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Busy Bangkok Street, 1973

Taken by a relative visiting Bangkok in late 1973, through the front window of a taxi. Cars, vans, trucks and motorcycles are visible on the road.

 

The buildings lining the street seem to be disappearing under a range of advertising signs, the vast majority apparently of neon. Rolex and Seiko adverts are the only ones that I recognise.

 

I have no idea where this might have been in the city, so the map location is entirely arbitrary. Any help on refining the location would be appreciated. - As you will see below, two comments have named this as Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown.

 

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Uploaded on June 28, 2019
Taken in September 1973