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teretere



Joined: 26 Mar 2010
PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 5:13 am    Post subject: Mangwon Station Reply with quote
Anyone live/lived near Mangwon Station in Mangwon-dong?

I know this area has a reputation has a "poorer" area but by the looks of it, it seems ideal:

1. Near the Han River Bicycle/Jogging Trails
2. 1 stop from Hapjeong Station (and the greater Hondae area)
3. Near World Cup, Haneul, and Noeul Parks (total size equal to NYC's Central Park)
4. Low-rise "golmok" neighborhoods with a fresh produce/vegetable market (vs high rises that blot out the sun)
5. Lower property prices

Would appreciate your thoughts.
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lille



Joined: 27 Jan 2009
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Me and a few friends are converting a basement in Mangwon into an art studio and we all really dig the neighbourhood so far. There's an amazing coffee place about a ten minute walk from the station that this nice fellow seems to keep around just for a hobby. He has all sorts of small-batch roasting gadgets and seems surprised anytime he sees a customer. I'll post directions if you'd like!

Pretty soon we're going to try and get some furniture and a projector for the studio so we can do some film screenings (or at least play big screen SNES). I'll post into this thread when it happens.
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teretere



Joined: 26 Mar 2010
PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 1:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Are you renting the basement or did you buy the place?
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Drew345



Joined: 24 May 2005
PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I live about 7 mins from Mangwon, but away from the river, so maybe not the same neighborhood you are talking about. But I think Mangwon is great. The people in that fresh market area is really nice, and the post office also has the nicest staff (especially compared to the US). You can do a nice loop - take bus 9 to the end by the river. Walk along the river and through world cup park to Home Plus - do your shopping - take subway back home.
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teretere



Joined: 26 Mar 2010
PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Drew345 wrote:
I live about 7 mins from Mangwon, but away from the river, so maybe not the same neighborhood you are talking about. But I think Mangwon is great. The people in that fresh market area is really nice, and the post office also has the nicest staff (especially compared to the US). You can do a nice loop - take bus 9 to the end by the river. Walk along the river and through world cup park to Home Plus - do your shopping - take subway back home.


Thanks. Definitely thinking about re-locating there in the near future.
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lille



Joined: 27 Jan 2009
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
oh, we're definitely renting.
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BoholDiver



Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Sat May 22, 2010 2:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I didn't like the area myself. But the location is pretty decent. Depends on what you are looking for.

I found the narrow roads to be annoying. No sidewalks and everyday, people fighting for parking spots.
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The Bobster



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
BoholDiver wrote:
I didn't like the area myself. But the location is pretty decent. Depends on what you are looking for.

I found the narrow roads to be annoying. No sidewalks and everyday, people fighting for parking spots.
I'm a pedestrian, so I like the narrow streets, though taxi drivers are reluctant to take me all the way to my door. My building has seven apartments and one parking space. No one in the building owns a car right now, though, so it's usually empty when my friends come over with their car.

The location is nice, though. very close to Shincheon.Hongdaer, but not right in the middle of the mess. 20 minute train ride to Itaewon.

I'm going to go out and look for that coffee shop.
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BoholDiver



Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
1 parking spot? What's to stop the neighbouring building from taking that spot?

How do narrow streets aid a pedestrian? In my experience, it means that there is no sidewalk, and even if there were one, local businesses will spread their wares all over it.
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The Bobster



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
BoholDiver wrote:
1 parking spot? What's to stop the neighbouring building from taking that spot?

I have no idea, and I wouldn't really care if they did.

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How do narrow streets aid a pedestrian?

Fewer cars drive on them.

One drawback to the neighborhood for me is that I'm a freelancer on an F-visa, and not many people here want private lessons for their kids. There are only a few hagwons and they are not packing them in here. It seems to be an area where learning English is not so important to many people. Therefore, I'm scurrying around town chasing gigs more than I'd like to. (But that's me, probably wouldn't affect many people reading this.)
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teretere



Joined: 26 Mar 2010
PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Bobster wrote:
BoholDiver wrote:
1 parking spot? What's to stop the neighbouring building from taking that spot?

I have no idea, and I wouldn't really care if they did.

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How do narrow streets aid a pedestrian?

Fewer cars drive on them.

One drawback to the neighborhood for me is that I'm a freelancer on an F-visa, and not many people here want private lessons for their kids. There are only a few hagwons and they are not packing them in here. It seems to be an area where learning English is not so important to many people. Therefore, I'm scurrying around town chasing gigs more than I'd like to. (But that's me, probably wouldn't affect many people reading this.)


Is it considered a poorer socioeconomic class that live there?

I thought I once read an article about how most residents of Mangwon wanted to move out as soon as they made enough money somewhere...
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