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Chotika Riverfront House was first built in 1942 by
Khun Veerakom and Khun Banjong Chotikapanich.
The property is adjacent to their private home and
the Bangjak Canal , the Meklong River and the
Chotikapanich timber yard — their family business.
The house was first rented out as store space
during the days when road transport was not so
common ,with commercial activities being
undertaken along the waterways. Over 20 years
ago, residents living near rivers and canals mainly commuted with their boats —
traditional long tail or motorized. This generated income for various types of
waterfront businesses including drug stores, restaurants , grocery stores, gold
stores, clinics, tailors, and photographic labs ect. Bangjak Canal was also famous
for its floating market which was held every morning of the 1 st , 6 th , 11 th days of
the lunar half-cycle. On these days, you could witness hundreds of boats crowding
the canal and spilling out onto the Meklong River. Some of these traveled all the
way from Ratchaburi, Petchburi and Kanchanaburi provinces carrying rice for sale
or barter. Only until 30 years ago could such commercial activities be seen along
rivers and canals. These trading gatherings at Bangjak Canal, as well as at other
ones,slowly disappeared as road transport became more developed and traders
preferring to commute by cars, buses and motorcycles.
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