THE PEOPLE'S MARKET IN HAEJU

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• Publication Date: April 7, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT The People's Market in Haeju DATE DISTR. April 1958
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description of components of the Peoples Market in
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1. Details
index to Diagram of People's Market Located at YC 37751304, T'aebong-done,
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Haeju-si Automotive Management Station, a structure of two (2) stories with
cement coated walls and a grey slate roof, surrounded by an about two (2)
meter high, wooden fence, measuring about 15 meters long, ten (10) meters
wide, and eight (8) meters high.
2) National Public Bath-house & Barber-Shop, a two.(2) story, brick structure
with cement coated walls and a cement tile roof, measuring about 20 meters
long, eight (8) meters wide, and eight (8) meters high, divided into a
barber shop upstairs and a public bath-house with separate entrances for
male and female downstairs.
3) Sinn Vermicelli House, operated by the food cooperative, a wooden, single
story structure with while lime walls and?a non-coated tin roof, measuring
about ten (10) meters long, ten (10) meters wide and 2.5 meters high.
4) Vegetable Garden, cultivated as a dry field
chiefly vegetables.
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5) Civilian House, a wooden,'single story structure with wooden walls and a
straw roof, measuring about five (5) inters long, three (3)'meters wide,
and three (3) meters high.
6) Civilian House, similar to (5) above in size and shape,. running a small
tin-shop in the front.
7) Iron & Woodenware Shop, a wooden, single story structure with.white lime
walls and a cement tile roof, measuring about 18 meters leg, seven (7)
meters wide and 3.5 meters high, and showing items inside glass doors.
The owner of this shop is unknown.
8) Private Inn, A four (4) sided, wooden, and single story structure of
Korean style, with white lime walls and .a cement file roof, measuring
about ten (10) meters long; seven (7) meters wide, and three (3) meters
high. This has a patio inside with measurements of five-(5).meters in
length and three.(3) meters in width.
9) Public Lavatory, of wooden, single story structure with white lime walls
and a non-coated tin roof, measuring about eight (8) meters long, four
(4) meters wide, and three (3) meters high.
10) Concrete Drainage System, running from the market to a road (11) and
measuring about 1.8 meters wide and 1.5 to'two (2) meters deep. The..
portion marked black of it in the diagram is covered with cement pieces.
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11) Pedestrians' Road, about eight (F?) meters wide, paved with cement
concrete, but not following the truce, existing since before the war.
12) Storehouse, belonging to the consumers' guild store detached to the
market. This is a brick, single story structure with red walls and
a red tile roof of Japanese style, and with dimensions of 17 meters
in length, ten (10) meters in width, and four (4) meters ii. height,
13) Office. Consumers' Guild Store, detached to the market,: a wooden,
single story structure with white lime walls and non-.coated- trn roof,
measuring about ten (10) meters long, four (4) meters wide, and three
(3)- meters high.
14) Grain Sales Store, detached to the market, a structure of wood.ahd
single story, with walls of cement lower halves and of wood upper
halves and a red tile roof, measuring about six (6) meters long, five
(5.) meters wide, and three (3) meters high.
15) Consumers' Guild Store, detached to the market, a brick, single story
structure with rod brick walls and a red tile roo:C, measuring about 25
meters long, ten (10) meters wide, and four (4) meters high. Inside
the structure, there was a hallway, about two (2) meters wide, where
commodities to be bought.
16) 3rd National Hotel, A wooden, three (3) sided and single story structure
of Korean style with white lime walls and a black roof of Korean tiles,
measuring ,about 32 meters long, three (3) meters wide, and three (3)
meters high, surrounded by a non-coated wooden fence with a gate in the
middle.
17) Private Hardware Store, a wooden, single story structure with non-coated
wooden walls and a black tin roof, measuring about 2.5 meters long,
five (5) meters ;wide, and 3.5 meters high. This is part of the structure
(18) described below.
18) Hardware Store, belonging to the cooperative. This is a wooden, single
story structure with walls and a roof of the same type as described in
Item (17) above, measuring about 17 meters long,. Viva (5) meters wide,
and 3.5 meters high.
19) Space. designated for selling fruits, food, and others and provided with
t~2) platforms, about two (2) to three (3) meter apart each other,
measuring about 13 meters long, three (3) meters ti?ride, and 30 centimeters
high. Portions of this space are not permanently assigned to each vendor.
Instead, anyone that comes first on the day can get the best place.
20) Clothes Cooperative Store, a structure of wood and single story with
white lime walls and a black slate roof, measuring about 20 meters long,
ten (10) meters wide, and four (4) meters high. Inside the stave, there
is a hallway where people buy or take a look at commodities. .
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21) Grocery Cooperative Store, of the same size and shape as (20) above.
22) ? pace!., designated for farmers to sell grains and provided with plat-
forms, approximately four (4) meters apart each other, measuring about
seven (7) meters long, three (3) meters wide, and 30 centimeters high.
23) National General Store, a wooden, single story structure with white lime
walls and a cement tile roof, measuring about 18 meters long, six (6)
meters wide, and three (3) meters high. In front of this story, there
are many glass doors, behind which a hallway-is provided for buyers to
buy or take a look at commodities displayed.
