<strong>May 10 to May 16</strong>
Many elderly people wept as the crowds flooded Raohe Street (饒河街) on May 11, 1987.
It had been over a decade since the street was this busy, the Minsheng Daily (民生報) reported. Locals set up altars along the way, praying that the grand opening of the Raohe Street Night Market would reverse their fortunes.
It was Taipei’s first night market with government-mandated traffic control hours, banning cars from 5pm to midnight.
“This is a great way to manage a night market, and other locales should follow suit,” the article stated.
There were still some kinks to