✅CHAROEN KRUNG ROAD: BANGKOK'S BEST WALKS | Talat Noi | Old City | Creative District | Chinatown

[@BangkokPat]

Locations Map & Chapters: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1DTwFwgBUFfBbrnc-ivJuU1ro9Sg-ffM&usp=sharing 00:00 Brief history overview / Why it was built 01:41 Start / Saranrom Park / Old City Moat / Past & Present 03:00 Sala Chaloem Krung Royal Theatre / Sam Yot MRT Construction replacing old buildings 04:32 Damrong Sathit Bridge / Khlong Ong Ang / Old Thieves market 06:55 S.A.B. Intersection 07:27 Street Market Chinatown / Heart of Chinatown 08:55 Wat Mangkon MRT then & now / Slum building 10:39 Trams on Charoen Krung Road 11:56 Odeon Circle / Chinatown Gate / Odeon Theatre 13:41 Talat Noi area & Why I make these videos 15:04 New Chinese Daily News building / Canal Bridge / Nai Lert Department Store 17:27 Soi 30: Why it's named after Captain John Bush / Warehouse 30 / Aurum Gallery 18:29 Soi 32: Street Art & Why it's called the Creative District 19:28 Soi 43 Old buildings & Bangkokian Museum 22:56 Bangrak Old Post Office building / Then & Now shots of Charoen Krung Road 24:12 First Central Department Store / Soi 36 Old houses / French Embassy / Old Customs House 25:25 OP Place building / Soi 40 / Oriental Hotel / Assumption Cathedral

[@chuleepornpikultong5803]

Thanks ka

[@lcfnyc2007]

Wow... you are certainly starting the new year with a bang, Pat. This video is so packed with historical information that the City Of Bangkok should seriously consider to get you on their payroll for the contribution you are doing to enlighten the public on the history of Bangkok. May I also add that I think people dont appreciate enough how much effort you are putting into this in terms of research, finding historical facts, photos and video etc. Also the editing of this video was simply excellent as you gave us several before and after views of specific areas. It was also extra interesting to me as these districts(Talad Noi/Bang Rak) are probably among the coolest areas of Bangkok in several aspects.

[@BangkokPat]

Thank you very much for the kind words, appreciated. How much history is too much? Not sure! I knew there would be a lot but while there I was finding stuff out and as time went on I started to recognises small things from the old pictures so I took the present day shots as best I could, which is a lot of fun, then rushing home to see if you have got it as precise as you thought and at the right angle. Editing was extensive too, lots of small bits to add in so the processing took ages too. A lot of fun though.

[@Slingingtea]

100%

[@robhodder1687]

Agreed, great work

[@JohnWilson-gj7wj]

Absolutely brilliant Pat. I could watch these videos all night long. Bangkok is a truly amazing city that most tourists probably fail to fully appreciate. I have wandered a number of the backstreets but am jealous of how fortunate you are to have this on your doorstep. A lot of work goes into stitching all this together. Give yourself a big pat on the back for your hard work. It's really worth it and so appreciated. 👏👏👏

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks John for the kind words, there's still so much l am yet to explore too! Bangkok never fails to surprise me so l will never run out of content or ideas!

[@TheAndersnelsson]

All the best for 2023! Keep up the great work, researchers decades from now will thank you and meanwhile your subscribers will!

[@tharakawa0923]

What a fabulous video you made, showing footage of the old and new Bangkok, with interesting historical tidbits behind the scenes. I think you should teach a history class to university students who most likely have no knowledge of their city’s history.

[@alexandermonday3017]

Bro you have the best KZbin channel in Thailand. Actual great information and not the same crap everyone else’s has.I can actually watch your entire videos without fast forwarding. I even go back and pause at things.

[@mvnorsel6354]

Can't agree more, a Thai video for the educated.

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers and very glad you liked this one. I try to do content without the frills, no clickbait or funny faces required!

[@Watchmaty]

23:04 that post office is amazing to visit at night , very nice with lightning

[@BangkokPat]

It sure is impressive with the lights, never been inside yet!

