15 February Commemoration and the Civilian War Memorial
Every year, on this date of 15 February, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) will organise the war memorial service in commemoration of the civilian victims of the Japanese...
View ArticleThe Colonial Bungalows and “Country” Roads at Sembawang
A reminder of Singapore’s colonial past, there are more than 400 colonial houses, or sometimes known as the black and white houses, still standing in different parts of Singapore. One large cluster of...
View ArticleA Siglap Tale of Kee Sun Avenue and Seaside Villa
Kee Sun Avenue today is a small quiet road leading to private semi-detached houses located between Upper Changi Coast Road and Marine Parade Road. Almost a hundred years ago, this was home to an...
View ArticleJurong Stadium Gone Under the Wrecking Ball
Completed in 1973, the old Jurong Stadium was meant to be part of the sports and recreational amenities for a rapidly developed Jurong town in the late sixties and early seventies. Managed by the...
View ArticleThe Restored Beauty of Winsland House II
Located along Penang Road are a pair of beautiful double-storey Victorian semi-detached houses, known today as part of Winsland House II. Built in the 1910s, the whitish building was designed in...
View ArticleRemnants of Singapore’s Lost Roads – Tiverton Lane
This particular area at the Orchard vicinity has a strong British and Irish flavour. Tiverton Road was named after a town in Devon county, southern England. Devon, also known as Devonshire, has its...
View ArticleA Military History of Singapore’s Pillboxes
A pillbox is a small concrete fort that is built partially underground. Forming the first line of defence, pillboxes were normally located near the coastline, providing protection to soldiers who aim...
View ArticleThe Once Mysterious Bedok and Woodlands Flats
Singaporeans always love a good ghost story. And Block 611 of Bedok Reservoir Road provided just that 30 years back. People have always been curious of vacant houses, including Housing and Development...
View ArticleThe Old Forgotten Tombstone of Jane Buyers at Lower Seletar Reservoir
At the corner of Seletar Club Road lies a small tombstone, oblivious to the joggers and cyclists who pass by the area. The inscriptions on the tombstone are fading away, after decades of exposure to...
View ArticleLooking for Bits and Pieces of Old Seletar
Seletar has changed tremendously in the past decade. The Aerospace Park is increasing well developed with many multinational companies making their investments here at the northeastern part of...
View ArticleThe Disappearance of the Historic Ellenborough Street
Ellenborough Street was laid as the road to the Ellenborough Market, built in 1845. Both were named after Lord Ellenborough, Edward Law (1790-1871), who served as the Governor-General of India between...
View ArticleThe Old Gate at Jalan Selimang and the Legacy of the Former Cycle & Carriage...
At the end of Jalan Selimang stand the old remnant of a gate made up of brick walls, wooden doors and a tiled roof. It was said that the gate was the former entrance to a grand seaside bungalow owned …...
View ArticleThe History of Singapore’s Night Soil Bucket System
The modern liveable city of Singapore today has a complete sanitation system supported by a network of sewers and water reclamation plants. Since 1997, Singapore has achieved 100% accessibility to the...
View ArticleAdam Park and its WW2 Past
Adam Park was developed as early as the 1920s. Between 1925 and 1929, colonial houses were built at Adam Park by the municipal council as housing quarters for the senior officers in the British...
View ArticleTeachers’ Housing Estate – Then and Now
Located near the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Upper Thomson Road, the small quiet neighbourhood of Teachers’ Housing Estate was first developed in 1967 by the Singapore Teachers’ Union (STU), a...
View ArticleReminiscing the Days of Steamboats, Bowling and Arcade at Marina South
For many of those who were youths in the nineties and 2000s would probably remember Marina South fondly. It was a popular and fun place of BBQ and seafood steamboats, bowling, snooker and 24-hour...
View ArticleJalan Benaan Kapal – A Forgotten Chapter in the History of Singapore’s Ship...
Futsal enthusiasts would be familiar with Jalan Benaan Kapal. But for others, even those who frequently visit the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Leisure Park Kallang or Decathlon (Kallang), it is easy to...
View ArticleBack Then When Jurong’s Drive-In Cinema Was All The Rage
Although it was eventually cancelled, the drive-in movie screening at Downtown East has gotten many movie lovers excited. The screening originally scheduled on 8 August 2020 was sold out. The news did,...
View ArticleThe Story of “The Cattle King” and his Karikal Mahal Palace
When wealthy Indian cattle merchant Moona Kadir (Kader) Sultan (1863-1937) built his mansion Karikal Mahal at East Coast Road in 1917, it was one of the grandest private residences in Singapore. It was...
View ArticleComing to the End of Jurong Road
Built in the 19th century, Jurong Road was the oldest road in the western part of Singapore. According to the Monthly Progress Report by the Municipal Engineer in 1886, Jurong Road was largely a rural...
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