A row of shophouses on Zhongshan Road (中山路) in Yuanlin originally founded as Changchun Hospital by Dr. Lin Hu (林糊) in either 1921 or 1925. Lin Hu was a prominent cultural activist and elected official who was arrested and persecuted during the 228 Incident; his family was ruined in the aftermath. The rightmost building was later converted into a credit union (合作金庫). Now home to a pizzeria (披薩工廠員林店) that preserves much of the original interior.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Vocus: The Story Is Unresolved, Justice Is Impossible (代誌無解決，正義無可能)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Health History in Taiwan (臺灣公共衛生發展史)
- 228 Incident in Taiwan (二二八事件)
Connections
- Yuanlin Credit Union (員林信用合作社)
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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.