The Kowloon Walled City.

Posted by Miss Cellania in Travel & Places on August 20, 2007 at 8:36 am


Kowloon

Supposedly the most densely populated area on earth before it’s demolition in 1993, the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong had buildings so cramped that most residents didn’t see sunlight. See more pictures at deputydog. Link


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9 comments to "The Kowloon Walled City."

  1. Seo
    August 20th, 2007 at 10:34 am

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City

    Wikipedia has more detailed information about the history

  2. Adam Stanhope
    August 20th, 2007 at 11:24 am

    Scored dope there a few times in 1988 and 1989. Hong Kong was such a strange and wonderful place back then.

  3. L
    August 20th, 2007 at 12:42 pm

    My first thought was, "Where'd they put all the inhabitants?"

  4. biltmore
    August 20th, 2007 at 12:51 pm

    Wow.

  5. mojotek
    August 20th, 2007 at 1:05 pm

    That would have been an awesome set for a movie... and the studio wouldn't even have to foot the bill for set design.

  6. RG
    August 20th, 2007 at 1:26 pm

    What's even more interesting about Kowloon Walled City is
    that it basically functioned without any form of real government for decades, while the British and Chinese argued over who was responsible for it

  7. Adam Stanhope
    August 20th, 2007 at 2:46 pm

    I think I had some kids there, too. I wonder where they went after the place got torn down in 92-93?

  8. Ali S.
    August 20th, 2007 at 11:27 pm

    Great googamoog! O_o

  9. Seth Christenfeld
    August 20th, 2007 at 11:39 pm

    Very William Gibson.


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