[@Watchmaty]

@@BangkokPat me too 🤣

[@senianns9522]

Great article Pat, some excellent shots of very valid architecture! Well done!

[@paulseoighemcgee5772]

Thanks BP . Lovingly made and a pleasure to watch .

[@ForRiel]

Loved this. So many interesting and fascinating elements + 🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛

[@mvnorsel6354]

Mr Pat always manages to get his ' trademark ' cats in every video.

[@chogno98]

Thoroughly enjoyable! Fantastic work, thank you for sharing this gem of a video.

[@shaunashton9744]

Great video Pat, I really love your Old City walks, would love to do this walk especially the Bangkokian Museum. Was surprised that you get comments about wanting to film the old buildings, if these were all replaced with modern condo's and shopping centres, Bangkok would probably loose its soul. Hopefully Bangkok can find a way to preserve its past, I would still want to get rid of all those cables though. Can't wait for part 2.

[@BangkokPat]

Glad you enjoyed it Shaun, you would need a day to get around all these places, plus a lunch break! The blinkered hipster modernists who berate me for celebrating what they see as old and useless are really just a bunch of tossers!

[@francescogermi9872]

Pat your videos are getting better and better by the day ! A great one this one, thank you !

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers Francesco! Have a great 2023.

[@mikedodd4546]

Some of your best work Pat. You've started the new by setting a high bar. Well done mate, keep it up. Happy New Year to you!!

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Mike, was yet another one of the most enjoyable videos to shoot!!

[@sidecar7714]

You have outdone yourself. Fantastic post, thanks 👍

[@jeaniegoh2725]

Indeed ... your hard work in researching the history of places ... hope the government may in some way, recognise your contribution ... thank you Pat !

[@somchai7701]

Outstanding video, thank you. Will definitely check out some of those areas.

[@BangkokPat]

Allow a day to fully explore!

[@lucsegers]

You are the best. Already one week of binge watching and keeping strong. You will become part of Bangkok’s history. 🙏

[@DanishBacon555]

Great video Pat, as usual - high quality well edited & informative, with a few cats too 🐈🐈‍⬛

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks from me and all the cats😇

[@fidgetyfrog]

Thank you so much for covering these areas that still haven't been gutted. These are the kind of places I used to love so much when I was first in Thailand decades ago. I haven't felt the need to return for over 10 years and I probably would be most upset to visit Thailand now. It's for the young people to embrace the change, but change is not always good.

[@graham1958]

You really smashed it out of the park with this video Pat, absolutely thoroughly informative and enjoyable. Many thanks for the long hours and hatd work you put into each episode.

[@frankoseven]

Interesting video Pat. Some of the places you show in the video I remember from my last walk there. I like the "before/now" comparison of areas. It's always interesting to see how the areas develop over the years.

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Frank, l couldn't resist all the photos l had and was working out the locations the more time l spent around there.

[@Rachel-sr7gu]

Completely blown away by this video Pat. Every aspect is top notch and the facts and information pouring out at the seams makes it even more fantastic. Charoen Krung Road has always been one of my favorites because a lot of my gem vendors reside there and your video has left me feeling the need to walk the street again soon. This is what makes you one of the best.

[@BangkokPat]

Glad you enjoyed it Rachel, thanks. I still gotta do the second part of this road!

[@natk426]

Thanks Pat for bringing the old memory back. I attended the Assumption College and roamed around the Sathorn - Central Post Office section during the '70s Most buildings along the New Road haven't changed for the last 50 years. I always love to go back and cherish these old memory lanes. Unfortunately, our younger generations have much less appreciation of the history.

[@rayn3038]

See them before they Nuke them….those who claim the Planet can stand 10 billion…are Idiots….Bangkok is amazing…i feel bad I did not get how to enjoy it in the 80s and 90s….how absolutely marvelous it was…but the growth only creates an increasing self-indulgent Rich Class…not Quality or Necessity….beware of mass Depopulation….the Automobile is a Curse from Hell.

