BangChakMarketClosing

29 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman buys a snack of fried chicken feet from a vendor who set up in front of the construction fence around the old Bang Chak Market. 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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29 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman buys a snack of fried chicken feet from a vendor who set up in front of the construction fence around the old Bang Chak Market. 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