24) Area, designated for street vendors. Circles in the diagram shown as
in Item (24) indicate the locations and numbers of street vendors.
25) National Pub House, a wooden., single story structure with white lime
walls and a cement tile roof, reasuring about 15 meters long, five (5)
meters wide, and 3.5 meters high. In the middle of the front wall,
there are many glass doors.
26) Flower-bed, aboirt ten (10) meters long and one (1) meter wide.
27) National Food Store, A wooden, single story structure with white lime
walls and a cement tile roof, measuring about 16 meters long, seven
(7) meters wide, and 3.5 meters high.' This store is provided with a
cross hallway two (2) meters wide inside.
28) Platform, designated for private dealers in fish, measuring about 15
meters long, seven (7) meters .wide, and 30 centimeters high.
29) National Consignment Sales Store, A wooden, single story structure
with front, glass doors, white lime walls and a non-coated tin roof,
measuring about 21 meters long, six (6) meters wide, and four (4) meters
high.' This also has a hallway about two (2) meters wide in the front.
30) National Store, A single story structure of wood, with wooden doors,
white lime walls., and a non-coated tin roof, measuring about 15 meters
long, eight (8)-meters wide, and four (4) meters high. In the front
side, there is a hallway about two (2) meters wide.
31) Tailor Shoff Honorable Veterans' Cooperative, a wooden, single story
structure with a hallway inside, non-coated wooden walls, and a blue
painted tin roof, measuring about 16 meters long, six (6) meters wide,
and four (4) meters high.
32) National Store, a wooden, single story structure with wooden walls
and a non-coated tin roof, measuring about four (4) meters long,
four (4) meters wide, and 2.5 rosters high.
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Public T lephone Booth A wooden structure with a non-coated tih roof,
measurin about two (2) meters long, two (2) meters wide, and 2.5 meters
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34) National Food Store, of the same type as (27) above, with the exception
that this store is longer by two (2) meters in size.
35) Two (2) Cement Platforms, about two (2) meters apart each other,
designated for private vegetable dealers, each measuring about 12 meters
long, three (3) meters wide, and 30 centimeters high.
36) National. Manufactured Goods Store, a brick, single story structure with
red brick walls and a red tile roof, measuring about lE meters long;
ten (10) meters wide, and four (4) meters high, and provided with glass
doors and a three (3) meter wide hallway in the front.
37) Flower-bed, with measurements of 15 meters in length and 1.5 meters in
38) Pedestrains' Road, similar in size and shape to (11) above.
39) Cooperative Photograph Studio, a wooden, single story structure with
white lime walls and non-coated tin roof; measuring about ten (10)
meters long, five (5) meters wide, and 3.5 meters high and surrounded by
a cement fence with dimensions of 2.5 meters in height and 20 centimeters
in width.
40) Private Tailor Shop, a wooden, single story structure with white lire
walls and a cement tile roof, measuring about seven (7) meters long,
six (6) meters wide, and three (3) meters high and provided with glass
doors in the middle part of the front wall.
41) Civilian House, about the same in size and shape as (40) above.
42) Restaurant, Food Cooperative, of the same structure as (40) above.
43) Restaurant, Food Cooperative, of the same structure as (40) above,
serving food of the Hamgy$ng-namdo style.
44) Choil Tailor Shop, of the same structure as (40) above, operated by
a civilian.
45) Furniture Store, of the same structure as (40) above.
46) Office, Clothes Cooperative, of the same structure as (40) above.
47) Private Watch Shop, of the same structure as (40) above.
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48) Haeju ite staurant,
Cooperative,
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49) T'aebong Restaurant, Food Cooperative, of the same structure as (40)
above.
50) Haengun Restaurant,, Food Cooperative, of the same structure as (40) ab(re.
51) Private Bread Store, of the same structure as (40) above.
52) People's Market Management Station, a wooden, single story structure with
white lime walls and a cement tile roof, treasuring about 15 meters long,
five (5) meters wide, and 3.5 meters high and surrounded by a wooden
fence about two (2) meters high.
53) Pugic Lavatory, of the same structure as (9) above.
54) Haeju Tailor Shoff, of the same structure as (40) above, owned by a
civilian.
55) ChaeryiAg Restaurant, Food Cooperative, of the same structure as (4.0)
above.
56) Ky latSna Restaurant, Food Cooperative, of the same structure as (40)
above.
57) National T'aebong Vermicelli House, a two (2) sided; wooden structure
of single story with white lima walls'and a cement tile roof, measuring
about 20 meters long, seven (7) meters viide, and 3.5 meters high.
58) Meat Storage House, Food Cooperative, a, wooden, single story structure
with white lime walls and a cement tile roof, measuring about four (4)
meters long, two (2) meters wide, and 3.5 meters high.
59) Private Inn, a three (3) sided, wooden, and Korean Style structure of
single story with white lime walls and a, non-coated tin roof, measuring
about 32 meters long, three (3) meters vide, and three (3) meters high.
This had been used until early July 1957 as a restaurant, selling some
commodities at the hallway.
60) Civilian Residence Area, located.to the west of the people's market.
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