In Pictures: East Coast Park in black and white

East Coast Park has been around since 1972. Take a walk down memory lane with some black-and-whites of the beach from The Straits Times' archives.

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Nov 22, 2019, 05:39 PM

Golfers at the former Parkland Golf Driving Range at East Coast Park in 1982. The area would later become Parkland Green, a recreational area with an open lawn. ST PHOTO: MICHAEL LIEW

The RSS Resolution docks at Bedok Jetty as family members and loved ones of the crew members wait to greet them. The jetty was built by local businessman Yap Swee Hong in 1966 for private use. It was later used by Mindef as a military base for conducting regular military exercises. ST PHOTO: DAVID TAN

Team members help one another to climb up a slippery betelnut tree trunk during a game in conjunction with the Malay Cultural Fiesta at East Coast Park in 1981. ST PHOTO: ALBERT SIM

Minister for Home Affairs Chua Sian Chin takes a short drive during the opening of the road safety park at East Coast Park in 1981. The road safety park was built to inculcate a sense of courtesy among road users. ST PHOTO: TAN SUAN ANN

Children play in the sand at East Coast Park in 1980. The park, which opened in 1972, is Singapore's largest and has 7.5 million visits annually. ST PHOTO: HAIRIS

Children play in the sand at East Coast Park. The park, which opened in 1972, is Singapore's largest and has 7.5 million visits annually. ST PHOTO: ALBERT SIM

Swimmers enjoy the iconic slides at Big Splash in 1977. It was built by Singapore Aquatic Sports that year. At the time, addmission prices during weekdays were $1.50 for adults and $1 for children for the first two hours and 50 cents for every subseqent two hours. ST PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER LOH NJ

Children play in the East Coast Park Lagoon on its opening day in 1976. It was the size of 40 Olympic-sized pools and could accommodate up to 6,000 people. ST PHOTO: YOW YUN WOH

Then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on his way to plant a raintree sapling at the site of the future East Coast Park swimming lagoon in 1972. The lagoon would be completed four years later and be able to accommodate up to 6,000 people. ST PHOTO: CHEW BOON CHIN

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