Kuling Street is not far from National Taiwan University and National Taiwan Normal University, and prestigious schools like Chienkuo High School and Taipei First Girl's High School are in the area, so many students frequented the market. With the numbers of students and other book lovers, the street--less than 500 meters long--would get extremely crowded, causing traffic problems and making it an eyesore.
牯嶺街離台大、師大不遠，附近還有建中、北一女等學校，因此不時有學生上門，再加上慕名的愛書人，使這條全長不到五百公尺的街道經常擁擠不堪，不但嚴重影響交通，對市容也不利。