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- Singapore’s Heritage Tree Series – Broad-Leafed Mahogany
- A Forgotten Past – The Noah’s Ark of Pasir Panjang
- Searching for the Remaining Old Flood Gauges in Singapore
- Exploring the Remnants of Kay Siang Bunkers
- Emerald Hill – A Gem at Orchard
- The Colourful Landmark of Selegie Arts Centre
- The End of Lorong 3 Geylang Neighbourhood
- Bidding Farewell to Dakota Crescent Flats
- Singapore Trivia – A Lone Kampong House at Mandai
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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
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- 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 Mama 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: Singapore 1960s
A Forgotten Past – The Noah’s Ark of Pasir Panjang
Once located at Pasir Panjang Road 7¼ milestone (formal address was 189 West Coast Road), the zoo, dubbed as the Noah’s Ark of Pasir Panjang, was opened during the Chinese New Year period in 1957 by Tong Seng Mun (born … Continue reading
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Tagged Botanic Gardens, Chop Wah On, Jurong Bird Park, National Archives of Singapore, Pasir Panjang, Punggol Zoo, Singapore 1950s, Singapore 1960s, Singapore Miniature Zoo, Singapore Zoo, Singapore Zoological Gardens, Tong Seng Mun, Van Kleef Aquarium, West Coast Road, World League of Animal Lovers International
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Searching for the Remaining Old Flood Gauges in Singapore
Located at the junction of Cambridge Road and Carlisle Road, this old one-metre flood gauge serves as a reminder of the frequent floods that occurred in this vicinity especially in the seventies. Such flood gauges were installed at many low-lying … Continue reading
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Tagged Bishan, Bukit Timah Road, Cambridge Road, Commonwealth Avenue, Flash Floods, Flood Gauge, Flood Level Gauge, Geylang Serai, Jalan Besar, Ministry Of Environment, National Environment Agency, Operation Rehabilitation, Orchard Road, Potong Pasir, Public Utilities Board, Queenstown, Rochor, Siglap Road, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore Floods
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Bidding Farewell to Dakota Crescent Flats
Dakota Crescent and its low-rise flats were built by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) in 1958, two years before the formation of the Housing and Development Board (HDB). It was then known as the Old Kallang Airport Estate, a massive … Continue reading
Posted in General, Nostalgic
Tagged Broadrick Secondary School, Dakota Crescent, Dakota DC-3, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Dua, Jalan Empat, Jalan Enam, Jalan Lima, Jalan Satu, Jalan Tiga, Kallang Airport, Maju Secondary School, Ministry Of National Development, Mountbatten, Mountbatten Adult Education Board Centre, Mountbatten Primary School, Old Airport Road, Old Kallang Airport Estate, Royal Air Force, Save Dakota Crescent, Singapore 1960s, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Telephone Board, Singapore Traction Company, Urban Redevelopment Authority
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Jalan Benaan Kapal – A Forgotten Chapter in the History of Singapore’s Ship Repair Industry
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
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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
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The History of Singapore’s Night Soil Bucket System
The modern liveable city of Singapore today has a complete sanitation system supported by a network of sewers and water reclamation plants. Since 1997, Singapore has achieved 100% accessibility to the modern sanitation system. Toilets of modern sanitation system used … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandra Sewage Disposal Works, Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, Environmental Public Health Division, Japanese Occupation, Kim Chuan Road, Lorong Halus, Midgeley Taylor, Ministry of the Environment, Municipal Government, Municipal Sludge Disposal Works, Night Soil, Night Soil Bucket System, Public Utilities Board, Public Works Department, Rangoon Road, Robert Peirce, Sanitation System, Sewerage Master Plan, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore River, Sungei Serangoon, Sustainable Singapore Gallery
