An urban village that fell through the cracks and somehow persisted into the 2020s. Due to zoning bylaws no buildings are legally permitted to be renovated or constructed, so it preserves much of the ad hoc design and layout of the 1960s. Its future is uncertain, but in the present some small bars and cafés have opened in a semi-legal fashion, inviting residents to reacquaint themselves with a neighborhood out of a page in the history books.
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- Matters: KUN (偏門研究員)
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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.