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Patpong gets its name from the family that owns much of the area's property, the Patpongpanich ( or Patpongpanit ), immigrants from Hainan Island, China, who purchased the area in 1946.
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Patpong and its
In its prime during the 1970s and 1980s, Patpong was the premier nightlife area in Bangkok for foreigners, and was famous for its sexually explicit shows.
The consequence was that Patpong lost a great deal of its vibrancy as a go-go bar and sexual services strip, becoming crowded with tourist shoppers who were at best bemused by the nightlife and put a big damper on the strip's power to excite and amuse.
Patpong and from
Patpong is within walking distance from the BTS Skytrain Silom Line's Sala Daeng Station, and MRT Blue Line's Si Lom Station.
In recent years, there has been a move away from the traditional sex venues in Patpong.
Park Bridge, another high class music venue, has just opened across Patpong 2 and is accessible from either the Foodland car park or the opposite building from the third floor.
Today, Patpong is increasingly turning away from the sex industry and providing other kinds of entertainment.
* Excerpts from Patpong Sisters.
Silom offers quite a broad range of nighttime activities ranging from street side shopping to strip dancing show ; both Patpong and Thanon Thaniya ( Little Tokyo ) having entrances from Si Lom Road.
Excerpts from the 1994 book Patpong Sisters ( ISBN 1-55970-281-8 ) by anthropologist Cleo Odzer.
Patpong and family
The family built a road-now called Patpong 1-and several shophouses, which were rented out.
( The so-called Patpong 3 and Soi Thaniya are not owned by the Patpongpanich family.
In the early 1990s, however, the Patpongpanich family decided to turn all of Patpong 1 Road bar the sidwalks into a night market, renting out spaces to stall holders.
Patpong and property
Patpong 2 was added later, and both roads are in fact private property and not city streets.
Patpong and ),
Many western films have featured Patpong, including the award winning The Deer Hunter ( 1978 ), starring Robert De Niro.
Although centres such as Bangkok ( Patpong, Nana Plaza, and Soi Cowboy ), Pattaya, and Phuket ( Patong ) are often identified as primary tourist " prostitution " areas, with Hat Yai and other Malaysian border cities catering to Malaysians, prostitution takes place in nearly every major city and province in the country.
It has been operating since 1985 and has offices in Patpong ( Bangkok ), Chiang Mai, Mae Sai and Patong Beach ( Phuket ).
Patpong and area
By 1968, a handful of nightclubs existed in the area, and Patpong found some use as a R & R ( Rest and Recuperation ) location for U. S. troops serving in the Vietnam War, although the main R & R area was actually along New Petchburi Road.
With one or two exceptions, the gay bars in the Patpong area are not go-go bars, but simply traditional gay pubs, such as Telephone and The Balcony, which cater to both Thais and tourists.
In recent years, Silom and Surawong have been taken over by the Patpong night market, making movement in the area difficult and filling the area with farang tourist couples and backpackers.
Patpong and .
Patpong (, ) is an entertainment district in Bangkok, Thailand, catering mainly, though not exclusively, to foreign tourists and expatriates.
While Patpong is internationally known as a red light district at the heart of Bangkok's sex industry, it is in fact only one of numerous red-light districts some catering primarily to Thai men and some others, like Patpong, catering primarily to foreigners.
A busy night market aimed at tourists is also located in Patpong.
Patpong 1 is the main street with many bars of various kinds.
Patpong 2 also has many similar bars.
Next to these lies Soi Jaruwan, sometimes referred to as Patpong 3 but best known as Silom Soi 4.
In the mid 1980s the sois hosted an annual Patpong Mardi Gras, which was a weekend street fair that raised considerable money for Thai charities.
Soon the real action moved to the newer nightlife areas of Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy, which today far outdo Patpong as go-go bar strips.
However, Patpong is the only one within the official entertainment zones decreed by the Thai government in 2004, which allow venues to legally stay open until 2am, instead of the 1am legal closing time in other areas.
Radio City and Lucifer are also being refurbished, which will mean by November 2008 Patpong will be one of the main live music areas in Bangkok.
The Tourist Police, usually stationed at Patpong 1 and Silom Road, can help in these situations.
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