Behind Chulalongkorn and by Sam Yan

I was walking in the area behind Chula looking for a place to eat when I saw a field of rubble. Another set of shop houses torn down to build what will likely be another office building, mall, or another structure of glass and steel lacking character.  

There is a set of Chinese shop houses still standing. The three story structures have had their stairs knocked away along with the upper floors allowing a view of the sky from the bottom.Many of the houses are littered with knick knacks indicating their former owners including spirit shrines, masks, and banners. One shop house used to be a design studio while others were restaurants and homes.

A short walk away along Phaya Thai Road across from the Sam Yan MRT stop is a 4 story abandoned building. Some of the street vendors store their carts here and it's easy to walk up a few of the floors. You can see the temple across the street and there was a mattress and a few mats on the floor. Hanging, twisted re-bar and broken wood strewn about along with sparse graffiti mark the space.


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Abandoned Sam Yan and Chula