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10 Most Recent Articles
- “Little Thailand” No More… Rejuvenation of Golden Mile Complex May 26, 2023
- The Last Days of Kampong Lorong Fatimah April 26, 2023
- A Vanishing “Countryside” of Horse Stables and Lush Greenery March 21, 2023
- The Past of Pasir Laba… Countryside Road, WW2 Fort and Army Camp February 26, 2023
- Memories of the Jurong Bird Park January 17, 2023
- Singapore Trivia – Time Adjustment for Singapore in 1982 December 31, 2022
- The Mosque of Paradise and Street of Worship at Old Choa Chu Kang Road December 27, 2022
- Landmarks of Yesteryears – Amber Mansions November 29, 2022
- Farewell to Old Tanglin Halt October 24, 2022
- The WWII Stories of Changi Chapel, Cross and Murals October 2, 2022
Archive of Articles
100 Things We Love About the 80s
Our Favourite Playgrounds of Yesteryears
From Kampongs to Flats
Singapore Campaigns of the 70s/80s
Old Places in Singapore
- Ang Mo Kio Merlions
- Atbara House
- Beach Road Army Market
- Bukit Brown Cemetery
- Bukit Merah SAFRA Clubhouse
- Bukit Purmei Keramat Bukit Kasita
- Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
- Bukit Timah Turf Club
- Capitol Theatre/Building
- Central Fire Station
- Changi Commando Barrack
- Commonwealth Avenue Food Centre
- Customs Operations Command Building
- Dakota Crescent Provision Shop
- Dover Road Pelican Playground
- Ellison Building
- Esplanade Park
- Former Beach Road Police Station
- Former CID Headquarters
- Former Communicable Disease Centre (CDC)
- Former National Aerated Water Company
- Former Paya Lebar Police Station
- Former Sun Yat Sen Villa
- Geylang Serai Malay Village
- Ghim Moh Bus Terminal
- Haw Par Villa
- Hougang Rainbow Flat
- Istana Woodneuk
- Jalan Bahar Dragon Kiln
- Japanese Cemetery Park
- Jinrikisha Station
- Jurong Hill Observatory Tower
- Jurong West Nantah Arch
- Kallang National Stadium
- Kampong Lorong Buangkok
- Kampong Silat SIT Flats
- Karikal Mahal
- Katong Park Guard Sculptures
- Keppel Hill Reservoir
- Kim Keat Dinosaur Playground
- Lim Chu Kang Pier
- Lorong Chuan Overhead Bridge
- MacAlister Terrace
- MacPherson Mamak Shop
- Marine Parade Sea Breeze Lodge
- Marsiling Underpass
- Maxwell Chambers & Maxwell Chambers Suites
- Mount Sophia Tower House
- Nee Soon Post Office
- Neo Tiew Estate
- Old Bus Stops/Street Name Signage
- Old Changi Hospital
- Old Kallang Airport
- Old Tan Tock Seng Hospital
- Pasir Panjang Fort/Labrador Battery
- Pearl’s Hill Police Operational Headquarters
- People’s Park Complex
- Portsdown, Seletar & Sembawang Colonial Houses
- Pulau Ubin
- Punggol Matilda House
- Queenstown/Queensway Cinema
- Rochor Centre Coloured Flats
- Seletar Camp & Old Lamp Posts
- Sembawang Hill Estate Taxi Service Stand
- Sembawang Hot Spring
- Sentosa Blakang Mati Artillery Barrack
- Sentosa Fort Serapong
- Siglap Blocks
- Simei Beauties’ Portraits
- Singapore En-Bloc Flats
- Singapore Railway
- Sungei Road Thieves’ Market
- Taman Jurong “H-Shaped” JTC Flats
- Tanglin Barracks
- Tanglin Hill Brunei Hostel
- Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
- Tiong Bahru Bird Singing Corner
- Toa Payoh Dragon Playground
- Tuas Television World
- Upper Seletar Reservoir
- Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre
- Upper Thomson Secondary & Other Abandoned Schools
- View Road Mental Hospital
- Whampoa Dragon Fountain
- Woodlands Camps/Kranji Army Barracks
- Yan Kit Swimming Complex
- Zion Road Blue Flats
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Tag Archives: Ng Teng Fong
Sloane Court Hotel and other Former Hotels of Singapore
Located along Balmoral Road at the prime district 10 vicinity, Sloane Court Hotel became the latest hotel in Singapore to end its business. It was recently acquired by Tiong Seng Holdings and Ocean Sky International for $80 million; its site … Continue reading
Posted in General, Historic
Tagged Adelphi Hotel, Amber Close, ANA Hotel, Anson Road, Apollo Hotel, Armenian Street, Asian Currency Crisis, Balmoral Road, Bellevue Hotel, Berkeley Restaurant, Boulevard Hotel, Cairnhill Hotel, Caledonian Hotel, Century Park Sheraton Hotel, Cockpit Hotel, Coleman Street, Copthorne Orchard Hotel, Crown Prince Hotel, Cuscaden Road, Dai-Ichi Hotel, Duke Hotel, Dunearn Road, Dutronquoy's Hotel, Embassy Hotel, Eu Tong Sen Street, Furama Riverfront Singapore, Garden Hotel, Gaston Dutronquoy, Goodwood Park Hotel, Grand Hotel de l’Europe, Grand Park Orchard, Great Southern Hotel, Havelock Road, Hong Leong Group, Hotel Ambassador, Hotel De La Paix, Hotel Malaysia, Hotel New Hong Kong, Hotel Van Wijk, Jalan Rumbia, Katong Park Hotel, Khoo Teck Puat, Kwek Hong Png, Lion City Hotel, London Hotel, M Hotel, Marco Polo Hotel, Mayfair City Hotel, Mayfair Hotel, Merlin Hotel, Ming Court Hotel, Nam Tin, Nassim Road, New 7th Storey Hotel, Ng Teng Fong, Novotel Orchid Inn, Oberoi Imperial Hotel, Orchard Road, Orchid Inn, Raffles Hotel, River Valley Road, Rochor Road, Sea View Hotel, Singapura Forum Hotel, Sloane Court Hotel, Tanglin Circus, Tanglin Road, The Imperial, The Light At Cairnhill, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Yu Kwok Chun, Yue Hwa Chinese Products
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McNair Road, Townerville and the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital
Along McNair Road is an interesting sight, where the prewar terrace houses meet the modern public flats in an interesting mix of old and new architecture. Townerville, the prominent landmark of the McNair/Towner vicinity, refers to the rows of double-storey … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, General, Historic
Tagged Balestier Junior Technical Trade School, Central Expressway, Central Sikh Temple, Guru Nanak, Housing And Development Board, Institute Of Technical Education, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, Lazarus Rayman, May Primary School, May Road, McNair Road, McNair Road School, Ministry of Education, Movement For The Intellectually Disabled Of Singapore, National Heritage Board, Ng Teng Fong, Northlight School, Precision Engineering Institute, Rainbow Centre Balestier Special School, Rangoon Road Primary School, Rayman Estate, Shitoryu Karate Association, Silat Road Sikh Temple, Singapore Boys' Hostel, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Karate Association, Singapore Vocational Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Towner Primary School, Towner Road, Townerville, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Vocational And Industrial Training Board, Wadda Gurdwara, Wee Kim Wee
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