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10 Most Recent Articles
- A Vanishing “Countryside” of Horse Stables and Lush Greenery March 21, 2023
- The Past of Pasir Laba… Countryside Road, WW2 Fort and Army Camp February 26, 2023
- Memories of the Jurong Bird Park January 17, 2023
- Singapore Trivia – Time Adjustment for Singapore in 1982 December 31, 2022
- The Mosque of Paradise and Street of Worship at Old Choa Chu Kang Road December 27, 2022
- Landmarks of Yesteryears – Amber Mansions November 29, 2022
- Farewell to Old Tanglin Halt October 24, 2022
- The WWII Stories of Changi Chapel, Cross and Murals October 2, 2022
- The Legacies Queen Elizabeth II Left in Singapore September 11, 2022
- Nantah’s Sundial, a Time-Telling Relic Lost in Time September 5, 2022
Archive of Articles
100 Things We Love About the 80s
Our Favourite Playgrounds of Yesteryears
From Kampongs to Flats
Singapore Campaigns of the 70s/80s
Old Places in Singapore
- Ang Mo Kio Merlions
- Atbara House
- Beach Road Army Market
- Bukit Brown Cemetery
- Bukit Merah SAFRA Clubhouse
- Bukit Purmei Keramat Bukit Kasita
- Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
- Bukit Timah Turf Club
- Capitol Theatre/Building
- Central Fire Station
- Changi Commando Barrack
- Commonwealth Avenue Food Centre
- Customs Operations Command Building
- Dakota Crescent Provision Shop
- Dover Road Pelican Playground
- Ellison Building
- Esplanade Park
- Former Beach Road Police Station
- Former CID Headquarters
- Former Communicable Disease Centre (CDC)
- Former National Aerated Water Company
- Former Paya Lebar Police Station
- Former Sun Yat Sen Villa
- Geylang Serai Malay Village
- Ghim Moh Bus Terminal
- Haw Par Villa
- Hougang Rainbow Flat
- Istana Woodneuk
- Jalan Bahar Dragon Kiln
- Japanese Cemetery Park
- Jinrikisha Station
- Jurong Hill Observatory Tower
- Jurong West Nantah Arch
- Kallang National Stadium
- Kampong Lorong Buangkok
- Kampong Silat SIT Flats
- Karikal Mahal
- Katong Park Guard Sculptures
- Keppel Hill Reservoir
- Kim Keat Dinosaur Playground
- Lim Chu Kang Pier
- Lorong Chuan Overhead Bridge
- MacAlister Terrace
- MacPherson Mamak Shop
- Marine Parade Sea Breeze Lodge
- Marsiling Underpass
- Maxwell Chambers & Maxwell Chambers Suites
- Mount Sophia Tower House
- Nee Soon Post Office
- Neo Tiew Estate
- Old Bus Stops/Street Name Signage
- Old Changi Hospital
- Old Kallang Airport
- Old Tan Tock Seng Hospital
- Pasir Panjang Fort/Labrador Battery
- Pearl’s Hill Police Operational Headquarters
- People’s Park Complex
- Portsdown, Seletar & Sembawang Colonial Houses
- Pulau Ubin
- Punggol Matilda House
- Queenstown/Queensway Cinema
- Rochor Centre Coloured Flats
- Seletar Camp & Old Lamp Posts
- Sembawang Hill Estate Taxi Service Stand
- Sembawang Hot Spring
- Sentosa Blakang Mati Artillery Barrack
- Sentosa Fort Serapong
- Siglap Blocks
- Simei Beauties’ Portraits
- Singapore En-Bloc Flats
- Singapore Railway
- Sungei Road Thieves’ Market
- Taman Jurong “H-Shaped” JTC Flats
- Tanglin Barracks
- Tanglin Hill Brunei Hostel
- Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
- Tiong Bahru Bird Singing Corner
- Toa Payoh Dragon Playground
- Tuas Television World
- Upper Seletar Reservoir
- Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre
- Upper Thomson Secondary & Other Abandoned Schools
- View Road Mental Hospital
- Whampoa Dragon Fountain
- Woodlands Camps/Kranji Army Barracks
- Yan Kit Swimming Complex
- Zion Road Blue Flats
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Tag Archives: Tank Road Station
Emerald Hill – A Gem at Orchard
The beautiful Emerald Hill area today was originally a jungle when the British first arrived at Singapore. The trees were cleared between 1819 and 1836 to provide fuel for the boiling of gambier leaves. After decades of exploitation, Emerald Hill … Continue reading →
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Singapore Trivia – The Firsts and Lasts (in Everyday Life)
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 →
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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
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