Seoul is getting harassed by the North Koreans again, this time over a jointly controlled manufacturing facility.
It's a reminder that the two countries never officially ended their conflict, which began in 1950 (only an armistice was signed).
Despite the North's history of empty bluster, South Korea is taking all necessary precautions — they're now reportedly shopping for bunker-busting bombs from Europe.
That may seem natural — the South is one of the world's most important marketplaces, and needs to protect their standing.
But until around the '90s, they didn't have quite so much to lose from an economic standpoint.
With the kind cooperation of flickr user Stephen Dreher, we've compiled a series of striking images of Seoul from the mid-1960s, only a little more than a decade after hostilities had ceased. His descriptions appear beneath each photo.
As you'll see, there are plenty of scars still apparent.
Here's Seoul in the 1960s.
Korea was mire in an image as a war-ravaged backwater.
"Sunny day, with a dusting of snow still around, looking north toward City Hall on Taepyong no 2Ga, about halfway from Namdaemun. Duksoo Palace gate on right." Seoul, Dec 1965
But much like its other neighbors in Japan, South Korea eventually began to rebuild.
"On the way to see Hello Dolly, on its Asian tour, starring Mary Martin." Seoul at night, Nov 1965
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