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16 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A laborer sorts through debris from the demolition of traditional shophouses in the Bang Chak Market area, along Sukhumvit Sois 93 and 95 in Bangkok. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down, vendors in the remaining part of the market said they expect to be evicted by the end of the year. The old market, and many of the small working class shophouses and apartments near the market are being being torn down. People who live in the area said condominiums are being built on the land. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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Thailand (All), Bang Chak Market's Last Days
16 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A laborer sorts through debris from the demolition of traditional shophouses in the Bang Chak Market area, along Sukhumvit Sois 93 and 95 in Bangkok. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down, vendors in the remaining part of the market said they expect to be evicted by the end of the year. The old market, and many of the small working class shophouses and apartments near the market are being being torn down. People who live in the area said condominiums are being built on the land. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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