Tag Archives: Urban Redevelopment Authority

Singapore’s Street of Religious Harmony (Part 2) – Waterloo Street

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Remember Singapore

One of Singapore’s oldest streets, Waterloo Street came into existence as early as the mid-19th century. It was originally known as Church Street, but there was a clash of names as there was another Church Street at Raffles Place. Hence, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic, Religious | Tagged Albert Mall, Baba Malay Church, Battle Of Waterloo, Bencoolen Street, Bras Basah Road, Cheng Yan Court, Church Of Our Lady Of Lourdes, Church Of Saints Peter & Paul, Church Street, Dance Ensemble Singapore, Duke Of Wellington, Father Pierre Paris, Hanuman Beem Singh, Housing And Development Board, Joognee Ammal, Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Maha Kumbabishegam, Middle Road Church, North Bridge Road, Prinsep Street, Queen Street, Rochor Canal, Selegie Road, Si Beh Lor, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Calligraphy Centre, Singapore River, Sir Krishnan Temple, St Joseph’s Institution, Sungei Rochor, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Vayloo Pakirisamy Pillai, Victoria Street, Waterloo Street, William Girdlestone Shellabear | 4 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

Flashback 30 Years Ago… Singapore in 1986

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Remember Singapore

30 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Do you still remember the major events happened in Singapore in 1986? Singapore’s First Recession In early 1986, Singapore was still recovering from its first ever post-independence recession, which began … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, General, Historic | Tagged Association Of Small And Medium Enterprises, Central Provident Fund, Chaim Herzog, Chinatown, Civil Resource Mobilisation, Conservation Master Plan, Conversations With The Young, Criminal Investigation Department, Faber House, Goh Chok Tong, Gross Domestic Product, Have Three Or More, Hotel New World, Housing And Development Board, Kampong Glam, Lee Hsien Loong, Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill, Lian Yak Building, Little India, Malaysian Chinese Association, Ministry Of Defence, Ministry Of National Development, Ministry Of Trade And Industry, National Theatre, Network for Electronic Transfers, Newspaper And Printing Presses (Amendment) Bill, Owen Primary School, Pan-El Crisis, Pope John Paul II, Pulau Brani, Pulau Brani Naval Base, Republic of Singapore Navy, Serangoon Road, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Bus Services, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore Fire Service, Singapore Police Force, Singapore Stock Exchange, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Stop At Two, Tan Koon Swan, Total Fertility Rate, Toto, Town Council Act, Urban Redevelopment Authority, World Trade Centre | Leave a comment

A Little History along the Kallang River

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Remember Singapore

The Kallang River is Singapore’s longest river, starting from the Lower Peirce Reservoir, via Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Toa Payoh and Geylang Bahru, and ending at the Kallang Basin. The name Kallang had appeared as early as 1835, in a map … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic, Nostalgic | Tagged Blue Box Factory, Central Manpower Base, Fire City, Housing And Development Board, Independence Bridge, Kallang Airport, Kallang Basin Industrial Estate, Kallang Gas Works, Kallang Park, Kallang River, Kallang Road, Kampong Soopoo, Merdeka Bridge, Merdeka Lions, National Stadium, Nicoll Highway, Oasis Restaurant, Orang Kallang, Pasir Laba Camp, People's Association, Public Works Department, Sam Tat Building, Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute, Singapore Gas Company, Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple, Sungei Kallang, Temenggong Of Johor, Urban Redevelopment Authority | 6 Comments

The Old World Charm of Mountbatten

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Mountbatten Road today is a 4.5km-long road, connecting to Geylang Road on one end and linking to East Coast Road on the other, where there is a good mixture of quality bungalows and high-end apartments. New houses have been popping up in this old … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Chan Ah Kow, Chansville, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Grove Estate, Grove Hotel, Grove Road, Lee Cheng Yan, Lee Choon Guan, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Mandalay Villa, Millionaires' Bungalows, Mountbatten Road, Patricia Chan, Reuben Manasseh Meyer, Sea View Hotel, Second World War, Sing Hoe Hotel, Sungei Geylang, Tanjong Katong, Thomas Dunman, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Viceroy of India, William Dunman | 12 Comments

From Villages to Flats (Part 3) – The Traditional Shophouses

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Shophouses are commonly found in many historic cities and towns of the Southeast Asian countries, but the shophouses in Singapore and Malaysia are more similar in their architectural styles and designs, largely due to the two nations’ historical links. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Arab Street, Art Deco Style, Balestier Road, Central Business District, Changi Road, Chinatown, Chinese Baroque, Early Style, Five Foot Way, Geylang Road, Gor Kar Kee, Joo Chiat, Kaki Lima, Late Style, Modern Style, Neil Road, Plan Of The Town Of Singapore, Preservation of Monuments Board, Selegie Road, Serangoon Road, Shophouses, Tanjong Pagar Road, Transitional Style, Upper Chin Chew Street, Upper Hokkien Street, Upper Nankin Street, Upper Serangoon Road, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Urban Renewal, Verandah Riots | 6 Comments

From Hock Lam’s Beef Noodles to Funan’s Computers

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Remember Singapore

The older generation of Singaporeans would remember Hock Lam Street and its delicious beef noodles, fried kway teow and char siew rice. To the current generation, the name Funan is more associated with computers and information technology (IT). When the … Continue reading →