Day 57: Unicorns and Daffodils

For years they had been building this tall, 15 story building in Shinchon, causing all sorts of inconvenient times for those of us who frequent this location. Earlier in the year they finally unveiled UPLEX, an addition to the Hyundai Department Store. The concept of UPLEX is similar to the Lotte Young Plaza in Myeongdong: more affordable brands such as the Gap, Teenie Weenie, Buckaroo Jeans, and other Korean and foreign brands (no Zara yet) that are supposed to appeal to younger folks. This makes sense, considering that a five minute walk down the road places you smack-dab in the front of Yonsei University. Shinchon is known to be frequented by students and youngins on a daily basis, especially the weekend, so the attempt to turn Shinchon into a possible shopping district is underway. The appeal? Why, you can get your shopping done, eat some dinner, and get hammered all in a 2 minute walk radius. The downside is that the streets of Shinchon are still way too narrow for the amount of people traffic it handles, especially on the weekends. My solution is this: close down the roads that go through central Shinchon, from the train station to the front of Yonsei, and turn the street into a massive plaza/mall, similar to Myeongdong. Sure, it will take a little longer by car to get to whatever destination you are heading for, but I believe that more businesses and higher quality can then move in. Will this be achieved? I highly doubt it. But, one can dream. I choose to dream of unicorns and talking dogs.