Abandoned, Derelict, Decaying Locations Around Thailand

[beyondfred]

On 1/14/2018 at 3:20 PM, diznax said:

These are some shots taken with my new (registered) drone at the abandoned apartment complex just outside of Bangkok.  I shot a series there a few months ago, but returned with the drone to get the full perspective, as it really is a sprawling location.  There are 45 numbered buildings that look to have been completed, with the foundations of a dozen or so more left when the project was abandoned.  The full series is here.  I also have video footage but have yet to upload it anywhere.

I have been to this place a few days ago. I published a YouTube video (here) and posted something about it on Reddit, and I had an interesting comment from some Thai guy, who said: <<I think this is one of the “Baan Eua-Arthorn" (literally home with care) which is government's housing project for the poor. You can see finished one here. You can read more about Baan Eua-Arthorn here.>>

So, as I understand after some fast reading, these are government projects for low income people, that did not fit the needs of low income people who did not wish to live there, leading to a waste of government money.

This would explain that these buildings appear newer than the 1997 crisis period.

 

It also explains a strange configuration of the apartments inside the building, which have opening (windows) towards the central corridor: as the low income people supposed to live here cannot afford A/C, this help having well ventilated rooms.

Edited July 4, 2020 by beyondfred
added comment about windows towards corridor.

[Kinnock]

3 hours ago, beyondfred said:

I recently entered through the basement, and as I didn't have my diving equipment, I eventually gave up going farther...

(more seriously, I think I saw the way to do some climbing and enter the higher levels, but did not fell like doing it, alone and with some cumbersome equipment)

 

I think the escalators would be very risky to climb,  but I used a back stairway to access the higher levels.  

 

And the deep pools with the fish have been partly drained.

[helbob]

One more abandoned big hotel with a nice terrasse. A big building, near finished but never used. 

[JeffersLos]

^ What a view. 

 

How much money went into that! 

[kickstart]

On 7/4/2020 at 10:57 PM, beyondfred said:

I have been to this place a few days ago. I published a YouTube video (here) and posted something about it on Reddit, and I had an interesting comment from some Thai guy, who said: <<I think this is one of the “Baan Eua-Arthorn" (literally home with care) which is government's housing project for the poor. You can see finished one here. You can read more about Baan Eua-Arthorn here.>>

So, as I understand after some fast reading, these are government projects for low income people, that did not fit the needs of low income people who did not wish to live there, leading to a waste of government money.

This would explain that these buildings appear newer than the 1997 crisis period.

 

It also explains a strange configuration of the apartments inside the building, which have opening (windows) towards the central corridor: as the low income people supposed to live here cannot afford A/C, this help having well ventilated rooms.

This is one of the low cost housing projects near me ,about 40% have been completed and people are living in them.

These houses , the ones that have been built ,so I have been told are 500 baht/month, for 25 years ,not certain  what the deposit was ,if any.

Now ,I thought ,I could be wrong ,that these  low-cost housing was a Tucksin Idea ,he started building them ,then he got deposed ,and then anything Tucksin was abandoned ,hence a lot of half/part built houses /flats . 

[samsensam]

On 7/4/2020 at 4:57 PM, beyondfred said:

I have been to this place a few days ago. I published a YouTube video (here) and posted something about it on Reddit, and I had an interesting comment from some Thai guy, who said: <<I think this is one of the “Baan Eua-Arthorn" (literally home with care) which is government's housing project for the poor. You can see finished one here. You can read more about Baan Eua-Arthorn here.>>

So, as I understand after some fast reading, these are government projects for low income people, that did not fit the needs of low income people who did not wish to live there, leading to a waste of government money.

This would explain that these buildings appear newer than the 1997 crisis period.

 

It also explains a strange configuration of the apartments inside the building, which have opening (windows) towards the central corridor: as the low income people supposed to live here cannot afford A/C, this help having well ventilated rooms.

 

a mate was living in an oldish apartment block that had no air con and windows opening onto the corridor, it made his apartment very noisy as even with the windows closed you could hear everything that was going on in the corridor. seemed, and seems, like a daft design to me. but then i appreciate peace and quiet.

[Pilotman]

9 minutes ago, samsensam said:

 

a mate was living in an oldish apartment block that had no air con and windows opening onto the corridor, it made his apartment very noisy as even with the windows closed you could hear everything that was going on in the corridor. seemed, and seems, like a daft design to me. but then i appreciate peace and quiet.

so why did he live there then?  Someone holding him there at gun point? 

