In the seventies the Ai River area thrived. Its "underground street" was a major shopping arcade, but it was subsequently destroyed by fire. The area then suffered a period of administrative neglect and deterioration, and a reputation for filth and bad pollution dogged this romantic waterway for a very long time.
六○年代愛河則因「地下街」成為重要商圈，但後來地下街遭祝融、愛河也長期缺乏整治，骯髒惡臭的污名跟了這條浪漫河流好長一段時間。