99% Invisible: Episode 66- Kowloon Walled City

I’ve been to Kowloon several times, but never knew about nearby Kowloon Walled City and its history. This is a fascinating read.

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Kowloon Walled City was the densest place in the world, ever.

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(“Walled City Night Views (from SW Corner), 1987.” Greg Girard.)

By its peak in the 1990s, the 6.5 acre Kowloon Walled City was home to at least 33,000 people (with estimates of up to 50,000).  That’s a population density of at least 3.2 million per square mile.  For New York City to get that dense, every man, woman, and child living in Texas would have to move to Manhattan.

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    several times, but never knew...fascinating read.
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