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- Abandoned
- Bukit Brown Cemetery
- Former Communicable Disease Centre (CDC)
- Istana Woodneuk
- Keppel Hill Reservoir
- Lim Chu Kang Pier
- Neo Tiew Estate
- Old Changi Hospital
- Old Tan Tock Seng Hospital
- Sentosa Fort Serapong
- Siglap Blocks
- Tanglin Barracks
- Upper Thomson Secondary & Other Abandoned Schools
- View Road Mental Hospital
- Conserved/Refurbished
- Atbara House
- Capitol Theatre/Building
- Central Fire Station
- Changi Commando Barrack
- Customs Operations Command Building
- Ellison Building
- Esplanade Park
- Former Beach Road Police Station
- Former CID Headquarters
- Former National Aerated Water Company
- Former Sun Yat Sen Villa
- Jinrikisha Station
- Jurong West Nantah Arch
- Kampong Silat SIT Flats
- Karikal Mahal
- Marine Parade Sea Breeze Lodge
- Maxwell Chambers & Maxwell Chambers Suites
- Mount Sophia Tower House
- Nee Soon Post Office
- Old Kallang Airport
- Pasir Panjang Fort/Labrador Battery
- Pearl’s Hill Police Operational Headquarters
- Portsdown, Seletar & Sembawang Colonial Houses
- Punggol Matilda House
- Seletar Camp & Old Lamp Posts
- Sembawang Hot Spring
- Sentosa Blakang Mati Artillery Barrack
- Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
- Toa Payoh Dragon Playground
- Demolished
- Bukit Merah SAFRA Clubhouse
- Commonwealth Avenue Food Centre
- Dover Road Pelican Playground
- Former Paya Lebar Police Station
- Geylang Serai Malay Village
- Kallang National Stadium
- MacAlister Terrace
- Queenstown/Queensway Cinema
- Rochor Centre Coloured Flats
- Singapore En-Bloc Flats
- Singapore Railway
- Sungei Road Thieves’ Market
- Taman Jurong “H-Shaped” JTC Flats
- Tanglin Hill Brunei Hostel
- Woodlands Camps/Kranji Army Barracks
- Yan Kit Swimming Complex
- Zion Road Blue Flats
- Forgotten
- Beach Road Army Market
- Bukit Purmei Keramat Bukit Kasita
- Bukit Timah Turf Club
- Dakota Crescent Provision Shop
- Ghim Moh Bus Terminal
- Haw Par Villa
- Jalan Bahar Dragon Kiln
- Japanese Cemetery Park
- Jurong Hill Observatory Tower
- Kampong Lorong Buangkok
- Lorong Chuan Overhead Bridge
- MacPherson Mamak Shop
- Marsiling Underpass
- Old Bus Stops/Street Name Signage
- People’s Park Complex
- Sembawang Hill Estate Taxi Service Stand
- Tiong Bahru Bird Singing Corner
- Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre
- Natural
- Unique
- Articles
- Great Singapore Sale
- Dose of Nostalgia
- The Past, Present and Future of Standalone Public Libraries in Singapore
- “Little Thailand” No More… Rejuvenation of Golden Mile Complex
- Memories of the Jurong Bird Park
- Kranji Industrial Estate and its Little Enclave of Eateries and Shophouses
- Cool but Obsolete… Gadgets and Apps of the 1990s and 2000s
- Reminiscences of the Old Lam Soon Community Centre
- A Brief Past of Ridout Tea Garden and its Popular McDonald’s
- Reminiscing the Days of Steamboats, Bowling and Arcade at Marina South
- Looking for Bits and Pieces of Old Seletar
- Walking Down the Memory Lane of Margaret Drive
- Reminiscences of the Old Beauty World
- The Idyllic Days of Changi Creek and Villages
- Bras Basah Complex, Singapore’s City of Books
- Tuas of Yesteryears – A Fishing Village and Seafood Restaurants
- From Hock Lam’s Beef Noodles to Funan’s Computers
- Traditional Provision Shops – Can They Stand the Test of Time?
