Old MPH Building: where the book people are
Vanguard Building (Old MPH Building) At the junction of Armenian Street and Stamford Road is the Vanguard Building, which is still fondly remembered by many...
View ArticleAlbert Mall Street Vendors
A bunch of aunties crowd around a foldable table as the salesman does his best elevator pitch on his extremely absorbent kitchen towel in his...
View ArticleBras Basah Complex: The City of Books
Since the 1980s, Bras Basah Complex has been the go-to place for textbooks, educational resources and art materials. Many Singaporeans will fondly recall bringing their...
View ArticleThe Houses Before Arts House
Among the cluster of colonial architecture at the North East bank of the Singapore River are some of the oldest buildings in Singapore. The Empress...
View ArticleEsplanade the National Performing Arts Centre
It seems mildly offbeat to consider a contemporary building (still in its infancy stage) historically significant, but the Esplanade has come a full circle. The...
View ArticleCommemorating the 70th Anniversary of the End of World War II
One key date on the Singaporean calendar is Total Defence Day, which is marked annually on 15 February to commemorate the anniversary of the British...
View ArticleSingapore Yu Huang Gong (Former Keng Teck Whay)
On Telok Ayer Street, one of the oldest roads in Singapore, the Chongwen Ge (Singapore’s first Chinese school), Thian Hock Keng Temple (oldest existing temple...
View ArticleFirst to Bata, then to School
The strongest memories are the ones forged in our formative years. The January month signals new beginnings: a new year, new resolutions, class commencement and...
View ArticleThe Little Institution Bows Out
The last brick and mortar store of a 171-year-old shopping institution will roll its shutters permanently at the turn of 2016 and 2017. The John...
View ArticleSaint Andrew’s Cathedral
Seated on the fringe of Singapore’s civic district – amongst the concentration of some of the oldest conserved buildings – is a church that houses...
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