If you visited the Botanic Gardens recently, you might have noticed the beautifully restored Atbara (1898) and Inverturret (1906) bungalows at the Gallop Road extension. I’m so glad that after being in a state of disrepair for many years, NParks and SLA finally decided on restoring these two bungalows that have often been associated as the oldest black and white.
Notable highlights:
Golden Mile Complex elicits a strong love-it-or-hate-it reaction. Some Singaporeans consider it shabby and run down, others consider it a historical landmark. So far, the latter seems to be winning, as Golden Mile is up for conservation .
Golden Mile was one of the first mixed-used developments in Singapore, next to People’s Park Complex (in fact the same architectural firm, DP Architect, is behind both developments). Today it’s also known as “Little Thailand”, because of its popularity among Thai nationals, and also for its bus terminal with services into Malaysia.
Now Golden Mile is an old building, and there many of the units have got maintenance issues. However, there are still interested buyers for two reasons.