Tag Archives: Singapore Improvement Trust

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 | 30 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 →

Posted in Cultural, General, Historic | Tagged Balestier Junior Technical Trade School, Central Expressway, Central Sikh Temple, Guru Nanak, Housing And Development Board, Institute Of Technical Education, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, Lazarus Rayman, May Primary School, May Road, McNair Road, McNair Road School, Ministry of Education, Movement For The Intellectually Disabled Of Singapore, National Heritage Board, Ng Teng Fong, Northlight School, Precision Engineering Institute, Rainbow Centre Balestier Special School, Rangoon Road Primary School, Rayman Estate, Shitoryu Karate Association, Silat Road Sikh Temple, Singapore Boys' Hostel, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Karate Association, Singapore Vocational Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Towner Primary School, Towner Road, Townerville, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Vocational And Industrial Training Board, Wadda Gurdwara, Wee Kim Wee | Leave a comment

Bird Singing, a Favourite Pastime of the Past

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Bird singing competitions, bird singing corners, bird singing clubs. True enough, bird singing was and is still a favourite hobby among many Singaporeans. The fascinating hobby seemed to have kicked off in Malaysia and Singapore in the late fifties. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Nostalgic | Tagged Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bird Singing Contest, Clementi, Community Centres, Gay World Stadium, Guus Van Bladel, Herbie Mann, Housing And Development Board, Jalan Besar Stadium, Jurong Bird Park, Kelab Burong Singapore, People's Association, Singapore Bird Club, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Tampines, Tiong Bahru Block 53, White-Rumped Shama | 6 Comments

SIT Apartments, Old Schools and a Famous Hawker Centre at Monk’s Hill

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Remember Singapore

SIT Apartments It is a quiet neighbourhood tucked away in a small district bounded by the Bukit Timah Road, Cavenagh Road and Clemenceau Avenue. Over here, one can find several blocks of Singapore Trust Improvement (SIT) apartments, built by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Ministry of Education, Monk's Hill Primary School, Monk's Hill Road, Monk's Hill Secondary School, Newton Boys' School, Newton Food Centre, Newton Vocational Institution, Public Utilities Board, Singapore Improvement Trust, Tanglin Tinggi Malay School, Winstedt Road, Winstedt Road School, Winston Choo | 6 Comments

Changes of Dakota – Demolition of Former Broadrick and Maju Secondary Schools

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Dakota Crescent, with its unique Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) flats and the last dove playground in Singapore, has been in the headlines for the past two years, after news of its impending demolition lured many photographers and nostalgia lovers to visit … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Broadrick Secondary School, Dakota Crescent, Dunman Road, Guillemard Camp, Joseph Francis Conceicao, Maju Secondary School, Ministry of Education, Mountbatten Primary School, Northlight School, Old Airport Road, Singapore Improvement Trust | 3 Comments

The Cambridge Estate – An “English” Estate in Singapore

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Located in the central part of Singapore, and largely bounded by Bukit Timah Road, Serangoon Road, Thomson Road and Moulmein Road, the Cambridge Estate, of Farrer Park district, is an old housing district where its inner roads are mostly named after English … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Cambridge Estate, Cambridge Road, Cambridge Road Market, Cambridge School, Carlisle Road, Central Expressway, Dorset Road, Dorset School, Dorset View, Durham Estate, Durham Road, Farrer Park, Gloucester Road, Kampong Java, Keng Lee Road, Kheng Cheng School, Ling Chi Xing Gong Temple, Little Sisters of the Poor, Masjid Tasek Utara, Norfolk Estate, Norfolk Road, Owen Estate, Owen Road, Owen School, Pek Kio, Pek Kio Community Centre, Pek Kio Market, Qing De Gong Temple, Rangoon Road School, Singapore Baptist Church, Singapore Improvement Trust, St. Michael's School, Tasek Utara Estate, The Parish of Christ Church | 37 Comments

Singapore Trivia – The Firsts and Lasts (in Everyday Life)

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Remember Singapore

A brief record of Singapore’s firsts and lasts of common things that are associated with our everyday life. 1821 – First General Hospital The history of Singapore’s first general hospital was almost as old as the country’s colonial history. The … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 4D, A&W, Beach Road Fire Station, Beverley Mai, Board of Commissioners of Currency, Cathay Building, Central Fire Station, Cross Street Fire Station, Dutronquoy's Hotel, Gaston Dutronquoy, General Electric Company, Housing And Development Board, Hwa Chong Institution, Jurong Drive-in Cinema, Kallang Airport, Konan Saiken, Lau Pa Sat, Loke Yew, London Hotel, Marine Series, Market Street, Mount Emily, Mount Emily Swimming Pool, Mount Veron, Nanyang Chinese High School, National JC, National Junior College, Orchid Series, Pan-Island Expressway, Paris Cinema, Paya Lebar Airport, Punggol, Queenstown, Raffles Place, Sang Nila Utama Secondary School, Selegie House, Seletar Airport, Serangoon Community Centre, Siglap Community Centre, Singapore Bus Services, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Improvement Trust, Singapore Polytechnic, Sunpage, Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, Tank Road Station, Tiong Bahru, Toa Payoh Flyover, Umar Pulavar Tamil High School, Winchester House, Yung Sheng Food Centre | 6 Comments

From Villages to Flats (Part 2) – Public Housing in Singapore

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Remember Singapore

The history of the public housing in Singapore is largely divided into two sections: The Singapore Improvement Trust’s (SIT) period and the Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) era. Two minor players that had also contributed in the building of public … Continue reading →