[@bryancole842]

Wow - so much history packed into the area. Beautiful job of putting it all together with period tunes ❤❤❤

[@BangkokPat]

Thank you, adding music can be a long process!

[@tjmctube]

"Charting the history of this street over the last few days." Well that's what you compressed it into for our pleasure, but there's no doubt it took a lot longer than that to produce. Great job.

[@BangkokPat]

Few days was actually 6. Not full days just a few hours each day. A lot of fun here.

[@mbklandmark]

Beautifully put together. Thank you, Pat, for taking me on a nostalgic journey down the memory lane of living in the area as a child in the years past. I remember having to go to the post office to make international calls.

[@BangkokPat]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you.

[@Blazjul]

Pat, a true masterpiece; you just keep getting better! I’m coming to Bangkok the week of February 14 and I’m hoping I can hook up with one of your small group walking tours 🙏

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Marty, was an enjoyable few days filming this, very interesting area indeed. Drop me an email about tours, and I'll give you the info: [e-mail]

[@zdl1965]

A marvellous video! Did not realise that I had walked almost the full length of Charoen Krung Road, along different stretches on different trips, and in different directions! Thanks for highlighting the splendid Bangkokian Museum, which appears to have developed even further since my visit in 2018. More please!

[@walternyc]

Had a great walk through Talat Noi last week (with the exception of the many annoying cycling tours passing by). I wished I would have known of the museum, looks so interesting. Always good to keep something for the next trip to Bangkok. Great video as always.

[@Seafarer1947]

It gets better and better ! A excellent and a very interesting video Pat. One of your best yet. In years to come people will look back with nostalgia after watching this. 10/10

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers thanks, there's more to come this month!

[@dangor751]

Great video as always!!! All the best Pat for 2023 !!!

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks and the same to you!

[@caesarillion]

Wow, it's sinking in how good your stuff is. It's like coming here the first time and being so bedazzled by the variety of locations and old buildings and gobs of Asian/Thai/Siamese history. Can't get enough now! Thanks, Thailand Paul

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks a lot, it's PAT by the way!!!😻😎

[@ericcraine2915]

Congratulatlions on this Video 💪 so much great content. Super interesting an well edited. A superior league of its own for Thailand you tube vlogs. Bravo!

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Eric, l put 100% into every video.

[@tedarpa7943]

I was very happy to watch this video. I was born in Bangkok and I lived on Yaowarat road.for 30 years. I get used to this area very well. This video reminded me when I was a small child and teenager. I am living in Los Angeles now.

[@BangkokPat]

Glad to hear it brought back some memories! Changed a lot over time, but stil has a lot of character.

[@maxmachina2494]

Your videos are an amazing historical document. You should be very proud of your work. 👍👍👍

[@BangkokPat]

Thank you so much 😀

[@yanoftheworld]

What a lovely film Pat, well done. Think my favourite so far.

[@BangkokPat]

Great to hear that! Happy new year for 2023😇

[@christiansantiago7935]

To watch this video was to be back on the walking tour!!! Chinatown, street art, Aurum, old architecture, and "regular" neighborhoods!!! Even a little "drum and bass"!!! Great work Pat. All the best & continued success in the new year.

[@BangkokPat]

Glad you enjoyed it, cheers! I've always been fond of this area, never get bored walking around there. I could have filmed so much more architecture and added more history but 27mins is long enough!!

[@meganpapa1]

Wow, what an outstanding video once again! Thank you so much for making these historic walking tours of the city.

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks and glad you liked it ,😍

[@richardhaughton4303]

A few typos sorry, will try harder 😂😂😂

[@RolandPer]

Love all these old streets....the origin of krung thep mahanokorn

[@aalykins58]

I would give anything to see Bangkok before all the urbanization. I wish I could experience the Venice of the East before the Skytrain and see the network of khlongs in the city. I appreciate your dedication to bring all this history back to life. I can’t wait to see what you do next! Thank you Pat. Love from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks! To get a good idea of the city before the urbanisation you have to travel to places like Paknam or Talat Phlu to see the canals and houses just like yesteryear.

