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Soul Forest
Joined: 22 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul Forest
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 Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: 7 Abandoned Architectural Wonders of Asia (2 in Korea) |
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7 Abandoned Architectural Wonders of Modern Asia
http://weburbanist.com/2008/09/28/abandoned-buildings-places-towns-cities-asia/
I'd never heard about this tower hotel in Pyongyang.
A poster here had an interesting photograph series from the abandoned Okpo Amusement Park. Maybe someone can post the link to that thread.
I wonder if any English teachers were living in that Kowloon walled city ... they could have been good subsidized accommodation. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:47 am Post subject: Re: 7 Abandoned Architectural Wonders of Asia (2 in Korea) |
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| Soul Forest wrote: |
7 Abandoned Architectural Wonders of Modern Asia
http://weburbanist.com/2008/09/28/abandoned-buildings-places-towns-cities-asia/
I'd never heard about this tower hotel in Pyongyang.
A poster here had an interesting photograph series from the abandoned Okpo Amusement Park. Maybe someone can post the link to that thread.
I wonder if any English teachers were living in that Kowloon walled city ... they could have been good subsidized accommodation. |
Pretty sure those are racetraitor (the guy you're talking about)'s pictures actually. Try running a search with his name as the author to find that thread. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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haha  I lived for years within eyesight of the top of that abandoned amusement park in Okpo. There are a lot of reasons to visit Geoje Island. I hadn't counted that among them. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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You do realize that you have pretty much told everyone RT's name?
I recognize his wife in the photos. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Don't worry about my name getting out. I have nothing to hide.
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=109646
The Okpo Land photos I took have gotten a lot of attention, and have been posted all over the Internet. I'm getting one shot published in a Dutch architectural magazine soon. These days you can find tons of photos online of Okpo Land, including a few vandalism pics that I really don't approve of.
I have since returned to the park once more in April with a big group of friends. You can see the newer pictures in here:
http://www.daehanmindecline.com/archive/archive/200804.html
A while ago I put together a list of the "Seven Abandoned Wonders of Korea," but it's likely going to change soon because I've found a couple of impressive looking abandoned buildings outside Seoul city limits. |
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Ruraljuror
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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Your name is the same as the guy from "Dances with Wolves".
Well his english name anyway.
Not his Indian name. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Ruraljuror wrote: |
Your name is the same as the guy from "Dances with Wolves".
Well his english name anyway.
Not his Indian name. |
It haunts me to this day, Rurjur. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:04 am Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| Ruraljuror wrote: |
Your name is the same as the guy from "Dances with Wolves".
Well his english name anyway.
Not his Indian name. |
It haunts me to this day, Rurjur. |
Bahahahaha. |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:38 am Post subject: |
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| Intersting stuff. Thanks for the link. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:51 am Post subject: |
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| A cool find for sure. Love that pod city. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:36 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| A cool find for sure. Love that pod city. |
It sounds like they've upped security there, sadly. That's one thing I like about Korea--there rarely is heavy security at these sites. The only exception I can think of is Dangook University. |
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