[beyondfred]

15 hours ago, kickstart said:

This is one of the low cost housing projects near me ,about 40% have been completed and people are living in them.

Kickstart, Samsemsam, thank you for the comments and the extra info.

The Tucksin point, if verified, is a noteworthy one...

[helbob]

A small bungalow resort in the jungle of Khao Sok is for rent. The restaurant on the first 2 pics is a nice construction but some bungalows are broken.

[helbob]

A former mine area, now only one guesthouse there. Can only be reached on a very bad stepy road

Edited July 22, 2020 by helbob

[BritManToo]

On 7/12/2020 at 9:50 PM, kickstart said:

Now ,I thought ,I could be wrong ,that these  low-cost housing was a Tucksin Idea ,he started building them ,then he got deposed ,and then anything Tucksin was abandoned ,hence a lot of half/part built houses /flats . 

These are all over Thailand and known to the locals as "Houses from the King" whom finances the projects.

Nothing to do with Thaksin.

 

 

Edited July 22, 2020 by BritManToo

[helbob]

A forgotten speedboat in the jungle

[kickstart]

On 7/23/2020 at 6:05 AM, BritManToo said:

These are all over Thailand and known to the locals as "Houses from the King" whom finances the projects.

Nothing to do with Thaksin.

 

 

Are you sure,the photos I posted ,the Moo Bann ,village ,has a name ,but locally  it is known as Moo Bann Tucksin,if it was one of the the late kings project ,why are the not finished ,all the kings projects that I know about are all finished and up and running, these unfinished Moo bann's are all over the country 

Just 10 km up the road is the Passak dam ,one of the late kings projects working now for 25 years.

[BritManToo]

15 minutes ago, kickstart said:

Are you sure,the photos I posted ,the Moo Bann ,village ,has a name ,but locally  it is known as Moo Bann Tucksin,if it was one of the the late kings project ,why are the not finished ,all the kings projects that I know about are all finished and up and running, these unfinished Moo bann's are all over the country 

Just 10 km up the road is the Passak dam ,one of the late kings projects working now for 25 years.

Just opposite BigC Hang Dong (used to be Carrefore) was a big one, totally abandoned and overgrown in 2009, but they started work again in 2012. They seem to run out of money for a year or two, then found some more.

https://goo.gl/maps/9b43qv76h9GcQJJN9

Still looks a bit abandoned/overgrown to me, 390k for a house, 3k deposit to move in.

Lots of empty houses still left.

หมู่บ้านเอื้ออาทรสันป่าตอง = Village (by) Generosity (of the King) San Patong

 

 

I can't explain why anything happens in Thailand.

Doubt anyone can.

Edited August 1, 2020 by BritManToo

[diznax]

Abandoned strip mall, Bangkok.  Some very 'unique' street art murals here, creative & fairly weird.  Thanks to Beyond Beaten Path on Instagram for the reference.

[kickstart]

On 8/1/2020 at 2:07 PM, BritManToo said:

Just opposite BigC Hang Dong (used to be Carrefore) was a big one, totally abandoned and overgrown in 2009, but they started work again in 2012. They seem to run out of money for a year or two, then found some more.

https://goo.gl/maps/9b43qv76h9GcQJJN9

Still looks a bit abandoned/overgrown to me, 390k for a house, 3k deposit to move in.

Lots of empty houses still left.

หมู่บ้านเอื้ออาทรสันป่าตอง = Village (by) Generosity (of the King) San Patong

 

 

I can't explain why anything happens in Thailand.

Doubt anyone can.

Looking at the Thai ,and translating it  says Village to care/help ,then San Patong ,the name of the  Aumphua ,nothing about the king .

Our village has the same name ,with our Aumphua's name .

[BritManToo]

11 minutes ago, kickstart said:

Looking at the Thai ,and translating it  says Village to care/help ,then San Patong ,the name of the  Aumphua ,nothing about the king .

Our village has the same name ,with our Aumphua's name .

That's because you can't read Thai, and lots of words are implied.

I put the missing words in brackets for you, a Thai would already know what was missing.

[kickstart]

On 8/2/2020 at 7:14 PM, BritManToo said:

That's because you can't read Thai, and lots of words are implied.

