This project started with the goal of answering, at least partially, the question of What’s up there? that inevitably arises while riding the subway, and Yeongdeungpo-gu Office was always one of the most What’s up there? stations for me, as my first year in Seoul I lived in Gangseo-gu, near Songjeong Station, and transferred here…
A recurring theme that’s come up here (and we’re hardly the first ones to point this out) is the juxtaposition between old Seoul and new Seoul – the way the city’s laser beam quick development resulted in modern developments and lifestyles existing side by side with those a half-century old. I’ve remarked on this at…
The walk down Noryangjin-ro (노량진로) outside Exit 1 wasn’t offering up much in the way of interest, so we decided to duck off it and head into the area sandwiched between it and the railway tracks just to the north. Our eye was caught by a big lot that had been sectioned off with scaffolding…
Because the western side of the number 5 line crosses the Han River by a deep tunnel and not a bridge, Yeouinaru Station, at 27.5 meters below sea level, is the lowest subway station in Korea. Liz and I visited with our friend Casey this past Saturday, and the area was absolutely buzzing with people…
After a long hiatus brought on by Liz’s trip back home we finally got back out to a new station on the last day of January, this time with our good friend Angelique Kuyper coming along. It was a particularly gloomy day with a concrete sky and a lingering dampness from the morning’s drizzle. It…
Seoul Sub→urban 