Lan Pho Park, Naklua

[TaaSaparot]

Who remembers for many years, sitting in Lan Pho Park, under the shade of trees, with your seafood that you had bought in the market, and got cooked by one of the nearby vendors?

 

Then they bulldozed it, to build the multi storey car park.

 

But don't worry, we will rebuild the park they said.

 

Today!

 

[chickenslegs]

Released in 1970 and true 53 years later.

 

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

 

They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
 

Etc.

 

[champers]

Same as Bali Hai pier park. Someone must have had a few dozen tins of blue paint left over.

[scubascuba3]

Not a very good park though, from memory little shade, not many trees to sit under

[Henryford]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Not a very good park though, from memory little shade, not many trees to sit under

But still a park with some green stuff. Thais just love to destroy trees and anything green. Is that the last park in Pattaya gone now? Please don't tell Pratamnack Hill is a park. They only left that because it's too steep to build on.

Edited June 12, 2023 by Henryford

[jacko45k]

34 minutes ago, Henryford said:

They only left that because it's too steep to build on.

And presumably owned by the temple.... like many other unbuilt on areas in Pattaya. 

[scubascuba3]

4 hours ago, Henryford said:

But still a park with some green stuff. Thais just love to destroy trees and anything green. Is that the last park in Pattaya gone now? Please don't tell Pratamnack Hill is a park. They only left that because it's too steep to build on.

Pratumnak mountain loop and surrounding areas is a kinda park, plenty of walking areas, it's the best around

[TaaSaparot]

6 hours ago, Henryford said:

Is that the last park in Pattaya gone now?

There are a couple more, but the last thing you want to do is advertise them.

[bradiston]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Pratumnak mountain loop and surrounding areas is a kinda park, plenty of walking areas, it's the best around

I used to park my bike by Bali Hai harbour and climb the 100s of steps up to the look out point high above the harbour. Then on to the PATTAYA sign, past the what used to pass as a police office caff, a quick turn on the very delapidated outdoor gym equipment, closed for covid, and all the way back up to the other set of vertiginous steps down to my bike. And pick up an Indian Thali on 2nd for breakfast. Ah, they were the days. Lockdown! Didn't you love it?

[morrobay]

These people just can't stop screwing this place over with concrete. 

[redwood1]

Does anyone here think the systematic destruction of Pattayas few parks and the beach front is a accident?.....

 

Its 100% no accident......Its all well planned...

 

They even had the nerve to create a flat blue area of nothingness where the Park should have gone at Lan Pho...

 

And dont anyone say they made that new park in Jomtien.....That place is a compleate lifeless bore that no one ever goes to...

 

Edited June 12, 2023 by redwood1

[redwood1]

7 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Pratumnak mountain loop and surrounding areas is a kinda park, plenty of walking areas, it's the best around

Except without transport its not easy to get to....

[scubascuba3]

9 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Except without transport its not easy to get to....

Walk? part of the exercise. Or baht bus to bottom of hill then walk up or even better walk from the beach via Bali hai lighthouse 

[sandyf]

On 6/12/2023 at 7:46 AM, Henryford said:

Thais just love to destroy trees and anything green.

The falang mentality again.

Just because they do not plant the trees where you want, obviously in your mind it equates to them never creating attractive green areas.

Try getting ot a bit more. Pattaya is a tourist area and your so called "Thais" cannot be blamed for creating an environment that will withstand tourist abuse.

[morrobay]

13 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Does anyone here think the systematic destruction of Pattayas few parks and the beach front is a accident?.....

 

Its 100% no accident......Its all well planned..

 

Mission accomplished: Destroy the nice environments that attracted Westerners, who they really do not want here. For example the beach  promenade used to attract Europeans before it was destroyed. All they want here are oblivious Thais, chinese, Indians, and Russians. I guess they don't care about the lost business at selected  venues. 

[morrobay]

13 minutes ago, sandyf said:

The falang mentality again.

Just because they do not plant the trees where you want, obviously in your mind it equates to them never creating attractive green areas.

Try getting ot a bit more. Pattaya is a tourist area and your so called "Thais" cannot be blamed for creating an environment that will withstand tourist abuse.

Taking denial and Thai apologies to the next level. Even Stevie Wonder could see what's going on here. 

