Lido then and now

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Set in the corner of Orchard and Scotts Road, the Lido was destined to be prime estate. Yet the Lido standing today was much different than that of the Lido today.

Jerome remembers the Lido building of old, which was demolished 20 years ago:

I was indeed sad to see the old Shaw House being demolished when that happened sometime in 1990, having been a prominent landmark at the corner of Orchard and Scotts Roads since it was unveiled in 1958. Along the way, it also housed several embassies, consulates and national trade bodies, including the Swiss embassy and also the South Vietnamese embassy until the fall of Saigon in 1975 when it was abandoned. Another landmark next to Shaw House, Lido Cinema, went with it in 1990. I too have a few fond memories of Lido. That was where I had watched many movies with my parents, including my very first visit to the Cinema for the screening of Jungle Book. Lido was also where I watched the first movie unaccompanied by my parents. I went with a few older neighbours in 1975 for the screening of The Pink Panther Returns.

In his post, Jerome also recounts why childhood visits to the Shaw House was always a dreaded event - of course that is no longer the case. You can read about the old Lido and the Shaw House here. I also remember that there was a Boulevard Hotel near where the Lido was. Does anyone remember this?

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