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The Disappearance of the Historic Ellenborough Street
Ellenborough Street was laid as the road to the Ellenborough Market, built in 1845. Both were named after Lord Ellenborough, Edward Law (1790-1871), who served as the Governor-General of India between 1842 and 1844. The early Ellenborough Market, located by … Continue reading
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Tagged Abalone King, Boat Quay, Canning Lane, Chop Hoo Thye, Clarke Quay, Clarke Quay MRT Station, Clarke Street, Ellenborough Market, Ellenborough Street, Fish Street, Housing And Development Board, Merchant Court Hotel, North Boat Quay, North-East Line, Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre, Read Bridge, Read Street, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore River, Swissotel Merchant Court, Teochew, Tew Chew Street, The Central
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The Fate of Old New Town Secondary School
Opposite of Margaret Drive, at the junction of Queensway and Commonwealth Avenue (previously was a roundabout called Queen’s Circus), lies the former campus of New Town Secondary School. Established in 1965, the same year as Singapore’s independence, the school was … Continue reading
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Tagged Assumption English School, Baharuddin Vocational School, Benjamin Sheares, Clementi Town Secondary School, Commonwealth Avenue, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Dover Road, Hua Yi Secondary School, Jek Yeun Thong, Lee Kuan Yew, Margaret Drive, New Town Secondary School, Queen's Circus, Queenstown, Queensway, Queensway Secondary School, Saint Theresa's Convent School, Singapore 1960s, Tanglin Integrated Secondary School, Tanglin Secondary School, Tanglin Technical Secondary School
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Walking Down the Memory Lane of Margaret Drive
Margaret Drive was named after Princess Margaret (Margaret Rose, 1930-2002), the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. Constructed in the mid-fifties, Margaret Drive was simply known by the locals as the new road, as it was the main road to … Continue reading
Posted in General, Nostalgic
Tagged Alexandra Canal, Birkhall Road School, Church Of Our Saviour, Commonwealth Avenue Food Centre, Commonwealth Avenue Wet Market, Dawson Hawker Centre, Duchess Estate, Former Queenstown Polyclinic, Golden City Theatre, Golden Crown Restaurant, Housing And Development Board, Hua Yi Government Chinese Middle School, Hua Yi Primary School, Jalan Penjara, Kay Siang Primary School, Lee Kong Chian Gardens School, Lee Kuan Yew, Margaret Drive, Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, Margaret Drive Secondary School, Margaret Rose, Masjid Jamek, Mohamed Khir Johari, Princess Estate, Princess Margaret, Princess Margaret Estate, Queenstown, Queenstown Bowl, Queenstown Branch Library, Queenstown Cinema, Queenstown Combined Clinic, Queenstown Mall, Queenstown Primary School, Queenstown Public Library, Queenstown Remand Prison, Queenstown School, Queenstown Secondary School, Queensway, Queensway Cinema, Rainbow Centre Margaret Drive School, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Improvement Trust, SkyResidence @Dawson, Strathmore School, Tah Chung Emporium, Tanglin Boys' School, Tanglin Girls' School, Tanglin Halt, Tanglin Road, The Fisherman Of Christ Fellowship, Townsville Institute, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Venus Theatre
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Reminiscences of the Old Beauty World
Located at the junction between Upper Bukit Timah Road and Jalan Jurong Kechil, used to be known as the Bukit Timah Road 7.5 milestone, was once a popular market and shopping destination for locals during weeknights and weekends. Before the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amoy Canning, Beauty World, Beauty World Centre, Beauty World Market, Beauty World MRT Station, Beauty World Plaza, Beauty World Town, Bin Seng Rubber, Bukit Timah, Bukit Timah Road 7.5 Milestone, Bukit Timah Village, Cheong Chin Nam Road, Chin Huat, Chun Tin Road, Ford Motor Company, Gay World, Giam Kok Eng, Great World, Jalan Jurong Kechil, Japanese Occupation, Lam Choon Rubber, Lam Soon Cannery, Mass Rapid Transit, New World, Pidemco Land, Second World War, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Cold Storage, Tiong Hwa Cinema, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Yeo Hiap Seng
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