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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 during japanese occupation *
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.
A GAY INSPIRATN: GET TO KNOW WALTERA MARKOVA, A COMFORT GAY OF THE 1940S
* gay world during japanese occupation *
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.