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mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

I noticed THE Burger King in Itaewon has been replaced with a Coffee Bean. Of course, long time residents will know:

1) A guy was stabbed to death in the washroom there 9 years ago. So Itaewon is the most dangerous place in Korea!

2) It's center of the universe as far as describing the location of anything in Itaewon. "Okay you know the Burger King? So go straight and then hang a right."

Loads of maps for restaurants in Itaewon all seem to use it as a landmark as well. It's going to require some reprints.

Nemesis · Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Location: Shanghai

Great pix and awesome thread.

IMO, it's really cool that someone would take the time to document this "change of overall vibe" for online posterity.

Good on ya, OP!

hogwonguy1979 · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den

it just moved down the street to where unique travel used to be

but yeah it was a real itaewon landmark

Nemesis · Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Location: Shanghai

If someone could post a shot of the old BK -- from a similar vantage point as in the OP -- this thread could even be considered... epic. Shocked

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

I was going to post every time a store in Korea closed, but I thought it would be too stupid and trivial, perhaps too indicative of my lack of things to do.

sojourner1 · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:48 am Post subject:

Are there other Burger Kings in Korea other than the one Itaewon?

seoulsucker · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:49 am Post subject:

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

SeoulShakin · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

There is still a Burger King in Itaewon, the location has just changed. It is now in the KEB building, close to Nike Golf. I agree though about the landmark thing.... it was used not only for directions, but as a place to meet up with your friends. Easy to find. I think the new location was a bad choice though. Lots of people would be by the subway station, on their way home from a night out and think to themselves.... I could go for a whopper right now haha. Oh well. If you do need the King when in Itaewon, it's still there, just a bit of a walk now.

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

coffee bean and tea leaf, the bk of coffee places. appropriate.

cdninkorea · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

Now meeting friends will be "where the Burger King used to be"
Directions will be "go straight and turn right from where the Burger King used to be.

You get the idea. But as time goes on and people come and go from Korea, fewer and fewer people will know where the the old location is.

PS OP: What happened to the pictures of the pretty ladies? I miss them.

wo buxihuan hanguoren · Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Location: Suyuskis

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

From what I see, lots of whiteys could benefit from more wandering and less burgers.

in_seoul_2003 · Joined: 24 Nov 2003