[morrobay]

All destroyed ^

[redwood1]

29 minutes ago, sandyf said:

The falang mentality again.

Just because they do not plant the trees where you want, obviously in your mind it equates to them never creating attractive green areas.

Try getting ot a bit more. Pattaya is a tourist area and your so called "Thais" cannot be blamed for creating an environment that will withstand tourist abuse.

 

The problem is not the Thais per say.....The parks were nice before....

The problem is a evil agenda to suck the life out of and sterilize any thing green.....No greenness, no sitting, no shade, no plants or flowers....Just concrete and more concrete...

[morrobay]

5 hours ago, redwood1 said:

 

The problem is not the Thais per say.....The parks were nice before....

The problem is a evil agenda to suck the life out of and sterilize any thing green.....No greenness, no sitting, no shade, no plants or flowers....Just concrete and more concrete...

The #"##show now . The nice environment before. Mission accomplished 

Edited June 13, 2023 by morrobay

[sandyf]

5 hours ago, redwood1 said:

 

The problem is not the Thais per say.....The parks were nice before....

The problem is a evil agenda to suck the life out of and sterilize any thing green.....No greenness, no sitting, no shade, no plants or flowers....Just concrete and more concrete...

There is nothing evil about the agenda. The problem with a place like Pattaya is that an nice environment attracts the low life. When there was seating you couldn't find one for drunks sleeping it off with empty bottles strewn everywhere. Apart from that there were ladies of the night plying their wares and ladyboys lurking in the shadows.  The concrete environment may not be to your liking but it helps deter the low life.

Pattaya beach area is aimed at attracting tourists and low life is now seen as a deterrent in that respect. Unfortunately the expat community is insignificant in the bigger picture and would need to look further afield. 

[redwood1]

17 minutes ago, sandyf said:

There is nothing evil about the agenda. The problem with a place like Pattaya is that an nice environment attracts the low life. When there was seating you couldn't find one for drunks sleeping it off with empty bottles strewn everywhere. Apart from that there were ladies of the night plying their wares and ladyboys lurking in the shadows.  The concrete environment may not be to your liking but it helps deter the low life.

Pattaya beach area is aimed at attracting tourists and low life is now seen as a deterrent in that respect. Unfortunately the expat community is insignificant in the bigger picture and would need to look further afield. 

 

Well there are still plenty of so-called low lifes and working girls hanging on the beach.....

Seating or no seating......

 

But I will tell you who is not hanging on the beach anymore due to lack of seating and shade....

And that is everyone else BUT the so called low lifes and working girls...

 

Except for right before sunset and a few hours after dark where normal folks sit on the sand......Normal folks are VERY VERY  few in numbers the other 20 hours a day on the beach...

 

Go see for yourself some time....

 

Getting rid of the trees seating and shade.... Absolutely cleared almost every one off the beach EXCEPT the so-called low lifes and working girls.....

Edited June 13, 2023 by redwood1

[scubascuba3]

22 minutes ago, sandyf said:

There is nothing evil about the agenda. The problem with a place like Pattaya is that an nice environment attracts the low life. When there was seating you couldn't find one for drunks sleeping it off with empty bottles strewn everywhere. Apart from that there were ladies of the night plying their wares and ladyboys lurking in the shadows.  The concrete environment may not be to your liking but it helps deter the low life.

Pattaya beach area is aimed at attracting tourists and low life is now seen as a deterrent in that respect. Unfortunately the expat community is insignificant in the bigger picture and would need to look further afield. 

they took out all the natural big trees the Thais like and replaced with useless but uniform coconut trees. Compare with Nang Ram beach past Sattahip, lots of natural trees in the sand, Thais love it and the best around

[morrobay]

16 hours ago, sandyf said:

There is nothing evil about the agenda. The problem with a place like Pattaya is that an nice environment attracts the low life. When there was seating you couldn't find one for drunks sleeping it off with empty bottles strewn everywhere. Apart from that there were ladies of the night plying their wares and ladyboys lurking in the shadows.  The concrete environment may not be to your liking but it helps deter the low life.

Pattaya beach area is aimed at attracting tourists and low life is now seen as a deterrent in that respect. Unfortunately the expat community is insignificant in the bigger picture and would need to look further afield. 

