Hanoi has officially named Street 19 Thang 12 (December 19) to celebrate the 70th anniversary of National Resistance Day.
19 Thang 12 connects Ly Thuong Kiet and Hai Ba Trung streets.
A corner of 19 Thang 12 Street
There are several streets and gardens without any sign posts in the capital and some of the most notable cases are the Doc Lap (Independence) and 19 Thang 12 (December 19) streets.
Doc Lap Street had been mentioned a lot as the coffin of General Vo Nguyen Giap was carried through it during his funeral in 2013. The street finally had its sign in 2014 after Dan Tri published an article on the many locations without sign posts, including Ba Dinh Square.
Another street with no sign post is 19 Thang 12. This is where the French buried the Hanoians who died in the Battle of Hanoi on December 19, 1946.
After October 1954, Hanoi’s authorities built a wall with description sign. But it was dismantled after reunification day and a market was built in the small street. The official name of the market is 19 Thang 12 but people often refer to it as the Am Phu (Hell).
There are opinions that the city authorities should also put up a memorial stone for the place.
