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Roads Named after Cargo Boats, and the Vanished Charcoal/Firewood Trade at Tanjong Rhu

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Remember Singapore

The Tanjong Rhu area once had four roads of interesting names – Twakow Place, Tongkang Place, Sampan Place and Mangchoon Place. They were named after the local cargo boats that plied the rivers of Singapore for decades. The boats, also … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Dunman High School, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Batu, Kampong Arang Road, Kampong Kayu Road, Mangchoon, Mangchoon Place, Sampan, Sampan Place, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Sungei Geylang, Tanjong Rhu, Tanjong Rhu Boys' School, Tanjong Rhu Girls' School, Tanjong Rhu Primary School, Tongkang, Tongkang Place, Twakow, Twakow Place | 3 Comments

A Tale of Towers and Pagodas

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Remember Singapore

Between the late sixties and mid-seventies, four lookout towers, including one pagoda, were built in Singapore. Two of them are located at the western side of Singapore (Jurong Hill and Chinese Garden), while the other two are at Toa Payoh … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Bukit Peropok, Chinese Garden, Goh Keng Swee, Housing And Development Board, Jelutong Tower, Jurong Hill, Jurong Hilltop Restaurant, Jurong Town Corporation, MacRitchie Reservoir, Mount Vernon, Public Utilities Board, Public Works Department, Ru Yun Ta, Sentosa, Southeast Asian Peninsula Games, Tanjong Rhu Lookout Tower, Tiger Sky Tower, Toa Payoh Town Garden, Upper Seletar Reservoir, VIP Hill, Yishun Pond Park | 1 Comment

A Final Look at the Old Woodlands Town Centre

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Remember Singapore

The Old Woodlands Town Centre was closed on 30 November 2017, after 37 years. The small town centre, with six blocks of low-rise flats (1A-6A), was situated only 500m away from the causeway. Hence, for decades, the Old Woodlands Town … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 1980s, 1990s, Bukit Timah Expressway, Causeway, Emporium Holdings, Housing And Development Board, Johor, Kampong Fatimah, Malaysian Railway Line, Mass Rapid Transit, Old Woodlands Town Centre, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Woodlands Immigration Complex, Woodlands New Town, Woodlands Square, Woodlands Town Centre Merchants' Association, Woodlands Town Garden | Leave a comment

Singapore’s Street of Religious Harmony (Part 2) – Waterloo Street

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Remember Singapore

One of Singapore’s oldest streets, Waterloo Street came into existence as early as the mid-19th century. It was originally known as Church Street, but there was a clash of names as there was another Church Street at Raffles Place. Hence, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Albert Mall, Baba Malay Church, Battle Of Waterloo, Bencoolen Street, Bras Basah Road, Cheng Yan Court, Church Of Our Lady Of Lourdes, Church Of Saints Peter & Paul, Church Street, Dance Ensemble Singapore, Duke Of Wellington, Father Pierre Paris, Hanuman Beem Singh, Housing And Development Board, Joognee Ammal, Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Maha Kumbabishegam, Middle Road Church, North Bridge Road, Prinsep Street, Queen Street, Rochor Canal, Selegie Road, Si Beh Lor, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Calligraphy Centre, Singapore River, Sir Krishnan Temple, St Joseph’s Institution, Sungei Rochor, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Vayloo Pakirisamy Pillai, Victoria Street, Waterloo Street, William Girdlestone Shellabear | 2 Comments

First Toa Payoh Secondary School No More

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Remember Singapore

Although Toa Payoh was the second satellite town in Singapore after Queenstown, it was the first to be built solely by the Housing and Development Board (HDB). In 1968, First Toa Payoh Secondary School (FTPSS) became Toa Payoh’s first secondary … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Adult Education Board, Festival Of Music And Dance, First Toa Payoh Primary School, First Toa Payoh Secondary School, FTPPS, FTPSS, Housing And Development Board, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Toa Payoh, Toa Payoh Lorong 1 | 8 Comments

Boon Lay, JTC and the En-Bloc Flats

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Remember Singapore

As part of the early industrial development of Jurong, small residential estates were built to accommodate the increasing workers’ population as well as the resettled farmers and fishermen from the Jurong and Tuas villages. Hence, by the mid-sixties and mid-seventies … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Boon Lay Bus Terminal, Boon Lay Court, Boon Lay Drive, Boon Lay Garden, Boon Lay Garden Primary School, Boon Lay Meadow, Boon Lay Place, Boon Lay Place Hawker Centre, Boon Lay Secondary School, Boon Lay Shopping Centre, Corporation Road, Fighting In Built-Up Areas, Ho Kah Leong, Housing And Development Board, Institute Of Technical Education Jurong, Jurong, Jurong Fire Station, Jurong Stadium, Jurong Town Corporation, Jurong Town Police Station, Jurong Vocational Institute, Jurong West New Town, National Day Parade, National Iron And Steel Mills, Old Boon Lay Cinema, Pan-Island Expressway, Rural West Division, Savoy Cinema, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Armed Forces, Taman Jurong, Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, Yung Ho Road, Yung Kuang Road | 10 Comments

Little Guilin and the Former Granite Quarries of Singapore

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Remember Singapore

According to Singapore’s geological map, the island’s strongest rock formation is found at the Gombak Norite, where its rock is tested to be more than ten times stronger than concrete. During its heydays, there were nine quarries operated at Gombak … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, General | Tagged Aik Hwa Quarry, Balai Quarry, Bukit Batok, Bukit Batok Town Park, Bukit Gombak MRT Station, Bukit Timah, Bukit Timah Hill, Gali Batu, Gammon Quarry, Gombak Norite, Hindhede Quarry, Ho Man Choo Quarry, Housing And Development Board, Kampong Quarry, Kampong Quarry Bawah, Kampong Quarry Hanyut, Kampong Quarry Tengah, Kekek Quarry, Ketam Quarry, Little Guilin, Mandai Quarry, Pekan Quarry, Poh Hin Quarry, Pulau Ubin, Resource Development Corporation Quarry, Sajahat Formation, Seng Chew Quarry, Seng Kee Quarry, Singapore Quarry, Tampines Quarry, Ubin Quarry | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: Housing And Development Board

Roads Named after Cargo Boats, and the Vanished Charcoal/Firewood Trade at Tanjong Rhu

A Tale of Towers and Pagodas

A Final Look at the Old Woodlands Town Centre

Singapore’s Street of Religious Harmony (Part 2) – Waterloo Street

First Toa Payoh Secondary School No More

Boon Lay, JTC and the En-Bloc Flats

Little Guilin and the Former Granite Quarries of Singapore

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