Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Accidental Tourist - Closure of Victoria Street Wholesale Centre & Rochor Centre Flats

Change is a constant...at least in Singapore. 


Today, I passed by an area that will be experiencing significant changes to its landscape in the coming months. In fact, the VICTORIA STREET WHOLESALE CENTRE has already closed and the ROCHOR CENTRE FLATS are well on its way down memory lane with its imminent closure in 2016 
(more information provided in these news reports: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/leaving-rochor-centre-a-heartbreak-for-residents.html and http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1179012/1/.html).  


I reviewed the photos that I took of the 2 locations in an earlier photowalk with Singapore Photowalkers and decided that it'll be a nice journey back to remember these 2 locations using the photos taken in January 2012: