The Swan
Jakarta has a long history, but does it have nostalgia? The city moves forward at an increasing pace; at the same time, fewer and fewer residents look at old photos as part of the story of their lives. In Jakarta, generations, buildings and maps keep on changing.
We have our poet Chairil Anwar (and perhaps he is the only one) who briefly sketched a scene of modern Jakarta in the late 1940sthe Capitol theater screening American films, youth riding the tram from Kotabut no one looks back at what is left behind. Sadly or not.
September 27, 2016
Jakarta has a long history, but does it have nostalgia? The city moves forward at an increasing pace; at the same time, fewer and fewer residents look at old photos as part of the story of their lives. In Jakarta, generations, buildings and maps keep on changing.
We have our poet Chairil Anwar (and perhaps he is the only one) who briefly sketched a scene of modern Jakarta in the late 1940sthe Capitol theater screening American films, youth riding
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