[KS] Re: First E-Mail

[Xmission]

The former Mitsui Building in Neolithic times was the site of a cave
operated by the Egg family.

Bruce Grant

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clark, Donald" <dclark at trinity.edu>
To: <korean-studies at mailbase.ac.uk>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 9:17 AM
Subject: RE: First E-Mail


> And just to add to the fun, I'll chime in that the Bando was built by
> Noguchi Jun the chemical tycoon.  The building across the street from the
> Bando that was used by the U.S. Embassy as its chancery from the early
> fifties until the late sixties and thereafter as the USIS building, was
> originally the Mitsui Building, built in 1937.
> Don Clark
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Karl Moskowitz/KSA [SMTP:ksasel at soback.kornet.nm.kr]
> > Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 2:08 AM
> > To: korean-studies at mailbase.ac.uk
> > Cc: zulauf at erols.com
> > Subject: Re:  First E-Mail
> >
> >
> > Clarification:
> >
> > The Lotte Hotel sits on the site of the old Bando
> >
> > The Westin Chosun sits on the site of the former Chosun Hotel
> >
> > Karl Moskowitz
> >
> > KSA Ltd
> > 27 F, Korea World Trade Ctr
> > 159 Samsung-Dong
> > Kangnam-Ku
> > Seoul  135-729
> >
> > tel (02) 551-2723  fax (02) 551-2710
> >
> > information: http://world.std.com/~ksabos
> >
> > On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, David A. Mason wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > > housed in the Banto [Peninsula] Hotel.
> > >
> > > That would be the Bando Hotel, actually the "Choson Bando Hotel",
> > > a.k.a. the Choson Hotel, now reconstructed as the Westin Choson
> > > Hotel near the City Hall Plaza.
> > >
> > > One photo of it's pre-reconstruction appearance (probably taken in the
> > > 1970's, is found on page 103 of _Korea's Colorful Heritage_ by Dr. Jon
> > > Carter Covell, published in 1985 by Si-sa-yong-o-sa of Seoul.  ISBN #
> > > 0-87296-020-X.   Further info on the hotel on pages 98 & 102.
> > > That's all I know...
> > >
> > > David Mason
> > > Wonju City,  Korea
> > >
>



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