Why we love the public steps at Marina Square, One Holland Village and Funan
It is the perfect ‘lepak’ spot – a place to do absolutely nothing in a country that’s always doing something.
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Fans watching the Formula One SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2008 practice session at an outdoor staircase at Marina Square.
PHOTO: TNP FILE
As shopping malls go, Marina Square has been just that to me: A space to kill time during the occasional holiday job at Suntec City as a teenager, and one of the routes to City Hall MRT station from the Singapore River.
So I didn’t expect to understand the wistful pang expressed by many, following news about the mall’s upcoming closure on March 31, 2027 – especially from those reminiscing its “iconic” steps facing the Esplanade.
