Nostalgia and Nepotism in Unam-dong
One Neighborhood’s Janus-Faced Goodbye. By Isaiah Winters. Follow the ripple effects of any urban redevelopment project and you’ll be amazed where you end up. This happens time and time again … Read More
Tag: old neighborhoods
The Bulldozed Future
An Interview with the Zine’s Editor, Ryan Berkebile. Introduction and Interview by William Urbanski. A few thousand years ago a volcano erupted, covering an entire city in lava and ash. … Read More
Singa-dong Gives Up the Ghost
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters. For Gwangju’s up-and-coming striver class, buying a new apartment in the affluent Suwan District is the quintessence of “making it.” This monied district is … Read More
Hidden Hanoks
Uncovering History in Korean Houses Written and photographed by Ryan Berkebile. Seoul has several neighborhoods dedicated to the preservation and celebration of traditional Korean houses called hanok (한옥). Tourists and hanok enthusiasts alike … Read More
Remembering Hak-dong’s Humanity
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters. In 1946, on his second and last visit to Gwangju, Korean independence activist Kim Gu paid a special visit to Hak-dong that would leave … Read More
Evicting God: The Exodus of Hak-dong’s Condemned Churches
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters. Evictions and buyouts for the sake of redevelopment are all the rage these days. Hak-dong is the latest neighborhood to get the boot on … Read More