광장시장의 변화 과정과 ‘먹거리구간’의 형성

Abstract

This case study presents an examination of the changes in traditional market by focusing on the ‘Food Alley’ of Gwangjang Market located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The ‘Food Alley’ which has over a hundred of street stalls and restaurants in the east of Gwangjang Market was formed by the expansion of business district through rapid urbanization. It grew with street stalls amid repeated growth and decline in the market. After the 2000s, it became a famous spot for food in Seoul. In the ‘Food Alley’, there is a variety of mixed factors:formation of city standing traditional market, centralization of restaurants, traditional food and newly developed street food through rapid urbanization of 1960s~70s in Seoul, and an increase of tourism around famous food spots within the traditional market after 2000s. So this research becomes one of the examples to study the formation and the aspect of transition of the menu on traditional market in Seoul. These complex elements are a representative example of how the traditional market in Seoul has changed since the 1960s. This research is the result of examining the changes in the Gwangjang Market and the process of forming a "Food Alley" through interviews with merchants as primary subjects. It was due to the intention to convey a sense of realism and liveliness of the current, which are unlikely to be found in literature-oriented research. It was due to the intention to convey a sense of realism and liveliness of the current, which are unlikely to be found in literature-oriented research. Looking carefully at the food section of Gwangjang Market, known as not only representing the traditional markets but also as a well-known tourist spot, needs to be considered together at a time when various efforts are being made in order to revitalize the traditional market.