Much has been written about KTM Tracks lately. A simple search on Google and Yahoo will bring you to numerous websites such as this and this. After all, this cantankerous relic was Singapore's brave new world in the early 20th century. I have always been a believer of my secondary school's motto, "Rooted in Tradition, Equipped for the Future."
一摊油条传三代 在玛格列熟食中心，“生活公市”说得上是个客至如云的摊子。这个小摊子，不售卖任何煮炒；摊子主人则一年三百六十五天，天天在摊内起个炉炸上一条条的油条。 “生活公市”摊主李马才先生（58岁）是这家油条摊的第三代。 祖父自中国南来便炸油条为业，后来其父亦继承了祖父的业务。“生活公市”自1969年起，正式迁入玛格列熟食中心营业。李先生从小便跟随父亲学手艺，在油锅边打转。 李先生的油条，以香脆爽口闻名。在80年代初，李先生每一日几乎可炸近200条油条。李家一家五人总要齐齐上阵来应付顾客的需要。 如今，虽然李先生的摊子已搬迁到亚历山大村熟食中心，但他对玛格列熟食中心仍然十分怀念。再见了，玛格列熟食中心！
Mr. Phoon Hon Sun, 64, and his family started selling barbeque pork from a pushcart at the terminal for Hock Lee bus service no.9 some 53 years ago. The bus terminal was located next to Blocks 6B and 7 along Margaret Close, a cluster of flats which were demolished during the 1990s. A familiar sight no more Every afternoon, residents who lived in the seven
Last week, MyQueenstown team interviewed Mdm Chan about her life in Blk 15 Holland Drive. Under SERS, she was assigned a new apartment in the newly developed blocks just a stone throw sway. Today, we visit Hisham Suni, 38, who moved over from Blk 17 to his new apartment in Blk 18C Holland Drive. Hisham Suni and his son =) Hisham is delighted by his new ap
Blk 15, Holland Drive looked vacant and cold when MyQueenstown team visited this morning. The shop houses under the apartment block were all covered with card boards and all that was left were traces of glass panels, which could possibly be a beauty parlor in its place before. The lift was still working. Mdm Chan - a long time resident at Holland Drive A c
The front door was wide open when MyQueenstown team visited Mr Lee, 78, at his apartment in Blk 74 Commonwealth Drive. Feeling curious, we knocked onto the door and was greeted by a sleepy looking Mr Lee. Mr Lee who lives alone at Block 74 Retired more than a decade ago, Mr Lee is living alone as he prefers being independent to tagging along with his chi
A week ago, Mr. Eric Tan, Director of the National Archives of Singapore, explained that the archives have generously acceded to our requests for photographs to be published in our website, upcoming book and newsletter. This was not the full story. Last year, we wrote in to the National Archives of Singapore, requesting them to sponsor photographs of the ol
Tanglin Halt residents are wokened up by the vociferous wailing of nadaswaram and thavil ensemble at Sri Muneeswaran Temple this morning. More than 15,000 residents and devotees have gathered at the Southeast Asia's largest Hindu temple worshiping the Muneeswaran god to witness the consecration ceremony. A consecration ceremony is a festive occasion done on
女皇弄组屋 同一垃圾糟 两年3纵火 女皇弄组屋走廊垃圾糟,三度起火,居民人心惶惶,警列恶作剧纵火处理。 位于女皇镇一带的女皇弄第21座组屋8楼的电梯口,今早7时15分左右发生大火。 一名住在事发地点附近的居民,惊见滚滚黑烟从该处冒出 最高74万5000元 最低40多万 女皇镇 四房转售价 相差近37万 在热门组屋区女皇镇里,有四房式组屋最近以74万5000元的最高价转售,但也有37万8000元。 组屋溢价回升之际,热门地点如女皇镇的组屋转售价也持续攀升。今年4月,一间位于女皇镇史达拉摩道(Strathmore Ave)的四房式高楼单位,以74万5000元售出。 最后一次乘搭火车北上 火车开动了！该各就各位了吧。经过女皇镇、武吉知马、武吉班让时看到铁路旁站着许
The industrialisation programme took off in Queenstown when the Tanglin Halt Industrial Estate was established to generate employment in the neighbourhood. Initially, the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) planned a small industrial estate at Tanglin Halt to provide employment for the new residents. Measuring some 20 acres of land consisting of 38 factories
The Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) set aside seven sites for religious use and advertised for religious organisations to ballot in the 1950s. Of the ten enquiries received, four withdrew, leaving six Christian organisations. These went on to build the first churches of Queenstown; Queenstown Baptist Church, Queenstown Lutheran Church, Faith Methodist Ch
Established in 1931 by German businessmen, Archipelago Brewery Company was the first commercial brewery in Singapore. It was located next to the Malayan Railway, which provided convenient transportation for exporting the beer in Tanjong Pagar. Archipelago Brewery Company One of the more popular beer produced at Archipelago Brewery Company was Anchor Beer.
