed by the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), the stadium … Continue reading →

A Siglap Tale of Kee Sun Avenue and Seaside Villa

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Remember Singapore

Kee Sun Avenue today is a small quiet road leading to private semi-detached houses located between Upper Changi Coast Road and Marine Parade Road. Almost a hundred years ago, this was home to an exquisite seaside villa owned by local … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Asiatic Petroleum Company, Ching Kee Sun, East Coast Reclamation, Industrial and Commercial Bank, Japanese Occupation, Justice Of Peace, Kee Sun Avenue, Kee Sun Drive, Kee Sun Road, Marine Parade Road, Overseas Chinese Association, Second World War, St Andrew's Autism School, St Andrew’s Community Hospital, St Andrew’s Orthopaedic Hospital, Syonan Chureito, Tay Lian Teck, Tay Lian Teck Drive, Tay Lian Teck Road, Upper Changi Coast Road, Upper East Coast Road | 15 Comments

The Colonial Bungalows and “Country” Roads at Sembawang

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Remember Singapore

A reminder of Singapore’s colonial past, there are more than 400 colonial houses, or sometimes known as the black and white houses, still standing in various parts of Singapore. One large cluster of Singapore’s colonial houses is located at the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Admiralty Road West, Auckland Road, Bermuda Road, Canada Road, Commonwealth, Delhi Road, Falkland Road, Fiji Road, First World War, Goodwood Hill, Her Majesty’s Naval Base, His Majesty’s Naval Base, HMS Sembawang, Home TeamNS, Housing And Development Board, Jamaica Road, Kowloon Road, Llyod Leas Estate, Madras Road, Naval Base Road, Nepal Park, Ottawa Road, Rochester Park, Second World War, Seletar Air Base, Sembawang, Sembawang Naval Base, Sembawang Shipyard, St. Helena Road, St. John's Road, Sungei Sembawang, Sussex Estate, Terror Club, The Turning Point, Wellington Road, Wessex Estate | 3 Comments

15 February Commemoration and the Civilian War Memorial

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Remember Singapore

Every year, on this date of 15 February, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) will organise the war memorial service in commemoration of the civilian victims of the Japanese Occupation (1942-1945). It is also the Total Defence … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Beach Road, City Hall, Civilian War Memorial, Japanese Occupation, Lee Kuan Yew, Leong Swee Lim, Second World War, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Swan and Maclaren, Total Defence Day | 4 Comments

The Hauntingly Beautiful Terrace Houses of Petain Road

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Remember Singapore

There are more than 230 shophouses at Jalan Besar. The rich history of Jalan Besar’s shophouses spanned almost eight decades, ranging from the oldest shophouses that were built in the 1880s, to the post-war ones developed in the sixties. Their … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Beatty Road, Chinese Baroque, E.V. Miller, Falkland Road, Flanders Square, Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain, Housing And Development Board, J.M. Jackson, Jalan Besar, Jutland Road, Kitchener Road, Marne Road, Mohamed bin Haji Omar, Mons Road, Petain Road, Preservation of Monuments Board, Second World War, Shophouses, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Somme Road, Sturdee Road, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Verdun Road | 11 Comments

The Fate of Old New Town Secondary School

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Opposite of Margaret Drive, at the junction of Queensway and Commonwealth Avenue (previously was a roundabout called Queen’s Circus), lies the former campus of New Town Secondary School. Established in 1965, the same year as Singapore’s independence, the school was … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Assumption English School, Baharuddin Vocational School, Benjamin Sheares, Clementi Town Secondary School, Commonwealth Avenue, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Dover Road, Hua Yi Secondary School, Jek Yeun Thong, Lee Kuan Yew, Margaret Drive, New Town Secondary School, Queen's Circus, Queenstown, Queensway, Queensway Secondary School, Saint Theresa's Convent School, Singapore 1960s, Tanglin Integrated Secondary School, Tanglin Secondary School, Tanglin Technical Secondary School | 3 Comments

Walking Down the Memory Lane of Margaret Drive

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Margaret Drive was named after Princess Margaret (Margaret Rose, 1930-2002), the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. Constructed in the mid-fifties, Margaret Drive was simply known by the locals as the new road, as it was the main road to … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Nostalgic | Tagged Alexandra Canal, Birkhall Road School, Church Of Our Saviour, Commonwealth Avenue Food Centre, Commonwealth Avenue Wet Market, Dawson Hawker Centre, Duchess Estate, Former Queenstown Polyclinic, Golden City Theatre, Golden Crown Restaurant, Housing And Development Board, Hua Yi Government Chinese Middle School, Hua Yi Primary School, Jalan Penjara, Kay Siang Primary School, Lee Kong Chian Gardens School, Lee Kuan Yew, Margaret Drive, Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, Margaret Drive Secondary School, Margaret Rose, Masjid Jamek, Mohamed Khir Johari, Princess Estate, Princess Margaret, Princess Margaret Estate, Queenstown, Queenstown Bowl, Queenstown Branch Library, Queenstown Cinema, Queenstown Combined Clinic, Queenstown Mall, Queenstown Primary School, Queenstown Public Library, Queenstown Remand Prison, Queenstown School, Queenstown Secondary School, Queensway, Queensway Cinema, Rainbow Centre Margaret Drive School, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Improvement Trust, SkyResidence @Dawson, Strathmore School, Tah Chung Emporium, Tanglin Boys' School, Tanglin Girls' School, Tanglin Halt, Tanglin Road, The Fisherman Of Christ Fellowship, Townsville Institute, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Venus Theatre | 30 Comments

Singapore Trivia – The Red Junglefowl of Singapore

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Remember Singapore

The red junglefowls (gallus gallus) are frequently mistaken as domestic chicken, although they are truly the chicken’s wild ancestors. They belong to the pheasant family, which includes pheasant, peacock, quail and partridge. Native to most of Southeast Asia and East … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Agri-Food And Veterinary Authority, Fort Canning Hill, Gallus Gallus, National Parks Board, Pulau Ubin, Red Junglefowl, Seletar West Farmway, Western Water Catchment | 1 Comment

Goodbye Sentosa Merlion

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Remember Singapore

The only constant is change, and Sentosa is the perfect example. Its latest change is the closure of the Sentosa Merlion, which has officially walked into history on 20 October 2019. Come end of the year, the gigantic landmark will … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Asian Village, Coralarium, Fantasy Island, Greater Southern Waterfront, Lee Kuan Yew, Merlion, Monorail, Mount Faber, Musical Fountain, Pulau Brani, Sentosa, Sentosa Merlion, Singapore 1990s, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Tiger Sky Tower, Underwater World, Volcanoland | 3 Comments

Shining and Guiding the Way… The Lighthouses of Singapore

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Lighthouses, typically located on islands and shoals near the entry waterways to ports and harbours, provide the visual aids and navigational guides for mariners. In addition, they also serve as the warning markers of dangers such as rocks and reefs. … Continue reading →