"Pattaya beach is aimed at attracting tourists" Could have fooled me. So let me get this straight: What previously was a nice environment , see photos ( with no "drunks and bottles strewn all over" A nice environment that attracted the Europeans in July and August,mini high season. Now the city;-contractors transform that nice area into a glorified road with locals on motorbikes, pickup parties.The Europeans stopped putting up with that ****show . And by the way most tourists not here for the girls only go to that area  in daytime. In another topic the beach venders complained about lack of business because of parking. That is not the problem. Look again at before/after photos and have some coffee. 

[morrobay]

Sure enough let's ruin the promenade to attract tourists, Can't have anymore of this. FYI alot of tourists like looking at the hookers, why do you think walking st is an attraction? Actually it is the Thais who are ashamed of the rap Pattaya has who are behind this destroy the promenade agenda

Edited June 14, 2023 by morrobay

[sandyf]

17 hours ago, redwood1 said:

 

Well there are still plenty of so-called low lifes and working girls hanging on the beach.....

Seating or no seating......

 

But I will tell you who is not hanging on the beach anymore due to lack of seating and shade....

And that is everyone else BUT the so called low lifes and working girls...

 

Except for right before sunset and a few hours after dark where normal folks sit on the sand......Normal folks are VERY VERY  few in numbers the other 20 hours a day on the beach...

 

Go see for yourself some time....

 

Getting rid of the trees seating and shade.... Absolutely cleared almost every one off the beach EXCEPT the so-called low lifes and working girls.....

I said it would be seen as a deterrent, not that it would work.  In nearly 25 years I have seen a lot of changes along beach road some for the better but mainly for the worse. Nothing they have done has ever had a satisfactory outcome. Once it had become a magnet for the low life robbery and assault increased significantly. It was inevitable the authorities were going to try anything they could to bring that down. If there is no potential victims on the beach there has to have been a reduction. Very unlikely there will ever be a solution that suits everyone.

I live in Muang Chonburi and visit Pattaya regularly, not somewhere I would choose to  live.

An unusual sight on Pattay beach.

[morrobay]

All the authorities have to do to stop crime long the promenade would be to take away the lady boy horror show and round up the other local lowlifes like they do in other seaside resorts. ( And why are the authorities not doing this ????)  This destroy it to save it / throwing the baby out with the bathwater is not good for tourism. Sure is good for the contractors and kickbacked. That also can be said for that parking garage and concrete monstrosity at Lam pho seafood market 

 

 

 

Edited June 14, 2023 by morrobay

[redwood1]

I will say the ongoing destruction of Pattayas parks has very little to do with low-lifes, ladyboys, or working girls....

 

The first destroyed park was the park at Bali-Hi... That park was turned into a parking garage.....There were no low-lifes, ladyboys, or working girls hanging out there...

 

 Lam pho seafood market had no low-lifes, ladyboys, or working girls hanging out there...

 

Jomtien Beach had few to very few low-lifes, ladyboys, or working girls hanging out there...

 

That streach of road between Jomtien Beach and Pratumnak hill had very few to no low-lifes, ladyboys, or working girls hanging out there...

 

All these places got whacked with almost no low-lifes, ladyboys, or working girls hanging out there...

 

 

Only Pattaya beach had low-lifes, ladyboys, or working girls hanging out there in big numbers.......And they are still there, just fewer in numbers than before....

 

So after $$$$$$$$$ has been spent whacking all these places the only thing that has been accomplished is the contractors got rich and all the people were left with awful sterile beach fronts and awful parks...

 

They killed the charm and traded it in for lots and lots of concrete  and palm trees....

Edited June 14, 2023 by redwood1

[scubascuba3]

i went to Naklua seafood market today, the park isn't open yet, no seats visible but there is room if they wanted to. Where do people go now if they buy seafood and it's cooked on BBQ there? back to the beach maybe?

[scubascuba3]

Updated story

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2023/06/14/pattaya-deputy-mayor-visits-restoration-project-in-old-town-naklua/

[TaaSaparot]

On 6/13/2023 at 3:58 AM, redwood1 said:

 

The problem is not the Thais per say.....The parks were nice before....

The problem is a evil agenda to suck the life out of and sterilize any thing green.....No greenness, no sitting, no shade, no plants or flowers....Just concrete and more concrete...

Disagree, its all about money.

 

When Lan Pho started to get busy, it drew attention, and then its all about how can we benefit from this.