Mr Chua, 25, runs Ah Luck Beancurd in Tanglin Halt market for more than 2 years. He is renting the stall from the original owner who has based his stall in the same area for more than 40 years. Ah Luck Bean Curd offers drinks and deserts such as soya bean drink, grass jelly and the residents' favorite soya bean curd (60 cents). A Delicious Bowl of Bean Curd
Ann, 46 runs the family food stall for over 10 years in Tanglin Halt hawker centre. Serving halal food for over a decade in the same place, Ann has integrated her dishes to suit the taste buds of Queenstown residents, especially the Malay community. The simple food stall offers snacks such as satay, otah and seafood dishes. As a family styled bus
DessertStory, located in Anchorpoint basement one, has been serving residents tasty snacks and deserts for the past four years. Wendy, the supervisor of the cafe, introduced the various homemade desserts that they offer. A bowl of Almond Paste Hot desserts are mainly the favourite choice among Queenstown residents. Firstly, they have almond paste which is m
7 funerals in 2 weeks. There is a flurry of "activity" these two weeks for correspondents from My Queenstown. We did not leave our traces in photographs as a mark of respect for the deceased. We did leave our sincere prayers and heartfelt condolences for those present. Quietly and fleetingly, we made our way to some of the funerals and understood that all o
On a Friday afternoon three weeks ago, several Bangladeshi workers, presumably from the Town Council, took their tool boxes to the lift lobby of Block 39A. In less than half an hour, they carried a metallic frame on their shoulders and placed it on a lorry parked in front of the apartment block. Farewell Block 39A The letterboxes The stretch of corrid
The Point Blocks, along with 5 other blocks at Mei Ling Street were given a new coat of paint over the past week. The familiar combination of blue, yellow and orange was a thing of the past as these foreign workers toiled day and night, rain or shine to make Mei Ling Street "attractive again." White seems to be the "in" thing in Queenstown lately. Ten-store
A week ago, Mr. Eric Tan, Director of the National Archives of Singapore, explained that the archives have generously acceded to our requests for photographs to be published in our website, upcoming book and newsletter. This was not the full story. Last year, we wrote in to the National Archives of Singapore, requesting them to sponsor photographs of the ol
Tanglin Halt residents are wokened up by the vociferous wailing of nadaswaram and thavil ensemble at Sri Muneeswaran Temple this morning. More than 15,000 residents and devotees have gathered at the Southeast Asia's largest Hindu temple worshiping the Muneeswaran god to witness the consecration ceremony. A consecration ceremony is a festive occasion done on
女皇弄组屋 同一垃圾糟 两年3纵火 女皇弄组屋走廊垃圾糟,三度起火,居民人心惶惶,警列恶作剧纵火处理。 位于女皇镇一带的女皇弄第21座组屋8楼的电梯口,今早7时15分左右发生大火。 一名住在事发地点附近的居民,惊见滚滚黑烟从该处冒出 最高74万5000元 最低40多万 女皇镇 四房转售价 相差近37万 在热门组屋区女皇镇里,有四房式组屋最近以74万5000元的最高价转售,但也有37万8000元。 组屋溢价回升之际,热门地点如女皇镇的组屋转售价也持续攀升。今年4月,一间位于女皇镇史达拉摩道(Strathmore Ave)的四房式高楼单位,以74万5000元售出。 最后一次乘搭火车北上 火车开动了！该各就各位了吧。经过女皇镇、武吉知马、武吉班让时看到铁路旁站着许
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Hi, I live in Queenstown area too and it's really cool you created this blog to preserve and celebrate what little history we have in this city slowly turning to slum due to the governments relentless pursuit of gdp.
