Category Archives: Historic

Exploring the Marsiling Tunnels

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Remember Singapore

Hidden in a small forested hill at Marsiling, the Marsiling Tunnels refer to a mysterious underground bunker when they were rediscovered in the early 2000s. It turned out to be the Woodlands North Depot, an oil reserve station built by … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged Admiralty Road West, Battle Of Singapore, Japanese Occupation, Marsiling Crescent, Marsiling Road, Marsiling Tunnels, National Library Board, Royal Air Force, Second World War, Woodlands North Depot | Leave a comment

Sago Lane’s Grim History of “Death Houses”

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Remember Singapore

According to a 1840s map, Sago Street appeared earlier than Sago Lane. Sago Street was located at the westernmost boundary of the Chinatown area, a Chinese precinct created as part of the British’s town planning and ethnic segregation in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Almeida Street, Banda Street, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Bukit Pasoh, Chinatown, Chinatown Complex, Chinese Death House, Chinese Middle School Riots, Dickinson Hill, Hong Lim Complex, Housing And Development Board, Kreta Ayer Community Centre, Kreta Ayer Complex, Kreta Ayer People's Theatre, Mosque Street, Pagoda Street, Sago Lane, Sago Street, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Smith Street, Temple Street, Upper Chin Chew Street, Upper Hokien Street, Upper Macao Street, Upper Nankin Street, Upper Pickering Street | 1 Comment

50 Years of Toa Payoh Swimming Complex and Stadium

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Remember Singapore

Toa Payoh Sports Centre’s 50-year-old legacy has come to an end as the complex will be making way for the new Toa Payoh Integrated Development expected to be ready by 2030. Located along Toa Payoh Lorong 6, the sports centre, … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged ActiveSG, Ang Peng Siong, Balester Khalsa Football Club, Housing And Development Board, Joscelin Yeo, Junie Sng, National Day Parade, People's Association, Residents' Committee, SEA Games, SEAP Games, SEAP Games Village, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Amateur Swimming Association, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, Singapore Sports Council, Singapore Swimming Association, Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, Toa Payoh, Toa Payoh Lorong 6, Toa Payoh Sports Centre, Toa Payoh Stadium, Toa Payoh Swimming Complex, Toa Payoh Town Centre, Toa Payoh Town Park, Youth Olympic Games | Leave a comment

The “Black Bridge” of Orh Kio Tau

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Remember Singapore

In the past, the area along Havelock Road, between Zion Road and Delta Road, was colloquially known as orh kio tau (乌桥头) by the local Chinese. The name, literally “black bridge head” in Hokkien and Teochew, means “starting from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Adrian's Cane, Alexandra Canal, Alexandra Road, Boys' Brigade Headquarters, Brahmaputra Road, Bukit Ho Swee, Bukit Ho Swee Fire, City Council, Delta East School, Delta Primary School, Delta Road, Delta West School, Ganges Avenue, Havelock Estate, Havelock Estate Community Centre, Havelock Primary School, Havelock Road, Havelock Road Estate, Havelock Road School, Indus Road, Indus Square, Jalan Klinik, Mekong Walk, Mount Zion Canal, Mount Zion Road, Municipal Commission, Nile Road, Orh Kio Tau, Pipeline Arch, River Valley Road, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Bus Services, Singapore Improvement Trust, Tigris Walk, Zion Road | 11 Comments

The Past of Pasir Laba… Countryside Road, WW2 Fort and Army Camp

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Remember Singapore

Even today, Pasir Laba is an unfamiliar name to many Singaporeans because it lies within a restricted area at the westernmost side of Singapore. In a 1911 map of Singapore, this area was known as Bajau instead. The name Pasir … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Elephant Hill, FOFO Hill, Goh Keng Swee, Good Morning Hill, Jurong Road, Malayan Communist Party, Ministry Of Defence, Operation Eagle, Pasir Laba, Pasir Laba Camp, Pasir Laba Road, Pasir Lebar, Peng Kang Hill, Poyan Reservoir, Rural West Police Division, SAFTI Bridge, SAFTI Military Institute, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute, Straits Settlements, Sungei Pasir Laba, Tanjong Karang, Tanjong Pasir Laba, Tengeh Reservoir, Upper Jurong Road, Wong Fook Kwong | 9 Comments

The WWII Stories of Changi Chapel, Cross and Murals

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Remember Singapore

The Changi Chapel and Museum is one of the war museums in Singapore, telling stories of the harsh and difficult days of the prisoners-of-war (POWs) during the Japanese Occupation. When Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942, tens of thousands … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Changi Air Base West, Changi Chapel, Changi Cross, Changi Gaol, Changi Murals, Eric Cordingly, Fall Of Singapore, Harry Stogden, Japanese Occupation, Our Lady of Christians Roman Catholic Chapel, Roberts Barracks, Second World War, St George's Chapel, St Luke's Chapel, St. Paul's Church, Stanley Warren, Synagogue of Ohel Jacob, Tim Hemmings, Upper Changi Road North | 2 Comments

An Old Riverine Temple at Sungei Kallang

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Remember Singapore

Chwee Kang Beo (水江庙) was a rare Chinese riverine temple in Singapore in the past, when it stood in the waters of the Kallang River. Throughout its rich history of more than seven decades, it has witnessed the vast transformation … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic, Religious | Tagged Chwee Kang Beo, Housing And Development Board, Japanese Occupation, Kallang Basin, Kallang River, Kampong Pulau Minyak, Second World War, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Upper Boon Keng Road | 1 Comment

The Forgotten WWII Tomb Memorial at Choa Chu Kang Cemetery

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Remember Singapore

At Choa Chu Kang Chinese Cemetery Path 4 lies an undisturbed, almost forgotten, tomb. It is the tomb memorial for the Bamboo Lane’s Chinese victims who were killed during the Second World War. Their remains, more than 2,000 of them, … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Bamboo Lane, Bukit Timah Road, Choa Chu Kang Cemetery, Choa Chu Kang Chinese Cemetery Path 4, Civilian War Memorial, Fall Of Singapore, Hock Eng Seng Cemetery, Japanese Army, Namly Avenue, National Environment Agency, Second World War, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce | 1 Comment

100 Years of the Causeway

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Remember Singapore

The Causeway is finally reopened after almost two years of closure. Despite decades of congestion woes, trafficking issues or an occasional tool used in political bickering, the Causeway remains an important link between Singapore and Malaysia. The Land Connection Mid-1910s … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Bukit Timah Expressway, Covid-19 Pandemic, F.M.S Railway, Federated Malay States, First Earth Run, Johor Bahru, Johor Straits, Johore Causeway, Kampong Lorong Fatimah, Public Works Department, Singapore Bus Services, Singapore Passport, Singapore Restricted Passport, Straits Of Johor, Straits Settlements, The Causeway, Tuas Checkpoint, Tuas Second Link, Woodlands, Woodlands Checkpoint, Woodlands Immigration Checkpoint, Woodlands Road | 4 Comments

1942 Singapore’s Darkest Moment at Former Ford Factory

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Remember Singapore

Eighty years ago, on this date of 15 February 1942, the former Ford Factory witnessed the darkest chapter in Singapore’s history, when the British unconditionally surrendered to the Japanese, marking the start of Singapore’s three-and-a-half years under the Japanese Occupation. … Continue reading →