[@serge3711]

Absolutely Fabulous. Love the mix of old & new, with the historical facts. You've done some research - as always.

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Serge.

[@ramonwood7267]

The best one yet! cheers!

[@steveprestrelski7172]

Love this part of Bangkok. Thanks for the history lesson.

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers Steve, now one of my favourites too, will be back to do a hotel guide to the Creative District

[@steveprestrelski7172]

@@BangkokPat Cool. I'll be staying at the Royal Orchid in a few weeks.

[@steveprestrelski7172]

@@BangkokPat Not sure if it's in the Creative District per se, but have you ever been to Mustang Blu??

[@scottDchicago]

Enjoyed this tremendously for a second time!

[@BangkokPat]

Glad you enjoyed it again Scott! Will you be exploring the area upon your return? Bit hectic for the kids in some parts but Talat Noi is great.

[@talibanairport1544]

As so many have said, stellar stuff, Pat. I was along there one rainy night on foot getting lost in the city. The only thing missing from your videos are the smells haha. 👍🏻

[@user-kz9rp3pq2z]

Excellent video Pat

[@jimshelley8831]

Been to this area so many times ,including the Bangkokian Museum . Fascinating area and another great vblog.

[@BangkokPat]

Definitely lots of character in this area, cheers Jim.

[@carldseekingpeace]

Pat, your work stands alone! Thank you!

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks again Carl! Glad you're getting around the channel.

[@sergei971]

Some cool heritage buildings

[@OnlyThe1Son]

nice one Pat! love the historical content!

[@benjaminchen5715]

As a Thai expat now living in Florida, your videos bring back lots of great flashbacks. We used to live near Hua Lamphong. When I was around 12, I used to take bus number 35 along Mahapreutharam Road, left turn onto Si Phraya, and then onto Suriwong Road to go to school. When I got older, I took air-conditioned buses on Rama IV Road to Ekamai, where my Seventh-day Adventist school was located. This entire area, from New Audience, Yaowarat, Charoen Krung, all the way to the YMCA, is deeply entrenched in my memory. Thank you for posting.

[@raabcv]

Love the juxtaposition of old photos with how the area looks now.

[@jimmyboysmovies1972]

I want to visit the museum house , such a good idea to preserve it, it’s amazing to see back and how things were. . Another great vlog Pat 👏👏

[@BangkokPat]

Good idea Jimmy, it's a unique place and the lady has some real good stories to tell.

[@SoulfullyMyself]

Ah, memories of my walks in Bangkok! I have been to most of these places, the old crappy buildings some people hate are my favourite ones 💕💕 The Bangkokian Museum is a little gem more people should know about. I tried to visit the East Asiatic Company building but the security guard, seeing me approach, yelled at me, "You! Out!" 😅😅

[@BangkokPat]

Probably one of the best parts of the city for exploring if you're new as you'll find something at every turn! The gates to the East Asiatic Company used to be closed at 6pm but it gets flooded when the river gets high so it's got many sandbags now and the gate is locked but you can climb over from the pier!

[@fredm1519]

Really enjoyed the old pictures with video.

[@BangkokPat]

Glad you liked it Fred, cheers ,😎

[@epiceasters]

Just subscribed. Really loved this video, not just for my love of history and architecture but for the amount of research you did, also as a you tuber I appreciate the effort and time you spent on this. Top marks Pat. Thank you Jonathan

[@schellmann]

My favourite so far!

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Mate, after the last few days I'm now a veteran of Charoen Krung!

[@DaSharedVideos]

Thank you. Excellent research and history as usual.

[@helen9543]

Thanks for the wonderful video and capturing the scenes for us today and future generations as you mentioned! I will never be able to find these places on my own!

[@highbrand]

Fascinating video. Like how they made the MRT buildings blend in with the area's architecture. Maybe blends in enough to make some tourists walk straight past the station entrance?

[@BangkokPat]

I think many do walk past, like l did when they first opened!

