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- A Last Look at Turf City January 14, 2024
- Rejuvenation of the Old Ang Mo Kio Swimming Complex December 21, 2023
- 50 Years of Toa Payoh Swimming Complex and Stadium November 19, 2023
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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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- Bukit Brown Cemetery
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- Commonwealth Avenue Food Centre
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- Dakota Crescent Provision Shop
- Dover Road Pelican Playground
- Ellison Building
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- Former Beach Road Police Station
- Former CID Headquarters
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- Former Sun Yat Sen Villa
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- Pulau Ubin
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- Queenstown/Queensway Cinema
- Rochor Centre Coloured Flats
- Seletar Camp & Old Lamp Posts
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- Sembawang Hot Spring
- Sentosa Blakang Mati Artillery Barrack
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- 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 Grand Prix
Enter a World of Advertisement in Old Singapore (Part 2)
The National Library’s “Selling Dreams: Early Advertising in Singapore” exhibition features many advertising materials from the 1830s to 1960s, with snippets of information about the advertisers and their publications, their dreams and aspirations, as well as the way the changes … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic
Tagged Advertising And Publicity Bureau, Anchor Beer, Bata Shoe Company, Brand's Essence, C.F. Young Publicity, Carlsberg, Cathay Advertising, Cathay Hotel, Chow Kit & Co, Cold Storage Creameries, Datsun Bluebird, F&N, Federated Malay States Railway, Ford Cortina, Framroz & Co, Fraser And Neave, General Electric Company, Horlicks, Huntley & Palmers, John Little, Jubilee Cafe & Restaurant, Komala Vilas, Malayan Airways, Malayan Motors Limited, Medicines (Advertisement And Sale) Ordinance, Milo, Morphy-Richards, Morris Cars, National, National Library, Nissan Motor Co Ltd, Red Lion, Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Sale, Scott's Emulsion, Second World War, Selling Dreams Early Advertising In Singapore, Seven Seas, Singapore 1960s, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore Sling, Spicer & Robinson, The Borneo Company, Tiger Beer, Twin Birds, Whiteaway Laidlaw
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Tales of Kampongs at Old Upper Thomson Road
In the sixties and seventies, the long meandering Old Upper Thomson Road was well-known as a racing circuit for the popular Singapore Grand Prix. A lesser known fact is that it was also home to some long forgotten villages, some … Continue reading
Posted in Exotic, Historic
Tagged Hainan Village, Jalan Belang, Lorong Pelita, Old Upper Thomson Road, Public Utilities Board, Rambutan Plantation, Seah Eu Chin, Second World War, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore Grand Prix, Survey Production Centre, Thomson Nature Park, Upper Thomson Road
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Vroom Vroom… Looking Back at the Old Singapore Grand Prix
The Formula One Singapore Grand Prix has been in the headlines lately. There is a possibility that Singapore will end the race after 2017, after statistics show that its most recent ticket sales and attendance are declining. The three-day weekend … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, Historic
Tagged Akiyasu Motohashi, Aston Martin, Batu Tiga Circuit, Devil's Bend, Forces Motoring Club, Graeme Lawrence, Johore Grand Prix, Lee Han Seng, Lim Peng Han, Long Loop, Malaysian Grand Prix, Old Upper Thomson Road, Osman Abbas, Royal Air Force Changi, Selangor Grand Prix, Sembawang Circuit, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore Motor Club, Singapore Motor Sports Club, Singapore Sports Council, The Snakes, Upper Thomson Road, Yong Nam Kee
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SG50 – A Glance at Singapore in the Past 50 Years
Fifty years, fifty old and new photos of Singapore, and fifty familiar names, events and landmarks that helped to shape and define Singapore between 1965 and 2015. To celebrate SG50, let us take a look at Singapore’s enormous progress and … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural, General, Historic
Tagged Benjamin Sheares Bridge, Botanic Gardens, Central Business District, Central Expressway, Changi Airport, Chingay, City Hall, Dragon Playground, Esplanade, Ford Factory, Fort Canning Hill, Fullerton Building, Gardens By The Bay, Hawker Centre, Housing And Development Board, Jurong Bird Park, Jurong Town Corporation, Lau Pa Sat, Lee Kuan Yew, Lion City Cup, Majulah Singapura, Malaysia Cup, Marina Bay Sands, Mass Rapid Transit, Merlion, National Courtesy Campaign, National Day Parade, National Library, National Service, National Stadium, National Theatre, Night Safari, Orchard Road, Port Of Singapore Authority, Queenstown, Raffles Hotel, River Safari, S-League, SEA Games, Sentosa, Singapore Flyer, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore River, Singapore Science Centre, Singapore Zoological Gardens, Swing Singapore, Theatre By The Bay, Toa Payoh Town Garden, World Trade Centre, Youth Olympic Games
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