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This was the emporium dept store and the old lion city hotel at haig road/tanjong katong road, now rebuilt as kinex
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See that tanjong katong complex on the right? Remained unchanged for decades, now due for redevelopment
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(09-07-2023, 03:36 PM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: This was the emporium dept store and the old lion city hotel at haig road/tanjong katong road, now rebuilt as kinex
last time you go there shop for Toys?
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(09-07-2023, 05:18 PM)[[ForeverAlone]] Wrote: last time you go there shop for Toys?
No lah. Sometimes weekends went to the Hollywood cinema behind for movies, then ate wanton mee.
Btw, that emporium holdings company was owned by my classmate's parents.
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(09-07-2023, 05:41 PM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: No lah. Sometimes weekends went to the Hollywood cinema behind for movies, then ate wanton mee.
Btw, that emporium holdings company was owned by my classmate's parents.
Than your Classmate now how ? Enjoy the wealth pass down from their parents?
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(09-07-2023, 05:48 PM)[[ForeverAlone]] Wrote: Than your Classmate now how ? Enjoy the wealth pass down from their parents?
At the peak of their biz they bought over and opened many dept stores. But all of a sudden, closed down and disappeared. No idea about them