While I was devouring the treasure trove that is How to Be a Retronaut I came across these images of Korea from 1955. Jonathan Gazeley has cataloged photographs taken by his grandfather Michael King, who spent time Korea as part of the Royal Engineers. The photographs depict a very different Korea from the one I currently inhabit. My grandfather and a great aunt both served in Korea, and I've tried to imagine what this country looked like back then before all the high-rise apartments, subway lines and mega malls. Have a look, Korea has done a lot of growing in the last 58 years.
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