Canal Fever!

For this stretch leading into Dongdaemoon, there were all these plaques on the sidewalk along the sidewalk outside the canal. Oddly enough, they all seemed to be celebrating left-wing figures.

This statue commemorated a student who protested labour law in the '70s or '80s by lighting himself on fire. Exactly the sort of person who would've been protesting the building of this canal.

They don't let you have any fun.

We stopped by the stadium (stadia?).

Old people stretching.

It was easier to see into the baseball stadium now.

And still just as easy to get in. Nobody was working today.

The face of the Jumbotron was removed. Bet you didn't know there were secret rooms behind there.

Not a good place for a pitstop.

The front of the other stadium.

What's in store for this area.

Time to hit the canal again.

This building is the first entry on this site.

They had a few historical pictures of what the area was like before the canal, but we were too lazy and there weren't enough ways down.

Lotte Castle challenges us to keep going.

The abandoned high school.

The grey market.

Plenty of kids' toys.

...and porn right next door.

An old man faces off with the past.

I photographed this graffiti before. "We deserve the right to do business.

I think it was "Let's fight for our rights."

Lotte Castle close up.

Hard to get this thing all in one picture.

A map of the area.

Inside a run down old building.

We're about to enter the shadow of the castle.

No idea why they left these remnants of their demolition.

Another canal met up with us.

This list of everyone who participated in the project reminded me of closing credits.

The official end of the canal is at a place called "Willow Swamp."

It continues on, but it's a different-named body of water now. The smaller bridge is a subway line.

And willows.

She has Canal Fever! No wait, maybe it's just the beer.