Anyang and Sanbon, from lanes to new towns
Buses outside Anyang Station, carts in market lanes and furniture arriving at Sanbon apartments. Follow people and their routes through 100 photographs of Anyang and Sanbon, from 1958 to 2011.
Start with the first photograph1958–1980s
Between low roofs and dirt roads
Clothes, buses, small shops and neighbors beside the water reveal the details of older Anyang neighborhoods.
A portrait in Deokcheon
Adults and children face the camera in Deokcheon Village in 1958. One adult holds a child, while the child in front wears a checked outfit. Low roofs and open ground behind them place this portrait within the village landscape.
Opening a girls’ school
This interior records the opening of Anyang Girls’ High School. People seated at desks face a flag and banners at the front. The low ceiling, chairs by the windows and rows of desks preserve an early view of the school.
Summer at the pool
People gather around a pool at Anyang Recreation Area in summer 1967. Swimmers and people sitting at the edge fill the scene, with tents stretching behind them. Swimwear, water and surrounding hills define this summer leisure space.
A cart on a Seoksu street
A small cart and several people stand near the former Seoksu 1-dong office. Children linger in front of blue doors on a low building. Trading space and the route through the neighborhood sit close together in this street scene.
A butcher beneath thatch
A sign reading Munhwa Butcher Shop hangs on a thatched building. Meat in the display window, people at the doorway and a passerby on the dirt road share the frame. Traditional roofing and a glass shopfront coexist in this neighborhood business.
A bus on the road to Seoul
A bus traveling between Anyang and Seoul approaches along a tree-lined road. Another vehicle and pedestrians share a landscape of low buildings and open ground. The roadway and the space used by people on foot lie close together.
Intercity buses at Anyang Station
Two rounded intercity buses stand outside Anyang Station. Bicycles and people occupy the space in front, with low shops behind them. People waiting or resting mingle closely with vehicles around this transport hub.
Homes beside the water in Yulmok
A watercourse runs beside low homes in Yulmok Village. People bend down at its edge, objects lie nearby and laundry hangs between houses. The scene places domestic space and the use of water close together.
Buses at Samwon Theater junction
Buses and people appear on the broad road at Samwon Theater junction. Vehicles line one side near the shops, while small markers stand along the roadway. The scene connects the theater district’s businesses with its major traffic route.
A neighborhood road toward the church
Children linger beside a road near the Catholic church in Anyang 4-dong. The street bends between shops and poles toward a distant church spire. Gaps between buildings and the roadside form part of the children’s everyday surroundings.
A bicycle race on the main road
A bicycle race takes place on the road outside Anyang Station. Shops and streetlights stand behind spectators, with a car in the foreground. The ordinary traffic route has become a place to watch a sporting event.
Daily life at Anyang Stream
People gather along Anyang Stream in the 1970s. Some bend down beside stones and belongings, while others stand in the water. Low buildings and hills frame a waterway closely connected to neighborhood life.
The dirt road by the old market
Small shops line a road in the old market area of Anyang 1-dong. A pedestrian, bicycles and low roofs appear among the utility poles. The broad, uneven dirt surface leaves shopfront space and movement along the street closely connected.
Roadworks in Seoksu
Heaps of soil and excavated ground spread along Jungang-ro in Seoksu 2-dong. People make their way through the work area, with trees and low buildings beyond. Their paths reveal how movement continued through a road still taking shape.
A bridge in the recreation area
A low bridge crosses the water at Anyang Recreation Area. People gather on and around it, framed by hills and large trees. A crossing and a place to linger by the water share the same leisure landscape.
Working on Jungang-ro
People stand in an unfinished section of Jungang-ro in Anyang-dong. Buildings flank earth piles and a work vehicle, with hills at the end of the road. Shops and routes for pedestrians remain alongside the construction site.
Vertical signs in Anyang 1-dong
Vertical signs crowd both sides of a narrow street in Anyang 1-dong. People walk on an uneven surface past chairs and goods outside shops. Overhead wires and varied signs convey the density of this small commercial street.
