Places Tours & Trails

Fast Forward: Dhoby Ghaut’s Journey From Horses and Carts to the MRT

by Jerome Lim
14 May • 10:00am
14 May • 01:00pm

From trades associated with early forms of conveyance to its evolution as a motoring hub, join co-author of Secret Singapore, Jerome Lim, on a walk around Dhoby Ghaut that will “fast forward” you through an important phase of Singapore's transportation landscape.

Fast-Forward
Fast Forward: Dhoby Ghaut’s journey from horses and carts to the MRT
Sun, 14 May 2023 | 10am – 11.30am
Sun, 14 May 2023 | 1pm – 2.30pm

Meeting Point: Mackenzie Road (Little India MRT Exit A)
Fee: $15 per pax
Registration: https://fastforward.peatix.com/view 

Next stop: Dhoby Ghaut! Go on a trail designed to “fast forward” you through key moments chapters in the history of public transport in Singapore! Horse and cart, rickshaws and trishaws, trams, the motoring trade and even the railway were all part of the scene around Dhoby Ghaut at various points in its history.  

Get on the fast track with Jerome Lim, co-author of Secret Singapore, through a walk to acquaint yourself with a key slice of Singapore’s transport history and also discover how the various means of public conveyance were crucial to the development of Singapore.
Jerome Lim

Jerome Lim is a heritage enthusiast, a keen photographer, and a blogger who captures Singapore’s fast evolving urban and cultural landscape through the award-winning ‘The Long and Winding Road’ blog.

He is also the author of ‘Uncommon Ground: The Places You Know, The Stories You Don’t’ and co-author of ‘Secret Singapore’ through which he brings out the stories that are hidden in many of Singapore’s lesser-known sites.

Through Jerome’s collaboration with the Singapore Land Authority, he has led guided visits to State Properties under the agency’s care since 2017, including several that have featured in NHB’s Battle for Singapore and Singapore HeritageFest tour programmes.