tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post3069407612029068093..comments2023-12-23T22:32:53.531+08:00Comments on Taking Up The Challenge: Albert Street SIT FlatVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-87855216609852440912012-01-27T21:37:26.849+08:002012-01-27T21:37:26.849+08:00Yes, Icemoon. Lorong Kranji it is. That map was fr...Yes, Icemoon. Lorong Kranji it is. That map was from the 1963 Street Directory. I was only 7-year-old then. I don't remember having seen this street. Nearby were the Central Sikh Temple and a Chinese temple.<br /><br />I also found it strange that Lorong Kranji was not in Kranji but right in the smack of town.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-72617827224876874852012-01-26T22:18:50.358+08:002012-01-26T22:18:50.358+08:00Did I see a Lorong Kranji on the map?!Did I see a Lorong Kranji on the map?!Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-32732862691729257982012-01-25T17:13:30.528+08:002012-01-25T17:13:30.528+08:00Hi Joel, the aerial photo was kindly contributed b...Hi Joel, the aerial photo was kindly contributed by a friend who I am unable to divulge.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-61350691965391944882012-01-23T19:33:50.345+08:002012-01-23T19:33:50.345+08:00hi victor, must say i am thoroughly impressed with...hi victor, must say i am thoroughly impressed with the invesetigative work. May I know how you manage to obtain a 1946 aerial shot?history student (joel.lee.jian.liang@hotmail.com)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-25665519611162283542010-04-20T23:48:22.197+08:002010-04-20T23:48:22.197+08:00YG, I had to climb up to above the food centre to ...YG, I had to climb up to above the food centre to take the photo of the pillar. You can't see it from ground level.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-61777331672272759762010-04-20T23:46:47.695+08:002010-04-20T23:46:47.695+08:00Icemoon, you are right. The old Bugis Street, whic...Icemoon, you are right. The old Bugis Street, which is at the bottom-right of the aerial photo as well as the map, is now Parco Bugis Junction.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-79575966090632225652010-04-11T06:39:49.362+08:002010-04-11T06:39:49.362+08:00Nice bit of heritage sleuthing there, and have to ...Nice bit of heritage sleuthing there, and have to commend you for your resourcefulness too! That could be an interesting sideline of Singapore places lost and found that you could consider. <br /><br />I think the series of "then and now" posts could be a nice collector's series of stories that I'm sure people would be keen to read. Keep up the good work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583607062793779274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-79642126795242216972010-04-10T21:08:01.616+08:002010-04-10T21:08:01.616+08:00Fantastic detective work. You should think of taki...Fantastic detective work. You should think of taking up investigative journalism as a hobby. <br /><br />Great stuff here!ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-16388223434977244132010-04-05T18:50:40.823+08:002010-04-05T18:50:40.823+08:00i was at bugis square just now looking for the pil...i was at bugis square just now looking for the pillar mentioned but i don't have detective koo's eyes.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-46220451451980699112010-04-05T12:46:26.901+08:002010-04-05T12:46:26.901+08:00Victor
You got to show the "special photo&qu...Victor<br /><br />You got to show the "special photo" otherwise YG thinks you got nothing else to show. He is keeping score my fliend!peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-48035034513561834402010-04-05T12:07:24.623+08:002010-04-05T12:07:24.623+08:00Great work Master Koo!
I'm a little confused ...Great work Master Koo!<br /><br />I'm a little confused over Bugis Street where the transvestite danced. So they danced at what is now Parco Bugis Junction and not Albert Street which is now New Bugis Street?Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-56203769467073758412010-04-05T08:13:59.822+08:002010-04-05T08:13:59.822+08:00victor, i thought you were going to show for the 4...victor, i thought you were going to show for the 4th time a picture of the block of flats where you lived.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-32705999360981600352010-04-03T13:13:36.080+08:002010-04-03T13:13:36.080+08:00Wishing you a happy and blessed Easter xx Gypsy Pu...Wishing you a happy and blessed Easter xx Gypsy PurpleGypsy Purplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313129957044860401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-86704271126456708372010-04-03T09:52:52.870+08:002010-04-03T09:52:52.870+08:00Well done, Detective Koo. I think you have solved ...Well done, Detective Koo. I think you have solved the case.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com