From the Blue Windows: Recollections of Life in Singapore's Queenstown Area in the 1960's and 1970's - Brossura

Yang, Tan Kok

Brossura

ISBN 10: 9971696509 ISBN 13: 9789971696504

Casa editrice: Singapore Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

Imagine a Singapore in which flat rental was S$50 a month, a plate of noodles cost as little as 20 cents, and television broadcasts ended at 10pm every night.
From the Blue Windows is a collection of Tan Kok Yang's memories of growing up in Queenstown back when the tallest residential building there was fourteen storeys, the Alexandra Canal flooded regularly, and wayang shows were a regular feature on Mei Ling Street. He stayed in Princess Estate, an area that was colloquially known as "the Blue Windows" because of its unique blue glass louvred windows.

With nostalgia and a sense of loss, this memoir is a personal tribute to and celebration of Queenstown and a simple but fulfilling way of life that has all but vanished from modern Singapore.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Tan Kok Yang holds a PhD in Housing and Environmental Studies from the University of New England in Australia, and runs his own specialist acoustic consultancy firm in Singapore.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Singapore Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9971696509
• ISBN 13: 9789971696504
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 154
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile