Tianmu

This guide traces Tianmu back to 1951, when American officers picked these hills north of Taipei for military housing, drawn by a mountain that blocked the winter wind. It follows the clapboard bungalows and Cold War families who lived here, including a resident who still remembers his house by its old compound address, and the children who played baseball with local kids down the lane. The guide then turns to 1979 and the sudden overnight change that reshaped the neighborhood. Listen for the story of the one surviving compound house still standing nearby.