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Singapore retail graveyard

JHolmesJr said:
Speaking of retail…

Adios to Dato Raja Dance Hall and the lovely little club next to it.
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Chan Mali Chan......
Also the hawker center along the stretch......one stall sold pipa duck @13 bucks per bird......alway makan one and one tabao after drinks there
 
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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I remembered queuing to enter Tony Roma's first day opposite orchard towers ....their BBQ baby back cost 18 bucks then.....American portions.
It was owned by Indonesian owner and they later opened another outlet in wisma.
Dan Ryan's came later and opened in tanglin area and not forgetting to mention Denny's.....especially the yen San building outlet where you can hook angmo chicks during the weekends at the downstairs bar.
Sizzler's predecessor was ponderosa.....ordering the salad alone was enough liao
 
xebay11 said:
Valentine's and The Attic.
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The Attic is still around, recent months bumped into the shop, I think it is at Novena Square. What is that guy name, I forgot, the shop was at The Centrepoint for ages, he was involved in some court case, some years back. Never bought from that shop, all the years in existence...so expensive, wonder, how he survived??
 
xebay11 said:
Valentine's and The Attic.
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The Attic is still around, recent months bumped into the shop, I think it is at Novena Square. What is that guy name, I forgot, the shop was at The Centrepoint for ages, he was involved in some court case, some years back. Never bought from that shop, all the years in existence...so expensive, wonder, how he survived??
 
yinyang said:
Capitol or former Cold Storage one? :p
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I frequented only the Capitol one, rarely the Cold Storage Orchard Road....just salivating thinking of their Milk Shake....yummy!! Attended on their last day of business, with free food...forgot, what I ate, blimey!
 
GoldenDragon said:
Yes. Shaw Centre at Scotts Rd.
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Anyone remember, ONG BROTHERS RECORD SHOP? at Shaw Centre, Scotts Rd, I think it is the second floor. Some of the shops there I remember, there was this Tailor shop ( forgot the name, the person working there, I know by sight from young man with black hair to middle age, completely white hair), 1st floor escalator turn right, opposite BiBi BaBa, then the shoe shop, same floor. Shop selling hardware of some sorts, another electrical appliances, one shop selling leather goods, with cowboy theme, 3rd floor, escalator up, right hand corner, stamp shop ( knew the owner, till he migrated to Australia), the mama shop that sells magazines, newspapers etc( use to order some mag from them on a monthly basis)..etc
 
this thread is like a nostalgic gathering for the old folks, reminising the good old days :D

btw i just turn 62 myself
 
halsey02 said:
The Attic is still around, recent months bumped into the shop, I think it is at Novena Square. What is that guy name, I forgot, the shop was at The Centrepoint for ages, he was involved in some court case, some years back. Never bought from that shop, all the years in existence...so expensive, wonder, how he survived??
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Thot they moved to Far East plaza?
The owner was that yaya guy bobby Yeo with the Afro....his sister was the DJ Berlinda Sunshine
 
looneytan said:
Beethoven music at Orchard roadside where Heeren is now
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Beethoven Music was at Emerald Hill (currently Taka Jewellery) before moving to Centrepoint.

The other record shops in Orchard before the era of Tower/HMV and Grammophone were Sing Disc Sound (Raffles City, Lucky Plaza and a basement corner within CK Tang), Supreme Records (Plaza Sing and Centrepoint), Song Ching/Yi Ching at Wisma, and one at Orchard Emerald which I have forgotten the name.

In the early 90s, the all time fav was Hi Fi Corner in Adelphi, with its weekly Saturday Straits Times Classfified Column attacking its rival, Sembawang Music, free "coffee or tea Sir?", large trying before you buy corner with 20 CD players and young attractive promoters/cashiers. I wonder what happened to the HKies owners (Joe) after it closed down.
 
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