Internet Photos

This first image shows a map of Seoul, divided up by districts, with arrows pointing to all the individual construction projects for "New Town" apartment complexes. The dates listed on the page are all about four or five years old. Most likely each of these sites required the demolition of considerable portions of already inhabited land.
http://blog.empas.com/gogo449/read.html?a=22174718&c=1703809

Each of these sites listed above creates a big hole in the city that looks something like this.

The next two pictures come from near Cheonwang Station on the western edge of Seoul.
http://www.zopock.com/tag/%EC%B2%9C%EC%99%95%EC%97%AD

There was an abandoned village of Korean houses there.
http://www.zopock.com/tag/%EC%B2%9C%EC%99%95%EC%97%AD

This picture is from Changwon, a small city not far from Busan. It's unclear in this pictures if the five-floor buildings on the right side of the picture are coming down next, but I get the impression the demolished buildings were identical to them.
http://blog.hankooki.com/jjj2424

Demolition in Masan. I guess they use the hose to turn potential airborne particles into mud.
http://blog.hankooki.com/jjj2424

This picture also seems to be set in Masan. The excavator is slowly carving out the building, creating a mound so it can get up higher in the process. It reminds me of the demolition I witnessed at the air force residences.
http://blog.hankooki.com/jjj2424

It was announced in 2004 that US military base Camp Humphreys was expanding, leading to the displacement of 1372 Korean civilians. Of course the residents resisted, and they were joined in their cause by all sorts of radical elements, anarchists, anti-American protesters, etc. This is a picture of protesters camping out on the roof of a building set for demolition.
http://cham-sori.net/bbs/view.php?id=cast&no=6905

A closer look up at the rooftop structure.
http://cham-sori.net/bbs/view.php?id=cast&no=6905

Demolition begins on these buildings.
http://cham-sori.net/bbs/view.php?id=cast&no=6905

If I read the other page correctly, this man is a homeowner in the area.
http://cham-sori.net/bbs/view.php?id=cast&no=6905

Protesters watch from the rooftop as another building is destroyed.
http://cham-sori.net/bbs/view.php?id=cast&no=6905

Candles are lit in a peaceful protest. I wonder what the riot police are thinking. Some look like they really feel bad, and a few others look impatient.
http://cham-sori.net/bbs/view.php?id=cast&no=6905

http://cham-sori.net/bbs/view.php?id=cast&no=6905

This picture looks familiar. This is the corner of the Dongdaemoon grey market, which I visited last June. It's gone now.
http://www.beksu.com/59

Another familiar picture.

http://www.beksu.com/59

A small protest held in front of the sign.

http://www.beksu.com/59

And here's the majestic Cheonggye Canal.

http://www.beksu.com/59

This picture seems to come from the blog of a demolition company. It was a frustrating site and I had to take a screencap.
http://blog.daum.net/_blog/ArticleCateList.do?blogid=0AJfO

I wish I could see more pictures of this building. It looks like it was pretty nice.
http://blog.daum.net/_blog/ArticleCateList.do?blogid=0AJfO

Another great looking building, photographed through the trees by a demolition worker.
http://blog.daum.net/_blog/ArticleCateList.do?blogid=0AJfO

Coming out to the baseball stadium in Dongdaemoon.
http://planar.co.kr/91

It's interesting to see the jumbotron working.
http://planar.co.kr/91

It's been a long time since there was a baseball game there.
http://planar.co.kr/91

All these seats were gone when I went there.
http://planar.co.kr/91

Here's a news picture from the demolition work for Cheonggye Canal.
http://www.labortoday.co.kr/news/view.asp?arId=49565

An interesting structure built atop a condemned building in Poongdong.
http://blog.jinbo.net/manic/?m=2005-03

Another sight in Poongdong.
http://blog.jinbo.net/manic/?m=2005-03

Looks like some kind of secret plan of attack to me.
http://blog.jinbo.net/manic/?m=2005-03

"Why did you come to my home?"
http://blog.jinbo.net/manic/?m=2005-03

Demolition of a seafood restaurant, date and location unknown.

