Even as families moved away from Matsu for textile jobs in Taoyuan and Chungli during the high-flying economy of the 1970s, someone would always snatch up their vacated store fronts in order to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the bustling main street.
「上街」的花花世界榮景，即便在民國 60 年代台灣經濟起飛，村民紛紛遷居本島桃園、中壢一帶做成衣加工後，一有店家搬走，仍然馬上有人搶著來遞補。