- Enter a World of Advertisement in Old Singapore (Part 1)
- A Different Chinese New Year Celebration
- 100 Things We Love About The 80s (Part 2)
- 100 Things We Love About The 80s
- When School Bell Rings
- Those Years When We Brushed Our Teeth Together
- The Forgotten Legacy of Chui Eng Free School
- The Forgotten Former Schools at Parry Avenue
- The Fate of Old New Town Secondary School
- First Toa Payoh Secondary School No More
- The Old Singapore Polytechnic Campus and New Prince Edward MRT Station
- Changes of Dakota – Demolition of Former Broadrick and Maju Secondary Schools
- The Forgotten Former Schools at Pasir Panjang
- Old School National Day’s Memorabilia
- The Former Changkat Changi Schools at Changi Road 10th Milestone
- The Old Neighbourhood
- Stirling Road and Singapore’s Oldest HDB Flats
- The Small Quiet HDB Estate of Lorong Lew Lian
- The End of Lorong 3 Geylang Neighbourhood
- Teachers’ Housing Estate – Then and Now
- The Charms of Wessex Estate’s Black and White Houses
- A Final Look at the Old Woodlands Town Centre
- McNair Road, Townerville and the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital
- The Old World Charm of Mountbatten
- SIT Apartments, Old Schools and a Famous Hawker Centre at Monk’s Hill
- The Cambridge Estate – An “English” Estate in Singapore
- The Forgotten Diamond of Taman Jurong
- Tanglin Halt – Where the Trains used to Pass by
- Ang Mo Kio, My Hometown of 25 years
- Memories of the Old Clementi Town Centre
- A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Old Woodlands Town Centre
- A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Serangoon Gardens
- A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Redhill Close
- A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Jalan Kayu
- A Walk Through The Old Neighbourhood – Tiong Bahru
- Remnants of Lost Roads
- The Beginning and End of Lim Chu Kang “Runway”
- Remnants of Singapore’s Lost Roads – Boh Sua Tian Road
- Coming to the End of Jurong Road
- The Disappearance of the Historic Ellenborough Street
- Remnants of Singapore’s Lost Roads – Tiverton Lane
- Retracing the 26 Tracks of Punggol Road
- Closure (Partial) of Tanglin Halt Close
- The Disappearance of the Historic Hallpike Street
- Remnants of Singapore’s Lost Roads – Kuala Loyang Road
- Remnants of Singapore’s Lost Roads – Lorong Bistari
- Landmarks of Yesteryears
- Sense of History
- Tong Nam Tobacco and the Rise and Fall of Local Cigarette Producers
- Sago Lane’s Grim History of “Death Houses”
- Searching for the Remaining Old Flood Gauges in Singapore
- Jalan Benaan Kapal – A Forgotten Chapter in the History of Singapore’s Ship Repair Industry
- The History of Singapore’s Night Soil Bucket System
- The Old Gates at Jalan Selimang and the Legacy of the Former Cycle & Carriage Chairman
- From Old Woodlands to New
- A Short History of Tampines Road – Busy Junction, Customs Station and Illegal Alcohol
- Toa Payoh Rise’s Past and Present
- A Brief Jewish History in Singapore
- Flashback 30 Years Ago… Singapore in 1986
- “Hello, Hello” The Rise and Decline of Singapore’s Public Payphones
- Mata.Mata: History of The Singapore Police
- Haze – A Burning Issue For Four Decades
- You’ve Got Mail… Singapore’s Former/Old Post Offices
- 4D, Mahjong and Chap Ji Kee.. History of Gambling in Singapore
- Heritage Tours/Trails
- Old Hill Street Police Station, the Iconic Colourful Landmark by the Singapore River
- Emerald Hill – A Gem at Orchard
- The Colourful Landmark of Selegie Arts Centre
- The Restored Beauty of Winsland House II
- Enter a World of Advertisement in Old Singapore (Part 2)
- From Old Cemetery to Vibrant New Town; A Peck San Theng Heritage Gallery
- Singapore Monuments in Lego @National Library
- A Little History along the Kallang River
- “50 Made in Singapore Products” Exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore
- SCDF Heritage Gallery – Singapore’s Firefighting History
- Urban Exploration
- Exploring the Marsiling Tunnels
- Exploring the Remnants of Kay Siang Bunkers
- Seah Im Road and the Mysterious Bunker
- The Lost Cause and Forgotten Ruins of Fort Serapong
- The Mystery of a Deserted Japanese Tomb at Mount Faber
- Coney Island and the Forgotten Haw Par Beach Villa
- Exploring the Forgotten Keppel Hill Reservoir
- View Road and its Forgotten Former Hospital
- The Kallang Roar
- Rejuvenation of the Old Ang Mo Kio Swimming Complex
- 50 Years of Toa Payoh Swimming Complex and Stadium
- Jurong Stadium Gone Under the Wrecking Ball
- Closure and Demolition of Bedok Swimming Complex
- The World Cup Craze and Memories
- Swimming in the Summer Sun of Singapore
- Generations of Local Football Heroes
- Kampongs to Flats
- Redhill Close SIT Estate Walks Into History
- The End of Singapore’s First HDB Flats at Merpati Road
