Posted August 28, 201312 yr Staff More old Malay Kampong scenes Quote On 8/26/2013 8:04:22 PM, Anonymous wrote: A Malay fishing villageOn 8/26/2013 8:02:09 PM, Cecil Lee wrote: Old Serangoon RoadOn 8/26/2013 7:11:59 PM, Cecil Lee wrote: In the past, it was known as the main gate to the government house (today it is called Istana).Today, you can still see the same gate: entrance to the Istana guarded by several policemen carrying sub-machine guns along the orchard road / side.On 8/26/2013 7:08:31 PM, Cecil Lee wrote: A rubber plantation in Singapore in the 1930's. Rubber tapper at workOn 8/26/2013 7:06:21 PM, Cecil Lee wrote: Singapore used to have a zinc mine in the 1920's to 1930's.On 8/26/2013 6:56:13 PM, Cecil Lee wrote: Many years ago, drinking water was brought via bullock carts.Chinatown is also named after "buffalo carting water"....Photos are around the 1910's to 1930's.Did you notice that they come in pairs?
July 4, 20241 yr Author Staff Jalan Besar Heritage Jalan Besar & Lavendar Street Originally named Rochor Road in 1846, this street was a dirt track flanked by brick kilns and vegetable gardens. Human as well as animal waste were used to fertilise the crops. As a result of this foul practice, in 1858, a resident made the cynical suggestion that the road be renamed Lavender Street (after an aromatic shrub), which was accepted. The Hokkiens called the street Chai Hng Lai or 'Within the vegetable gardens'. It was also known as Go Cho Toa Kong Si or 'Rochor Big Kongsi' as the main lodge of a kongsi called Thien Thi Hoi was located nearby (kongsi' was once used to denote Chinese secret societies, but it can also refer to self-help groups or companies). The Cantonese called it Kwong Fuk Miu Kai or Kwong Fook Temple Street, after a now-demolished temple built in 1880. In Tamil, the street was known as Kosa Theruvu or Potter's Street. In the 1880s, nearby fields were used for cattle grazing, an activity that led to the building of abattoirs around Jalan Besar. The vegetable gardens vanished by the 1910s. But Lavender Street's foul reputation continued into the 20* century, when pigswill collectors would collect leftovers from houses in the area for mixing with water hyacinths. In 1929, Municipal Commissioner John Laycock (1887-1960) suggested to the laughter of his fellow Commissioners that newly built roads off Lavender Street (the area around Kempas Road) be named after aromatic flowers such as Rosemary and Thyme. The proposal was not accepted. After the swampland between Lavender Street and Jalan Besar was reclaimed in the late 1920s, new shophouses were built along Lavender Street as well as along Hamilton, Tyrwhitt and Cavan Roads. Many of these developments incorporated Art Deco designs, which featured clean lines, graceful façades, continuous windowsills and roof pediments topped by flagpoles. One notable row of conserved shophouses (161 Lavender Street) was built by the Lee Rubber Company, which was owned by Lee Kong Chian (1893- 1967), a rubber and pineapple tycoon who established the Lee Foundation to support educational and cultural causes. Above: Swampland and vegetable farms surrounded Lavender Street for much of the 19th and 20th centuries.
July 6, 20241 yr Author Staff Limited [Restricted] Passport for travel between Singapore and West Malaysia only. Issued on July 1, 1967. Discontinued in 1999. The term "Restricted" is used because travel is limited exclusively to Singapore and West Malaysia. For travel beyond these nations, an International Passport is required. Interestingly, while an International Passport remains valid for use, frequent travelers between the two countries may find their passport pages depleting rapidly.
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