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S1E8: The FOMO over old buildings in Singapore
Is our celebration of old buildings, or even old-school businesses, a little too late?
Synopsis: The Usual Place host Natasha Ann Zachariah explores contemporary societal choices and youth perspectives.
In the last few months before Peace Centre closed in 2024, people flocked to the Sophia Road mall to soak up the vibes. Golden Mile Complex in Beach Road, an architectural icon that is conserved, also came alive with new explorers along its corridors in the lead-up to its closure in 2023.
I wanted to find out if these last hurrahs could have come earlier.
In this episode, I had history buff…
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