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  1. A forest in the middle of a shopping district.

    "[H]ere, in the overgrown no man’s land bordered by Orchard Turn, Orchard Boulevard and Orchard Link, there is only the brief fluttering of wings and swaying of branches.

    It is a curious space: a rare parcel of prime real estate, left untouched since the 1950s, in a country where liminal spaces are often pulverised by pragmatism."

    straitstimes.com/life/down-the

    #Singapore #OrchardRoad #Trees #Nature

  2. A big part of the Singaporeanness associated with ice cream sandwiches is the uncle behind the cart & their importance in Singaporean culture as one of many icons. There were once countless ice cream carts along Orchard Road, but today there are 4-5 left & you can always find them as the sun shines 365 days a year, basically.

    #icecream #icon #tradition #Sandwich #culture #orchardroad

  3. "Before the Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station came into existence in the area between Orchard and Penang Roads in 1987, this was the site of the Amber Mansions, one of the prominent landmarks of the Orchard vicinity."

    remembersingapore.org/2022/11/

    #Singapore #History #Landmarks #OrchardRoad #Buildings