Chitchat Blast from Singapore's past

[yinyang]

Clarke Q public loo 1970

 

[yinyang]

Found this interesting piece on "warning" for out of bounds to army blokes :p

 

[jw5]

Oh dear!!! What have they done to beautiful Capitol!!!!

It is now a huge complex with a 900 seater theatre and shopping mall inside.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Aka thieves market, you could "re-discover" your stereo lost from last night:p

Unsure if this is authentic laksa joint

Yes the laksa stall is the authentic one after 2 migrations from ice factory to food court opposite ah boy motor and now current location at Jin shui coffeeshop.

I got my windscreen wipers stolen and found the exact ones on sale in sungei road 4 hrs later

 

[Charlie99]

The old National Library and the coffeeshop next to it.

I recall eating won ton noodles there, as a schoolboy.

 

[Charlie99]

This was the original location. So the photo would be before 1970.
Infront of hainanese clan building which roughly is where Prince/jade cinemas shaw leisure gallery now.
Later shifted to esplanade stretch (the original esplanade).

That photo of the Old Satay Club is definitely before 1969, because in the late 1960's, my teacher took my brother and I to eat at the Satay Club at Queen Elizabeth Walk.

 

[looneytan]

Jonny, agree with you. Though expensive and ostentatious looking, the design and layout is really bad. Hardy any traffic because I suspect once you are in there you not going back. I understand that the partners have gone to high court as they want to get out. I wonder who the architect is.

http://www.slideserve.com/miriam/richard-meier

 

[eatshitndie]

no love for old sg when she was filthy and a dump. thanks to lky, sg became spanking space city from sinking swamp. :p

this is not sg but reminds me of sg in the 60s - trash all over. only the filthy roadside food is memorable.

 

[looneytan]

Lau Pa Sat 1970s? Can't recall this shape, before redoing?

yes, Lau Pa Sat, used to be there every Sunday morning

after it was closed few stalls from there moved to Amoy street food center

 

[yinyang]

yes, Lau Pa Sat, used to be there every Sunday morning
after it was closed few stalls from there moved to Amoy street food center

Thanks, believe this was temporary location before move -nearer to docks side

 

[yinyang]

Bottom pic from 1972

 

[yinyang]

Kallang airport (before Paya Lebar)

 

[yinyang]

Bussorah St 1965

 

[yinyang]

Chinatown market 1983, same year they were told to move out. Change of era

 

[yinyang]

Cathay, iconic then

 

[yinyang]

Old Ponggol. Then a small bus depot, with fumes to go with seafood

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Bottom pic from 1972

The river was dirty and smelly.
The fact they needed 10 years to 'clean' it up says it all....

 

[yinyang]

Chijmes then

 

[yinyang]

Charcoal trader

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Cathay, iconic then

Believe it or not....This building was once the tallest in South East Asia.