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.
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GAY WORLD (HAPPY WORLD)
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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.
GAY WORLD
Gay World was one of three amement parks built Sgapore before World War II around which Sgapore's nightlife revolved om the '30s 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... * gay world stadium *
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.
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Gay world (Happy World) Origally known as Happy World, Gay World offer an pe for fai between 1930s and 1960s. Standg out om other `worlds', hoed a vered stadium that uld seat up to 7,000. Top-class boxg match, basketball, martial arts and other sportg evens were held... * gay world stadium *
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.
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Probably some youngster fd the word "Gay World" amg like someone posted the STOMP se regardg the Gay World Hotel. I'm surprised that there are still people not aware of the Gay World existence Sgapore. Of urse Gay World is short for Gay World Amement Park, one of the 3 ma Amement Parks… * gay world stadium *
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.
Posts about Gay World Stadium wrten by Remember Sgapore * gay world stadium *
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. 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.