- The Last Days of Kampong Lorong Fatimah
- Farewell to Old Tanglin Halt
- Whampoa’s Majestic Long Curved HDB Block
- Changes of Dakota 2 – Bidding Farewell to Dakota Crescent Flats
- The Colonial Bungalows and “Country” Roads at Sembawang
- The Hauntingly Beautiful Terrace Houses of Petain Road
- From Nee Soon Village to Springleaf Park
- The Lone HDB Block at Moulmein
- End of Era for Normanton Park, and other HUDC Estates
- Boon Lay, JTC and the En-Bloc Flats
- Tales of Kampongs at Old Upper Thomson Road
- From Villages to Flats (Part 3) – The Traditional Shophouses
- Pachitan – A Vanished Javanese Name in Singapore
- The Last of Singapore’s Rural Centres
- Bidding Farewell to Siglap’s Last Standing Flats
- Paintings in the Sky – Unique HDB Murals
- From Villages to Flats (Part 2) – Public Housing in Singapore
- From Villages to Flats (Part 1) – The Kampong Days
- Grand Mansions, Bungalows and Villas of the Past
- Fun Facts & Trivia
- Singapore Trivia – Time Adjustment for Singapore in 1982
- Singapore Trivia – A Lone Kampong House at Mandai
- Singapore Trivia – The Red Junglefowl of Singapore
- Singapore Trivia – Old Dragons of Whampoa and Toa Payoh
- Singapore Trivia – The Tree of One Tree Hill
- Singapore Trivia – A TV World at Tuas
- Singapore Trivia – The Tembusu Tree and 5-Dollar Note
- Singapore Trivia – When a Tree’s Not a Tree
- Singapore Trivia – The Firsts and Lasts (in Everyday Life)
- A Forgotten Past
- Nantah’s Sundial, a Time-Telling Relic Lost in Time
- A Forgotten Past – The Noah’s Ark of Pasir Panjang
- The Red Butterfly – Girl Terrors of the Sixties
- A Singapura Mystery – The Queenstown Shooting 1972
- A Forgotten Past – A Bank Run Incident in Singapore
- A Forgotten Past – Two Decades of Chaos
- A Forgotten Past – ‘Prison on Fire’ at Pulau Senang
- A Forgotten Past – The Curious Case of Lim Yew Hock
- A Forgotten Past – The Prisoners of Conscience
- A Forgotten Past – A Zoo at Punggol
- A Forgotten Past – The Last Royal Palace of Singapore
- A Forgotten Past – The Days When Singapore Mafia Ruled Europe
- A Forgotten Past – Vietnamese Boat People in Singapore
- Our Green Heritage
- What’s on the List?
- Shining and Guiding the Way… The Lighthouses of Singapore
- A Tale of Towers and Pagodas
- Sloane Court Hotel and other Former Hotels of Singapore
- The Heritage Bridges – Singapore River’s Grand Old Dames
- Singapore’s Iconic Fountains of Dreams
- 60 Years of Community Centres
- A Tale of Jetties and Piers
- A Pictorial Gallery of Bronze Sculptures in Singapore
- Headlines that shook Singapore (since 1955)
- An Old Singapore’s Tale
- TV, Movies, Dramas
- Back Then When Jurong’s Drive-In Cinema Was All The Rage
- Memories of Bedok’s Princess
- Broadcasts, Dramas and Dreams… Caldecott Hill in 80 Years
- A Last Look at Pearls Centre and its Yangtze Theatre
- 20 Most Memorable SBC (Channel 8) Dramas of the 1980s
- A Century of Cinemas, Movies and Blockbusters
- Rediffusion And Its Glorious 63 Years
- From Black & White to Colour…
- Spirit of Radio Remains Strong After 75 Years
- Articles II
- Vintage Photo Gallery
- Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Singapore’s Roadside Durian Stalls
- Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Former Chong Pang Village
- Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Former Seng Poh Road Market
- A Flashback to Singapore 1982 Through Old Geography Textbooks (Part 2)
- A Flashback to Singapore 1982 Through Old Geography Textbooks (Part 1)
- Nostalgic Coloured Photos of Lim Tua Tow Market
- A Pictorial Gallery of Singapore in 1980
- A Ride into the Past
- When Soviet-Made Cars Roamed Singapore Roads
- End of the Road for Trishaws in Singapore
- 100 Years of the Causeway
- The Evolution of Singapore’s Street Lighting
- 10 Types of Vehicles that Had Disappeared from the Streets of Singapore
- The Beginning of Singapore’s Expressways
- Vroom Vroom… Looking Back at the Old Singapore Grand Prix
- Farewell to the Former Queenstown Driving Test Centre
- Goodbye, Old Yishun Bus Interchange
- Taxi! Taxi! The Evolution of Singapore’s Taxi-Cabs
- A Journey into Singapore MRT’s Past
- Those Years When We Waited For Our Buses Together
- Taking an Old Bus Ride
- First Multi-Storey Carpark of Singapore Walks into History
- Singapore’s Oldest Petrol Kiosk Winds up Business
- Uniquely Singapore
- Singapore’s Most Recognisable Logos, Then and Now (Part 1)
- Jalan-Jalan in Singapore, 1980 Version
- Bird Singing, a Favourite Pastime of the Past
- Then and Now, The Public Holidays of Singapore
- Gongs, Long Hair and Chewing Gums
- Singapore Music – The Rise and Decline of Local Bands
- Kampong Spirit and Gotong Royong
- Singapore Campaigns of the 70s/80s
- Our Xinyao, Our Songs
- Singapore’s Favourite Mascots.. How Many Do You Remember?
