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Who knows, but considering the rest of Hong Kong - including it's many hyper-dense neighbourhoods - has come through this relatively unscathed, that may not necessarily have been the case. |
How would a postman even operate in KWC? How did people even have addresses since it was off the grid basically?
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NYC has a couple hundred thousand illegal housing units (mostly illegal basement accessory units in more suburban areas, and illegally chopped up apartments in more urban areas) and they can't be serviced by USPS but people are living there. It's a huge problem for the Census, voting, and for delivery of city services. The city knows the units exist, but NIMBYs don't want to legalize the units. Usually the city lets it pass as long as there aren't blatant fire code issues. It's so ingrained that when you buy a one-family home in far eastern Queens or much of Staten Island, it's usually mortgaged as a two-family unit, because they assume you'll rent out the basement, even if it hasn't already been converted. |
I just wanted to say I love this thread. One of the best in SSP history!
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Also, a lot of illegal units in public housing and rent controlled housing. I had a friend that lived for a few months in a Williamsburg housing project. A 80-year old granny was living alone in a four bedroom and she turned three of the bedrooms into rental units. I think at some point she moved to Jersey, and the whole apartment was turned into a hipster dorm. |
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A lot of corner stores here hold packages, sometimes for a small fee, if you live in a building without a doorman, or where packages can't be securely delivered. |
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How come Mumbai has no street view :(
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Inside Kowloon Walled City: an artist offers a different perspective on life in the infamous enclave
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Movie coming that is set in KWC, and is called Kowloon Walled City: https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sa...e-has-no-money
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The City of Darkness: Hong Kong’s anarchist society
Inside The Dark City: The History Of Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City https://static3.thetravelimages.com/...&h=389&dpr=1.5 some great photos on the above site, which unfortunately cannot be hotlinked. |
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Another one, in Changsha (10:10) and (14:49) :
What it's like inside: 16:15 |
I love the walledcitian vibe of those places. thanks for sharing.
Chunking Mansions (HK), in Kowloon, is known for having a distinctly walledcitian vibe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chungking_Mansions https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...RalfR-104a.jpg wkikcommons https://alzheimersdaughters.files.wo..._hong_kong.jpg alzheimersdaughters https://i2.wp.com/www.theculturemap....fit=1200%2C800 Chunking Mansions has an Ivory Factory!! https://public.bidoun.org/images/201...06_feature.jpg bidoun https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ansions-07.jpg wookie's pedia More than once, Chunking Mansions has been compared to Mos Eisley. "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." It appears as though the Chunking Mansions are being renovated. I will miss it when it is gone, just as I lament the destruction of the singular Kowloon Walled City. Nearby, this place exudes wallcitymanship: https://www.google.com/maps/@22.2966...7i16384!8i8192 |
Chungking Mansion was a wonderful place to stay.
Kowloon Walled City is featured in the video game Shenmue II, if anyone is interested. One of the better game series at representing urban life. |
anybody ever been to Chunking Mansions? It is at the top of my list of places to see when I can get over to Hong Kong.
The Complete Guide to Chungking Mansions |
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