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A Walk Through History AIRPORT LANG WAY KAL Kampong 3 columns Headline A walk through historyKallang Mountbatten Towards former stationGay World Stadium MOUNTBATTEN ROAD Old Kallang Kampong Airport Terminal 12 Rokok Building 11 Kallang Tennis STADIUM DRIVE 10 Centre Kallang Netball Kallang Centre Kallang B Postcard Practice from the Past Track Squash Old National Centre OCBC Stadium Aquatic cauldron Centre OCBC Arena STADIUM DRIVE STADIUM ROAD STADIUM BOULEVARD B B 13 National B 9 Stadium Splash-N-Surf OCBC Arena 14 FormerKallang Kallang Fields Airport 8 seaplane slipway B Stadium Roar B 7 B ABC Water Wetland B Markers 5 6 15 Kallang Stadium SG Heart 16 MRT station Merdeka Wave map Time capsule B B Lion Mall 28th SEA Games B JALAN BENAAN KAPAL Sculptures Kallang cauldron 4 Leisure Park B Sports Kallang Hub 17 Theatre ABC Water STADIUM WALK 1 18 Library Markers Wonderland B Singapore Sports Museum and Amusement 3 Visitors Centre Park Oasis Theatre Singapore STADIUM WALK Restaurant Niteclub Indoor & Cabaret Water Stadium Sports B STADIUM CRESCENT Gaylang Centre RiverKallang 2 Basin WTA artwork “Dream” Source: REUTERS STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS The Kallang Story: A Sports, Arts and Heritage Trail PAST LANDMARKS: The Waterfront Trail The Stadium Trail The Park Trail (on second level of National Stadium) Tanjong Rhu 1 A Stage for Sports 13 Courtingfootbridge Glory Wonderland Amusement Park 2 Tanjong Rhu and Pulau Geylang 7 The Grand Old Dame 14 A Park for the People 3 Making a Splash 8 Birth of the Kallang Roar 15 The Home of Sporting Singapore Kampong 4 Where Three Rivers Meet 9 The City of Fire 16 From Runway to Subway Rokok 4 Kallang, All Rise 10 Prepare for Take-Off 17 Showtime in Kallang 5 Of Stilts and Cheroots 11 Bridging the Merdeka Dream 18 See this Stadium Soar Oasis Theatre 6 The Pride of Kallang 12 When Kallang was Gay Restaurant B Repurposed bench Niteclub & Cabaret Source: SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS.
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