Hua Ta Kee, Lat Krabang, Bangkok

Hua Ta Kee means something like 'the head of a crocodile'. It is a part of the Lat Krabang district of Bangkok. The board of Lat Krabang is located in Hua Ta Kee.
Originally it was a community based in wooden houses along and behind Khlong Prawet Burirom and a market along Khlong Hua Ta Kee. Both khlongs intersect here. This is the part of Hua Ta Kee that we are writing about now.
We find the other part, with a lot of new construction and heavy traffic, much less interesting. But we also often have to be there for banking or shopping, for example.

The market is still there, especially in the morning it is busy.

The wooden houses are still there. In front of the houses a wooden path, above the water of the khlong, is sometimes covered. In the middle is a high bridge where you can cross the khlong.

There used to be houses on both sides of the khlong, but a few years ago a fire broke out on the south side and all the houses on one side of the bridge were burned down. There are now only weeds in that place. On the other side of the bridge, also on the south side, the wooden path has been replaced by a concrete path where even cars can drive.

The north side is much more interesting.
About three years ago, we do not know exactly when, one of the residents took the initiative to renovate the neighborhood. The result of this is a number of houses, which have been completely renovated, using the original materials as much as possible.

The renovated houses include an art gallery and various dining options, and even a guest house.

And even now the renovation continues, it is not going fast, but work is being done and the result looks nice.

We hace been here on Monday, March 23, 2020.

Written on: 2020-03-24