tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post4788075956017286671..comments2024-03-03T20:31:09.646+08:00Comments on Second Shot: 2nd Shot: Oh, so that was the Si Pai Por Post OfficeIcemoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-74876534787513232482011-06-24T13:19:49.206+08:002011-06-24T13:19:49.206+08:00Thanks Samuel for the advice. I remember seeing se...Thanks Samuel for the advice. I remember seeing security camera(s) near the FMGS building. The CID building is well guarded, I even saw guards at the side of the building.<br /><br />I saw the heritage signboard outside the FMGS building. Your teachers must have shot the building at point blank range. Are the police so stupid to think a photo reconnaissance would be conducted so close to the building?Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-61203538620475799552011-06-19T12:09:36.208+08:002011-06-19T12:09:36.208+08:00Icemoon,
The FMGS building isn't in the best...Icemoon, <br /><br />The FMGS building isn't in the best of shape; last I saw, the paint, although new, was crumbling and the CID building was sttached to it like a leech. Be careful when you're taking photos, a few teachers of mine got questioned when they wanted to take photos of the building for the heritage room; the CID take a dim view on photos of their installations. <br /><br />There's a row of lovely restored Nonya 2 story houses opposite and an old church, St Matthews nearby as well, quite a heritage area.<br /><br />Samuelalternatvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264780669997841137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-23462384562617360442011-06-13T11:00:13.957+08:002011-06-13T11:00:13.957+08:00Samuel, love FMGS the first time I saw it. Will bl...Samuel, love FMGS the first time I saw it. Will blog about it next time.<br /><br />The land belongs to the SLA today. As to why a heritage building was demolished, I concur with you. Clear first and decide later. What a pity.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-66299049410023118022011-06-13T10:51:19.021+08:002011-06-13T10:51:19.021+08:00Hi Jinghui, thanks! Ooh, if you mean the CID build...Hi Jinghui, thanks! Ooh, if you mean the CID building as in the Police Complex, that means Fairfield Methodist was very near the HDB blocks too?<br /><br />The old house would be another colonial type building. It could be police quarters.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-43032445915087665182011-06-11T10:42:11.675+08:002011-06-11T10:42:11.675+08:00Aha, I've seen the old steps and walls before ...Aha, I've seen the old steps and walls before but never knew what they were for, thank you for the explanations and photos.<br /><br />I was in the area to take photos of another heritage building closer to my heart, the Former Fairfield Methodist Girls School (the descendent of which I am an alumni of). The building lies at the rearward side of the Police Cantonment Complex. <br /><br />I wonder, why demolish a heritage building and then leave the land to fallow? Maybe someone decided not to pay for the renovation, deciding that demolition would be far more cost effective and clear the way for another condo project? Hmm<br /><br />Samuelalternatvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264780669997841137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-38199175401755741022011-06-09T01:59:33.345+08:002011-06-09T01:59:33.345+08:00I was studying in Gan Eng Seng School from 1990 to...I was studying in Gan Eng Seng School from 1990 to 1993 at Raeburn Park, very near to this landmark. <br /><br />First hand memories were old HDB blocks (where the CID building is standing now) and I recalled an old house (if my memories serve me well?) at the point you were discussing here.<br /><br />Love reading through your posts!<br /><br />JH<br />http://www.photojournalist-tgh.tvJinghuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18289847072830710881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-48946099377098879422011-06-06T13:45:07.154+08:002011-06-06T13:45:07.154+08:00Visqueraient, I guess they were too lazy to remove...Visqueraient, I guess they were too lazy to remove the steps and fences. A project tender to demolish them with the building would cost more, haha.<br /><br />I'm peeved about the hedges. What purpose do these plants serve?Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-37757975004978654232011-06-06T13:24:33.941+08:002011-06-06T13:24:33.941+08:00Great work on the 2nd shot! I wonder what's wi...Great work on the 2nd shot! I wonder what's with the practice of leaving steps, fences etc behind after demolishing old buildings? Seems like a feeble attempt at heritage to me. But it helps in identifying location, no doubt.Visqueraienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01344025773963608011noreply@blogger.com