Detailed Cross-section of the Kowloon Walled City
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Detailed Cross-section of the Kowloon Walled City
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#2http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2014/10/28/detailed-cross-sectio... seems to be the actual source, citylab seems just to be an aggregator.
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#3Bunch of photos from the late 80s: http://www.mascontext.com/issues/19-trace-fall-13/kowloon-wa...
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#4Some great pictures of the place before its demolition can be found on this article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139914/A-rare-insig...
What an interesting place it used to be. Basically a 1898 agreement between Britain and China created a legal limbo for a military base. Over time the military base became a refuge for squatters. After Japan's surrender in WWII the area grew into a dystopian-like lawless city that was ruled by criminal gangs until police raids from 1970's to 1980's cleaned it up. From 1987 to 1992 everyone was evicted and in 1993 it was demolished.
Re: Detailed Cross-section of the Kowloon Walled City
#5http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2014/10/28/detailed-cross-sectio... seems to be the actual source, citylab seems just to be an aggregator.
Thanks. Url changed to this from http://www.citylab.com/design/2014/11/rare-maps-show-life-in....
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#6Also see this thread about the KWC from several months ago:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7647607
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#7Re: Detailed Cross-section of the Kowloon Walled City
#8Bunch of photos from the late 80s: http://www.mascontext.com/issues/19-trace-fall-13/kowloon-wa...
That article merits its own submission, it was a very interesting read.
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#9Awesome documentary on Kowloon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lby9P3ms11w
Re: Detailed Cross-section of the Kowloon Walled City
#10http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2014/10/28/detailed-cross-sectio... seems to be the actual source, citylab seems just to be an aggregator.
Thanks for pointing to the original article.