Tag Archives: Singapore 1970s

Reminiscences of the Old Beauty World

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Remember Singapore

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 →

Posted in Nostalgic | 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 | 13 Comments

The Architectural Legacy of Pearl Bank Apartments

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Located on top of Pearl’s Hill, the Pearl Bank Apartments was built in 1976, and designed by local architect Tan Cheng Siong in a unique horseshoe shape when viewed from the above. At 113m tall, the building offered its residents … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Brutalism, Golden Mile Complex, Hock Seng Enterprise, Housing And Development Board, Housing and Urban Development Company, One Pearl Bank, Park Road School, Pearl Bank, Pearl Bank Apartments, Pearl Bank School, Pearl's Hill, Pearl's Hill Park, Pearl's Hill School, People's Park Complex, Singapore 1970s, Tan Cheng Siong, Urban Redevelopment Authority | Leave a comment

The Vanished Colourful Landmark of Rochor

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Remember Singapore

The colourful Rochor Centre flats, previously bounded by Rochor Road, Ophir Road and Queen Street, had seen their demolition completed. Motorists could no longer see the eye-catching landmark on their ways along the busy Rochor Road and Ophir Road. The … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Fu Lu Shou Complex, Housing And Development Board, Interim Upgrading Programme, Kelantan Complex, Little Johor, North-South Corridor, Ophir Road, Queen Street, Queen Street Bus Terminal, Queen Street Taxi Terminal, Rochor Centre, Rochor Road, Sim Lim Square, Sim Lim Tower, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Tanjong Pagar Plaza | 1 Comment

Sembawang’s Kampong Mosque and Former Coastal Villages

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Located in the secondary forest at the corner of Sembawang is an old mosque called Masjid Petempatan Melayu Sembawang. Built in 1963, the mosque served as a place of worship for the Muslim community living at Sembawang. Prior to that, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic, Religious | Tagged Gotong Royong, Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim, Jalan Inggu, Jalan Ketuka, Jalan Mempurong, Jalan Selimang, Jalan Tanjong Irau, Kampong Hailam, Kampong Lobang Bom, Kampong Tanjong Irau, Kampong Tengah, Kampong Tengah Holiday Camp, Kampong Wak Hassan, Lorong Balai, Lorong Nibong, Lorong Resam, Malay Settlement, Masjid Jumah Sembawang, Masjid Kampong Tengah, Masjid Naval Base, Masjid Petempatan Melayu, Mobile Film Unit, People's Association, Petempatan Melayu Sembawang, Pulau Ubin Youth Camp, Sembawang, Sembawang Road, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Sungei Simpang Kiri, Tanah Merah Youth Camp, Tanjong Irau Beach, Wak Hassan Bin Ali | 8 Comments

The Idyllic Days of Changi Creek and Villages

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Singapore has many rivers and waterways, one of which is Sungei Changi, also commonly known as Changi Creek (creek refers to a narrow, sheltered waterway), a short river situated at the northeastern part of Singapore. The Changi area, by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Nostalgic | Tagged Ayer Gemuroh Malay School, Changi Airport, Changi Creek, Changi Creek Reservoir, Changi Village, Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home, Cheshire Home, Children's Society Convalescent Home, Crippled Children's Home, Kampong Ayer Gemuroh, Kampong Beting Kusa, Kampong Tanah Merah Besar, Nicoll Drive, Public Works Department, Singapore 1970s, Sir John Nicoll, Telok Paku Road | 4 Comments

Retracing the 26 Tracks of Punggol Road

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Remember Singapore

A section of the old Punggol Road has walked into history in late August 2018. The pedestrianisation project will convert the 1.5km-long stretch of the road, between Punggol Drive and Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue, into a heritage trail which can also … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Buangkok South Farmway, Cheng Lim Farmway, Choon Seng Seafood, Coney Island, Hock Kee Seafood, Jalan Merdu, Jalan Punggol, Jalan Serangoon Kechil, Kampong Pinang, Kampong Punggol, Kampong Serangoon Kechil, Kampong Sungei Tengah, Kampong Wak Sumang, Kangkar, Lorong Buangkok, Lorong Sengkang, Masjid Wak Sumang, Meng Teck Chinese School, Northshore, Ponggol Hotel, Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue, Ponggol Twenty-Fourth Avenue, Primary Production Department, Punggol Beach Massacre, Punggol Farmway, Punggol Fishing Port, Punggol Jetty, Punggol Malay School, Punggol Marina, Punggol New Town, Punggol Point, Punggol Point Community Centre, Punggol Port Road, Punggol Road, Punggol Rural Centre, Punggol Wholesale Fish Market, Punggol Zoo, Seashore Seafood, Second World War, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, St Anne's Church, St Joseph's Convent, Sungei Pinang, Sungei Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Upper Serangoon Road, Whee Heng Seafood | 16 Comments

Toa Payoh Rise’s Past and Present

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Remember Singapore

Relatively undisturbed for the past 50 years, Toa Payoh Rise may see a big change in the coming years, due to its location being one of the areas that will be affected by the construction of the North-South Corridor, Singapore’s … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Armand Joseph Braga, Blind Rise, Caldecott MRT Station, Changi General Hospital, City Council, Committee On Street Names, Convent Of The Good Shepherd, Girls' Homecraft Centre, Jalan Buta, Jalan Toa Payoh, Lions Clubs Of Singapore, Maria Hertogh Riot, Marymount Convent, Marymount Convent School, Marymount Road, Ministry Of Social Affairs, North-South Corridor, Public Works Department, Singapore 1970s, Singapore Association For The Blind, Singapore Association For The Visually Handicapped, Thomson Road, Thomson Road General Hospital, Thomson Road Hospital, Toa Payoh, Toa Payoh Girls' Home, Toa Payoh Hospital, Toa Payoh Rise, Toa Payoh Rise Apartments, White Cane Road | 1 Comment

Singapore Trivia – Old Dragons of Whampoa and Toa Payoh

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Remember Singapore

Two dragons have been standing tall at the heartlands of Whampoa and Toa Payoh for more than 40 years. Both of them were built in the late sixties and early seventies, as landmarks and identities for the upcoming housing estates … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Dragon Fountain, Dragon Pillar, Housing And Development Board, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Toa Payoh, Toa Payoh Lorong 3, Whampoa | 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 | 1 Comment

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 →