The site itself seems to be run by a demolition company, and their banners have lots of interesting graphics.
http://www.sj6060.com/center/bbs/zboard.php?id=photo#

One giant field of debris.
http://www.sj6060.com/center/bbs/zboard.php?id=photo#

Demolition next to a large looking wedding hall.
http://www.sj6060.com/center/bbs/zboard.php?id=photo#

Looks like an industrial site to be demolished I guess.

http://www.sj6060.com/center/bbs/zboard.php?id=photo#

Looks like another industrial site to be demolished I guess.

Here's a strange article. It talks about how smoothly the eviction of homeowners went in Daejeon, but then it shows a picture and video of some very angry men camped out on a rooftop playing with fire.
http://www.cctoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=251519

Here are some more pictures of the rooftop siege in Poongdong.
http://www.newscham.net/news/view.php?board=news&nid=23873

It seems they're using tear gas on the protesters.
http://www.newscham.net/news/view.php?board=news&nid=23873

This picture shows demolishers bringing in flammable materials.
http://www.newscham.net/news/view.php?board=news&nid=23873

Fire.
http://www.newscham.net/news/view.php?board=news&nid=23873

A nearly abandoned neighbourhood in Icheon, unsure if this means the town or the Seoul neighbourhood, probably the former. The graffiti on the wall is the standard death threat.

The source for this picture is a human rights website.
http://www.sarangbang.or.kr/bbs/view.php?board=hrnews&id=340

I came across some pictures of three remodelers. It's hard to tell the demolishers apart from the rebuilders sometimes but it seems like these guys work the less controversial jobs.
http://www.sebong.co.kr/tag/%EC%B2%A0%EA%B1%B0

This picture looks too much like something on a poster at a police station.
http://www.sebong.co.kr/tag/%EC%B2%A0%EA%B1%B0

Thinking out a solution.
http://www.sebong.co.kr/tag/%EC%B2%A0%EA%B1%B0

Not sure if he's removing or implanting this coil. It's probably for floor heating.
http://www.sebong.co.kr/tag/%EC%B2%A0%EA%B1%B0

From what appears to be a Korean photoblog, I found this picture of a dramatic conflict between protesters and police on a rooftop in Seongsu.
http://cafe.joins.com/cafe/CafeFolderList.asp?cid=028382&list_id=440337

Some demolition of simple buildings in the countryside, judging by the URL I'd say around Guri.
http://www.soguri.pe.kr/tag/%EC%B2%A0%EA%B1%B0

Back to Daechuri, an elementary school is knocked down. The pictures in the windows are of teachers.
http://blog.ohmynews.com/dogs1000/126312

An old woman mourns Daechuri. Note the line of riot police behind her.
http://blog.ohmynews.com/dogs1000/126312

Peace.
http://blog.ohmynews.com/dogs1000/126312

An ad for a demolition company as it appears on their page viewed under Firefox. "Quick! Accurate! Kind!"
http://cafe.joins.com/cafe/CafeFolderList.asp?cid=2400114&list_id=341600

That's some quick, accurate, and kind demolition.
http://cafe.joins.com/cafe/CafeFolderList.asp?cid=2400114&list_id=341600

"Divided we fall." That's the message hanging over these children, who have been separated by their parents by force by demolishers.
http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000736428

Their parents are probably on the rooftop.
http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000736428

The demolishers send up one of their own men on the shovel of an excavator to arrest the leader of the protest.
http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000736428

It's unclear what happened here, but Jung seems to think people unrelated to the acrobatics in the previous photo fainted.
http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000736428

A random demolition picture, no details known. It looks like it was scanned from a book.
http://www.gygro.com/gnuboard4/bbs/board.php?bo_table=board1&wr_id=12&page=

It looks like they removed the roof or balcony of a building.
http://gygro.g3.cc/gnuboard4/bbs/board.php?bo_table=board3

Excavator accident?
http://gygro.g3.cc/gnuboard4/bbs/board.php?bo_table=board3

A sordid picture of the scene of demolition in Jung-gu somewhere.
http://photo.donga.com/usr/photopro/phnview.php?cgubun=200306130008&cpage=351&photo_idxno=1996

This appears to be a protest at Dangook University, one of the largest sites I've found. I'm curious if the excavator belongs to the protesters.
http://photo.donga.com/usr/galpro/grview.php?cgubun=200306130008&idxno=31995

More protest at Dangook.
http://photo.donga.com/usr/galpro/grview.php?cgubun=200306130008&idxno=31992

