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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
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Pulau Ubin
Upper Seletar Reservoir
Unique
Ang Mo Kio Merlions
Hougang Rainbow Flat
Katong Park Guard Sculptures
Kim Keat Dinosaur Playground
Simei Beauties’ Portraits
Tuas Television World
Whampoa Dragon Fountain
Articles
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
Sense of History
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
Burgers, French Fries and Diet Coke
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
Landmarks of Yesteryears
Landmarks of Yesteryears – Tang Dynasty City
Landmarks of Yesteryears – Amber Mansions
Landmarks of Yesteryears – Times House at Kim Seng Road
Vanishing Memories – A Golden Palace at Tampines
Prominent Singapore Landmarks that should be Conserved
Dose of Nostalgia
“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
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
Singapore’s Heritage Tree Series – Terap
Singapore’s Heritage Tree Series – Purple Millettia
Singapore’s Heritage Tree Series – Broad-Leafed Mahogany
The Old Neighbourhood
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
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
When School Bell Rings
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
What’s on the List?
15 Defunct Department Stores We Miss the Most
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
Time Stands Still at Singapore’s Veteran Shopping Malls
A Pictorial Gallery of Bronze Sculptures in Singapore
Headlines that shook Singapore (since 1955)
An Old Singapore’s Tale
The Story of “The Cattle King” and his Karikal Mahal Palace
A Siglap Tale of Kee Sun Avenue and Seaside Villa
The “King” of Bedok, Villa Haji Kahar and the Bedok Rest House
The Legend of a German Deity at Ubin
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
A Ride into the Past
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
Yesterday No More
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
An Exotic Singapore
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?
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
Army Daze
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
Kopi
O and Kaya Toast
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
End of the Road for the Golden Bridge
Singapore
Kopitiam
Culture
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
Creative and Unique National Day Parade Floats Procession Through the Years
Singapore Bicentennial 2019 – A Note to Remember
Singapore Bicentennial 2019 – The Arrivals and Their Contributions
SG50 – A Glance at Singapore in the Past 50 Years
Those Favourite National Day Songs We Once Sang
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
Vintage Photo Gallery
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
Uniquely Singapore
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?
Money Never Sleeps
Changes in the City – Afro-Asia Building
Raffles Place, 50 Years of Transformation
Printing and Minting: The Singapore Dollars and Coins
Money Never Sleeps – A Brief History of Banking in Singapore
Childhood Games
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
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)
Guest Articles
Gunung Pulai and its Links to Singapore
Changi’s Last Landmarks
Singapore 1972
A Match Made in Singapore
About RemSG
(10th Year Edition) A Look Back at What Vanished in Singapore in the Past Decade
Everchanging Singapore
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