[@highbrand]

I guess it's done and not done its job then.

[@TanisornMeknarit]

Thank you Pat.

[@muhamedzain]

Loved the journey .. thanks for the efforts

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers!

[@danieltalbot749]

Thanks!

[@geoffreyburton2654]

A great way to start the year a tour around part of Bangkok with history and charm.

[@norhishamothman4152]

Just wonderful. It is the sights and legacies of a golden era where the buildings are what was Bangkok during a heritage era

[@danieltalbot749]

Awesome BKK Pat, great start to the new year, this is one of your best videos I’ve seen, packed full of history and the never ending story of Bangkok as it moves forward and hopefully remembers its rich and fascinating history , thanks Pat 🙋‍♂️👍😎

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Dan, this could easily have been an hour long!

[@timmakati8035]

Love all the history of Bangkok Pat. Keep up the good work, look forward to the next one ..

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Tim

[@shane0traveller451]

Very insightful and enjoy bbk vloggs with historical flash back's

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers Shane! Great area to walk around.

[@binglim1]

What a real gem of a place! This is a great video Pat. Your subs is now 23K. I remembered it was 12K in Mar 2022. 👍

[@BangkokPat]

Yes it was! And it'been a great 12 months. Organic growth is key to a long term successful channel and l'm still young!

[@gertdrok]

Pat, this was so Amazing to see for me with your Comments. I walked and drive so many times on this New Road, and now know more about the History by your Good Historical Story Telling. 🙏

[@BangkokPat]

Its a lot more history then l anticipated. I could have picked another 20 places and given a historical overview but 27mins is enough...

[@majorkade]

One of your best videos! Appreciate the history.

[@BangkokPat]

Glad you enjoyed it, cheers!

[@bkkfarang4749]

Very interesting video. I really like your narratives that explain the history of the different areas.

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers, thank you!

[@kellyeggers8015]

Wonderful VLOG! My wife and I walked the entire road about 7 years ago with a side trip to the train station. Memories🥲🙏🙏🙏

[@BangkokPat]

Glad to hear you've experienced the chaos too!

[@veenataha388]

Thank you so much Pat for this wonderful clip. Am Thai and I have now truly see Bangkok through yours video. We are native Thai and most time we are just ignorant to our own country and history. I have enjoyed yours videos by far. Thank you 😊

[@bigbrotheriswatching8709]

The architecture of that Bang Rak Post and Telegraph office building would look very familiar to students of early 20th century German history. Great video.

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers. If you have any students of early 20th century Russia, show them the Bangkok mail centre by Hua Lamphong!

[@mike-js1jj]

Great video. I loved to walk around and see all those old buildings. It’s a shame you can’t get in to the old customs building anymore. I have a load of pictures I took 6-8 years ago if your interested.

[@pip07200]

I've been binge watching your videos and have to say : thank you so much khun Pat ! You're doing such a great service for Bangkok and Thailand - your videos are so well (love them archive photos), and you're telling the city's stories much better than Thai productions which tend to be superficial. Even as a native Bangkokian, I sometimes just go down there to just to enjoy myself wandering around. If only the BMA can just clean up the streets, get rid of of all the ugly messy wires, and help repaint the old shophouses.

[@mikedodd4546]

G'day Pat, After 2 years of planning, watching your content and that of others from home, I've moved to Thailand. I took this walk today. It was brilliant. I had a fantastic time. I would never have known about it without your video. Thanks mate!!!

[@BangkokPat]

Great to hear that Mike! It would take a few hours to take in all the places l mentioned but it shows many sides of Bangkok in just a few km!

[@mikedodd4546]

@@BangkokPat took most of the day! "Hello Stalin" post office was a classic! Loved the bridges, old buildings, klongs. If you need an engine manifold or a Maserati bicycle, I'm your guy!!?

[@NDW76]

When can we expect part 2? I'd love to hear some of the history of the part of Charoenkrung Road I'm used to.

