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Where We Come To Play - Recreational Places In Jurong:
Interviewee: Mrs Irene Tong - Teacher, Jurong Secondary School
Audio File: JurongSecInterview.wmv (59.8MB)
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Jurong Bird Park
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| Date Established: |
1971
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2 Jurong Hill
Singapore (628925)
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Pioneer
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Jurong Bird park was a vision of Dr Goh Keng Swee. Dr Goh felt that the greenery of nature should also be enjoyed by the Jurong residents.
The Bird park opened its doors on 3rd January 1971.
It was initially targeted at local visitors, to enrich the environment of the industrial estate.
In 1988, a New Entrance Plaza & Nature Theatrette were built.
Now, the Jurong Bird Park targets not just the tourists, but also the locals with innovative marketing strategies such as Corporate Memberships, Feather Friends, corporate events and even wedding functions.
New programmes for students such as the Conservation Programme, Math Trail, Park Trail, Behind-the-scene Trail and Night Owl Camp had been organised by the park.
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Jurong Drive-In Cinema
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| Date Established: |
1971
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| Address: |
11 Japanese Garden Road
Singapore (619229)
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Taman Jurong
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Opened on 14th July 1941, it was a first of its kind in Singapore and the largest in Asia.
The drive-in cinema was situated along Yuan Ching Road, just opposite of where Block 105 is.
Covering 55,602 sq metres, the premises could accommodate 899 cars & 300 walk-in patrons.
There were two shows a day (7pm & 9pm) and tickets were sold at S$2 (adult) & S$1 (child).
The cinema showcased mainly Chinese movies, featuring actors such as Bruce Lee.
It was considered one of the earliest and most unique recreation to exist in Singapore
After 14 years, on 30th September 1985, the cinema had to close its doors because of poor attendance attributed to increase in real estate value, video piracy, affordability of VCRs due to improvements in technology and people no longer found it a novelty.
Today, the Fairway Country Club sits on the same site as where the Jurong Drive-In Cinema used to be.
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Tang Dynasty
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| Date Established: |
1992
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| Address: |
2 Yuan Ching Road
Singapore (618641)
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Taman Jurong
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The Tang Dynasty is located off Yuan Ching Road, just meters from the former Drive-in Cinema.
Costing at S$100million, it was opened in 1992. The theme park was built to replicate the 7th century Chinese village of Chang’an.
The theme park was developed mainly to bring the Tang culture to Singaporeans & serve as an addition to the Singapore film industry.
The Tang Dynasty fitted in well with the Chinese heritage in Taman Jurong.
Over the years, appeal dwindled rapidly due to the steep pricing, visitors not returning to the theme park and the advent of the financial crisis. It was evident that overlays of the Tang Dynasty may not have been sustainable.
By 1999, Tang Dynasty, along with its Artist Village, closed its doors. Efforts to revive the site in 2001 had failed. Attempts have been made to revive the place this year.
Today, the Tang Dynasty today is in ruins and said to have bats residing in its many buildings.
It has also become a popular “ghosting hunting” ground for urban adventurers.
A private company now runs a heavy vehicle park just outside the Tang Dynasty.
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Where We Come To Play |
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