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Twilight’s back door

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Walking on Rama 4 yesterday and came across an open door to a construction site. As near as I can figure, this was once the rear entrance to Soi Twilight that hosted its last show three years ago.

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Amazing the Soi was shut down 3 years ago and nothing has been built on the Site.

What a waste of time the Bars could have been open...

🤔

2 hours ago, GWMinUS said:

Amazing the Soi was shut down 3 years ago and nothing has been built on the Site.

What a waste of time the Bars could have been open...

The Junta have been insisting on bar closures for much of that time. 

12 hours ago, GWMinUS said:

Amazing the Soi was shut down 3 years ago and nothing has been built on the Site.

What a waste of time the Bars could have been open...

🤔

They could probably be facing some kind of red tape rigmarole in obtaining a construction permit (in my country, this sometimes could take as long as 5 to 10 years post site clearance and relocation) 

In BKK, I think there’s only one thing that speeds up permits and permissions.

It’s lack of same that delays them.

The two structures in upper left of photo appear to be situated where "Balls Sports Bar" (i think it had a few different names over tome) was located. If I recall, the Swiss (Lucas) who managed Tanrtawan Hotel and also ran Dick's Cafe and Balls.

  • 2 months later...

And here what Twilight’s back door looks like today. It’s a “co-culture space” for a “new tribe of urban living.”

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On 7/10/2022 at 12:43 AM, GWMinUS said:

Amazing the Soi was shut down 3 years ago and nothing has been built on the Site.

But this is Thailand. About 8 years or so ago there was an excellent British Pie Shop at the top of Soi Yen Akat. It made a wide variety of pies, including a Green Curry Pie, and they were all delicious. It was forced to move out as a result of the block due to being demolished. After moving several times, I believe the shop has now been reincarnated as the London Pie Shop and Restaurant near Ekamai BTS station. Not surprisingly, the Yen Akat block is still standing.

Ah well, at least people can take a walk down memory lane now, even if it's only halfway down the lane. Hopefully they won't build some big monolithic building and we will still be able to identify the former locations of our favourite bars when walking through whatever it is that eventually gets built. Since Bangkok is expecting a major glut of office space over the next two or three years, perhaps they won't start work on anything permanent for a while to work. More of those open-air "spaces" would be welcome in the meantime.

On 10/15/2022 at 1:56 PM, Department_Of_Agriculture said:

Ah well, at least people can take a walk down memory lane now, even if it's only halfway down the lane.

No ,one can walk whole length as there,s opening to Suriwong at the same place original entry was, I took pics this morning but somehow can,t upload them here now.

Will try later

Finding passage from Surawong to Rama 4 great find—and over hallowed ground no less. Looks like it’s directly opposite the Beer Garden. Think of all the guys who once danced above it 🤗

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