The rise and fall of Hanoi's Train Street

Hanoi's Train Street was permanently closed to tourists earlier this month on account of official fears for the safety of tourists. We shot a video at Train Street in 2017 before the Instagram excitement, and went back recently to see how things had changed. Now all of it will be closed off to tourists. While it's hard to argue with the safety risks of this social media phenomenon, it's sad to see these small businesses forced to close.