Aggressively nudged by Covid-19, is Walking Street as a fleshpot nightlife zone permanently finished? Or are reports of its death greatly exaggerated?

 

Refer to the following article for context.

 

Pattaya’s Walking Street refit now depends on China - Pattaya Mail

 

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The waterfront soul of traditional Pattaya is about the same size as Vatican City even if the similarity ends there. But the bars and clubs of Walking Street have been shuttered for months and parts look scheduled for demolition. The Pattaya local authority has already stated that the dozens of premises jutting into the sea will not be able to renew their entertainment licences as they are illegal structures.

 

25 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Or are reports of its death greatly exaggerated?

Your survey looks like an election ballot from North Korea.

You might want to include the above option.

2 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Your survey looks like an election ballot from North Korea.

You might want to include the above option.

Then vote: I say it ain't so Joe

I don't get your complaint at all.

There is a YES.

There is a NO.

There is a DON'T KNOW.

There is a NULL. 

25 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Your survey looks like an election ballot from North Korea.

You might want to include the above option.

5. No great loss to society. 

6. Get a life.

 

This doesn't look good:

 

"the bars and clubs of Walking Street have been shuttered for months and parts look scheduled for demolition. The Pattaya local authority has already stated that the dozens of premises jutting into the sea will not be able to renew their entertainment licences as they are illegal structures. Moreover, the whole area should be turned into a 21st century business and leisure complex far removed from the sins of the flesh."

 

"A new 2.9 billion baht mega project for Bali Hai Pier to include waterfront expansion and a terminal for cruise ships has already been sent to the EEC, whilst the adjoining Walking Street is planned to turn into landscaped gardens, department stores, classy restaurants and family entertainment venues. Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome has confirmed his aim to turn Walking Street into a world-class for shopping, eating and nightlife."

 

 

1. Don't know.

2. Don't care.

1 minute ago, Espanol said:

 

This doesn't look good:

 

"A new 2.9 billion baht mega project for Bali Hai Pier to include waterfront expansion and a terminal for cruise ships has already been sent to the EEC, whilst the adjoining Walking Street is planned to turn into landscaped gardens, department stores, classy restaurants and family entertainment venues. Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome has confirmed his aim to turn Walking Street into a world-class for shopping, eating and nightlife."

 

 

Walking Street will probably be more a "family entertainment venue" with Cabarets and some Shows. The "fleshpot nightlife zone" will move (back) to Soi Buagkaow or "Third Road. "

https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/pattayas-walking-street-refit-now-depends-on-china-367739
 

I suppose that in Pataya, the sin of the flesh will still be alive, but as in the Vatican it will not be in view of all so blatantly, just as in the Holy City.

 

Walking Street will never be the same again and its probably a good thing.

It's a good poll.................I would have ticked a multiple choice box of 'not yet, but will be in a few years, dears' .....................It's too prime an area really for the flesh trade with the big plans for the city and the street is soooh 20th Century anyway.....time to move on (plenty of other zones anyways) and I think the 'in your face' nightlife as we know Pattaya for will slowly but surely go behind closed doors with alot less emphasis on the scantily clad parading their wares 'n all out front...............not so great for the old timers, but corporate business and the big plans for the city and the Eastern Seaboard in general will win over any attempt by locals with influence to cling on to their fiefdoms.......................

The people saying yes it's closed for good are just depressed and negative

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Then vote: I say it ain't so Joe

I don't get your complaint at all.

There is a YES.

There is a NO.

There is a DON'T KNOW.

There is a NULL. 

Coffee hadn't kicked in yet, I totally missed the "ain't" part.

Good survey.

This has been on the cards for a while, though, hasn't it?  Previous half-hearted efforts to clean the place up fizzled, as things often do here due to local control self-interests, cops, corruption, etc., but feels like the writing's been on the wall for a while now.

 

The continuing economic fallout from COVID is a fortuitous event in this regard.  I think it'll happen, and possibly more quickly than anyone would have thought possible.  Never let a good crisis go to waste.

 

Dark Side is going to undergo changes - good for commercial rental property owners, but probably not welcomed by long-term residents out there. 

4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

The people saying yes it's closed for good are just depressed and negative

Or maybe they don't give a jot as they have their own haunts and prefer to keep away from the madding crowd.......................

Field's avenue already renamed Walking street

It's going to take a lot more than a 4-5 year pandemic to wipe out the oldest profession on earth.

56 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

The people saying yes it's closed for good are just depressed and negative

Not "closed for good" but it's got as much chance for a come back for girls as the promenade does. Both scenes are going, going... This beach project is well and truly underway. Long gones. https://thepattayanews.com/2020/09/10/160-million-baht-pattaya-beach-renovation-to-be-started-at-the-end-of-this-year/

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Then vote: I say it ain't so Joe

I don't get your complaint at all.

There is a YES.

There is a NO.

There is a DON'T KNOW.

There is a NULL. 

Plus, his 'No' is not nearly as clever.  

Like the mythological phoenix the long-lived, immortal bird associated with Greek mythology that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again, so will walking street, this place was gold mine and a place of employment to thousand of locals and given time, it shall be so again...

In max 5 years time, when the horny men all over the world have the urge to have fun, which location will come to their mind?

qed

 

1 hour ago, bojo said:

Or maybe they don't give a jot as they have their own haunts and prefer to keep away from the madding crowd.......................

That's always been the way, but not a reason to say it's closed for good

17 minutes ago, morrobay said:

Not "closed for good" but it's got as much chance for a come back for girls as the promenade does. Both scenes are going, going... This beach project is well and truly underway. Long gones. https://thepattayanews.com/2020/09/10/160-million-baht-pattaya-beach-renovation-to-be-started-at-the-end-of-this-year/

100% it will come back strong, Walking St is a magnet for tourists, Pattaya needs it, many other sois people couldn't care less

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

The waterfront soul of traditional Pattaya is about the same size as Vatican City even if the similarity ends there.

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The similarity by no means ends there.....

 

Even in Pattaya, unlike Vatican law, 14 is too young to marry.

14 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

In max 5 years time, when the horny men all over the world have the urge to have fun, which location will come to their mind?

qed

 

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1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

The people saying yes it's closed for good are just depressed and negative

Only so much fun to be had living in Mom's basement.

29 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

100% it will come back strong, Walking St is a magnet for tourists, Pattaya needs it, many other sois people couldn't care less

I guess its going to come down to which side is going to prevail: The elites who have been ashamed of the rap Thailand and especially Pattaya have had. And they do not need the revenue from this business at all. And on the other side the local "influences"  And I don't think they are one and same at all. So who is more likely to prevail ? Sure it could come back strong but again not prostitution related

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

The people saying yes it's closed for good are just depressed and negative

Maybe they just don't like or care about loud music, overpriced bars and ugly tattooed prostitutes and ladyboys? ???? 

20 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

Maybe they just don't like or care about loud music, overpriced bars and ugly tattooed prostitutes and ladyboys? ???? 

Again that's not a reason to say its closed for good, if they don't like it don't go, simple

If you read other articles floating around, I would say yes. Property groups are going to spend billions in developments, conference centres etc...

If walking street disappears and becomes just another shopping mall then the business which used to be conducted there will move somewhere else.

There is always going to be a demand for these services.

However that place may not be in Thailand. It could very well be in another SEA country.