These brick townhouses were once home to American officers and their families. But South Korea's gain control of this tract of land on the south-eastern tip of the Army's Yongsan garrison, nearly two decades after the U.S. and Korea set in motion a plan to relocate the bulk of America's troops in the country to a location south of Seoul and return the property to the government. The village which consists of 18 buildings is now open to the public, and it is crowded with people who came to get a glimpse of the inside of the garrison and to snap selfies against the backdrop of American style two and three story townhouses. On August 2020, the land ministry opened up Black Hawk Village which used to be a residential compound for U.S. military officers and their families at the south-eastern tip of Yongsan garrison. The red brick townhouses give off an exotic ambience of a typical American neighborhood, and as the pandemic has prevented Koreans from traveling abroad for so long, this place has recently become one of the most popular attractions for Koreans. For now, the rest of Yongsan garrison remains walled off since U.S. forces Korea and other commands move their headquarters south to camp on freeze in 2017. However, the government is planning to gradually turn the entire base into a huge park, which some hope will be Seoul's version of Central Park. Opening up this residential area was the first step towards doing so. The idea of creating Yongsan Park became official in 2005 after the Numuyon administration and the U.S. agreed to relocate troops stationed there south to Pyeongtaek. Now the former U.S. site is more than 90% empty. Once open to the public, the park will become a major landmark in the capital, as the garrison also holds great historic value. Historically, the Yongsan garrison site was mostly an off-limits military base used by foreign forces. Chinese forces of the Qing Dynasty who built barracks there in 1882 to the Japanese Imperial Army who used it as a base from 1906 to 1945. And finally, the American military who has occupied it since the end of World War 2. The Yongsan Relocation Project is nearing completion, but there is still a long way to go, as the base return negotiations are still underway. The land ministry estimates that the first stage of Yongsan Park is expected to open in around 2033.