Drainage work beside Bakdal-ro
A deep trench and large concrete pipes sit beside Bakdal-ro. People work near low houses and utility poles lining the street. The photograph shows neighborhood infrastructure being built immediately next to a road in use.
A small neighborhood office
The Anyang 3-dong office in 1973 was a low building with a tiled roof. Signs by the entrance, slogans on the wall and a bicycle stand out. The photograph gives a close view of the scale and exterior of a local administrative office.
Roofs beyond a Bakdal photo studio
Low roofs stretch into the distance in Bakdal-dong. A photo studio sign and displayed portraits are visible in the foreground. The street business and the homes behind it appear together as parts of one neighborhood.
Hills above Nambu Market
A large hill rises beyond the low roofs of Nambu Market in the 1980s. People walking through lanes and goods beneath the eaves appear between buildings. This view shows the market’s height, density and relationship to the surrounding terrain.
Shopping and getting around
Changing streets, continuing footsteps
Compare different moments at Anyang Station, the markets, First Street and Imgok Village through signs, buildings and the use of the road.
Outside Anyang Station, then and later
The station name and low building identify the same place. The 1964 portrait and the wider 1970s road view use different framing.
Later refers to the more recent photograph in this pair, not to the present day.
Dressed to go out
A woman holding a handbag stands outside Anyang Station. Behind her coat and shoes are the station name and the entrance of its low building. The open forecourt makes this personal portrait a record of a transport landmark as well.
The low station building
A car passes Anyang Station in the 1970s. Hills rise clearly behind the low station building, and a tall sign stands in the forecourt. The photograph preserves the open view and road space in front of the station at that time.
Anyang Station, then and later
The city records identify both as Anyang Station. Compare the low building in 1984 with the much larger station in 2005.
Later refers to the more recent photograph in this pair, not to the present day.
Taxis waiting at Anyang Station
Yellow and blue taxis stand outside Anyang Station in 1984. People gather beneath the low station eaves, with hills behind them. Beside the 2005 photograph, the scale of the building and the forecourt looks markedly different.
A larger Anyang Station
Anyang Station in 2005 appears as a large building with glass and broad walls. Cars line the road in front, with tall buildings around it. Compared with the low station in the 1984 photograph, the same transport landmark has a markedly different scale.
Anyang First Street, then and later
Anyang City presents these as two moments on the same street. Low buildings and a procession give way to pedestrian space and multistory shops.
Later refers to the more recent photograph in this pair, not to the present day.
A procession through Anyang First Street
A procession carrying a family-planning slogan passes along Anyang First Street in the 1970s. Low shops and utility poles line the route. This officially recorded street campaign provides a view of buildings and walking space to compare with the later photograph.
Walking space on Anyang First Street
Paved pedestrian space and low barriers appear on Anyang First Street in July 2008. People walk between cafés and shops in taller, multistory buildings. Compared with the earlier procession photograph, both the buildings and the use of the street have changed.
Imgok Village entrance, then and later
These photographs share an official comparison record of Imgok Village’s entrance. A dirt road and low shops are followed by paving and taller commercial buildings.
Later refers to the more recent photograph in this pair, not to the present day.
Imgok’s unpaved entrance
The entrance to Imgok Village in Bisan 1-dong had a dirt road and low shops in the 1970s. Wheel marks and uneven ground run close to pedestrians. Compared with the 2000 photograph, the paving and the height of the buildings have visibly changed.
Imgok’s paved entrance
The entrance to Imgok Village in December 2000 has a paved road and multistory shops. Cars park along both sides beneath signs for different businesses. Compared with the 1970s image, the dirt surface has disappeared and the buildings have grown taller.
Around Nambu Market, then and later
Both original titles identify the Nambu Market area. These are different viewpoints, comparing the broad dirt road with the later covered market entrance.
Later refers to the more recent photograph in this pair, not to the present day.
The road around Nambu Market
A broad dirt road runs through the Nambu Market area in the 1970s. People move between low shops and utility poles, with belongings beside the road. Journeys to the market and activity outside the shops meet on the same surface.
Clothing and stalls at Nambu Market
Clothes racks and display stands line the entrance to Nambu Market in 2006. People walk under the roof structure beside large shop windows. Alongside the earlier dirt-road photograph, the view shows a changed approach to the market.
