Chitchat Blast from Singapore's past

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Another look at Capitol 1953

 

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Changi prison 1950

 

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C Quay undated

 

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Fish market 1972

 

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GPO 1945

 

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Jalan Kayu market

 

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Vic Theatre under construction 1905

 

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Vic Theatre under construction 1905

Without the Ang Mohs we would not have these beautifully designed architectural masterpieces.

 

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Standard C Bank 1970

 

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Sg river undated

 

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Bar scene, popular with Brits

 

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Headline

 

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Telly

 

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Nat Theatre, iconic

 

[jw5]

My regular makan is the wanton mee. First go to MPH to read some mags and listen some hits from the record store...then go to library to do some studies and later to Cathay to watch a movie... Yep, those were the days!

Cathay is still there, but if you mean Capitol, it has transformed from a cinema to a theatre (picture below).

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Bar scene, popular with Brits

Nelson bar in senbawang?
It's still there today

 

[johnny333]

Cathay is still there, but if you mean Capitol, it has transformed from a cinema to a theatre (picture below).

They've transformed Capitol theatre into some kind of mall. Been there once & didn't think much of it. I think it is only a matter of time until it joins the grave yard of malls like Orchard Rd.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

They've transformed Capitol theatre into some kind of mall. Been there once & didn't think much of it. I think it is only a matter of time until it joins the grave yard of malls like Orchard Rd.

There are plans to bring back Capitol as a cinema.
The shops are suffering as no traffic....they trying to market it as some high class shops.
Shaw donated the entire area to URA back then as they didn't want to pay to renovate the building after conservation status.
Guess they made the right decision.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Nat Theatre, iconic

Till today I dun understand why they torn down the place and the van kleef next door.
Area left empty for decades till today.
Another of pap fucked up planning

 

[yinyang]

Till today I dun understand why they torn down the place and the van kleef next door.

Van Kleef had piranhas greeting you at entrance, quite an experience:p