I’ve put together some shots of the grassy field at Marina South, that faces the Esplanade and Fullerton Hotel. I don’t know the actual name of the field. The photos were taken over a few months last year, all at sunset with light coming from the wrong direction.
The field was quite a unique spot on the landscape, a spacious and undeveloped area, dropped right next to the city. Built on reclaimed land, it was destined for great things, but the regional financial crisis of 1997 postponed development.
Time has passed and now the area is under full development; much of what you see in the pictures has already been transformed. Almost all of the trees have been taken out, and the entire area has been fenced off to the water’s edge.
What’s being built? A large portion will become an extension to Singapore’s financial district. The rest will become an Integrated Resort, AKA a casino, God forbid. An underground rail link between Chinatown station and Promenade station on the upcoming Circle Line will ply straight through the middle.