Siam, Thailand & Bangkok Old Photo Thread

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"WAKE UP THAI PEOPLE" - from Trat Province, an anti-Communist poster of 1982

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Funny even in the old days royalty spent a lot of time in direct sun light, resulting in dark complexion.

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Palace grounds - 1896

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An example of a traditional Lanna designed Wat of it's time, 1901 Lampang

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Betel Nut Court

Is that a type of hide and seek?

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Thanks for continuing this thread!

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Lopburi was one of but a handful of hubs that continued on with public trams well into the modern era - lasting a couple of years past most other systems due date.
I believe it was 1969 [??] when Lopburi proper folded shop.

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I believe it was 1969 [??] when Lopburi proper folded shop.

Why did they fold the system, do you know?

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Why did they fold the system, do you know?

Probably wasn't a profitable market any longer, as more of the population turned to personal forms of transport and of course the bus/coach were forced upon to be more fashionable.

Historically, was the case most everywhere in the world where efficient and clean electric public city trolly/trams were the norm into the 1960s.
Systematically, governments, in cohesion with the petroleum industries, put an end to the old order of city life.

New York, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Melbourne, Toronto, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Osaka, Calcutta, Bangkok, and every other hub that supported a public transport system, etc all had strong tram systems up til the mid/late 1960s [some sooner, some later]
...forced upon change was not for the better.

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in cohesion with the petroleum industries, put an end to the old order of city life.

Indeed, the tire companies were implicit also, between them they bought up wherever they could!

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Many Light railway/tram system are being introduced in the UK, Manchester, Sheffield ....

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New York, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Melbourne, Toronto, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Osaka, Calcutta, Bangkok, and every other hub that supported a public transport system, etc all had strong tram systems up til the mid/late 1960s [some sooner, some later]
...forced upon change was not for the better.

Similar case in Europe in 60ties...
Hate to say, not the case in USSR and their many republics, no longer Russian...

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Siamese royal officials welcome HRH Prince Vittorio Emanuele de Savoy-Aosta, Count of Turin during his brief tour of the countryside - 1898 Saraburi

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Players prepare during a Yaowarat Chinese Theatre presentation, circa 1955 BKK.

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Preparing to greet King Chulalongkorn a home coming from his world tour of 1906/1907

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