The flashing neon lights resemble the style of the sixties and seventies; young people sit in the coffee shops and talk about post-modern deconstruction.
有錢人在這裡做生意；戰後身無長物的難民也湧向此地，暫在鐵路兩側、西門圓環、成都路一帶棲身。台北市政府遂委託市警民協會搭建三列臨時棚屋於鐵路兩側，安頓難民。日後住民就地經營一些日用雜貨店，或各式鄉土口味的小吃飲食店。