Yingge Nanmen Market Building (鶯歌南門商場大樓) - Spectral Codex
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鶯歌南門商場大樓

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Yingge is home to the dilapidated Nanmen Market Building (南門商場大樓), originally established next to the former Rongsheng Theater (榮聲戲院) around 1968. Not much is known about the market’s operating history but it evidently fell on hard times, presumably sometime after the theater closed in 1987. Few traces remain of its original function as the interior has been extensively renovated into apartments connected by a labyrinthine network of corridors, sky bridges, and stairways. Many of the remaining units seem abandoned or at least disused, and the building is now primarily occupied by the urban poor and migrant workers. A complicated ownership structure likely precludes any immediate possibility of urban renewal.

The old market building from Guoqing Street (國慶街). The shophouses in front might actually be a later addition to the structure.
The old market building from Guoqing Street (國慶街). The shophouses in front might actually be a later addition to the structure.
The most visible entrance can be found along the side of the structure, to the south.
The most visible entrance can be found along the side of the structure, to the south.
The view from the ground floor looking out on Guoqing Street.
The view from the ground floor looking out on Guoqing Street.
Creeping up one of the internal stairwells.
Creeping up one of the internal stairwells.
No two stairways look alike.
No two stairways look alike.
This provides access to 5F and a sky bridge to the next building.
This provides access to 5F and a sky bridge to the next building.
Peering through the ventilation shafts running through the old market building.
Peering through the ventilation shafts running through the old market building.
Ramps at the back of the building provide scooter access here on 2F.
Ramps at the back of the building provide scooter access here on 2F.
Toward the sky bridge.
Toward the sky bridge.
A key cutter on the ground floor.
A key cutter on the ground floor.
The north side of the market building, visible after walking beneath the bulk of the structure. I suspect this photo was shot from the footprint of the old movie theater.
The north side of the market building, visible after walking beneath the bulk of the structure. I suspect this photo was shot from the footprint of the old movie theater.
A glimpse of the 5F sky bridge at the back of the market building.
A glimpse of the 5F sky bridge at the back of the market building.
A dusky view from the south side of the old market building looking toward Guoqing Street.
A dusky view from the south side of the old market building looking toward Guoqing Street.

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