Seoul / Gangnam : (1.consumerism) Apgujeong Rodeo Street

Posted on Posted in [Historical Documents], Seoul No Comments

Multiple maps had been drawn by newspapers to inform the stores changing through different years.

Colored circle: main commercial area(Rodeo Street)
Hatched: Han River, (from 1995.05.09 Maeil Economics)
Colored: Apgujeong Fashion Street (1996.05.02 from Donga Ilbo)
Indication of names and types of stores in Rodeo Street (from 1997.06.04 Kyung Hyang Newspaper)
(legend translated into the sequence of top to bottom) Expensive exported goods /  Domestic goods / Others
(from 1997.07.05 Donga Ilbo)
3D circle: Fashion-related stores
2D colored circle: Food-related stores
(from 1998.01.08 Kyung Hyang Newspaper)

Other photos of Apgujeong Rodeo Street

 

First-ever Mcdonalds in Korea opened at Apgujeong Rodeo Street(1988) (source from McDonalds Korea)

 

Luxury clothing brand in Rodeo Street (from 1991.10.30 Kyung Hyang Newspaper)

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.