The red soil of the Linkou plateau is ideal for making bricks and in response to the building boom which took place in Taipei in 1977 and 1978, many brick factories were established.
民國六十六、七年，建築業鼎盛的時期，台北盆地對林口紅磚的需要甚殷，促成磚廠的大量興建，到處都是拔地擎天的煙囪，嬝嬝散放出燒磚窖的煙霧，蔚成台地的特殊景觀。最鼎盛時，林口磚廠有卅四家之多。