Received these via email... Which pictures shown are you associated with? Were those your days? ;p
Clifford Pier, just like Fisherman Wharf in San Fran... and the old SRC!
The Old GPO, now The Fullerton Hotel
The old National Library.. where we used to play at after school in Coleman street.. where lovers meet!
Van Kleef Aquarium...see the 2 crocs laying at the entrance!?
Tiger Balm gardens..sitting under the tree to admirethe nice/scary statues and to hang out with family
National Theatre, since demolished, where LKY lectured Singaporeans, in true paternal style!
Chinatown.. and the site of the present People's Park
Beach Rd - NCO club... classic.. & it will disappear soon, too!
This is so nice and peaceful... Beach Road area... (Raffles Hotel & NCO club) before reclamation of sea!
Site of the present Funan Centre... see the fire station and Fort Canning slopes at the end of street
The Capitol building and its Magnolia ice cream parlour
The Esplanade.. known then as Queen Elizabeth Walk..before reclamationand the Durians (Theatres on the Bay) came up!
Botanic Gardens, flowers, the old band stand/clock..
Close-up of Clifford Pier, the old Green Bus.. plus the bridge for cheap stuff
Fullerton Road and the Old GPO (further down) before it became the Fullerton Hotel!
The old CK Tang.. good for souvenirs.. where thenew store Tangs and Marriot Hotel now stand
Collyer Quay area.. before the present Ocean Buildingcame up (and now being demolished again!) and Asia Ins Bldg, the then tallest building in Singapore :)
Outram Park (below) before the ugly complex of buildings came up!
The early Singapore River!
North Bridge Road
and this was Fitzpatrick's!
well.. well the old Cold Storage which is now Centrepoint...
in the old days, aunties used to go shopping too....
This was Raffles Place... Robinsons was there (not in pic) What happened to the water fountains... now we have a Bloomberg screen and the MRT below
Remember the Jurong Drive-in Cinema? (below)
The 47ft by 110ft screen at the Jurong Drive-In hangs elevated25 feet above ground, tilted at an angle of six-and-half degrees.
Queen Elizabeth Walk (showing the present Fullerton Hotel)
Bugis Street.. where the transvestites had a great time with sailors and some others..
Well, hope you enjoyed the pictures..taken in the Sixties or thereabouts... almost 50 years ago!
Clifford Pier, just like Fisherman Wharf in San Fran... and the old SRC! 
The Old GPO, now The Fullerton Hotel
The old National Library.. where we used to play at after school in Coleman street.. where lovers meet!
Van Kleef Aquarium...see the 2 crocs laying at the entrance!?
Tiger Balm gardens..sitting under the tree to admirethe nice/scary statues and to hang out with family
National Theatre, since demolished, where LKY lectured Singaporeans, in true paternal style!
Chinatown.. and the site of the present People's Park
Beach Rd - NCO club... classic.. & it will disappear soon, too!
This is so nice and peaceful... Beach Road area... (Raffles Hotel & NCO club) before reclamation of sea!
Site of the present Funan Centre... see the fire station and Fort Canning slopes at the end of street
The Capitol building and its Magnolia ice cream parlour
The Esplanade.. known then as Queen Elizabeth Walk..before reclamationand the Durians (Theatres on the Bay) came up!
Botanic Gardens, flowers, the old band stand/clock..
Close-up of Clifford Pier, the old Green Bus.. plus the bridge for cheap stuff
Fullerton Road and the Old GPO (further down) before it became the Fullerton Hotel!
The old CK Tang.. good for souvenirs.. where thenew store Tangs and Marriot Hotel now stand
Collyer Quay area.. before the present Ocean Buildingcame up (and now being demolished again!) and Asia Ins Bldg, the then tallest building in Singapore :)
Outram Park (below) before the ugly complex of buildings came up!
The early Singapore River!
North Bridge Road
and this was Fitzpatrick's!
well.. well the old Cold Storage which is now Centrepoint...
in the old days, aunties used to go shopping too....
This was Raffles Place... Robinsons was there (not in pic) What happened to the water fountains... now we have a Bloomberg screen and the MRT below
Remember the Jurong Drive-in Cinema? (below)
The 47ft by 110ft screen at the Jurong Drive-In hangs elevated25 feet above ground, tilted at an angle of six-and-half degrees.
Queen Elizabeth Walk (showing the present Fullerton Hotel)
Bugis Street.. where the transvestites had a great time with sailors and some others..
Well, hope you enjoyed the pictures..taken in the Sixties or thereabouts... almost 50 years ago!
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