Photograph of façade of Happy World

Title
Photograph of façade of Happy World
Year/Period
Mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 5.3 x 8 cm
Accession No.
2014-00399
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

One of the three ‘Worlds’, Happy World was one of the popular venues for entertainment in Singapore from before WWII to the late 1950s. Located between Mountbatten and Geylang Road, it was set up by Lee Geok Eng in 1936.

 

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Happy World Amusement Park

Happy World

Entrance to the Happy World Amusement Park at Geylang Road

Postcard of Happy World Singapore

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