I'm always amazed to think of the growth and changes in Ansan since I first arrived almost 17 years ago. But that pales in comparison with the transformation of what used to be a sleepy fishing village into a city of 350,000 people when I arrived in 1993 (Current population is about 750,000 now.)
Here are links to some before/after photos of Ansan on my Seongpo-Dong blog this year:
- Seongpo-Dong - 1985, 1993, and 2009
- Nojeok Hill: My View from the Top - Before and After Photos of Ansan (Part 1 of 4)
- Nojeok Hill: My View from the Top - Before and After Photos of Ansan (Part 2 of 4)
- Nojeok Hill: My View from the Top - Before and After Photos of Ansan (Part 3 of 4)
- Nojeok Hill: My View from the Top - Before and After Photos of Ansan (Part 4 of 4)
Recently, I came upon another source of old photos, which is the website of the City of Ansan. The general photo section is here: http://photo.iansan.net/ but for photos of old Ansan, they can be seen in the following categories:
To see the photos in large size, you must be logged in (membership is free and easy, but basic Korean-language ability is necessary to get through the form) and be accessing through Internet Explorer (other browsers don't work.)