keep up the good work!
The man is not happy in that photo !!!
Hi everyone - ex-residents/inhabitants/friends of Queenstown! If you remember the skateshop, GoSports at Margaret Drive Block 6c, please contact me asap! I'm a student reporter from Ngee Ann Polytechnic and it's for a school paper.
Thank you very much in advance!
Best Regards,
Judith Tong
Please stop burning religious paper and things in the open field facing blk 52 Strathmove Ave. The ash will fly into our flats, all over the place; on the floor, mattress,pillows, blankets, children's toys and everywhere. It is very fustrating to clean it up, even more so at 10pm+!
My mum is in her 60s and is living in Tanglin Halt. She loves to cooks and i just wondering, is there any Cooking club or something like to help out in cooking during festival seasons? I am away from Singapore and my mother is very boring everyday and it's worrying me.
Hi, I came across your site and wasn’t able to get an email address to contact you. Would you please consider adding a link to my website on your page. Please email me back.
Thanks!
Harry
harry.roger10@gmail.com
I was looking at the Tanglin Halt SERS scheme building construction in progress yesterday. As we try to attract growing family with children to locate within the estate, perhaps aerobridges linking adjacent blocks is safer.old residents, children, handicap would find it a bonus to navigate in and around with minimal vehicles knocking them at street level.Thank you for looking into improvement in accessibility for a more graceful community.
Hi, went back to the old days when i came acrosss your blog. Can anyone throw any light on the restaurant across Alexandra Hospital. I believe it was named Pegasus and it stood there till the early 80's.
It was a wooden structure somewhat similar to Millie in Changi and stands where the AIA Building is at present.
Anyone out there with some photographs or any stories to tell , the owners, the chefs, and the foods.
Dear Sirs,
I have been trying to contact Mr Kwek Li Yong of MyQueenstown but he has not been responding.
I want to get back my three schooldays photos (circa 1957 - 1960) which he borrowed at the end of last year.
Could some one in MyQueenstown help ?
Thank you and best wishes
Yeo Hock Yew
e-mail: hockyew48@gmail.com
Mobile: 81380363
Does anyone know when there will be a En-block of Blk 24 to Blk 32 Tanglin Halt Road? I have been living in one of this blk all my life. I guess its more than 50yrs. Still no news of any en-bloc.
Anyone knew about it?
Dear Team,
Appreciate the articles published here and the people behind to put in the effort to preserve the heritage of Queenstown.
All my life engulfs in Queenstown, moving from Margaret Drive to Tanglin Halt to Alexandra and finally back to Strathmore. It's indeed a long life time journey of my life rooted not elsewhere but in Queenstown.
I have 2 concerns here:
What concern me most is the safety of the environment. Day in and day out of the house, my fear most is something drop from upstairs. I believe, HDB can do better in providing some form of protection against falling objects over our head when most people exiting from the walkway into the open areas.
2. Over many decades, Margaret Drive has not seen introducing with additional bus service/s servicing residents to Orchard Road/Chinatown. Bus service 32 has been a long time there, but none to Orchard Road or even to Chinatown. Perhaps SBS could bring about a shuttle loop service to Margaret Drive. For Dawson Place, an additional bus service to plying to Orchard certainly will helps to ease the waiting time of SBS bus 111.
My 2 cents worth.
I missed the old queenstown!!!!
The gallery photos cant be seen. can do something about it
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