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Mobile Food Sellers of Yesteryear
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THE OLD AND THE NEW LIE SIDE BY SIDE IN CHINATOWN. BUT SOON THE OLD TWO-STOREY SHOPHOUSES WILL GIVE WAY TO MODERN HIGHRISE BUILDINGS. THIS AREA, BOUNDED BY SMITH STREET, SAGO STREET, SAGO LANE AND NEW BRIDGE ROAD IS BEING CHANGED BY URBAN REDEVELOPMENT. DEATH HOUSES LINING SAGO LANE, OLD HAWKER STALLS IN SAGO STREET, MARKETS IN SMITH STREET AND OTHER ALLEYWAYS WILL SOON BE HISTORY AS THE AREA, ALONG WITH THE REST OF CHINATOWN
circa oct 1975......
circa oct 1975......
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okie, kingrant, back to food place....... my favourite Rasa Singapura (in the 80s) ........
Lau Goh Carrot Cake, The best orginal Indian Rojak from near SJI ( Bras Basah), The original Chee Cheong Fun with prawns or mushrooms ( can we say the orginator), Kueh pati/popiah...the sugar cane juice...
Who can forget Rasa Singaura...was sad it had to give way to progress...it kept eating in Orchard Rd/Tanglin area AFFORDABLE, back then we still have Taman Serasi at Botanic Gardens...the satays, mee siam, the dry noodle stall, the famous "ang moh lew lian' drink ( the original not imitator) aka Soursop drink...
All at AFFORDABLE price for us who have to frequent Orchard Rd for entertainment...
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THE OLD AND THE NEW LIE SIDE BY SIDE IN CHINATOWN. BUT SOON THE OLD TWO-STOREY SHOPHOUSES WILL GIVE WAY TO MODERN HIGHRISE BUILDINGS. THIS AREA, BOUNDED BY SMITH STREET, SAGO STREET, SAGO LANE AND NEW BRIDGE ROAD IS BEING CHANGED BY URBAN REDEVELOPMENT. DEATH HOUSES LINING SAGO LANE, OLD HAWKER STALLS IN SAGO STREET, MARKETS IN SMITH STREET AND OTHER ALLEYWAYS WILL SOON BE HISTORY AS THE AREA, ALONG WITH THE REST OF CHINATOWN
circa oct 1975......
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That hole became Chian town Hawkers plus wet market complex...to house all those who ply by the streets...
Sago Lane ( Sai Yen Kai) where all the funeral parlours were, was demolished and left empty for years, until I understand why they built the Budha Tooth Temple over that space...ying/yang balance...any other business, I guess it would be bad karmafor those who believe in it...
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Good pictures of the Dhoby Ghaut corner but the pictures are from different years.
The 1st picure showa the Sandoz billboard. What you don't see is that it lights up showing the time,.Traffic is shown as going 2 way, latter it became 1 way traffic as we know it today.
The British Council library moved to the Cathay Building, then to the Rubber House at Raffles.
I had forgotten British Council at that part of Orchard, I frequented it when it was at Cathay & then later Rubber House, which became Shell right?
Do people today stilluses British Council???
Same here, only started going to the BC when it was conveniently located at Cathay building.
I only remember going to Rubber House(Shell) once. Unfortunately its history now, a victim of progress. Its where Hitachi building is now standing.
I think the youth of today are just too busy to go to libraries like the USIS(US) or Brit Council unless they are looking for info on univeties. I do . Remember seeing the USIS at top floor of MPH at Stamford Rd.
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80's. My regular lunch here, work at nearby Ocean Building.
wow! i almost forgot about this!!! had lunch at this hawker before!!! this is where the maybank along singapore river now right?
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yes bro, the cold storage still operate till recent years until the developer erect a condo "the sea view" there. actually on the same site, there was a hotel call the sea view hotel right?
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This may be a long shot and abit OT; do anyone of you still happen to be in possession of the sliver grey trangular plastic spaceship piggy bank issued by Standchart in the 70s'?
Surprised Wonderland survived until 1986. I remember going there when it 1st open and a few years later in the 70's
When it first opened it was a madhouse, very packed & crowded. On later visits it was very quiet. Back then it wasn't that easy to get to the National stadium unless you had your own transport.
I think Universal will face the same problems. People want to see change they won't want to see the same things.
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1971 Orchard Road Carpark Hawker
1977
wow! make me damn hungry now!
look so delicious!
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okie, kingrant, back to food place....... my favourite Rasa Singapura (in the 80s) ........
Lau Goh Carrot Cake, The best orginal Indian Rojak from near SJI ( Bras Basah), The original Chee Cheong Fun with prawns or mushrooms ( can we say the orginator), Kueh pati/popiah...the sugar cane juice...
Who can forget Rasa Singaura...was sad it had to give way to progress...it kept eating in Orchard Rd/Tanglin area AFFORDABLE, back then we still have Taman Serasi at Botanic Gardens...the satays, mee siam, the dry noodle stall, the famous "ang moh lew lian' drink ( the original not imitator) aka Soursop drink...
All at AFFORDABLE price for us who have to frequent Orchard Rd for entertainment...
OMG, Rasa Singapura. LOL. The O Chian (Oyster omelette) there was the best. ALways a long line up for it.
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THE OLD AND THE NEW LIE SIDE BY SIDE IN CHINATOWN. BUT SOON THE OLD TWO-STOREY SHOPHOUSES WILL GIVE WAY TO MODERN HIGHRISE BUILDINGS. THIS AREA, BOUNDED BY SMITH STREET, SAGO STREET, SAGO LANE AND NEW BRIDGE ROAD IS BEING CHANGED BY URBAN REDEVELOPMENT. DEATH HOUSES LINING SAGO LANE, OLD HAWKER STALLS IN SAGO STREET, MARKETS IN SMITH STREET AND OTHER ALLEYWAYS WILL SOON BE HISTORY AS THE AREA, ALONG WITH THE REST OF CHINATOWN
circa oct 1975......
They should not have tore down those old shop houses. They could have remodeled them, and they would have retained the original flavour fo the place. High rise, u can find anywhere in S'pore. Who ever was in charge of NAtional development in those days should be dead. Oops, he is dead. Teh Chean Wan.
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Used to have them, including the Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Dumbo & one Mickey Mouse from Standard Chartered Bank HK..plus my first copper made safe from Chung Khiaw Bank ( Tiong Bahru Branch)...sigh! you remind me, lost in a box during house moving...
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It was Chartred Bank....and a row of shop houses in between that include Marican & sons...before it became SCB...the hawkers were there already...
Just to name a few, the char kway teow, the wanton noodle with the plump daughter ( they moved to Cairnhill hawker centre), the sugar cane juice, the cut fruit store, hor fun store...the Indian Muslim Food Corner that becomes a colourful bood bazaar during Ramandan....
sure beats eating at air-conditioned food court, that is expensive & have souless foods...:p
