The US Army left in 1978 when diplomatic ties between the US and Taiwan were broken. The Bank of Taiwan, which owned the land, began renting the buildings of the once-heavily-guarded concession out to local people. The likes of statesman Lin Yang-kang and dramatist Stan Lai enjoyed life here in the mountains.
1978 年台美斷交，美軍陸續撤離，原本門禁森嚴、形同租界的美軍宿舍，也開始由地主──台灣銀行──陸續轉租給國人居住，政界大老林洋港與戲劇家賴聲川等人，都曾在此有過一段山居歲月。