Jungang Market, then and later
Anyang City identifies both views as Jungang Market. Although the angles differ, open-air stalls and covered shops show changes in the shopping environment.
Later refers to the more recent photograph in this pair, not to the present day.
Parasols and carts at Jungang Market
Parasols shelter stalls and carts along Jungang Market in the 1970s. Pedestrians move beneath overlapping signs with large lettering. Goods and trading space extend from the shops into the edges of the street.
Jungang Market under a roof
Food and household-goods stalls line the interior of Jungang Market in 2006. Shoppers move through a narrow passage beside displays and signs at eye level. Compared with the earlier market view, the covered shopping environment stands out.
Displays along a market lane
Signs and display stands line a lane near Jungang Market. Goods sit beneath large parasols as people pass through the space between them. Upper-floor windows and ground-floor shops reveal how these market buildings were used.
A street recorded during stall removal
A cart displaying fruit and passersby appear in a record of street-stall removal. Shops, a stall and pedestrians crowd beneath numerous signs. The photograph shows how the street space being cleared was used in everyday life.
Cars between clothing shops
Cars move between the shops of Anyang First Street in 1996. Clothing-store signs line both sides, while pedestrians walk near the buildings. Shopping and vehicle traffic occupy the same narrow stretch of street.
Signs stacked above a lane
Restaurant and shop signs stack up along both sides of a lane in Anyang First Street. Cars park below wires crossing between buildings. Many businesses and forms of movement occupy the limited width of this commercial street.
Shops beside a cleared pavement
A record made after street-stall clearance shows the pavement beside a row of shops. Smaller signs crowd next to a large building, and several vehicles occupy the road. The photograph offers a view of the space allocated to shops, pedestrians and traffic.
Shopping at Sanbon Market’s entrance
Shops and stalls extend beneath the Sanbon Market entrance sign. Goods sit under parasols as shoppers carry bags through the lane. The large entrance marker and individual shop signs frame the route into the market.
An information point by the station
An unusual information structure stands at the entrance to Sanbon Station’s pedestrian bridge. Benches, street trees and signs across several shop floors surround it. The approach to the station combines directions, commercial activity and places to pause.
Large-scale shopping in Sanbon
Cars stand outside a large commercial building in Sanbon in 2000. Signs cover parts of its long facade, and a connecting walkway reaches toward it. The building presents shopping space on a different scale from the small street shop.
Film posters at Sanbon Cinema
Movie posters cover part of the Sanbon Cinema facade. Shop signs fill the lower floors, with a tall apartment building alongside. Cinema-going, shopping and housing sit within a short stretch of the same urban landscape.
1988–2002
New neighborhoods beside the fields
Low homes between streams and railways, fields in Pyeongchon and furniture arriving in Sanbon connect overhead views with life at ground level.
Low roofs and apartments in Anyang 1-dong
Apartment blocks rise behind low roofs in Anyang 1-dong in 1988. Roads and open ground separate residential areas beneath a distant ridge. The elevated view brings different scales of housing together in one district.
The city along the railway
Multiple tracks run through this aerial view of Anyang 1-dong. Low houses and taller buildings cluster on either side. The photograph reveals how closely railway corridors and residential districts lie together, a relationship harder to see from street level.
Pyeongchon, then and later
Both records locate the photographs in Pyeongchon. They are not a matched viewpoint; the comparison concerns the district’s fields and later apartment landscape.
Later refers to the more recent photograph in this pair, not to the present day.
Fields beside apartments in Pyeongchon
Broad, divided fields spread across Pyeongchon in 1988. Apartment blocks already stand in the foreground, with farmland beyond them. The 1999 comparison offers another viewpoint on how the district’s residential landscape changed.
Apartments and greenery in Pyeongchon
Tall apartments and green spaces appear together in Pyeongchon in 1999. Trees, paths and the stream bank link the surroundings of the residential blocks. Taken from a different viewpoint than the earlier field photograph, it shows the district’s changed housing landscape.
