Tag Archives: Central Business District

Changes in the City – Afro-Asia Building

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Remember Singapore

One of the oldest office buildings at the Central Business District (CBD), the Afro-Asia Building will be demolished and replaced by a new 19-storey tower that is expected to cost $320 million in construction. The current Afro-Asia Building, owned by … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Afro-Asia Building, Afro-Asia Shipping Company, Central Business District, MPH Bookstores, National Trades Union Congress, Pizza Hut, Robinson Road, Shenton Way, Singapore Bank Employees' Union, Telecoms Building | Leave a comment

Goodbye to the old Golden Shoe Hawker Centre

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Remember Singapore

Many refer it to the Golden Shoe Hawker Centre, although its formal name was known as the Market Street Food Centre. Located at second and third levels of the Golden Shoe Carpark, the 33-year old food centre was formerly one … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Central Business District, Controlled Premises (Special Provisions) Act, Golden Shoe Carpark, Golden Shoe Hawker Centre, Market Street Carpark, Market Street Food Centre, Ong Pang Boon, Raffles Place | 1 Comment

From Villages to Flats (Part 3) – The Traditional Shophouses

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Shophouses are commonly found in many historic cities and towns of the Southeast Asian countries, but the shophouses in Singapore and Malaysia are more similar in their architectural styles and designs, largely due to the two nations’ historical links. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Arab Street, Art Deco Style, Balestier Road, Central Business District, Changi Road, Chinatown, Chinese Baroque, Early Style, Five Foot Way, Geylang Road, Gor Kar Kee, Joo Chiat, Kaki Lima, Late Style, Modern Style, Neil Road, Plan Of The Town Of Singapore, Preservation of Monuments Board, Selegie Road, Serangoon Road, Shophouses, Tanjong Pagar Road, Transitional Style, Upper Chin Chew Street, Upper Hokkien Street, Upper Nankin Street, Upper Serangoon Road, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Urban Renewal, Verandah Riots | 5 Comments

SG50 – A Glance at Singapore in the Past 50 Years

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Remember Singapore

Fifty years, fifty old and new photos of Singapore, and fifty familiar names, events and landmarks that helped to shape and define Singapore between 1965 and 2015. To celebrate SG50, let us take a look at Singapore’s enormous progress and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, General, Historic | Tagged Benjamin Sheares Bridge, Botanic Gardens, Central Business District, Central Expressway, Changi Airport, Chingay, City Hall, Dragon Playground, Esplanade, Ford Factory, Fort Canning Hill, Fullerton Building, Gardens By The Bay, Hawker Centre, Housing And Development Board, Jurong Bird Park, Jurong Town Corporation, Lau Pa Sat, Lee Kuan Yew, Lion City Cup, Majulah Singapura, Malaysia Cup, Marina Bay Sands, Mass Rapid Transit, Merlion, National Courtesy Campaign, National Day Parade, National Library, National Service, National Stadium, National Theatre, Night Safari, Orchard Road, Port Of Singapore Authority, Queenstown, Raffles Hotel, River Safari, S-League, SEA Games, Sentosa, Singapore Flyer, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore River, Singapore Science Centre, Singapore Zoological Gardens, Swing Singapore, Theatre By The Bay, Toa Payoh Town Garden, World Trade Centre, Youth Olympic Games | 10 Comments

A Flashback to Singapore 1982 Through Old Geography Textbooks (Part 1)

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Remember Singapore

Like the good old Social Studies textbooks (see A Pictorial Gallery of Singapore in 1980), the old Secondary School Geography textbooks, first published by the Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore (CDIS) in 1982, also contain a large variety of old … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Central Business District, Changi Airport, Clementi, Geography Text Books, HDB Estates, New Towns, Pig Farms, Port of Singapore, Singapore 1980s | 13 Comments

Raffles Place, 50 Years of Transformation

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Remember Singapore

For almost two centuries, Raffles Place has been the designated business centre of Singapore. Under Sir Stamford Raffles’ Town Plan in 1822, the hilly area at the southern side of the Singapore River was leveled to fill up the nearby … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Alkaff Arcade, Central Business District, Change Alley, Chartered Bank Chambers, John Little, Raffles Square, Robinsons Department Store, Singapore 1960s | 29 Comments

A Pictorial Gallery of Singapore in 1980

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Remember Singapore

Looking back at time, many say that the eighties was a golden era in Singapore. It was a period of stable economic growth and peaceful society with racial and religious harmony. Inflation was low, as seen in the relatively cheap … Continue reading →