Now east Taipei is home to several boutiques and department stores, and the Bank of America office building.
民國四十年代，這裡聚居了至少卅幾戶、二百多個林家後代，「我只記得熱鬧、忙、天寬地大」，他說。那時候老厝四周全是稻田，稻田後面是一片竹林，竹林之後又是果園… …。林慶隆笑說：「那時候台北東區還是『鄉下』！」