# kowloon walled city

Greg Girard on Instagram: "Kowloon Walled City scenes. 1987-1990. From “City of Darkness Revisited”. Back in print! Shipping worldwide. Signed copies available on request. Available via link in bio. www.greggirarpictures.com The most thorough record of Hong Kong’s infamous Kowloon Walled City: 35,000 people living in 300 interconnected high rise buildings, constructed without architects or engineers, crammed into a city block near Kai Tak Airport. Demolished in 1992. 1. Walled City facade. L. Night view from south side. R. View along Tung Tau Tsuen Rd. 2. Aerial view by Ian Lambot. 3. Family returning to Walled City (looks like after pre-school or elementary school). 4. Cathay 747-300 approaching Kai Tak with Walled City in background. 5. Rooftop scene with jet approaching Kai Tak. 6. Cabs of evaporated milk stacked on cafe counter. 7. Second hand televisions stacked in shop on one of the Walled City “streets”. 8. Copy of “City of Darkness Revisited” with limited edition 8x10 inch print. $2 » 2,656 likes, 18 comments - gregforaday on October 12, 2023: "Kowloon Walled City scenes. 1987-1990. From “City of Darkness Revisited”. Back in print! Shi…" Instagram.com

Piecework, by Kowloon Walled City » 7 track album Kowloonwalledcity.bandcamp.com

Adolfo Arranz (@adolfux) on X » Today marks ten years since this infographic back page about the Kowloon Walled City was published by South China Morning Post. I explained in a few lectures the ins and outs of this project, and now I will do it here. Long 🧵 Twitter.com

r/FFVIIRemake on Reddit: Is Wall Market based on the former Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong? » Posted by u/hnnng_booba - 26 votes and 8 comments Reddit.com

This Fascinating City Within Hong Kong Was Lawless For Decades » Kowloon Walled City was known as an enclave for criminals, but that only tells one side of the story. The informal settlement also had a thriving economy. Visualcapitalist.com

Kowloon Walled City Park | Hong Kong Tourism Board » Kowloon Walled City Park is now a beautiful garden featuring preserved artefacts from the former Kowloon Walled City — a Chinese garrison which became a lawless enclave for fugitives and criminal gangs through the 20th century. Discoverhongkong.com

‘Black Dragon’: Escape Room LA builds journey through Kowloon Walled City » Amid the neon-lit haze of 1960s Hong Kong, the notorious Kowloon Walled City loomed in the distance. It was once dubbed the most densely populated place on Earth, housing tens Ladowntownnews.com

The Strange Saga of Kowloon Walled City » Anarchic, organic, surreal, this enclave was once among the most densely populated places on Earth. Atlasobscura.com

Shallow North Dakota // KEN Mode // Kowloon Walled City, by Shallow North Dakota, KEN Mode, Kowloon Walled City » 3 track album Kowloonwalledcity.bandcamp.com

Greg Girard on Instagram: "Hong Kong interiors, from Kowloon Walled City. 1987-1990. From the ultimate record of life inside Kowloon Walled City: “City of Darkness Revisited”, available via link in bio: www.greggirardpictures.com 1. Daily goods shop (proprietor’s son sitting on drinks cooler). 2. Living area of daily goods shop (alternate view of first photo). 3. Retired gentleman in one-room apartment. 4. Dentist’s assistant. 5. Family (mother and adult daughter) in windowless one-room apartment. 6. Dinner in apartment with windows facing outside into open air. 7. Mahjong game (with three shirtless players out of four). 8. Family-run noodle making workshop. 9. Cafe interior. 10. L. Hair salon. R. Apartment interior. #kowloon #kowloonwalledcity #walledcity #cityofdarkness #hkinteriors #hongkongstory #hkstory #interiorscenes #slidefilm #filmohotography #photobook #hkhistory #hongkonghistory #hkarchitecture #hkpeople #longlivehongkong #greggirard" » 5,155 likes, 31 comments - gregforaday on October 9, 2022: "Hong Kong interiors, from Kowloon Walled City. 1987-1990. From the ultimate record of life insid…" Instagram.com