Tag Archives: Singapore Improvement Trust

Stirling Road and Singapore’s Oldest HDB Flats

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Remember Singapore

For the longtime residents at Stirling Road, more than six decades have passed in a blink of eye. Prior to the fifties, this area was made up of swampland, plantations and burial ground. Then came development when the Singapore Improvement … Continue reading →

Redhill Close SIT Estate Walks Into History

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Remember Singapore

By October 2023, a large part of Redhill Close estate has been bulldozed, with only a couple of blocks left standing. Another old Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) estate has silently walked into the history. Redhill Close was declared for Selective En-bloc … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Bukit Merah North School, Bukit Merah Old Folk's Club, Bukit Merah Primary School, Bukit Merah South School, Bukit Merah Town Centre, Chin Leng Keng Temple, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Bukit Merah, Redhill Close, Redhill School, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Singapore Improvement Trust | 9 Comments

The “Black Bridge” of Orh Kio Tau

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Remember Singapore

In the past, the area along Havelock Road, between Zion Road and Delta Road, was colloquially known as orh kio tau (乌桥头) by the local Chinese. The name, literally “black bridge head” in Hokkien and Teochew, means “starting from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Adrian's Cane, Alexandra Canal, Alexandra Road, Boys' Brigade Headquarters, Brahmaputra Road, Bukit Ho Swee, Bukit Ho Swee Fire, City Council, Delta East School, Delta Primary School, Delta Road, Delta West School, Ganges Avenue, Havelock Estate, Havelock Estate Community Centre, Havelock Primary School, Havelock Road, Havelock Road Estate, Havelock Road School, Indus Road, Indus Square, Jalan Klinik, Mekong Walk, Mount Zion Canal, Mount Zion Road, Municipal Commission, Nile Road, Orh Kio Tau, Pipeline Arch, River Valley Road, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Bus Services, Singapore Improvement Trust, Tigris Walk, Zion Road | 13 Comments

Alexandra Post Office Walks Into History

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Remember Singapore

After more than six decades of postal services, Alexandra Post Office has walked into history on 17 June 2023. The site it occupied will be part of a public housing project in the coming years. Alexandra Post Office was opened … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Alexandra Canal, Alexandra Post Office, Alexandra Road, Alexandra Road Post Office, Francis Thomas, Post Office Savings Bank, Prince Charles Crescent, Prince Philip Avenue, Singapore Improvement Trust, Urban Redevelopment Authority | 1 Comment

Farewell to Old Tanglin Halt

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Remember Singapore

A total of 31 blocks – Block 24 to 32, 33 to 38, 40 to 45, 55 to 56, 58 to 60 and 62 to 66 – at Tanglin Halt Road and Commonwealth Drive was placed under the Selective En-Bloc … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Commonwealth Drive, Housing And Development Board, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Singapore Improvement Trust, Tanglin Halt, Tanglin Halt Food Centre, Tanglin Halt Road | 3 Comments

The Legacies Queen Elizabeth II Left in Singapore

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Remember Singapore

Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has died at an old age of 96. While Queen Victoria (1819-1901), in her 63 years of reign, managed arguably the golden era of the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth II’s record 70 … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged British Empire, Elizabeth Drive, Esplanade Park, Keppel Shipyard, Mount Elizabeth, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Philip Walk, Prince Charles Rise, Princess Anne Hill, Princess Elizabeth Community Centre, Princess Elizabeth Estate, Princess Elizabeth Flats, Princess Elizabeth Park, Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria, Queen's Circus, Queen's Close, Queen's Crescent, Queen's Dock, Queen's Way, Queenstown, Queensway, Singapore Improvement Trust, Toa Payoh | 5 Comments

Demolition of Old Boys’ Brigade Headquarters

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Remember Singapore

The old Boys’ Brigade Headquarters at Ganges Avenue is currently undergoing demolition. Located at the junction of Zion Road and the Singapore River, the premises had been The Boys’ Brigade’s base for 36 years. The history of The Boys Brigade … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Benjamin Henry Sheares, Boys' Brigade Headquarters, Chua Siak Phuang, Delta East School, Delta West School, Ganges Avenue, Havelock Primary School, Havelock School, James Milner Fraser, Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church, Second World War, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore River, The Boys' Brigade, The Singapore Battalion, Zion Road | 2 Comments

Changes of Dakota 3 – Guillemard Camp Walks into History

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Remember Singapore

Guillemard Camp was built in 1969 by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), two years after the establishment of National Service (NS). It was therefore one of the oldest SAF camps, excluding those pre-war British barracks which SAF took over in … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Broadrick Secondary School, Dakota Crescent, Guillemard Camp, Guillemard Road, Konfrontasi Period, Laurence Nunns Guillemard, Maju Secondary School, National Cadet Corps, National Service, Non-Commissioned Officer, Old Airport Road, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Infantry Regiment | 8 Comments

Exploring the Remnants of Kay Siang Bunkers

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Remember Singapore

The Kay Siang Bunkers have been hidden in the small forested area between Kay Siang Road and Margaret Road for decades. Probably built in the 1940s by the British as storage places for ammunition and other supplies, there are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Hua Yi Government Chinese Middle School, Kay Siang Bunkers, Kay Siang Road, Kay Siang School, Margaret Road, Second World War, Singapore Improvement Trust, Strathmore School, Tanglin Girls' School, Townsville Institute | 2 Comments

The End of Lorong 3 Geylang Neighbourhood

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Remember Singapore

The Lorong 3 Geylang terrace houses, 191 of them, had their 60-year leases ended on 31 December 2020. Began in 1960, the houses held on for six decades and eventually became Singapore’s first residential units to have met the expiry … Continue reading →