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==In media==
==In media==
Many Western films have featured Patpong, including ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' (1978).<ref>{{cite web |title=7 Movie Locations in Bangkok - Bangkok.com Magazine |url=http://www.bangkok.com/magazine/7-movie-locations.htm |website=bangkok.com |accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref> The final part of the musical ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' (1989) is set in the Patpong bar scene.
Many Western films have featured Patpong, including ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' (1978).<ref>{{cite web |title=7 Movie Locations in Bangkok - Bangkok.com Magazine |url=http://www.bangkok.com/magazine/7-movie-locations.htm |website=bangkok.com |accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref> The final part of the musical ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' (1989) is set in the Patpong bar scene.<ref name="Duthel">{{cite book |last1=Duthel |first1=Heinz |title=Thailands Indochina Travel Guide: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam |date=2015 |publisher=Books on Demand |isbn=9783734779428 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lTevBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT173&lpg=PT173&dq=Patpong+Miss+Saigon&source=bl&ots=ZtPuZeFLP2&sig=Cm7rYMZGUItHdB8BKXq2n7-tg2M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBuqmU56zfAhXBQRUIHacQBpQQ6AEwB3oECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=Patpong%20Miss%20Saigon&f=false |language=en}}</ref>


The movie ''[[Baraka (film)|Baraka]]'' features several shots of strippers in Patpong.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patpong, Bangkok, a filming location from the film Baraka |url=http://www.barakasamsara.com/location/patpong-bangkok |website=www.barakasamsara.com |accessdate=19 December 2018 |language=en |date=3 November 2011}}</ref>
The movie ''[[Baraka (film)|Baraka]]'' features several shots of strippers in Patpong.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patpong, Bangkok, a filming location from the film Baraka |url=http://www.barakasamsara.com/location/patpong-bangkok |website=www.barakasamsara.com |accessdate=19 December 2018 |language=en |date=3 November 2011}}</ref>

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Patpong Soi 2 at sunset

Patpong (

red light district at the heart of Bangkok's sex industry, it is in fact only one of three red-light districts with some catering primarily to Thai men while others, like Patpong, cater primarily to foreigners.[1]

A busy night market aimed at tourists is also located in Patpong.[2]

Location and layout

Patpong (location: 13°43′42″N 100°32′00″E / 13.72833°N 100.53333°E / 13.72833; 100.53333) consists of two parallel side streets running between

MRT Blue Line
's Si Lom Station.

Patpong 1 is the main street with many bars of various kinds. Patpong 2 also has many similar bars. Next to these lies Soi Jaruwan, sometimes referred to as Patpong 3 but best known as Silom Soi 4. It has long catered to gay men, whilst nearby Soi Thaniya has expensive bars with Thai hostesses that cater almost exclusively to Japanese men.

History and ownership

Patpong gets its name from the family that owns much of the area's property, the Patpongpanich (or Patpongpanit), immigrants from

klong (canal) and a teakwood house were the only features. The family built a road – now called Patpong 1 – and several shophouses, which were rented out. Patpong 2 was added later, and both roads are private property and not city streets.[4]
Patpong 3 and Soi Thaniya are not owned by the Patpongpanich family. The old teak house was torn down long ago and the klong was filled in to make room for more shophouses. Originally simply an ordinary business area, the coming of the bars eventually would drive out most of the other businesses.

By 1968, a handful of nightclubs existed in the area, and Patpong found some use as a R&R (rest and recuperation) location for U.S. troops serving in the Vietnam War,[4] although the main R&R area was along New Petchburi Road. In its prime during the 1970s and 1980s, Patpong was the premier nightlife area in Bangkok for foreigners, and was famous for its sexually explicit shows. In the mid-1980s the sois hosted an annual Patpong Mardi Gras, which was a weekend street fair that raised money for Thai charities.[5] In the early-1990s, however, the Patpongpanich family turned the sidewalks of Patpong 1 Road into a night market, renting out spaces to street vendors.[6]

The consequence was that Patpong lost much of its vibrancy as a nightlife strip, becoming crowded with tourist shoppers who ignored the nightlife.

Ratchadapisek Road, where the largest commercial sex venues are found. This designation allows its bars to stay open until 02:00, instead of the 24:00 or 01:00 legal closing times enforced in other areas.[7]

In media

Many Western films have featured Patpong, including The Deer Hunter (1978).[8] The final part of the musical Miss Saigon (1989) is set in the Patpong bar scene.[9]

The movie Baraka features several shots of strippers in Patpong.[10]

The 1994 book Patpong Sisters: An American Woman's View of the Bangkok Sex World by Cleo Odzer describes the experiences of an anthropologist doing field research in Thailand.[11]

Patpong: Bangkok's Twilight Zone (2001, by Nick Nostitz is a photographic depiction of aspects of the Patpong night life.[12]

The 2008 book Ladyboys: The Secret World of Thailand's Third Gender paints a portrait of Thailand's kathoeys.[13]

Patpong opera is a collection of songs written by Kevin Wood, manager of Radio City, to tunes of modern rock songs. Together they tell the story of the people in Patpong.[14]

Patpong serves as part of the setting in Tom Robbins' book Villa Incognito.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Patpong Opinion - including the ping pong scam!". Bangkok112. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Bangkok Nightlife 2018 (UPDATED!)". Bangkok-Nightlife.com. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  3. ^ "Patpong in Bangkok - Bangkok Go Go Bars". bangkok.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Patpong night market - the one amid the red light district". Experience Unique Bangkok. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. ^ "The Patpong Mardi Gras". UPI. 19 February 1983. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  6. ^ Michael Backman. The banana plantation turned sex zone, The Age, 2005-09-21
  7. ^ Itthipongmaetee, Chayanit (2018-02-13). "WHY BANGKOK'S FUN IS ENDING AT MIDNIGHT AGAIN". Khaosod English. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. ^ "7 Movie Locations in Bangkok - Bangkok.com Magazine". bangkok.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  9. ISBN 9783734779428
    .
  10. ^ "Patpong, Bangkok, a filming location from the film Baraka". www.barakasamsara.com. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  11. ISBN 978-1559702812
    . Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  12. ISBN 978-0953743827
    . Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  13. ISBN 9781905379484
    . Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  14. ^ Wood, Kevin. "Bangkok". YouTube. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

External links

  • Media related to Patpong at Wikimedia Commons
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