While it stood at the corner of Stamford Road and Hill Street for nearly 30 years, the old Stamford Court was often overlooked as new developments in Brash Basah and the Civic District pulled attention away. But several Singaporeans may recognise the old building for its iconic clocktower and prominent corner location facing SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business and SMRT’s former headquarters on North Bridge Road. Alumni of SMU’s business school may recall the Cheers supermarket that was sitting right under the clock tower, and older Singaporeans may remember the MPH bookstore that used to be at Stamford Court. But I reckon that most…