Housing and roads in Bisan 2-dong
Tall apartment buildings stand among lower housing in Bisan 2-dong. Buildings gather around curving roads and the stream, with a wider urban area beyond. The view shows the physical connections between newer complexes and established neighborhoods.
Water and buildings in Bisan 1-dong
A watercourse and broad banks cut through this view of Bisan 1-dong. Apartments stand near the stream, with dense low buildings farther away. Housing height and density vary across the landscape defined by the water.
Buildings and yards in Anyang 7-dong
This elevated view shows several buildings and broad yards in Anyang 7-dong. Trees and open spaces separate the long roofs. Their arrangement differs from dense residential lanes, showing another way space was organized within the city.
Long roofs beside the stream
Large-roofed buildings stretch along one side of the water in Anyang 7-dong. A road, a bridge and distant apartments share the frame. Broad building sites and residential areas lie near the routes linking different parts of the city.
A stream through Anyang 2-dong
A stream runs down the center of this view of Anyang 2-dong. Apartments occupy one bank while dense low roofs fill the other. Following the banks and bridges reveals the different residential patterns on either side.
Railway and housing in Seoksu
Houses and apartment blocks spread along both sides of the railway through Seoksu-dong. Straight tracks divide the image, while smaller winding streets fill the surrounding neighborhoods. The view shows the close fit of transport and housing in northern Anyang.
Moving into Sanbon
A truck loaded with furniture stands outside a Sanbon apartment building in 1992. People gather between the vehicle and the entrance, beside a parked car. Household belongings and movement reveal the new residential landscape at a human scale.
Sanbon still taking shape
Shops and buildings under construction line broad roads in Sanbon in 1995. Apartments fill the foot of the hills, while empty plots and structural frames remain closer by. Occupied residential districts and developing commercial areas share the view.
Spring beside the old apartment blocks
Cherry trees bloom beside low apartment buildings in Sanbon’s old Jugong Complex 2. Grass and trees fill the space between the buildings. The photograph records spring immediately outside people’s homes rather than on a major street.
Red roofs in Sanbon 2-dong
Low apartment blocks with red roofs extend across Sanbon 2-dong. Other housing stands across a broad road, with taller buildings in the distance. The elevated view reveals different building heights and layouts within one residential district.
A broad road in central Sanbon
Several traffic lanes and a center line stretch through this record of the road near City Hall in Sanbon. Commercial buildings stand on both sides, with a connecting walkway farther ahead. The broad street reveals the scale of the new town’s central road network.
Sanbon below the hills
This broad view looks across Sanbon New Town in 2002. Apartment blocks extend below the ridge, while shops and greenery divide the foreground into distinct areas. Roads, buildings and trees reveal the overall arrangement of the new neighborhood.
Classrooms, playgrounds and shared spaces
Learning and meeting close to home
Grouped classroom desks, sandy playgrounds, go boards and cultural-center rooms reveal places that filled residents’ days around Sanbon and Geumjeong.
An office beside the apartments
A photograph marking the opening of the Gwangjeong-dong office shows its curved exterior. Cars stand in front and tall apartment buildings rise directly behind it. The view places a local administrative facility close to the housing it served.
Children on a group visit
Children from Jaegung-dong sit in red auditorium seats during a group visit. Caps and heads facing the front form rows across the room. The stage, aisles and seating arrangement preserve a specific moment in their outing.
Around a bulky monitor
Children on a visit cluster around a desk holding a large monitor. They follow a guide’s gestures, with some leaning closer to the equipment. The thick screen and devices on the desk preserve the appearance of an office workspace at the time.
Grouped desks in a classroom
Students at Geumjeong Middle School sit around desks pushed together. A teacher stands among them looking toward the work surfaces, with a blackboard and notices behind. Uniforms, books and facing seats preserve the details of a classroom lesson.
An administrative desk close at hand
People exchange papers across a small desk at a mobile administrative service in Suri-dong. A clock, a Korean flag and documents define the simple workspace. The scene shows an administrative task handled face to face across an ordinary table.
Opening a cleanup bag together
Participants in a Suri-dong cleanup gather among trees. Wearing caps and light summer clothes, they hold open a bag and work around it. The greenery and their hand movements show the practical activity taking place in the park.
