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A relatively well-preserved set of Japanese colonial era dormitories built sometime between 1932 and 1937 to provide housing for police officers at the nearby station. Most of the buildings are now semi-abandoned but some remain occupied. In 2020 the complex was struck by a fire that destroyed four buildings, leaving two families homeless, but the community came together to help them rebuild.
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- Digital Taiwan (典藏台灣)
- Liberty Times (自由時報)
- China Times (中時新聞網)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Police History in Taiwan (台灣警察歷史)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.