- Best of Singlish Words and Phrases
- Vanishing Local Street Vendors?
- Army Daze
- The Camps Along Sembawang Road (Part 2) – Dieppe Barracks
- The Camps Along Sembawang Road (Part 1) – Khatib Camp
- The Past of Pasir Laba… Countryside Road, WW2 Fort and Army Camp
- Changes of Dakota 3 – Guillemard Camp Walks into History
- Army Camp, Lifestyle Enclave, Visual Arts Hub… Gillman Barracks’ Journey in the Past Decades
- Once in Our Life, Two Years of Our Time
- An Exotic Singapore
- Reminiscing the Rustic Charm of Ulu Sembawang
- A Last Look at Turf City
- A Vanishing “Countryside” of Horse Stables and Lush Greenery
- The Vanished Pasir Ris Farmways and Pet Farms
- Redevelopment of the Rustic Bah Soon Pah Road
- Sembawang Hot Spring’s Long-Awaited Rejuvenation
- Memories of Ah Meng, Inuka and Other Singapore’s Favourite Animal Stars
- Little Guilin and the Former Granite Quarries of Singapore
- The Last Fish Farm at Seletar West Farmway 4 Closes
- The Clock is Ticking on Singapore’s Last Village
- A Southern Islands’ Tour – Kusu, St John’s and Lazarus
- When the Durians Fall at Pulau Ubin
- The Remaining Farmways at Seletar-Punggol
- The Story of a Crocodile Farm at Upper Serangoon Road
- The Last “Fishing Village” in Singapore
- Fish Farms at Seletar West Farmways to be Relocated?
- Yesterday No More
- Singapore’s 182 Years of Horse Racing Reaches the Finishing Line
- Doors Shuttered for Good for Peace Centre
- Alexandra Post Office Walks Into History
- Demolition of Old Boys’ Brigade Headquarters
- Goodbye to the Iconic Landmarks of Shaw Tower and Liang Court
- Goodbye Sentosa Merlion
- The Architectural Legacy of Pearl Bank Apartments
- The Vanished Colourful Landmark of Rochor
- Gone Were the East Coast Park Chalets
- Goodbye Kampong Java Park
- Sungei Road Thieves’ Market – From Beginning to End
- Distant Memories of the Big Splash
- A Final Farewell to the Good Ol’ Underwater World
- Lakeview Estate, its Former Market and the “Shopping Centre”
- Transit Road – A Transition from Retro Shops to New Condos
- Searching for Singapore’s Last Water Wells
- The Last of the Street Barbers in Singapore
- Searching for the Remnants of Ama Keng
- 30 Years of Memories at Marine Cove McDonald’s
- The Sky Changes at Potong Pasir
- Goodbye, Copthorne Orchid Hotel
- Kopi O and Kaya Toast
- Goodbye Bukit Timah Market and Hawker Centre
- Our Favourite Soft Drinks of Yesteryears
- The Former Maritime House and its Old-School Hainanese Western Food Restaurant
- Have a Break, Have a Kacang Puteh
- Goodbye to the old Golden Shoe Hawker Centre
- Have a Cup of Kopi…. with Butter
- Last Breakfast at Tong Ah Kopitiam
- Sipping Teh at a Kampong Kopitiam
- Singapore’s Vanished Markets and Hawker Centres
- The Disappearing Chee Pow Kai and Hum Chim Peng
- Burgers, French Fries and Diet Coke
- End of the Road for the Golden Bridge
- Singapore Kopitiam Culture
- Childhood Games
- Nostalgic Memories of East Coast’s Road Safety Park
- Vanished Traditional Teochew Games
- Our Favourite Games of Yesteryears
- Those Years When We Played Arcade Games Together
- A Dragon Quest – Searching for Singapore’s Lost Dragon Playgrounds
- “Rediscovering” My Childhood Toys
- Our Favourite Playgrounds of Yesteryears
- The Name Game
- The “Black Bridge” of Orh Kio Tau
- The Legacies Queen Elizabeth II Left in Singapore
- Kay Poh Road… A Busybody Road?
