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Singapore retail graveyard

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Miss these old names:

Flam
Borders
Gramaphone
Tower Records
A&W
Carrefour
Pageone
Manolo Blanik
Ponderosa
Swizzler
Jco
Wimpy's
Avalon (worldwide 1st to close)
Harry Ramsden
Video Eazy
Prologue
Harris
Banquet
Banana Republic
Gap
Books Actually
Crazy Horse
Fancl
Taco Bell
Banquet
Perlini's
Five Star Tours
Euro Asia
FrancFranc
Sembawang Music
Aussino
River Island
U2
This Fashion
Big O Cafe
Ocean Pacific
Lane Crawford
Shop & Save
Hardee's
Mrs Fields
Rotiboy
1.99 shop
Cost Plus
Cafe Cartel
Angie's the Choice
Seyui
Au Printemps
Sogo
Yaohan
Daimaru
Sanur Indo restuarant
Dairyfarm [HK]
Galeries Lafayette
Habotat
Kerry's
K-Mart
Tops
Tokyu
Hakku Kimisawa
Metro Jaya
Meitesu
Athletes Foot
Habitat
Emporium Holdings
WyWy
Stussy
 
There are many retail casualties at malls. Every few weeks or months some small indie shop closes for good and gets boarded up.

On the boards:
"Look out for a new shopping experience coming your way!"

or a similar upbeat message. :rolleyes:
 
WyWy Wonderspace game arcade:

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ahh the good old tower records at pacific plaza, so big and spacious you can walk around and browse the comics to your heart content
 
my favorite better batter of the 80s at paragon was no more. :(
 
In the 1980s, there was a playground on the roof of Wisma Atria, accessible only by lift.
 
laksaboy said:
Sizzler's.

At least Tony Roma's, one of the older restaurants, is still in existence.

Though I believe the quality of the food has deteriorated.
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tony roma's has horrible food, including their signature ribs. and this is after chapter 11 and a new management. i used to frequent their joint in mountain view until someone got shot. :eek:
 
The various Japanese restaurants and izakayas found at Hong Leong Gardens. That whole building has been demolished and a new condo/mall is built in its place.

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the old mph building was a classic, then some private school moron took over and turned it into crap
 
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