Tag Archives: Jurong Town Corporation

Back Then When Jurong’s Drive-In Cinema Was All The Rage

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Remember Singapore

Although it was eventually cancelled, the drive-in movie screening at Downtown East has gotten many movie lovers excited. The screening originally scheduled on 8 August 2020 was sold out. The news did, however, bring back fond memories of the good … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural | Tagged Cathay Organisation, Doctor In Trouble, Downtown East, Fairway Country Club, Housing And Development Board, Jek Yeun Thong, Jurong Drive-in Cinema, Jurong Town Corporation, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Taman Jurong, The Big Boss, Yuan Ching Road | 4 Comments

Jalan Benaan Kapal – A Forgotten Chapter in the History of Singapore’s Ship Repair Industry

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Remember Singapore

Futsal enthusiasts would be familiar with Jalan Benaan Kapal. But for others, even those who frequently visit the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Leisure Park Kallang or Decathlon (Kallang), it is easy to miss this quiet stretch of road. Jalan Benaan Kapal … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Benjamin Sheares Bridge, Eagle Engineering, East Coast Parkway, Geylang River, Jalan Benaan Kapal, Jalan Benaan Kapal Hawker Centre, Jurong Town Corporation, Kallang, Kallang Airport, Kallang Basin, Kallang Park, Kallang Stadium, Lim Kim San, National Environment Agency, National Stadium, Shipyard Row, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Sungei Geylang, Tanjong Rhu, The Cage | 4 Comments

Looking for Bits and Pieces of Old Seletar

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Remember Singapore

Seletar has changed tremendously in the past decade. The Aerospace Park is increasing well developed with many multinational companies making their investments here at the northeastern part of Singapore. It is also more accessible now with a direct route, via … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Bayswater Road, Changi Airport Group, Church Of The Epiphany, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Department of Civil Aviation, Hamilton Place, Hay Market, Hyde Park Gate, Jalan Kayu, Jalan Kayu Bus Terminal, Jurong Town Corporation, Lambeth Walk, Maida Vale, Old Birdcage Walk, Oxford Street, Park Lane, Piccadilly Circus, Royal Air Force Seletar, Second World War, Seletar, Seletar Aerospace Drive, Seletar Aerospace Park, Seletar Aerospace Way, Seletar Air Base, Seletar Airport, Seletar Airport Passenger Terminal, Seletar Base Golf Course, Seletar Camp, Seletar Country Club, Singapore Armed Forces, Sussex Garden, Swallow Street, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Wheeler's Estate | 4 Comments

Jurong Stadium Gone Under the Wrecking Ball

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Remember Singapore

Completed in 1973, the old Jurong Stadium was meant to be part of the sports and recreational amenities for a rapidly developed Jurong town in the late sixties and early seventies. Managed by the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), the stadium … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Football Association of Singapore, Geylang Stadium, Jalan Besar Stadium, Jurong, Jurong Stadium, Jurong Town Corporation, Medo Coffee, National Day, National Day Parade, National Football League, Ovaltine League, Queenstown Stadium, Registry Of Vehicles, S-League, Sinchi Football Club, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Armed Forces, Taman Jurong, Toa Payoh Stadium | 8 Comments

The Colonial Charms of Wessex Estate’s Black and White Houses

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Even as the rapid development of the one-north biomedical, media and other engineering industries creep towards its doorstep, a walk around Wessex Estate, off Portsdown Road, still makes one feel he has travelled back in time. Wessex Estate’s clusters of … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, General | Tagged Housing And Development Board, Jalan Hang Jebat, Jurong Town Corporation, Pasir Panjang Army Children's School, Portsdown Road, Wessex Estate, Wessex Estate Malay School, Westbourne Road, Weyhill Close, Whitchurch Road, Whitechurch Road, Wilton Close, Woking Road | 15 Comments

Singapore Monuments in Lego @National Library

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Remember Singapore

The National Heritage Board (NDB) collaborates with My Little Brick Shop in the Building History: Monuments In Bricks And Blocks exhibition, which display Singapore’s eight national monuments made with more than 110,000 Lego pieces. The exhibition is currently held at … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Building History: Monuments In Bricks And Blocks, Central Fire Station, Hokkien Huay Kuan, Jurong Town Corporation, Jurong Town Hall, Nanyang University, National Heritage Board, National Library, National Museum of Singapore, Preservation of Monuments Board, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sultan Mosque, Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, Thian Hock Keng Temple | Leave a comment

The Beginning of Singapore’s Expressways

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Remember Singapore

The first blueprint of Singapore’s expressway network began in 1968, when it was mapped out as part of the State and City Planning Project. The authorities recognised that expressways were the best method to provide better and faster travel in … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Api Api Flyover, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Ayer Rajah Industrial Estate, Benjamin Sheares Bridge, Bukit Timah Expressway, Buona Vista Flyover, Central Expressway, Chantek Flyover, East Coast Parkway, Eco-Link @BKE, Electronic Road Pricing, Gali Batu Flyover, Jurong Expressway, Jurong Hill Flyover, Jurong Town Corporation, Kallang Expressway, Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway, Keppel Viaduct, Kim Keat Flyover, Kranji Expressway, Laguna Flyover, Lam San Flyover, Land Transport Authority, Marina Coastal Expressway, Mass Rapid Transit, Nanyang Flyover, North-South Expressway, Pan-Island Expressway, Park Connector Networks, Paya Lebar Expressway, Public Works Department, Seletar Expressway, Sembawang Expressway, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore 1990s, State And City Planning Project, Tampines Expressway, Tuas Checkpoint Viaduct, Tuas West Underpass | Leave a comment

Closure (Partial) of Tanglin Halt Close

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Remember Singapore

The loop made up of Tanglin Halt Road and Tanglin Halt Close was once the witness of the rise of Singapore’s earliest light industrial development program. When the iconic 10-storey Tanglin Halt flats were built in the early sixties (they … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Commonwealth Avenue, Commonwealth Drive, Great Malaysia Textile, Jurong Town Corporation, Lee Kah Ngam, Nippon Paint, Roxy Electric Industries, Sekisui Malaysia Company, Setron Televisions, Sheng Hou Enterprises, Tanglin Halt, Tanglin Halt Close, Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate, Tanglin Halt Road, Van Houten Chocolate | 6 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

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 →