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10 Most Recent Articles
- Jurong Stadium Gone Under the Wrecking Ball
- A Siglap Tale of Kee Sun Avenue and Seaside Villa
- The Colonial Bungalows and “Country” Roads at Sembawang
- 15 February Commemoration and the Civilian War Memorial
- From Old Woodlands to New
- Sembawang Hot Spring’s Long-Awaited Rejuvenation
- The Hauntingly Beautiful Terrace Houses of Petain Road
- The Fate of Old New Town Secondary School
- Walking Down the Memory Lane of Margaret Drive
- The Remaking of Jalan Kayu’s Church of The Epiphany
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
- Ang Mo Kio Merlions
- Atbara House
- Beach Road Army Market
- Bukit Brown Cemetery
- Bukit Merah SAFRA Clubhouse
- Bukit Purmei Keramat Bukit Kasita
- Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
- Bukit Timah Turf Club
- Capitol Theatre/Building
- Central Fire Station
- Changi Commando Barrack
- Commonwealth Avenue Food Centre
- Customs Operations Command Building
- Dakota Crescent Provision Shop
- Dover Road Pelican Playground
- Ellison Building
- Esplanade Park
- Former Beach Road Police Station
- Former CID Headquarters
- Former Communicable Disease Centre
- Former National Aerated Water Company
- Former Paya Lebar Police Station
- Former Sun Yat Sen Villa
- Geylang Serai Malay Village
- Ghim Moh Bus Terminal
- Haw Par Villa
- Hougang Rainbow Flat
- Istana Woodneuk
- Jalan Bahar Dragon Kiln
- Japanese Cemetery Park
- Jinrikisha Station
- Jurong Hill Observatory Tower
- Jurong West Nantah Arch
- Kallang National Stadium
- Kampong Lorong Buangkok
- Kampong Silat SIT Flats
- Karikal Mahal
- Katong Park Guard Sculptures
- Keppel Hill Reservoir
- Kim Keat Dinosaur Playground
- Lim Chu Kang Pier
- Lorong Chuan Overhead Bridge
- MacAlister Terrace
- MacPherson Mama Shop
- Marine Parade Sea Breeze Lodge
- Marsiling Underpass
- Maxwell Chambers & Maxwell Chambers Suites
- Mount Sophia Tower House
- Nee Soon Post Office
- Neo Tiew Estate
- Old Bus Stops/Street Name Signs
- Old Changi Hospital
- Old Kallang Airport
- Old Tan Tock Seng Hospital
- Pasir Panjang Fort/Labrador Battery
- Pearl’s Hill Police Operational Headquarters
- People’s Park Complex
- Portsdown, Seletar & Sembawang Colonial Houses
- Pulau Ubin
- Punggol Matilda House
- Queenstown/Queensway Cinema
- Rochor Centre Coloured Flats
- Seletar Camp & Old Lamp Posts
- Sembawang Hill Estate Taxi Service Stand
- Sembawang Hot Spring
- Sentosa Blakang Mati Artillery Barrack
- Sentosa Fort Serapong
- Siglap Blocks
- Simei Beauties’ Portraits
- Singapore En-Bloc Flats
- Singapore Railway
- Sungei Road Thieves’ Market
- Taman Jurong “H-Shaped” JTC Flats
- Tanglin Barracks
- Tanglin Hill Brunei Hostel
- Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
- Tiong Bahru Bird Singing Corner
- Toa Payoh Dragon Playground
- Tuas Television World
- Upper Seletar Reservoir
- Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre
- Upper Thomson Secondary & Other Abandoned Schools
- View Road Mental Hospital
- Whampoa Dragon Fountain
- Woodlands Camps/Kranji Army Barracks
- Yan Kit Swimming Complex
- Zion Road Blue Flats
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Category Archives: Historic
The Colonial Bungalows and “Country” Roads at Sembawang
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 different parts of Singapore. One large cluster of Singapore’s colonial houses are 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
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15 February Commemoration and the Civilian War Memorial
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
From Old Woodlands to New
The Woodlands of the early 20th century was an entirely rural area, filled with forest and mangrove swamps with clusters of attap huts, rubber plantations and farms. Over at Malaya, across the Straits of Johore, all that its residents could … Continue reading
Posted in Historic
Tagged Admiralty MRT Station, Admiralty Road West, Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Timah Expressway, Causeway Point Shopping Centre, Gambas Avenue, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Ulu Sembawang, Jalan Wak Selat, Johor Bahru, Kampong Lorong Fatimah, Kampong Melayu, Kampong Sin Min, Kampong Sungei Mandai Kechil, Kampong Wak Selat, Kranji, Kranji Road, Lorong Gambas, Mandai Tekong Village, Marsiling, Marsiling MRT Station, Marsiling Road, Naval Base Railway, North-South Line, Old Woodlands Town Centre, Public Works Department, Second World War, Sembawang Naval Base, Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Bus Services, Singapore Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore Naval Base, Telok Blangah, The Causeway, Thomson-East Coast Line, Trans Island Bus Services, Woodgrove, Woodlands, Woodlands Bus Interchange, Woodlands Civil Centre, Woodlands Immigration And Customs Checkpoint, Woodlands MRT Station, Woodlands North MRT Station, Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange, Woodlands Regional Library, Woodlands Road, Woodlands South MRT Station
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A Thousand Buddhas at Telok Blangah Hill
The Telok Blangah ridge area was made up of at least seven small hills. In 1845, Singapore’s superintending engineer Captain Charles Edward Faber (1807-1868) was tasked to clear the thick vegetation and construct a road and signal station on top … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic
Tagged Alkaff Mansion, Charles Edward Faber, Henderson Road, Mount Faber, Pender Road, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Telok Blangah, Telok Blangah Drive, Telok Blangah Heights, Telok Blangah Hill, Telok Blangah Hill Park, Telok Blangah Road, Thousand Buddha Hall, Thousand Buddha Hill, Thousand Buddha Temple, Washington Hill, Wat Suthat Temple, World Buddhist Society
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Seah Im Road and the Mysterious Bunker
The name Seah Im, to many Singaporeans, may ring a bell when they think of that popular hawker centre opposite of Harbourfront that serves delicious duck porridge, nasi goreng ayam and curry rice. It is Seah Im Road, however, a … Continue reading
Posted in Exotic, Historic
Tagged Ang Seah Im, Harbourfront Bus Interchange, Harbourfront Centre, Heritage Tree, Jardine Steps, Kapok Tree, Keppel Harbour Community Centre, Keppel Hill Reservoir, Marang Road, Maritime Square, Mount Faber, Port Of Singapore Authority, Pulau Selegu, Seah Im, Seah Im Bunker, Seah Im Carpark, Seah Im Hawker Centre, Seah Im Road, Sentosa, Telok Blangah, Telok Blangah Road, World Trade Centre, World Trade Centre Bus Terminus
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