During its prime, this building (Former Queenstown Cinema and Bowling Centre) housed facilities that few in Singapore could match: a cinema, bowling centre, restaurant, cafe and even a private lounge. The 18-lane bowling centre and 1,715-seat cinema were the favourite haunts of students from neighbouring schools.
Queenstown Cinema was one of the first cinemas in Singapore to consider soundproofing and visibility for patrons in its design. For example, internal noise was minimised by the use of wood-wool slabs, acoustic ceiling boards and carpeting. Seats were arranged so that every patron could watch the movie without obstruction. Opened in 1977, it closed down in 1999, a victim of changing tastes amongst cinema-goers.
The Margaret Drive Food Centre was at one of the oldest estates in Singapore and had been around for over 30 years, so you can imagine how many good stalls were located there. It was frequented by office professionals as well as blue-collar workers on weekdays and church goers and families on weekends.
Lastly, Margaret Drive HDB Block 6C was also under the government's en bloc scheme to make way for future developments.