[@adrianmonaghan8859]

I would be really interested in you doing a video specifically on the area immediately around the Bangkok Protestant Cemetery if you get a chance Pat :-) It would be so interesting to learn more about the history of the cemetery, the tobacco factory next to it, etc. Cheers!

[@mvnorsel6354]

I've walked many times around your video, brings back many memories, plus your ' trademark ' cats. A goodin Mr Pat.

[@BangkokPat]

A lot of friendly cats everywhere l go! Glad you got to feel a bit of nostalgia watching this!

[@smallpotato4281]

I am a Bangkok walker. I will follow your route to promenade upon my third trip to Bangkok in this year. Thanks a lot.

[@c.k.2]

Very interesting video again. 👍 Thanks Pat.

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers CK😎

[@c.k.2]

@@BangkokPat The more you produce these videos, the less I stroll through these areas. That’s a fact. In the old days I was walking all day long and had a Chang beer in the evening as a reward. Your videos are really inspiring and I will walk some of these areas with my son in the near future! Thanks anyway for your effort! Let’s hope Alphabet pays appropriate for your input! Habe a prosperous New Year!

[@chuleepornpikultong5803]

Thank you so much, you are awesome. I learned a lot about the history of Bangkok from your video. Thanks once again. You brought a great journey to the past from the present path

[@BangkokPat]

Thank you very much for the kind words.

[@nickyboy.]

2nd

[@sandgroper1980]

Well played Nicky Boy mate , I love this channel so much ! I have learnt so much from Pats videos 👍🏼🍻🇦🇺

[@KF-cx8bm]

This is just incredible, how interesting and a complete joy to watch

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers, one of my most favourite video shoots!

[@KF-cx8bm]

@@BangkokPat Yes, I just found your channel today, got all of your previous videos to watch from the start so im delighted

[@BangkokPat]

@@KF-cx8bm Thank you and happy viewing, there are many videos in 3yrs but every video I love doing, always an adventure going around to different parts of the city!

[@gary-bl1lu]

Great video Pat. You must put a lot of research and time in to these films. Keep up the great work.

[@BangkokPat]

Definitely Gary, l love doing it!

[@glennjones1533]

Absolutely superb Pat. One of your best.

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Glenn.

[@billsimpson2392]

Fantastic Pat.. Thank you.

[@TeddyBear-zj4qg]

Beauty

[@glennfontana9759]

Thanks

[@BangkokPat]

Cheers Glenn!

[@crazycokecollectorchannel7302]

Very informative and interesting. Thanks again. Will be in Bangkok on the third week of February. Would love to meet up for a drink.

[@boxcartwilly]

Great peice of work 😎👍

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks mate 👍

[@mikaelhabel4171]

This was one of the best episodes I've seen so far. A fantastic historical tour with many memories It is clear that it is well made with a lot of time and work behind it. (as always) I remember Bangkok in the 1980s. Long before mobile phones existed. I had to visit the Telegraph to call home. To collect Post, I visited Bangrak Post Office. Really a nostalgic video🙂

[@orangeearth4139]

Thanks for this Pat, I missed so much walking around there on my own. I'm going back this weekend . Excited to visit the first central department store and the creepy zombie place from your other video. I have my mission!

[@pannachawangkul585]

I find the old buildings so fascinating and beautifully built. Too bad some are getting demolish & make room for something else.

[@MikeBenTravelstory]

Great video, the way only you can 😉

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Ben & Mike! 😃

[@gloofisearch]

Woow, what a great video again. Love the history of these buildings. I think you do an awesome and important job to preserve that history for future generations. Also, the work you put in to get old historic pictures and movies is priceless. Thank you so much for what you are doing.

[@kentnauman9863]

Thank you Pat for bringing back memories of my years in thailand, with i was there but am old and will travel on the internet in my declining years

[@richardhaughton4303]

Pat this was of the best I’ve had the privilege to watch, you capture the essence of why we watch you channel, well done and I’m looking forward to the next video, sincerely thank you 😊

[@BangkokPat]

Thanks Richard. A shame that all the people who told me they would prefer more history videos aren't watching it, views are bad!