'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
For decades, the sprawling, stately restaurant in one of Seoul's oldest neighborhoods was the place where South Korea's politically powerful brokered backroom deals while being served and serenaded by female entertainers.
"It's regrettable that the Ojinam is being torn down. A page of our history is also disappearing," said Yun Sang-koo of the National Trust of Korea, a civic group that champions the preservation of the country's fast-disappearing historic buildings.
