Tag Archives: Tanglin Halt

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

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 | 13 Comments

Jalan-Jalan in Singapore, 1980 Version

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Remember Singapore

What were the fun activities during the school holidays in Singapore back in 1980? A news article dated in June 1980 provides some interesting insights with a list of 12 outdoor activities for students and teenagers to visit and explore … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Ama Keng, Ang Mo Kio, Asian Civilisation Museum, Bedok, Boat Quay, Bukit Timah Hill, Bukit Timah Mountain Bike Trail, Chinatown, Clifford Pier, Dairy Farm Nature Park, Dakota Crescent, East Coast Park, Google Maps, Google Street View, Kallang Basin, Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Kampong Silat, Lim Chu Kang Cemetery, Lim Chu Kang Jetty, Lim Chu Kang Road, Lower Peirce Reservoir, MacRitchie Reservoir, Marina Barrage, Marine Parade, National Gallery Singapore, National Museum of Singapore, Peranakan Museum, Pulau Ubin, Punggol Jetty, Rifle Range Nature Park, Sembawang Jetty, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Island Cruise And Ferry Services, Singapore Philatelic Museum, Singapore River, Singapore River Cruise, Tampines Fish Farm, Tanglin Halt, Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, Tanjong Rhu, Tengah Air Base, Tuas Jetty, Upper Peirce Reservoir, Woodlands, Woodlands Train Checkpoint, World Trade Centre | Leave a comment

Closure (Partial) of Tanglin Halt Close

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Remember Singapore

The loop made up of Tanglin Halt Road and Tanglin Halt Close was once the witness of the rise of Singapore’s earliest light industrial development program. When the iconic 10-storey Tanglin Halt flats were built in the early sixties (they … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Commonwealth Avenue, Commonwealth Drive, Great Malaysia Textile, Jurong Town Corporation, Lee Kah Ngam, Nippon Paint, Roxy Electric Industries, Sekisui Malaysia Company, Setron Televisions, Sheng Hou Enterprises, Tanglin Halt, Tanglin Halt Close, Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate, Tanglin Halt Road, Van Houten Chocolate | 6 Comments

A Singapura Mystery – The Queenstown Shooting 1972

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Remember Singapore

It was a sunny Sunday noon, like any other normal weekends in Singapore. Yet a tragic case happened and shocked the Singapore society; an unsolved case that still baffles many till this day, even after 43 years. On 17 September 1972, at around … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Chan Chee Chan, Queen's Circus, Queenstown Shooting, Singapore 1970s, Tanglin Halt | 4 Comments

Singapore Trivia – The Tembusu Tree and 5-Dollar Note

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Remember Singapore

If you visit the Botanic Gardens via the Tanglin gates, you may have notice the iconic Tembusu tree and find it familiar. That is because the tree, with its signature low stretching branch, is used as a motif on our current … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Botanic Gardens, Orchid Series, Portrait Series, Singapore Dollar Notes, Tanglin Halt, Tembusu Tree | 3 Comments

Tanglin Halt – Where the Trains used to Pass by

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Remember Singapore

Tanglin Halt. This was where the trains used to pass by, exchanging key tokens with the station master in order to receive the authority to enter the correct tracks. Express trains from Kuala Lumpur used to stop regularly at Tanglin … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged chup lau chu, Church of the Blessed Sacrament, SIT Flats, Sri Muneeswaran Temple, Tanglin Halt | 33 Comments

Have a Cup of Kopi…. with Butter

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Remember Singapore

It was a warm and humid afternoon. There were few customers in this old kopitiam tucked away at the ground floor of one of the old HDB flats at North Bridge Road. The sleepy neighbourhood had seen several changes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Nostalgic | Tagged Chin Hin Eating House, Coffee With Butter, Heap Seng Leong, Kopi Gu You, Kopitiam, North Bridge Road, Tanglin Halt | 10 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 →