Gateball between apartment blocks
Participants stand on a court during a Gwangjeong-dong gateball competition for older residents. Numbered vests, caps and long mallets are visible, with spectators seated behind. Outdoor space near the apartments provides a setting for neighborhood sport.
A neighborhood game of yut
Participants at a Sanbon 2-dong yut event gather around a board on the ground. The board and small playing pieces appear between seated and crouching figures. Winter coats and close attention to the game give the scene its particular character.
A sandy playground in Gungnae-dong
Slides and wooden play structures stand in a children’s park in Gungnae-dong. A path borders the sandy surface, with tall apartment blocks behind. The photograph shows how a place for play was arranged close to housing.
An open field in Central Park
Small goals and boundary posts stand around a broad field in Sanbon Central Park. Rows of apartment blocks rise beyond it. The large open area between residential buildings provides room for neighborhood sport and other outdoor activities.
Benches at an Ogeum playground
Benches and play equipment occupy a playground between apartments in Ogeum-dong. Trees with fresh leaves and a fence surround the sandy ground. The open center and seats along the edges provide distinct places for play and rest.
Across the go board
Participants at a Sanbon women’s go competition sit across tables holding boards. Similar playing spaces repeat through the large room, while people look down at the games. Small stones and boards bring residents together around a shared pastime.
Practicing together at the cultural center
People stand in pairs holding hands at the Sanbon 1-dong cultural center. Everyday clothing, mirrors and curtains define the room around them. A neighborhood indoor space becomes a place for shared movement and learning.
Blue sportswear and floor mats
Another class at the Sanbon 1-dong cultural center shows participants in blue sportswear. Some bend over long mats while others stand observing the movement. The same center accommodates a different form of physical practice and learning.
Inside an English learning center
Rows of seats fill the English experience center at Geumjeong Elementary School. English signs and pictures decorate the walls beneath ceiling lights. The empty room allows a clear view of the layout and decoration of this learning space.
A delivery cart through the neighborhood
Two people move a cart during a yogurt-delivery activity by the Gwangjeong-dong women’s association. Wearing green vests, they follow a gently sloping path beside apartments and trees. The image records the movement involved in a neighborhood delivery effort.
Leisure and community events
Streets and fields fill with people
Festivals, sports, shared meals, tea and children drawing turn familiar places into spaces for gathering.
Gathering for a cleanup
Participants in an environmental cleanup stand in a long line beside the road. Matching-colored caps, flags, buses and event signs fill the space. Their gathering records the clothing and organization of an outdoor community activity.
Folk performance in the stadium
Performers gather on the field for a folk arts competition. White clothing, drums and a tall decorative structure stand before crowded seating. The stadium becomes both a performance ground and a place for a large audience.
A runner on a city road
A runner passes through central Anyang during a relay marathon in 1990. Spectators line the road, with cars and an event banner behind. Competition and spectators temporarily share a space normally used for urban traffic.
A mushroom-shaped ride
Children sit on a ride at Anyang Recreation Area. Small seats circle a large red mushroom decoration, enclosed by a low fence. The ride forms a dedicated play space within the tree-filled recreation grounds.
Long tables at a community meal
People sit around long tables of food at a Geumjeong-dong event for older residents. Some turn toward one another, with a stage and flowers behind them. The foreground centers on the meal and conversation around the tables.
A one-day community tea room
People sit around tables at a one-day tea event organized by a Gwangjeong-dong women’s association. A person in hanbok places cups beside sofas and display cabinets. Sharing tea gives this community activity the form of a small indoor gathering.
A stage among the shops
A large stage has been set up for the Anyang First Street festival. Spectators gather on the road, with the usual shops visible on either side. An everyday commercial street and a temporary performance space overlap in one view.
A festival banner in the street
A banner naming the Anyang First Street festival stretches across the lane. People line the procession beneath red and yellow shop signs. A commercial street has become a shared space for festival participants and spectators.
Inline skaters on the square
Inline skaters lean into a turn along markings on a square. Other people wait or watch near a rounded-roof structure behind them. The broad, flat surface becomes a setting for a sport played on wheels.
