webfact Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Say Goodbye to Bangkok’s Flower MarketBy Sasiwan MokkhasenStaff ReporterVendors sell flowers on Valentine's Day, Sunday, at Bangkok's Pak Khlong Talad.BANGKOK — It was a blue Valentine for Bangkok’s Pak Khlong Talad yesterday, as the historic flower market sold its final roses for the holiday.Two weeks remain before a City Hall deadline its many streetside vendors clear out to improve the flow of traffic, which will spell the end of the iconic market known for being an inexpensive place to buy flowers.With roots as a market stretching back to the late 1700s, the market has operated 24 hours a day for six decades.Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1455535343&typecate=06§ion= -- Khaosod English 2016-02-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 The real story, A victim of counterfit flowers ! maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hopefully they will put a yellow brick road to the new spot so customers can find them Yeah sure they will , another one bites the dust....... I hope someone finds that Central world was built with the wrong permits and threaten to tear it down ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Big business destroying the small trader, that is all this is about. Big business brown envelopes, small trader no envelope. T.I.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 freeing up the pavements so the elderly, the disabled and those with young children are able get around the city is a positive step. freeing up the pavements so people dont have to walk along the second most dangerous roads in the world just to get from A to B is a positive step. markets exist and vendors can prosper without being an inconvenience and detrimental to the population as a whole, it works in other cities all over the world and there's no reason why it cant work here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKnave Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 freeing up the pavements so the elderly, the disabled and those with young children are able get around the city is a positive step. freeing up the pavements so people dont have to walk along the second most dangerous roads in the world just to get from A to B is a positive step. markets exist and vendors can prosper without being an inconvenience and detrimental to the population as a whole, it works in other cities all over the world and there's no reason why it cant work here. You, going for a swim in the klong, would be a positive step. If you want Blighty, stay in Blighty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Another icon of Bangkok falls. Just as Suan Lum before it. These are real attractions that give Bkk much needed character, things that tourists really want to see. It upsets me just how moronic the city administration seem to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Goodbye Pak Khlong Talad ........ Hello boring Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffaarraanngg Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Goodbye Pak Khlong Talad ........ Hello boring Bangkok. Bangkok has turned into a bland Thai version of Singapore. But its what the middle class want so they can take selfies at the shopping malls, and go to chic coffee shops. Surprising how quick its all happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrisco17 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Another icon of Bangkok falls. Just as Suan Lum before it. These are real attractions that give Bkk much needed character, things that tourists really want to see. It upsets me just how moronic the city administration seem to be. What Tourists really want to see...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTH001 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 freeing up the pavements so the elderly, the disabled and those with young children are able get around the city is a positive step. freeing up the pavements so people dont have to walk along the second most dangerous roads in the world just to get from A to B is a positive step. markets exist and vendors can prosper without being an inconvenience and detrimental to the population as a whole, it works in other cities all over the world and there's no reason why it cant work here. Yes, the pavements will be 'free' soon for everybody, but doubt too many will take advantage of that new found 'freedom', nothing much there to see any longer, right? I was there two days ago, such an interesting and lively place, feel sorry for the traders, losing their business. Yes, they have been offered other places, high rents to pay, resulting in higher prices too. Just because the Mayor wants to see a second Singapore? I am stunned that people don't rebel against all that destruction of markets and food stalls in the city... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Tradition gives way to traffic. Prayut should have stopped this violation of Thai culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) freeing up the pavements so the elderly, the disabled and those with young children are able get around the city is a positive step. freeing up the pavements so people dont have to walk along the second most dangerous roads in the world just to get from A to B is a positive step. markets exist and vendors can prosper without being an inconvenience and detrimental to the population as a whole, it works in other cities all over the world and there's no reason why it cant work here. It is not that the market is being completely closed, just that they have to move off the footpath. Apparently the market vendors used to be in a nearby building, but when that became too derelict (even for Thailand) the vendors moved out on to the streets, many years ago. The building has finally been renovated, but the vendors don't want to move in there because they will have to pay rent. They would rather stay on the footpath, rent free, instead of paying a few thousand baht/month rent like most businesses would do. Sound familiar ? Edited February 16, 2016 by MikeN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreanoOzzie Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Sad story. Even for the obstructive nature of the markets, they should remain as they are a part of Thai culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razer Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Bangkok committing a slow suicide. Somehow the Thai elite just can't get it into their heads tourists don't come here for shopping malls. They have shopping malls back home. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 civilisation...all controlled....rules....nothing possible anymore adapt or you are out 1 controlling civilisation, American style we are the borg , we will assimilate you, resistance is futile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacky54 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 It's not been all over the roads for six decades, it used to be where it belongs, all under cover in the building, so it's just going back to old Bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlest Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Bring it on Singapore! What makes Thailand Thai is about to vanish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changwatchap Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 The footpath and roads around that area really aren't that bad. Neither particularly congested or dangerous. Why are they going after this rather than the vendors along say, Chong Nonsi or Plon Chit where it's much worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 There is another story on this in "the media source we are not allowed to link to" where one of the vendors admitted she paid no rent, just 300 baht/month cleaning fee. With almost zero overheads it is no wonder they want to stay on the footpath ! The rent quoted for the new market building is just over half of what vendors at my local night market pay, so I have no sympathy for the flower sellers this time considering the amount of business they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz44 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 On 16/02/2016 at 11:33 AM, MikeN said: It is not that the market is being completely closed, just that they have to move off the footpath. Apparently the market vendors used to be in a nearby building, but when that became too derelict (even for Thailand) the vendors moved out on to the streets, many years ago. The building has finally been renovated, but the vendors don't want to move in there because they will have to pay rent. They would rather stay on the footpath, rent free, instead of paying a few thousand baht/month rent like most businesses would do. Sound familiar ? Hi Mike, is the flower market still all in one spot or has this made the vendors disperse all over the place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Had the same laments over tearing down Saphan Lek market and I'm seeing most of those vendors popping up in newly prepared (previously derelict) buildings all over Chinatown. Buildings that aren't deathtraps in case of a fire, don't force pedestrians to put their lives at the mercy of local traffic, and offer an incentive to landlords who are renovating derelict properties. It's not all bad... Actually adds a little incentive to scrounge around to see what's new. Saphan Lek hadn't changed a bit in years- stagnant. After one or two visits, it was the same ol'- same ol'- and not much reason to browse. I suspect the flower market was the same- though flowers aren't my cuppa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotheruser Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 On 2/16/2016 at 9:47 AM, ffaarraanngg said: Bangkok has turned into a bland Thai version of Singapore. But its what the middle class want so they can take selfies at the shopping malls, and go to chic coffee shops. Surprising how quick its all happened. Yeah, I went to Asiatique and it is basically a poor man's version of Clark Quay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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