2013.12.13

The last one in the first,
Car running in the overhead of the old Shibuya Station

If you go to the 11th floor on the 9th floor at Shibuya Hikarie, you can see the redevelopment of the Shibuya Station East Exit. In the former Shibuya Station Ground Station Building with Kamaboko Roof, which closed on March 15, this year, the dismantling work of the Tokyu Toyoko Store East Building, which closed on March 31 in 78 years of history, has been promoted, and the former Shibuya Symbol is going to disappear quietly.
Shibuya Hikarie "City of Shibuya" (Photo: Shibuya Photo Museum)

Was able to "barrel roof" to symbolize the old Shibuya Station is that from now about 50 years ago in May 1964. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games in October, from the fact that an increase in the number of passengers is expected, such as the renovation of the home of the expansion and station building has been carried out. At the time, Shibuya is ahead of the Olympic Games, the development of construction and National Highway 246 issue of the Metropolitan Expressway, such as culvert of the Shibuya River and Udagawa, it was time for infrastructure development of the entire city was going at a rapid pace.
February 13, 1964, Metropolitan and the former Shibuya Station proceeds construction work before the Tokyo Olympics
(Photo: Shibuya Photo Museum)

Such a rapid large development, has produced a surprising rare Hyakkei. For example, I would like you to look at the top of the barrel roof of the old Shibuya Station. Ran the "capital high speed" in a form that is included in the roof, and even the bottom of the station that is missing the "246 National highway", it has almost become a complicated structure, such as a mille-feuille. Of course, when there is fish paste roof, such as by running the highway thereon, it would be that most people did not consciousness. However take to gradually advance the demolition work, it increases the presence of Metropolitan suddenly. And, we are reminded that was a mysterious structure while too late.
Demolition work progresses old Shibuya Station (Photo: Shibuya Photo Museum)

The photo above, was taken the Tokyu Toyoko shops East Building side from the old Shibuya Station demolition work progresses. Old Shibuya and Station, photographs have met together a scene that the car is running on the highway, perhaps this would not be the last in the first. Surprise, the position of the highway to be unexpectedly low. Gone roof, is to realize anew that height. The until about next February, that it completed all removal work of the old Shibuya Station viaduct is.

Photos of the demolition work of the old Shibuya Station, in the published in Shibuya cultural project sister site of "Shibuya Photo Museum". If you are interested, please check!

* Barrel roof dismantling of the old Shibuya Station
http://shibuyaphotomuseum.jp/special/?id=5
* Old Shibuya Station, begin demolition work
http://shibuyaphotomuseum.jp/special/?id=4