I’m writing this at Hakrim Dabang (학림다방), on the second floor of a building whose windows look out over Daehang-no (대학로). As this project has progressed I’ve shied away more and more from talking about restaurants, cafes, bars, or any other kind of business because with the Darwinian rate of turnover among businesses in Seoul…
A few months ago I put up a post here about a performance I was participating in called The Encyclopedia Show. If anyone went, you know how awesome it is. (Not me. It.) Well, the next edition of the show is almost upon us, and once again I’m taking part so I’m back here to…
I got to Sangwangsimni mid-morning on a late June day. It was hot, just starting to hint at the sweltering weather of Seoul’s worst months, but that didn’t seem to be stopping anyone from getting out to get their business done. I came out Exit 4, where the traffic lights above the road, Wangsimni-ro (왕십리로),…
Formerly Seongnae Station (성내역), Jamsillaru is penned into a small corner between Jamsil Station, Mongchontoseong Station, and the Han River and is essentially just a point of access for the surrounding apartment complexes. Unlike most stations, Jamsillaru isn’t situated on an intersection; instead, all four exits emerge onto a small plaza where a hundred or…
Dongjak’s best real estate sits on a large hill below the city’s southernmost bend in the Han River, giving it unobstructed views of the slowly moving waters and the northern half of the city spread out beyond them. It’s home to some 165,000 residents, all of them prominent though few famous, the identities of some…
Seoul Sub→urban 