1. Singapore awakening in 1983. It’s hard to look past Michael Rogge’s stunning archive of old video footage of Singapore and SE Asia. In this clip, we see people starting their day across the city from Duxton Hill to Boat Quay.
2. “Singapore – it’s kinda like the United States of Asia.” Banned in Singapore at the time, but shot entirely on location here, the 1979 movie adaptation of Paul Theroux’s novel Saint Jack shows many forgotten aspects of the city. A short teaser is available online.
3. Singapore – The Lion City, 1957. An amazing promotional video of a tour of Singapore, including aerial footage.
4. “Her home is five miles high”. One of the earliest Singapore Airlines ads was shot at Collyer Quay, Orchard Road and the old Paya Lebar airport.
5. “The end of the melting pot of Asia.” A sepia-toned and silent travelogue from the Penn Museum of the S/S Edavana’s visit to Singapore in 1930 en route from Penang.
