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Contents:
- GAY WORLD (HAPPY WORLD)
- COLIWOO GAY WORLD HOTEL: MEMENTOS OF THE BYGONE 1936 GAY WORLD AMEMENT PARK GEYLANG
- GAY WORLD AMUSEMENT PARK
- GAY WORLD PARK MAPS
GAY WORLD (HAPPY WORLD)
Gay World was one of three amement parks built Sgapore before World War II and around which Sgapore’s nightlife revolved om the 1920s to the ’60s. The other two were New World and Great World. Gay World was a popular entertament jot before the advent of televisn and shoppg malls. It featured a variety of entertament cludg baret, operas, movi, gamg, sport match, stunts and shoppg. The se of many fir over the years, Gay World was molished 2001 to make way for revelopment. * gay world park singapore *
Gay World was one of three amement parks built Sgapore before World War II and around which Sgapore’s nightlife revolved om the 1920s to the ’60s. Gay World was a popular entertament jot before the advent of televisn and shoppg malls. The se of many fir over the years, Gay World was molished 2001 to make way for revelopment.
History Gay World was one of the three “World” amement parks that provid affordable entertament for Sgaporeans. Gay World, loted on 10 acr of land1 between Mountbatten and Geylang roads, was officially opened on 6 May 1937.
The four bs that remaed were Gay World Stadium, Datoh Rajah Theatre and Cabaret (the olst baret Sgapore then), 14 Tai Thong Rtrant and New Happy Cema. 15 Gay World was rced to a mass of buildgs and shops sellg r parts, ed rs and furnure, and a “r park” where office workers nearby parked their rs.
COLIWOO GAY WORLD HOTEL: MEMENTOS OF THE BYGONE 1936 GAY WORLD AMEMENT PARK GEYLANG
Before World War II scend, Sgapore had three famed “World” amement parks, namely Great World, New World, and Gay World. * gay world park singapore *
18 They were put up maly by three troup – S Khee L, S Sai Hong and Lum Gay – and ually to fullhoe dienc. 19 Apart om the ual recreatnal activi, Gay World also hosted many cultural shows the 1960s, cludg the six-week-long Sgapore Ftival 1968. 20Gay World was known as a sportg arena, pecially for s boxg match.
21 The door Gay World Stadium was once hailed as the greatt vered stadium Southeast Asia and was purportedly the first vered stadium Malaya. Other forms of dance that took place Gay World were the Malay ronggeng and joget, terg to the Malays and babas (Peranakan Che men). Gay World had a ronggeng ksk like a bandstand, and men uld have a dance partner at one dollar for three danc.
GAY WORLD AMUSEMENT PARK
Here are some old theme parks Sgapore nobody born after 1990 has vised, om Gay World Amement Park to Msoshi Garn. * gay world park singapore *
33 There were four cemas Gay World, cludg an open-air one that beme a favoure for urtg upl. Gay World also hoed Eng Wah’s first three cemas: Victory, s first cema opened 1945, 34 Silver Cy and Happy. 35 Fir Gay World was ravaged by fire many tim.
38 In 1996, Gay World was a shabby state wh some shops, a food centre and Gay World Exhibn Centre, which was fact a furnure store. 2-hectare se, gave notice to the 150 tenants of Gay World to vate the premis by 31 March that year.
40 The Gay World door stadium, later renamed Geylang Indoor Stadium and managed by the Sgapore Sports Council, ntued to operate at the se until s moln after the Sgapore Basketball Associatn end s lease. 41 Gay World was the last of the three Worlds to go.
GAY WORLD PARK MAPS
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57 TYE-[HIS]); “Great to Be Back a Whole New World, ” Stras Tim, 18 April 1996, 2; Alison Souza, “Of Fights and Sweaty Ders, ” Stras Tim, 16 July 1998, 29; Kelv Tong, “Once, the World Was Great, ” Stras Tim, 11 October 1997, 1; Goh Ch Lian, “Gay World No More, ” Stras Tim, 14 June 2004, 2; “Sgapore’s New Cabaret Opens Tonight, ” Stras Tim, 6 May 1937, 12. Llie Fong, “Govt Tak Over Gay World, ” Stras Tim, 25 July 1973, 1; “Gay World Stadium Gets $22, 000 Face-Lift for Seap Basketball Match, ” Stras Tim, 29 July 1973, 6.
Chang Kwang Seh, “New Plans for the Gay World Park, ” Sgapore Monor, 25 June 1983, 2.
GAY WORLD AMUSEMENT PARK sted Geylang Road, District 14, central east of Sgapore Geylang regn. Disver velopments for sale and for lease Gay World Amement Park, recent transactn price rang, rents, market trends. * gay world park singapore *
Rudolph, “Amements the Three Worlds, ” 30; “Then & Now, ” Stras Tim, 14 June 2004, 2; Goh, “Gay World No More”; Leong Weng Kam, “The Last Days of Gay World, ” Stras Tim, 20 May 2000, 69. Tyers and Sw, Ray Tyers’ Sgapore, 201; Rudolph, “Amements the Three Worlds, ” 23, 28; Goh, “Gay World No More”; Chan, “Worlds of Fun and Gam”; Leong, “Last Days of Gay World”; Souza, “Of Fights and Sweaty Ders. Goh, Goh, “Gay World No More”; Rudolph, “Amements the Three Worlds, ” 25–28; Tyers and Sw, Ray Tyers’ Sgapore, 200.
“Police Spect Arson Gay World Fire, ” Stras Tim, 28 June 1988, 11; “‘Huolong’ sue fanhua shijie” 火龙”肆虐繁华世界 [‘Fire Dragon’ ravag the prospero world], Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 27 June 1988, 1.
Elgen Kua, “BAS Bids Goodbye to Gay World, ” Stras Tim, 22 January 2001, S3. Leong Weng Kam, “Bs as Usual for Gay World Tenants, ” Stras Tim, 18 July 2000, 40 (From Newspaper); Leong, “Last Days of Gay World”; “Then & Now. Loted on Geylang Road, a short walk om the Kallang MRT statn, the Gay World Hotel is a memento of the btlg Gay World Amement Park.