Heritage Trail

Long-time residents of Pasir Panjang will have no difficulty recognising this building. Pictured here is The Village Centre along South Buona Vista road that used to be where Viva Vista currently sits. Many will remember frequenting the Cold Storage supermarket here,...

A road at the foot of the winding South Buona Vista hill road is named after him. So too was a community centre.

This post was originally posted on our Facebook page on 15 November 2020: It’s been a while since we’ve seen such high water levels in the canal that winds past Jambol Place Park and through the Springwood neighbourhood. We were getting serious Venetian vibes as we...

Look how close we were to the sea then! Enjoy this aerial view of Pasir Panjang before the land reclamation for the container port, and before the West Coast viaduct was built. Share with us any buildings that you recognise! As part of the development of the Greater...

Back in 2010, Singapore Post released “The Heritage Trail: Kent Ridge Park Trail Stamp Issue”. The stamps were beautiful (see pics) and there was an interesting write-up inside the Singapore Post First Day Cover, reproduced here for your enjoyment of a piece of our...

South Buona Vista Road - many of us travel up and down this road every day, carefully navigating its bends and turns, or just enjoying the scenic ride on (sometimes late but always trusty!) bus service 200. If you’ve sometimes felt that the dense green forests...

Remember our earlier post on Chia Yew Siang, Pasir Panjang pioneer, merchant and philanthropist? His only surviving offspring, Chia Boon Leong, used to be a local football icon in the 50s. He is the only Singaporean selected to represent China and play at the...

We hope you’re having as much fun as we are, learning about the historical figures behind the names of roads in the Pasir Panjang area! Today we shall find out more about the pioneer named for Yew Siang Road, a residential side road opposite Pasir Panjang MRT station....

Chwee Chian Road is an S-shaped road that winds past the Poh Ern Shih temple off Pasir Panjang Road. It was named after Lim Chwee Chian 林推迁 (1868-1923), pioneer, merchant and philanthropist. Born in Fujian, China, he arrived in Singapore in his youth with little...

Did you know that Pasir Panjang has its very own Machine-Gun Pillbox? You may have walked or driven by many times without noticing this cuboid structure sitting at the intersection of Pasir Panjang Road and Science Park Road. This Pillbox is one of very few remaining...

Recently we had the honour of visiting Mr Phoon Yew Tien, a pioneer and giant in Singapore’s music scene. Born in Singapore in the early 1950s, his love for music started with tunes and stories from the radio and Rediffusion. It was not an easy time for a budding...

Today we travel back in time to November 1989 – that’s more than 30 years ago! Many thanks to our reader who sent us an old newspaper clipping advertising the launch of Chelsea Village, the cluster of houses at Jambol Place, off Jalan Mat Jambol. Look through the...

Below is a contribution from long-time Pasir Panjang resident, Mrs Shiau: Tucked into one end of Chwee Chian Road is a little lane called Siok Wan Close. This lane was named to commemorate Khoo Seok Wan 邱菽园 (1874-1941), an important leader of the early overseas...