‘Good old days’: Redditors nostalgic over photos of Lim Chu Kang Road ahead of its closure
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Despite being shot in 2025, the photos looked straight out of the 1990s.
By
Charlotte Tan - 4 Jun 2025, 1:08 pm
Redditor photographs Lim Chu Kang Road, netizens reminisce over smell of chicken farm
If you grew up in Singapore, chances are that Lim Chu Kang Road will ring a bell. From vast cemeteries to army training grounds, the road is sure to bring back nostalgic memories.
However,
starting 8 June, about 8km of the road will be realigned, and the existing stretch decommissioned — effectively marking the end of an era.
One photographer made a trip down Lim Chu Kang Road on Monday (2 June) to
document its final days.
Photographer captures frozen-in-time images
In a post titled “The final days of Lim Chu Kang Road” on the r/singapore subreddit, the user @fr_echidna shared a series of images that looked as though they were taken decades ago
The photos, which were shot with a Casio EX-V7 digital camera and featured deserted roads, an old-school bus stop, and cemetery paths, looked straight out of the 1990s.
Source: @Fr_echidna on Reddit
The post has garnered more than 960 upvotes at the time of writing, as netizens flooded the thread with memories of serving their National Service (NS) in the area.
One user shared that they “will always miss” the rojak stall they frequented during training. Another chimed, “The muah chee was the closest thing to civilisation”.
One netizen similarly pointed out the area’s seclusion: “Remembering the days [when] we tried squeezing up the only bus that [would] take us to civilisation in the 90s.”
“Good old days,” added the user.
Lim Chu Kang Road’s eerie quietness, especially being home to Singapore’s largest cemetery complex, was another common theme.
Source: @Fr_echidna on Reddit
