Pictures of Old Singapore

[swishbrade]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnlio...7606633061240/

Some pics of old Singapore which I thought would be fun to share with you guys!

[moos blues]

wow. these shots are really priceless.

[Xnoybis]

How I wish they had left some of these old buildings in place, instead of tearing down everything that's more than 2 years old. It was a pretty good looking city for its time - it has aged worse than Elizabeth Taylor.

[dark72]

Wow. Old but still quite vivid. Some of the buildings i've never even seen before. Lol.

[rickygck]

Thanks for sharing.

[Belleforte]

Thanks for the link. Really like the arial shot of Beach Road with Raffles Hotel and the old NCO Club in the foreground. See how close the sea was then. No Suntec City and Marina Bay at all!

Brought back fond memories of my childhood days!

[giantcanopy]

I must say it is some really previous shots you got there swishbrade!
Thanks for sharing with all of us

Ryan

[LittleWolf]

Originally Posted by swishbrade http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnlio...7606633061240/ Some pics of old Singapore which I thought would be fun to share with you guys!

Can you roughly date the pictures? It really looks like Singapore was a much nicer place back then. Now it's all concrete jungle.

[Kit]

You scanned some of those from old postcards?

Most of these dates back to the 70s.

[Octarine]

Could be a nice project to find these spots and places and take pictures again, as of today. Since I know Singapore only for 4 years now I can hardly recognise the places. But one thing I noticed: the sky seemed to be clearer those days. Thanks for sharing, it's always interesting to me to look into the history of cities and countries.

[Octarine]

Originally Posted by Xnoybis How I wish they had left some of these old buildings in place, instead of tearing down everything that's more than 2 years old. It was a pretty good looking city for its time - it has aged worse than Elizabeth Taylor.

Yeah.. my grandfather can still show me the places of his youth, despite of a terrible war and 40 years of weird political conditions. Those houses are still in use and now well maintained again. Many people love these old places, it's part of the identification with city and country. How many Singaporeans can show their grandchildren the places of their youth?

[Kit]

Hence we should start documenting the surrounding now.

[viewtiful]

Originally Posted by swishbrade http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnlio...7606633061240/ Some pics of old Singapore which I thought would be fun to share with you guys!

hi, u took those pics?

[Yapster]

Originally Posted by swishbrade http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnlio...7606633061240/ Some pics of old Singapore which I thought would be fun to share with you guys!

Good Stuff!

Manz, makes me wanna buy a scanner to scan my childhood photos. Hoho.

Originally Posted by Kit Hence we should start documenting the surrounding now.

Yup. Who knows how Singapore will look like in the next 30 years?

[Keltzar]

For a real surreal experience, try watching the slideshow and listening to this hokkien song:
http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=...Bong+Chun+Hong

Xnoybis: And yes, Singapore has aged with absolutely no grace at all. The more they try to manufacture "soul", the more it looks just skin-deep.

[swishbrade]

Originally Posted by Octarine Could be a nice project to find these spots and places and take pictures again, as of today.

Great idea! Was thinking of the same thing..that should be a joint project undertaken by all of us. Is there anyway we can create an album where we can all jointly post pictures of the same places next to the old pictures?

[swishbrade]

Originally Posted by Kit You scanned some of those from old postcards? Most of these dates back to the 70s.

No lah. There was once I was doing research on old Spore and actually collated these pics from the ones people have taken and posted on the internet. They've been sitting in my hard drive for years.

I guess these pics are right up your alley Kit, maybe with a bit more of a documentary style, and less artistic flair.

[swishbrade]

Originally Posted by LittleWolf Can you roughly date the pictures? It really looks like Singapore was a much nicer place back then. Now it's all concrete jungle.

I pin that feeling arising from the buildings looking brand new, and the copious amount of space between buildings as compared to modern landscapes. And maybe also the fact that "white" was the default colour of buildings back then.

[adamadam]

Really nice! I love old photos!

[cater]

This is simply priceless!!!