History Needs Help

The Bangkok Post

Settled between massive green warehouses of Yangon’s Jetty Wharf, Burma Railways’ historic colonial-era Keighley Street Goods Office is in disrepair.

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Much has changed however. Today, the signage for the massive depot stands faded, while the red-brick façade in many areas has fallen apart, and the windows are almost completely punched out. Down below on the a cement platform leading to its entrance, a gaggle of ducks are drinking water from a large moldy puddle being created from a sewage spill pouring from a hole in the floor above.

Despite its poor upkeep, the structure is still nevertheless used to this very day to transit raw materials though low-wage coolies have little to do and troll the largely empty train platforms adjacent to the building.

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