I put the missing words in brackets for you, a Thai would already know what was missing.

Actually I can read Thai, and most certainly can use a Thai dictionary to check words  ,and if it was to do with the late King  the words  certainly would not be missed out, they would  most certainly to be included, the late King being so revered .

Even my wife, well Thai, says they were built by Tucksin ,she should know.

[GarryP]

These are part of the Eua Artorn low cost housing projects. The aim was to provide housing for the underprivileged. It started when the government was trying to relocate slums and expanded to the poor from all areas. The deposits were minimal and monthly payments low too. However, many projects failed because of their location. They were far from where those who needed such housing made their living so they did not move. It was introduced under Thaksin I believe but had nothing to do with the monarchy except a Royal blessing, perhaps, on a project here or there. BTW, the projects included single houses and cheap flats. 

[BritManToo]

8 minutes ago, GarryP said:

However, many projects failed because of their location. They were far from where those who needed such housing made their living so they did not move

Some were, some weren't.

The one I linked to was out in the wilds, no transport anywhere near it.

The one in Lamphun is close to the town.

https://goo.gl/maps/o4q5TPaZYdGutX7y8

Edited August 3, 2020 by BritManToo

[thedemon]

1 hour ago, GarryP said:

These are part of the Eua Artorn low cost housing projects. The aim was to provide housing for the underprivileged. It started when the government was trying to relocate slums and expanded to the poor from all areas. The deposits were minimal and monthly payments low too. However, many projects failed because of their location. They were far from where those who needed such housing made their living so they did not move. It was introduced under Thaksin I believe but had nothing to do with the monarchy except a Royal blessing, perhaps, on a project here or there. BTW, the projects included single houses and cheap flats. 

This pretty much matches my recollection. The moniker "Baan Eua-Arthorn" was brought in during the Thaksin years but it was/is part of the National Housing Authority which precedes Thaksin by a couple of decades. The NHA is a state developer that has always had a reputation for building housing projects in remote locations, the cynical would say because that made it easier to inflate the cost of land acquisition. Many of their older projects around Bangkok, Samut Prakarn, Nonthaburi have become somewhat gentrified by the cities growth but were considered too far away when first built.

 

If a project is part of Baan Eua-Arthorn, normally there is a sign somewhere with the NHA logo.

 

[kickstart]

11 hours ago, GarryP said:

These are part of the Eua Artorn low cost housing projects. The aim was to provide housing for the underprivileged. It started when the government was trying to relocate slums and expanded to the poor from all areas. The deposits were minimal and monthly payments low too. However, many projects failed because of their location. They were far from where those who needed such housing made their living so they did not move. It was introduced under Thaksin I believe but had nothing to do with the monarchy except a Royal blessing, perhaps, on a project here or there. BTW, the projects included single houses and cheap flats. 

Ours is an Eua Artorn project ,built just 1 km outside our Amphur town ,a lot of people where interested in them ,one local farmer was going to buy one for his workers , then the coup............ the ones that did get built are nearly all lived in ,some owners have even built an extension, space permitting. 

[kickstart]

An old Opel ,a look at Google, I think it is  an early Rekord, ? but the grill and sidelight/indicators do not match .

That little single  banger engine is a diesel, the guy had 2  others ,made in Czechoslovakia. 

[3NUMBAS]

the abandoned mall in BKK has been full of water for years and been reported

[helbob]

Abandoned beach bar

[Don Chance]

You like abandoned? One word for you: INDIA. They got abandoned towns 1000's of years old.

[helbob]

Part 1, Forgotten small island with some broken buildings and much trash on the beach. Many tourist stay near this island but nobody go there. 

Edited August 14, 2020 by helbob

[helbob]

Part 2, Forgotten small island with some broken buildings and much trash on the beach.

Pic 2: Nice trees on this island. 

Near the broken generator a barrel with about 30l old oil

 

[DekDaeng]

On 7/12/2020 at 10:02 PM, samsensam said:

 

a mate was living in an oldish apartment block that had no air con and windows opening onto the corridor, it made his apartment very noisy as even with the windows closed you could hear everything that was going on in the corridor. seemed, and seems, like a daft design to me. but then i appreciate peace and quiet.

'but then i appreciate peace and quiet'

 

<deleted> are you doing here, then?

[helbob]

Abandoned bar