Around 1971 when the Taipei City government completed the Hsinyi Plan for the eastern section of Taipei, people predicted that the fate of Hsimenting--this once rising business area--would change at the same time.
大約在民國六十年左右，台北市政府的東區信義計畫完成。當時即有人預測，西門町這個曾經以新興姿態出現，而取代傳統萬華、大稻埕地位的商業中心，也將同樣面臨被取代的命運。