Friday, May 15, 2009

Skywatch Friday-Building Around Coleman Street (Part 4)-Central Fire Station

As I walked towards the end of Coleman Street, I saw this familar red and white building. Oh yes, I remember this. Each time when I visited my late grandparents during my childhood time, I would love to come here and watch the fire engines going out and coming in of the fire station.

It is one of the oldest fire station in Singapore and the building is so influenced with the colonial architectural designs. It is still in use today.





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19 comments:

  1. Secret Mom ThoughtsMay 15, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    Beautiful buildings and nice clear skies.

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  2. Photo CacheMay 15, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    That is such a lovely design of the bldg Alice. I'm glad it's still being used today.

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  3. Yogi♪♪♪May 15, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    That is the wildest fire station I have ever seen.

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  4. The Write GirlMay 15, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    Lovely architecture and pretty blue skies.

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  5. UnknownMay 15, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    Glad to see it's still around and part of heritage. Such an imposing lovely building.

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  6. UnknownMay 15, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    Nice building, reminds me of our old train station building here. Have a splendid weekend Alice..hugs/M

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  7. RedzlanMay 15, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    Beautiful pictures, great architecture.

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  8. LaraMay 15, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    impressive architecture! the series is great, thanks for sharing!

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  9. UnknownMay 15, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    I always admire by the colonial architectural building.Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.

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  10. escapeMay 15, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    wow! that's huge.

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  11. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪May 15, 2009 at 3:30 PM

    I am so glad that they didn't pull down these buildings. So beautiful relic of the colonial days. Make such a rich history.

    Have a good weekend.

    Are your boys in NS yet?

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  12. B SQUAREDMay 15, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    Spectacular building. Hard to believe it is a fire station.

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  13. AnyaMay 15, 2009 at 10:10 PM

    I like the colors of the building,
    so fresh and friendly :)

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  14. AlexanderMay 15, 2009 at 11:52 PM

    Hey I love this place. It's my favourite fire station still in use. :) Great coverage and what nice skies.

    Have a lovely weekend.

    Alexander
    Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

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  15. This Is My Blog - fishing guyMay 16, 2009 at 1:44 AM

    Alice: What a neat idea to keep moving out to give you the full view of the building and sky.

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  16. IndraniMay 16, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    Beautiful architecture in the foreground, you have captured them well.

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  17. IndraniMay 16, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    I forgot to mention, the right answers are up.

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  18. alicesgMay 16, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    Thanks all for the visit and comments. :) Yes, it was built during the times when Singapore was governed by the British. That's explained the many buildings that have colonial designs similar to UK.

    It is still very much in use.

    Alex, that's my favourite too. When I was very young, I used to come here and watch the fire engines and sometimes when I heard the siren, I would have to stand between the pillars to make way for the fire engine to come out of the station. Life is so much simple then and fun.

    Fishing Guy, yes I have lots of photos that are in other corners of Singapore that some Singaporeans dont go often. :)

    I hope to feature more interesting corners of Singapore.

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  19. bangalore_engineerMay 16, 2009 at 11:45 AM

    Awesome fire station. Looks very colonial indeed. Just like some of the buildings in Chennai, India. (Police Commisioner office on Beach Road).

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