Tag Archives: Singapore Improvement Trust

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 | 1 Comment

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 | 3 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 | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in General | Tagged Geylang Bahru, Geylang Bahru Industrial Estate, Geylang Lorong 3, Geylang Road, Housing And Development Board, Kallang Bahru, Kallang River, Kampong Hock Soon, Kampong Koo Chye, Kampong Kuchai, Lee Rubber Factory, Lorong Tiga Estate, Sims Avenue, Singapore City Council, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Land Authority, Upper Boon Keng Road | 1 Comment

Changes of Dakota 2 – Bidding Farewell to Dakota Crescent Flats

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Remember Singapore

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 | 1 Comment

The Hauntingly Beautiful Terrace Houses of Petain Road

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Remember Singapore

There are more than 230 shophouses at Jalan Besar. The rich history of Jalan Besar’s shophouses spanned almost eight decades, ranging from the oldest shophouses that were built in the 1880s, to the post-war ones developed in the sixties. Their … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Beatty Road, Chinese Baroque, E.V. Miller, Falkland Road, Flanders Square, Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain, Housing And Development Board, J.M. Jackson, Jalan Besar, Jutland Road, Kitchener Road, Marne Road, Mohamed bin Haji Omar, Mons Road, Petain Road, Preservation of Monuments Board, Second World War, Shophouses, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Somme Road, Sturdee Road, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Verdun Road | 11 Comments

Walking Down the Memory Lane of Margaret Drive

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Remember Singapore

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 | 16 Comments

McNair Road, Townerville and the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Remember Singapore

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 →