Tag Archives: Sparrow Playground

Memories of the Old Clementi Town Centre

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Remember Singapore

Bounded by Commonwealth Avenue West and Clementi Avenue 3, the Clementi Town Centre was built in 1980 with facilities such as clinics, cinemas, hawker centres, a wet market and a library to provide convenience for the residents. All the HDB … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged A&W Restaurant, Cecil Clementi Smith, Clementi Book Store, Clementi Bus Interchange, Clementi Town Centre, Emporium Holdings, Empress Cinema, Home Ownership Scheme, Reformatory Road, Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, Sparrow Playground, West Coast-Ayer Rajah Town Council | 29 Comments

Our Favourite Playgrounds of Yesteryears

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Remember Singapore

How many of you have spent hours of your childhood playing in these sand-based playgrounds with local-styled designs? Many of them, built in the late seventies, are the works of Khor Ean Ghee (born 1935), Maria Boey, Lee Kwee Wah … Continue reading →