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I found this map section in a map of the Seoul area over at the Korean War Project. It shows Ansan from around 1950. Here’s what the identical map section looks like today in Google Maps: Note how many of the location names in the map above correspond to neighborhorhoods in...
We recently interviewed Dick Warmington on KoreaBusinessCentral.com. (Click here [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://stevenbammel.com/category/archives/kbcforum/topics/korea-business-central-329] to listen and/or read the fascinating interview.) Dick is President of Chadwick International School in Songdo, Korea, which is a new city built entirely on reclaimed land in the West Sea south of Incheon. It’s a dramatic...
I’m always amazed to think of the growth and changes in Ansan since I first arrived almost 17 years ago. But that pales in comparison with the transformation of what used to be a sleepy fishing village into a city of 350,000 people when I arrived in 1993 (Current population...
On the main intersection in Seongpo-Dong, across from Star Plaza and about a five minute walk from the base of Nojeok Hill is a historical marker: I've passed it many times but hadn't bothered to read what it said until recently. It's a fascinating story about the history of...
I came across these fabulous photos on display in the lobby of the Ansan Concert Hall a couple months ago. All photos can be expanded by clicking on them. Seongpo-Dong and Gojang-Dong AreasHwarang Recreation Area Industrial Complex (Dyeing) Area Il-Dong (Guryong-Dong) Area Industrial Area (Chemicals) Area Bukok-Dong Area Il-Dong Area
Korean portal site, Daum.net, offers a mapping service of Korea that is very similar to Google Maps. And just as Google has been unrolling their Street View across North America, so Daum is doing the same in South Korea with Road View. This is where 360-degree photos are taken by...
There are just two McDonald’s outlets in Ansan and one is right at the foot of Nojeok Hill. It is located in the food court at Homeplus, which is the very successful Korean discount chain run by Tesco of the UK. We eat at Mickey D’s occasionally, but not particularly...
