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Irene Hoe – Old Dhoby Ghaut & Bras Basah Road | Chronicles of Old Singapore
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Irene Hoe reminisces about old Dhoby Ghaut and Bras Basah Road where she grew up in the ‘50s and ‘60s – bookstores, friends from various ethnic groups and memories – what she calls the ‘Real Singapore’.
Ep1 | https://youtu.be/W0Y01qmL3xE
Ep2 | https://youtu.be/H21GWCp7GZE
Ep3 | https://youtu.be/szhMslptfqQ
00:00 Mixed Neighbourhood
09:50 Rex Bookstore
13:49 Second-hand Bookstores
18:30 Memories & Lost Heritage
21:54 The Real Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city.
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