At an Anyang home match
Players chase the ball during an Anyang LG Cheetahs home match. A large team banner and spectators stand behind the pitch. Advertising, uniforms and the stands preserve the atmosphere of watching football in the city.
Waiting for the new millennium
A dense crowd gathers at an Anyang event on the last night of 1999. Winter coats and hats fill the foreground beneath bright shop signs. An everyday commercial space becomes the setting for a large end-of-year gathering.
Neighbors on the school field
Participants gather on a field for a Sanbon 2-dong and Gungnae-dong sports event. People in yellow caps and sportswear move in front of a school building. The school grounds serve as a broad shared space for a neighborhood gathering.
Anyang First Street after dark
People walk through Anyang First Street around the 2001 street festival. Pedestrians in varied clothing fill the narrow lane beneath bright signs. Shop lighting and moving figures reveal the street’s life after dark.
Red shirts in Sanbon
People wearing red gather for the launch of a Sanbon Red Devils supporters’ group. Shop lights reflect on wet paving beneath signs stacked across the buildings. A football supporters’ gathering becomes part of the commercial district’s night scene.
An evening under illuminated signs
Bright shopfronts and signs line Anyang First Street in the evening in 2003. Pedestrians pass the stores while cars occupy part of the lane. Colored lighting frames shopping and movement sharing the street after daylight.
Children drawing in the market
Children sit around long tables for a drawing event at Nambu Market. Paper and drawing materials lie between shops displaying goods, while people pass behind. A shopping passage temporarily becomes a workspace for children.
A festival stage at Nambu Market
A performance takes place on a red stage during Nambu Market’s watermelon festival. Sound equipment and spectators stand close by, with the usual market shops behind. The trading street also provides room for performance and an audience.
1997–2011
Blossom paths, night streets and daily routes
Geumjeong’s station stairs and blossoms, Sanbon’s azaleas and changing shop signs lead to people enjoying the season and caring for everyday routes.
Stairs up to Geumjeong Station
Colored stairs and a pedestrian overpass stand out at Geumjeong Station in 1997. Cars and vans pass on the road below the elevated station entrance. Road traffic and access to the railway connect at different levels.
Strollers beneath cherry blossoms
People push strollers along the cherry-blossom path near Geumjeong Station. Flowering trees arch overhead beside a wall displaying pictures. An everyday walking route also becomes a setting for a spring outing.
Azaleas beside the apartments
Pink azaleas cover the slope of Sanbon’s Azalea Hill. People follow a path through the flowers, with apartments in the background. A hillside close to housing becomes a place to walk and enjoy the season.
Sanbon Station shops, then and later
The city’s sign-work records match through the central ornament and window arrangement. Compare July daylight with an August night in 2009, allowing for the different lighting.
Later refers to the more recent photograph in this pair, not to the present day.
Before the sign work
Signs of different sizes and colors cover the floors of a commercial building near Sanbon Station in July 2009. A pointed central feature and bands of windows divide the facade. The same building appears in the August night photograph, allowing its sign arrangement to be compared.
The building a month later
Windows and signs light up the same building in August 2009. Bright street-level shops and a streetlight outline the facade at night. Because lighting differs from the earlier daytime image, window and sign positions offer a better comparison than brightness alone.
A small fountain in the shopping street
A small fountain and rounded fixtures occupy the center of Anyang First Street in 2011. Pedestrians follow the paved space between shops and signs. The middle of the street offers a visual stopping point as well as a route through the district.
Looking down on the former terminal site
Large blue-roofed buildings occupy the former intercity bus terminal site in 2011. A curving road and stream pass beside it, with apartments across the water. The overhead view shows the site’s scale and its connections to surrounding housing.
Clearing snow after dark
People shovel snow and ice outside shops in Geumjeong-dong. Participants in thick coats and gloves bend over the pavement beneath shop lighting. The photograph records volunteer work to clear walking space during winter.
Brooms on the station pavement
People carrying brooms and dustpans gather for a cleanup near Geumjeong Station. Participants in yellow vests stand outside shops while pedestrians pass alongside. Care for an everyday walking route takes place among entrances and storefronts.