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10 Most Recent Articles
- A Thousand Buddhas at Telok Blangah Hill
- Goodbye Sentosa Merlion
- Seah Im Road and the Mysterious Bunker
- Reminiscences of the Old Beauty World
- Past and Present Cemeteries of Singapore (Part 2) – Malay/Muslim Burial Grounds
- Shining and Guiding the Way… The Lighthouses of Singapore
- A Historical Brief of Balestier’s Red Chinese Temple and Wayang Stage
- Jalan-Jalan in Singapore, 1980 Version
- The Colonial Charms of Wessex Estate’s Black and White Houses
- Singapore Bicentennial 2019 – A Note to Remember
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
- 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
Guest Articles
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Category Archives: Nostalgic
Reminiscences of the Old Beauty World
Located at the junction between Upper Bukit Timah Road and Jalan Jurong Kechil, used to be known as the Bukit Timah Road 7.5 milestone, was once a popular market and shopping destination for locals during weeknights and weekends. Before the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amoy Canning, Beauty World, Beauty World Centre, Beauty World Market, Beauty World MRT Station, Beauty World Plaza, Beauty World Town, Bin Seng Rubber, Bukit Timah, Bukit Timah Road 7.5 Milestone, Bukit Timah Village, Cheong Chin Nam Road, Chin Huat, Chun Tin Road, Ford Motor Company, Gay World, Giam Kok Eng, Great World, Jalan Jurong Kechil, Japanese Occupation, Lam Choon Rubber, Lam Soon Cannery, Mass Rapid Transit, New World, Pidemco Land, Second World War, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Cold Storage, Tiong Hwa Cinema, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Yeo Hiap Seng
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Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Former Chong Pang Village
Chong Pang, the name of a bustling neigbourhood at Yishun, reminds the older generation of Singaporeans of another lively village of the same name, a forgotten one that used to exist near the present-day Sembawang MRT Station. The renaming of … Continue reading
The Idyllic Days of Changi Creek and Villages
Singapore has many rivers and waterways, one of which is Sungei Changi, also commonly known as Changi Creek (creek refers to a narrow, sheltered waterway), a short river situated at the northeastern part of Singapore. The Changi area, by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayer Gemuroh Malay School, Changi Airport, Changi Creek, Changi Creek Reservoir, Changi Village, Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home, Cheshire Home, Children's Society Convalescent Home, Crippled Children's Home, Kampong Ayer Gemuroh, Kampong Beting Kusa, Kampong Tanah Merah Besar, Nicoll Drive, Public Works Department, Singapore 1970s, Sir John Nicoll, Telok Paku Road
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Gone Were the East Coast Park Chalets
Before staycation became a trendy word, chalets have always been a popular choice among Singaporeans, for barbecue sessions, or a short get-together with families or friends during the holidays. And the chalets at East Coast Park were pretty popular in … Continue reading
Retracing the 26 Tracks of Punggol Road
A section of the old Punggol Road has walked into history in late August 2018. The pedestrianisation project will convert the 1.3km-long stretch of the road, between Punggol Drive and Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue, into a heritage trail which can also … Continue reading
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Tagged Buangkok South Farmway, Cheng Lim Farmway, Choon Seng Seafood, Coney Island, Hock Kee Seafood, Jalan Merdu, Jalan Punggol, Jalan Serangoon Kechil, Kampong Pinang, Kampong Punggol, Kampong Serangoon Kechil, Kampong Sungei Tengah, Kampong Wak Sumang, Kangkar, Lorong Buangkok, Lorong Sengkang, Masjid Wak Sumang, Meng Teck Chinese School, Northshore, Ponggol Hotel, Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue, Ponggol Twenty-Fourth Avenue, Primary Production Department, Punggol Beach Massacre, Punggol Farmway, Punggol Fishing Port, Punggol Jetty, Punggol Malay School, Punggol Marina, Punggol New Town, Punggol Point, Punggol Point Community Centre, Punggol Port Road, Punggol Road, Punggol Rural Centre, Punggol Wholesale Fish Market, Punggol Zoo, Seashore Seafood, Second World War, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, St Anne's Church, St Joseph's Convent, Sungei Pinang, Sungei Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Upper Serangoon Road, Whee Heng Seafood
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