This little collage comes from someone in Kimhae who lives next to a condemned house.
http://photo.donga.com/usr/galpro/grview.php?cgubun=200306130008&idxno=31810

This abandoned building still has one resident. I can't see where it is but it seems to be just outside Seoul.
http://blog.ohmynews.com/dolgurm/132799

This dog stays here waiting for his owners to return.
http://blog.ohmynews.com/dolgurm/132799

http://blog.ohmynews.com/dolgurm/132799

Is this his doghouse?
http://blog.ohmynews.com/dolgurm/132799

This seems to be the self portrait of a Korean guy who is interested in the urban renewal process as well.
http://kangmoxu.net/tt/archive/200701

If I'm reading this right, this picture is from Shanghai.
http://kangmoxu.net/tt/archive/200701

If I understand correctly, this road was removed for Cheonggye Canal.
http://www.kangmoxu.net/tt/160

A very large demolished area but I'm not sure where it is.
http://www.kangmoxu.net/tt/87

Part of the same gallery.
http://www.kangmoxu.net/tt/87

This place is going to be destroyed?
http://www.kangmoxu.net/tt/32

Back to Daechuri.
http://blog.jinbo.net/iliberty/?m=2006-09

Jesus was crucified so he could be made into a small statue 2000 years later and demolished.
http://blog.jinbo.net/iliberty/?m=2006-09

Looks like someone's moving out in a hurry.
http://blog.jinbo.net/iliberty/?m=2006-09

Protester vs riot cop.
http://blog.jinbo.net/iliberty/?m=2006-09

Related to Poongdong, here's a political poster from Poongdong. It says "These are my homes! All these homes are mine!" I think it's supposed to be President Noh Moohyun. Not vampirish enough for Lee Myungbag.
http://www.newscham.net/news/view.php?board=news&nid=23749

Here are some more pictures from another demolition company. These guys seemed to take glee in labeling this picture "before."
http://www.827272.com/Board/list.php?BbsTable=KstBoard_Board2

"After."

http://www.827272.com/Board/list.php?BbsTable=KstBoard_Board2

http://www.827272.com/Board/list.php?BbsTable=KstBoard_Board2

http://www.827272.com/Board/list.php?BbsTable=KstBoard_Board2

http://www.827272.com/Board/list.php?BbsTable=KstBoard_Board2

http://www.827272.com/Board/list.php?BbsTable=KstBoard_Board2

The God People presented this picture which apparently shows a condemned prostitution area in Paju.

http://www.godpeople.com/?GO=news2_sub&ncode=200710188395&iPage= 9

This place looks like it used to be nice.
http://www.mosigo.net/bbs/board.php?bo_table=photo&wr_id=376&page=5

Here's something kind of funny. Authorities are trying to close one of the largest prostitution districts in Seoul, so they spraypainted their own windows like this and are pretending to be evicted.
http://blog.joins.com/media/folderlistslide.asp?uid=pipaltree&folder=7&list_id=7529111

A wider look of the area.
http://blog.joins.com/media/folderlistslide.asp?uid=pipaltree&folder=7&list_id=7529111

This demolition company has a bunch of pictures online of a typical day of work.
http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/syk6422/29

This demolition worker bends over and moons the camera.
http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/syk6422/22.html?p=1&t=2

Looks like a nice place once.
http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/syk6422/22.html?p=1&t=2
The hallway.

http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/syk6422/22.html?p=1&t=2

Kind of an amusing ad for a demolition company. They photographed some of the places they've been in. This is a golf practice area in Bundang. They also have a noraebang, a beauty clinic, a mandu restaurant, a music hakwon, a school, and some sort of place in Itaewon.
http://www.gaeune.co.kr/

These are the ruins of an old home built by early missionaries to Korea.
http://www.godpeople.com/?GO=news2_sub&ncode=200801078716&iPage=1

Here are some pictures from 1927 of the place.
http://www.godpeople.com/?GO=news2_sub&ncode=200801078716&iPage=1

This place was built by the son of the missionaries in 1962. It was recently scheduled for demolition, but it was saved as an historic site. However, according to this site, Buddhists didn't care and overturned the decision, ensuring the place's destruction.
http://www.godpeople.com/?GO=news2_sub&ncode=200801078716&iPage=1