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Highways and Byways: Unnoticed but notable


Highways and Byways: Unnoticed but notable
A hunt for historic homes in Tainan’s side streets yields many hidden gems
By Steven Crook / Contributing reporter
The groundwork for this article was exactly that: Time and shoe leather, invested in a hunt for old yet charmful residences in the winding back alleys of Tainan.
While confirming the locations of certain buildings I’d previously blundered across, I found a few more gems. There are others out there, I’m sure.
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Photo: Steven Crook
I started near the southern end of Changrong Road (長榮路), which is named for Chang Jung High School (長榮中學), founded by Presbyterian missionaries in the late 1880s. However, there’s no link between the structure I wanted to look at and that Protestant institution. ....

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