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  • 12 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: "Washington Square" was a notorious entertainment district off Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. It is being torn down to make way for urban redevelopment. Demolition workers on the project live on their job site tearing down the building and recycling what can recycled as they do so until the site is no longer inhabitable. They sleep on the floors in the buildings or sometimes in tents, cooking on gas or charcoal stoves working from morning till dark. Sometimes families live and work together, other times just men. Washington Square was one of Bangkok's oldest red light districts. It was closed early 2012 and is being torn down to make way for redevelopment.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An alley in the Saphan Han market. Many shops in the market are already closed. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Han and Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have until Monday, October 11,  to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man who had a coffee stand in the Saphan Han market looks at what's left of his shop after he closed it ahead of the deadline for shops to be out of Saphan Han. Many shops in the Saphan Han and Saphan Lek markets are already closed. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have until Monday, October 11,  to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men walk through Saphan Lek market on what Bangkok city government is saying is the last day of business for the market. Many shops in the market are already closed. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have until Monday, October 11,  to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman looks at watches for sale on what Bangkok city government is saying is the last day of business for Saphan Lek Market. Many shops in the market are already closed. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have until Monday, October 11,  to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2020 - TAMPA, FLORIDA: An urban chicken in the historic Ybor City district of Tampa, Florida.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai students walk past what used to be a home on the grounds of Wat Kalayanamit. One year after 54 families were forcibly evicted the grounds around Wat Kalayanamit are still undeveloped. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, were razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he evicted the residents, who lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes were unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man waves from his home, a lean to built out of beach umbrellas, on the grounds of Wat Kalayanamit. One year after 54 families were forcibly evicted the grounds around Wat Kalayanamit are still undeveloped. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, were razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he evicted the residents, who lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes were unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  One year after 54 families were forcibly evicted the grounds around Wat Kalayanamit are still undeveloped. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, were razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he evicted the residents, who lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes were unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker walks through an urban renewal project on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Chinatown neighborhood in Bangkok is 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: An urban renewal project on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Chinatown neighborhood in Bangkok is 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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  • 16 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman, one of the last people living in the Wat Kalayanamit neighborhood, packs her belongings. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman, one of the last people living in the Wat Kalayanamit neighborhood, packs her belongings. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A demolition worker uses a cutting torch to take apart a home in the Wat Kalayanamit neighborhood. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A demolition worker uses a cutting torch to take apart a home in the Wat Kalayanamit neighborhood. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man uses his smart phone to photograph a flyer announcing the closure of Saphan Lek market in Bangkok. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man walks through Saphan Lek market. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The entrance to Saphan Lek market in Bangkok. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man walks past a flyer on a wall announcing the closure of Saphan Lek market. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Closed shops and people in Saphan Lek market in Bangkok. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Closed shops and people in Saphan Lek market in Bangkok. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Replica guns for sale in the Saphan Lek market. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk walks through Saphan Lek market. Some of the shops in the market are already closed. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A high school student buys a toy assault rifle in the Saphan Lek market. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A high school student buys a toy assault rifle in the Saphan Lek market. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People in Saphan Lek market in Bangkok. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman sorts and grades peanuts in her market stall near Saphan Lek market. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A fruit vendor in a market near Saphan Lek. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women sells buttons, snaps and sewing notions in a market near Saphan Lek. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman eats her lunch in a market near Saphan Lek. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman reads a Bangkok newspaper in a market near Saphan Lek. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Clothing stands in the market near the Saphan Lek market. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People eat at the street food stalls near Saphan Lek market. Street vendors and illegal market vendors in the Saphan Lek area will be removed in the next two weeks as a part of an urban renewal project coordinated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. About 500 vendors along Damrongsathit Bridge, popularly known as Saphan Lek, have 15 days to relocate. Vendors who don't move will be evicted. Saphan Lek is just one of several markets and street vending areas being closed in Bangkok this year. The market is known for toy and replica guns, bootleg and pirated DVDs and CDs and electronic toys.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A fish monger pushes her cart through the Wat Kalayanamit neighborhood. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A demolition worker uses a cutting torch to take about a metal gate in a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A demolition worker uses a cutting torch to take about a metal gate in a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker uses a sledge hammer to tear down a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker uses a sledge hammer to tear down a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A demolition worker tears down a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A demolition worker tears down a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A demolition worker uses a cutting torch to take about a metal gate in a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A demolition worker uses a cutting torch to take about a metal gate in a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man who lives near Wat Kalayanamit scavenges construction material from a home torn down by demolition workers. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man who lives near Wat Kalayanamit scavenges construction material from a home torn down by demolition workers. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A demolition worker uses a cutting torch to take about a metal gate in a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A demolition worker uses a cutting torch to take about a metal gate in a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman who lives in the Wat Kalayanamit neighborhood walks past a destroyed home. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A demolition worker tears down a home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man who lives in the Wat Kalayanamit neighborhood cuts up trash collected from homes destroyed in the neighborhood. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman who lives in the Wat Kalayanamit neighborhood sweeps the sidewalk in front of a destroyed home. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker moves a dresser out of an abandoned home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman feeds pigeons as a way of making merit at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman feeds pigeons as a way of making merit at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman feeds pigeons as a way of making merit at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man packs on the day he moved out of his home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man packs on the day he moved out of his home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man packs on the day he moved out of his home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man packs on the day he moved out of his home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man packs on the day he moved out of his home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man packs on the day he moved out of his home at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man moves his bed out of him home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A child's art on the wall of destroyed home in the Wat Kalayanamit neighborhood. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monks walks through the neighborhood at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monks walks through the neighborhood at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A rides his motor scooter through the Wat Kalayanamit neighborhood. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man moves his bed out of him home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man moves his bed out of him home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monks walks through the neighborhood at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monks walks through the neighborhood at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks walk past an abandoned and condemned home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman walks past an abandoned and condemned home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks walk past an abandoned and condemned home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks walk past an abandoned and condemned home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The interior of a condemned home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: DAOLAOM SITTHIRUNG, 47, sorts through papers she has to keep or throw away before being evicted from her home near Wat Kalayanmit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: DAOLAOM SITTHIRUNG, 47, sorts through papers she has to keep or throw away before being evicted from her home near Wat Kalayanmit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Old toys nailed to an exterior wall of a condemned home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker tears apart a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A neighborhood resident being evicted from his home near Wat Kalayanamit wheels his desk past neighbors while he packs. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women who live near Wat Kalayanamit talk after being updated on the status of evictions going on near the temple. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition crew tears down a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker takes a dining room chair out of a home being torn down near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker takes scrap out of a home being torn down near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker pulls an upright cabinet out of a home being razed near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker pulls an upright cabinet out of a home being razed near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker carries broken down construction materials away from a home being razed near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker works at a home being torn down near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker works at a home being torn down near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A door to door clothing vendor walks past a demolition crew tearing down a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A door to door clothing vendor walks past a demolition crew tearing down a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition crew tears down a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition crew tears down a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition crew tears down a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker takes nails out of scrap lumber from homes being torn down near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker tears down a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Demolition workers tear down a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Demolition workers tear down a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Demolition workers tear down a home near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A demolition worker stands in the doorway of a home being torn down near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man who is being evicted from his home near Wat Kalayanamit moves out of the neighborhood. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man who is being evicted from his home near Wat Kalayanamit moves out of the neighborhood. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman finishes doing her dishes in the neighborhood near Wat Kalayanamit. Like her neighbors, she is being evicted from her home. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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