1. Phillies is a pretty popular expat bar that opened in 1997, back when the neighbourhood was an ageing refugee village with sweatshops everywhere.




2. Above it were apartment flats, and below it was a pretty good live music venue.




3. The landlord informed them their lease would not be getting renewed after over 25 years, and they would have to move out at the end of last year. But they dragged it out in court, staying in the place until their 26th anniversary.




4. They finally closed it at midnight on April 16, moving to a new, better location about 50 meters uphill.




5. Here's the building on its first day of closure. It has been left like that for the next three months.




6. Here's a view from its roof. Downhill to the right is a large mostly closed US military garrison. When the Americans moved back in in 1953, they found it overrun with refugees from the North, who were evicted out of the base and set up camp uphill, forming this neighbourhood.




7. For years it avoided redevelopment because of being close to the base, and also on the slope of this mountain which is a development restriction zone.


8. Three months later, I stopped by to jiggle the doorknobs and look inside.



9. I noticed that the door to the second-floor apartment was ajar, and there was a light on in the entryway. I knocked, no answer. I opened it and called out, and still no answer. I freaked out and left. Later that night, I confirmed that the light was still on and the door was still ajar as I had left it, implying no one had come in since my visit. You can see the door here, with a light glowing through the glass.



10. After careful monitoring, I came back today for a closer look. Repeated entry procedure, but this time I was certain no one was inside.




11. Here's how the main bedroom looked.




12. Looking back at the entryway.




13. The kitchen. I'll look in the fridge next time, and check if it's plugged in.




14. The bathroom light works.




15. So does the bedroom light.



16. All lights could be turned on except in the common area. In this photo, the left bedroom light is on. I didn't play with the kitchen light for long because it would be more visible from outside.



17. In Korean culture, you're not supposed to clean up after you move out. If you do so, the ghosts will know you've left and follow after you. Leave your filth and they'll stay behind.



18. A few pairs of shoes left behind.




19. And keys. This may help me access the bar downstairs.




20. The security system still has power, but presumably isn't being monitored.




21. Final beer.

Update: water isn't running. On first visit, I tested the tap and it squeezed out a spurt so I stopped, satisfied.

Went back after dark, found the toilet was dry (probably water in the bowl all evaporated after months), tried flushing, water flowed in from the tank and then flushed out. Took a piss, flushed again, and...nothing. Sink faucet was also dry, so I couldn't refill the tank that way.

I'm going to experiment by bringing a bunch of water back there and trying to flush away the evidence.

Posted by Steed I'm going to experiment by bringing a bunch of water back there and trying to flush away the evidence.

Lol, would love an update on the toilet escapade once the day comes

Posted by MrBungle Lol, would love an update on the toilet escapade once the day comes

I stopped by last night to show a friend I was drinking with. I told him about the toilet plight but didn't come prepared, just confirmed that was my urine in the bowl.

We rifled through the stuff left behind a little more and found this fairly retro-looking laptop. Also confirmed that the electrical outlets still work, though I didn't take the time to find the right cable and see if I could power up this antique. Get a couple 10% beers in you and electronics stop making sense.

lol, That's gotta be what, windows XP? You could probably find some fun data and images on there from when the place was open.

The highest form of government will be after you once they run a DNA test on that toilet. They probably don't take kindly to the aggressive crime. Definitely being hunted down as we speak. $500,000 for your head alone.

Oh yeah, we went back a couple days ago, on...Aug. 1. Okay, so I was a bit distracted by the Jamboree shit storm.

Toilet cleaned. Then I turned around and took another piss in it.


Oh and my companion told me the laptop I uncovered in the previous post didn't seem capable of turning on.

Update: the apartment is now locked, but after consulting with the owners of the bar that moved out and reopened in another place, I showed up here at 2:30am, pulled up the metal shutters, and found the door behind unlocked.

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2. I didn't have my tripod, and anyway it's too short, so I uprighted a barstool and took this long exposure of the interior.


3. Here's the kitchen. The space where they reopened has a much nicer kitchen. I did find a sink where the water was still running, but no lights that could be turned on.


4. Although turning on a light in here would possibly draw attention, even this late at night.


5. Sad beer taps.


6. Here's the basement bar.


7. And the basement stage.


8. Two lonely balloons.


9. Some flooding but not much.


10. Outside that door, there are stairs to the left leading up to a street-facing exit, and to the right there are stairs leading up to the washroom and the main floor of the bar.


11. On the door, two local bands left their stickers.


12. I looked in the washroom, where there were more stickers.


13. Anyone know what this sticker is?


14. The sad thing is half the guys who used to hang out here were named Alex.

I found this pertaining to Dead Chopper

https://metro.co.u...s-chopper-4139944/

**I find it very interesting to learn when Koreans move they leave mess behind.