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Search results: 9 item(s) for: "363 Streets and Traffic"     
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1. [wa0025] [Taipei sidewalk] [wa0025] [Taipei sidewalk]360 Settlements; 340 Structures; 344 Public Structures; 363 Streets and TrafficCovered sidewalk with parked bicycles and signs for Osaka Mainichi Shinbun (Osaka Daily News) and the Yamada Clothing Store. Major thoroughfares in Taiwanese cities have a feature that distinguishes them from those on the home island (Japan): the use of arcades called Tingzijiao 亭仔脚 to protect pedestrians from the elements (Nihon chiri taikei 1930, p. 309).
2. [wa0032] [Sakaemachi Street, Taipei] [wa0032] [Sakaemachi Street, Taipei]360 Settlements; 363 Streets and TrafficTaipei Sakaemachi Street 栄町通り, currently Hengyang Road 衡陽路. Two store signs, the Matsui Silk Store 松井呉服店and the Murai Enterprises 村井商行 on the right are on Sakaemachi according to a 1935 Tourist Map of Taipei (Tsuchida 2005, p. 346). The 1930 Atlas of Imperial Japan calls Sakaemachi the ""Ginza of Taiwan,"" after the thriving, trendy district of Tokyo that was built during the early Meiji period. Sakaemachi stretched from Taipei Park to the Western Gate of the inner city (Nihon chiri taikei 1930, p. 18).
3. [wa0089] [City street , two-wheeled cart, cyclists] [wa0089] [City street , two-wheeled cart, cyclists]360 Settlements; 363 Streets and TrafficColonial-era street scene; masonry buildings and electric wires are prominent. Foot, cart, bicycle and automobile traffic are also depicted.
4. [wa0190] A NIGHT SCENE OF SAKAEMACHI　 [wa0190] A NIGHT SCENE OF SAKAEMACHI　360 Settlements; 363 Streets and TrafficTranslated Japanese caption: ""Sakaemachi is Taipei's liveliest district, but looks forlorn on a rainy late evening, when only the colored lights and neon signs sparkle."" A b/w photo of the same buildings and signs, also shot at night from the same angle, appears in (Shisei Yonjisshūnen Kinen 1939, p. 1), a photo album from a 1935 exhibition.
5. [wa0193] 35 The three-parallel-road, Taihoku　 [wa0193] 35 The three-parallel-road, Taihoku　360 Settlements; 363 Streets and TrafficThe three-parallel road was built from the ruins of the destroyed Taipei castle. Today (2004), Aiguoxi lu 愛国西路 covers the old Japanese boulevard (Zhuang 2004, p. 43).
6. [wa0197] 38 Omotemachi Street, Taihoku. [wa0197] 38 Omotemachi Street, Taihoku.360 Settlements; 363 Streets and Traffic
7. [wa0198] 39 Sakaimachi Street, Taihoku [wa0198] 39 Sakaimachi Street, Taihoku360 Settlements; 363 Streets and TrafficSakaemachi Street 栄町通り is pictured often in Japanese albums and postcards as an example of Taipei's lively atmosphere and its hospitable conditions for Japanese ex-patriots and visitors.
8. [wa0199] 40 Honmachi Street, Taihoku　 [wa0199] 40 Honmachi Street, Taihoku　360 Settlements; 363 Streets and TrafficAccording to the caption, Honmachi Street 本町通り, together with Sakaemachi Street, is the liveliest spot and has extremely brisk commerce thanks to its many large department stores.
9. [wa0215] 41 Sakaimachi Street, Taihoku [wa0215] 41 Sakaimachi Street, Taihoku360 Settlements; 363 Streets and TrafficAnother view of Sakaemachi Street
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