- Understanding Singapore’s Different Types of Street Suffixes
- Roads Named after Cargo Boats, and the Vanished Charcoal/Firewood Trade at Tanjong Rhu
- Singapore’s Grandfathers’ Roads – Legacies of Our Pioneers
- Compassvale Ancilla and Mang Kah Kar
- 10 Common Misconceptions of the Names of Places in Singapore
- Interesting Singapore Road Names
- Old, Common Names of Places in Singapore, and their Origins
- Places of Worship
- The Mosque of Paradise and Street of Worship at Old Choa Chu Kang Road
- An Old Riverine Temple at Sungei Kallang
- The Remaking of Jalan Kayu’s Church of The Epiphany
- A Thousand Buddhas at Telok Blangah Hill
- A Historical Brief of Balestier’s Red Chinese Temple and Wayang
- Sembawang’s Kampong Mosque and Former Coastal Villages
- Singapore’s Street of Religious Harmony (Part 2) – Waterloo Street
- Singapore’s Street of Religious Harmony (Part 1) – Telok Ayer Street
- The Former St Matthew’s Church and its Kindergarten at Neil Road
- A Temple’s Journey From Tekong to Mainland Singapore
- World War 2 Terrors
- The WWII Stories of Changi Chapel, Cross and Murals
- 1942 Singapore’s Darkest Moment at Former Ford Factory
- Adam Park and its WWII Past
- A Military History of Singapore’s Pillboxes
- 15 February Commemoration and the Civilian War Memorial
- Exploring the Ruins of Syonan Jinja at MacRitchie Reservoir
- 15 February – A Trip to The Bukit Batok Memorial
- The Sarimbun Beach Landing and Jalan Bahtera
- The Singapore General Hospital War Memorial – A Tragedy Seventy Years Ago
- Heritage Tour around Colonial Changi
- A Visit to Reflections at Bukit Chandu
- Final Resting Place
- The Forgotten WWII Tomb Memorial at Choa Chu Kang Cemetery
- The Old Forgotten Tombstone of Jane Buyers at Lower Seletar Reservoir
- Past and Present Cemeteries of Singapore (Part 2) – Malay/Muslim Burial Grounds
- Past and Present Cemeteries of Singapore (Part 1) – Old Chinese Graveyards
- A Different Sanctuary at Mount Vernon
- There was Once a “Cut Stomach Open” Street off Yio Chu Kang Road
- Old Holland Road and The Hakka Clan
- Significant Milestones
- Believe It or Not
- The Once Mysterious Bedok and Woodlands Flats
- Hillview Mansion, its Remnants and Legendary Tales
- Moths, Durians and Other Local Old Wives’ Tales
- Pasir Ris Red House… A Haunting Legend No More
- Singapore’s Most Enduring Ghost Stories
- 10 Legends and Myths of Singapore
- 10 Most Popular Singapore Urban Legends
- Top Ten ‘Haunted’ Places in Singapore
- Money Never Sleeps
- Remarkable Singaporeans
- Remembrance of Othman Wok (1924-2017), Singapore’s First Malay Minister
- Remembering Ong Teng Cheong (1936-2002), the People’s President
- S.R. Nathan (1924-2016) – President, Diplomat, Crisis Leader
- Remembering Lee Kuan Yew, the Founding Father of Singapore (1923-2015)
- The Grandfather of Singapore Sculpture and his Joo Chiat Studio
- The Emporium Legend Lim Tow Yong (1925-2012)
- A Persistent Opposition J. B. Jeyaretnam (1926-2008)
- Tribute to Dr Toh Chin Chye (1921-2012)
- Tribute to Singapore’s Mother Teresa (1898 -2011)
- Vintage Photo Gallery
- Guest Articles
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Hi, my Gran’s brother passed away in 1943 as a Singapore POW. He is from England. I’m trying to trace his steps and your site has been an incredible help to me. We only have three photos of him, one of which shows him standing in front of what appears to be this house (surrounded by a dirt road and a field/garden) you can imagine when I found this site, and this picture I was awestruck. We’d like to know more info about the surrounding area as what we can see on Google Maps doesn’t correlate much to our photo. Could you help us? Happy to send the picture.
Loke Wan Tho lived at 23 Ridout Road, Singapore.