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07 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A drum seller plays a bongo style drum in his instrument shop in Verng Nakorn Kasem, also known as the Thieves’ Market. Verng Nakorn Kasem was one of Bangkok's most famous shopping districts. It is located on the north edge of Bangkok's Chinatown, it grew into Bangkok's district for buying and selling musical instruments. The family that owned the land recently sold it and the new owners want to redevelop the famous area and turn it into a shopping mall. The new owners have started evicting existing lease holders and many of the shops have closed. The remaining shops expect to be evicted by the end of 2016. Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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07 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A drum seller plays a bongo style drum in his instrument shop in Verng Nakorn Kasem, also known as the Thieves’ Market. Verng Nakorn Kasem was one of Bangkok's most famous shopping districts. It is located on the north edge of Bangkok's Chinatown, it grew into Bangkok's district for buying and selling musical instruments. The family that owned the land recently sold it and the new owners want to redevelop the famous area and turn it into a shopping mall. The new owners have started evicting existing lease holders and many of the shops have closed. The remaining shops expect to be evicted by the end of 2016. Bangkok's Chinatown, considered by some to be one of the best preserved Chinatown districts in the world, is changing. Many of the old shophouses are being demolished and replaced by malls and condominium developments. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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