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.