If you pass by the National Stadium today, you could probably glimpse portions of the interior stands as some of the walls have already been torn down as the building is carefully demolished. Besides the stadium itself, some of the buildings surrounding the National Stadium is being remade to make way for the upcoming Sports Hub, one of which is the Oasis restaurant that stood over the Kallang Bay.
With its bright neon lights and its unique octagonal structure standing over the water, the Oasis Restaurant was pretty hard to miss during its heydey. Jerome writes:
The Oasis would be going the way of the stadium as well, having stood where it was for some forty years. Indeed the Oasis had been as much of an icon in the Kallang Park area since it was opened in 1969 as the Oasis Theatre Restaurant, Cabaret and Nightclub. Comprising a three storey main building and three auxiliary buildings built on stilts extending out some 100 metres over the Kallang Basin, the complex was a popular night spot for many years. The octagonal shaped auxiliary buildings which housed restaurants provided the complex with its distinctive character which Singaporeans immediately identified with the complex and provided a unique dining experience for many were completed in 1970 and operated until the closure of the complex a few years back.
Alas, we must say goodbye to the Oasis as it becomes part of the new Sports Hub. Read Jerome’s memories of the restaurant here.
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I remember having dinner there regularly on weekends with my parents! The venison was a staple. Oh, I still have a picture somewhere of me as a kid sitting on one of the iconic stone lion statues!
Posted on October 25th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
The Hokkien call it ”Hai kia lau ” or should it be call the ”Pai kia lau ” since alot of gang fight occur in that vicinty ?From what i know that place house a night club and also a famous disco in the olden days .The pic above together with the adjacent building used to be our family business yrs back .At that time its a restaurant manly for BBQ food if not wrong.
Posted on October 29th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
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