Blog Tag - Demolishing
Although we've moved on an entire 10 years, back in 2007 our concerns about our favorite bars being forced to close were uncannily similar.
A blog...
After months of rampant closures and renovations across the capital, we probably couldn't withstand much more bad news. Shuangjing locals were...
Following yesterday's initial day of bricking up on Fangjia Hutong, we were extremely relieved to find that not all had been lost, though it's...
While Fangjia Hutong's bar and restaurant owners expected today to be the day that the red bricks took up unnecessary space blocking their windows...
In the latest rounds of bricking up the hutongs and shaking things up, Wudaoying Hutong seems to have taken a hit. The alleyway, popular with...
The Beijinger Bar and Club Award-winning Gulou microbar Ron Mexico will be moving to a new, larger location over the coming month. Owners Adam...
At this point, it's Gulou's worst kept secret: Mao Livehouse, the long beloved music venue that announced its closure last spring due to rising rent...
Beixinqiao Santiao (北新桥三条) is one of the most historically significant hutongs in Beijing. The alleyway, which begins in the west at Yonghegong Lu...
Nanluogu Xiang. Guijie. Baochao Hutong. And now, next in the line of popular areas facing crackdown by the government all in the spirit of "cleaning...
The sledgehammers and bulldozers have arrived, and Guijie, also known as Ghost Street, is looking a little worse for wear.
The red-hot dining street...
For Gulou residents, there’s nothing new about waking up to the sounds of construction in the hutongs. However, many residents were shocked on...