I feel your nostalgia but I am not familiar with that part of the island.
Old things and places are going away at an incredible speed on this island.
Even the most unlikely ones such as: an old low-rise condo, an old mall, an old office building in the CBD, shops in the HDB heartlands etc.
Do you have that photo whereby only one stall-holder held out in the centre of Siglap Market,
whereby all other stall-holders had accepted the compensation and left?
That photo was quite famous, as the stall was there for a long time, at least a year, I think.
I like Siglap. A very nice part of Singapore. Yet to be totally over-run by foreigners.
An familiar landmark from yesteryear - Siglap Market. Demolished to make way for the current Siglap Centre
Similar angle of Siglap Market but photo taken in early 1960s. Siglap has certainty come a long way since then ....
I used to train for my bike races up that hill. It was a pathetic climb but it was all I had at the time.
More of siglap pics please, I stayed there for years before moving out but later on in my late teens i came back but to work in F&b
Similar angle of Siglap Market but photo taken in early 1960s. Siglap has certainty come a long way since then ....
Siglap has always had its fair share of foreigners. In the 60s, it was the British Forces families right up to now where India Indian's have congregated in large numbers around the Siglap Centre area where there is a Global Indian School nearby and lots of Indian Restaurants have sprung up around this area.
The origin of the name Siglap came from the Malay word - "Si Gelap" which apparently means "The Dark One". Perhaps the early settlers knew what will happen one day i.e. invaded by Indians :p
I like Siglap. A very nice part of Singapore. Yet to be totally over-run by foreigners.