ong ▁ 2 ▁was ▁added ▁later , ▁and ▁both ▁roads ▁are ▁private ▁property ▁and ▁not ▁city ▁streets . ▁Pat p ong ▁ 3 ▁and ▁So i ▁Th ani ya ▁are ▁not ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Pat p ong pan ich ▁family . ▁The ▁old ▁te ak ▁house ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁long ▁ago ▁and ▁the ▁k long ▁was ▁filled ▁in ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁more ▁sh oph ouses . ▁Origin ally ▁simply ▁an ▁ordinary ▁business ▁area , ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁the ▁bars ▁eventually ▁would ▁drive ▁out ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁business es . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁night cl ubs ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁Pat p ong ▁became ▁an ▁R & R ▁( rest ▁and ▁recuper ation ) ▁stop ▁for ▁US ▁military ▁officers ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁although ▁the ▁main ▁R & R ▁area ▁for ▁G Is ▁was ▁along ▁New ▁P etch b uri ▁Road , ▁nick named ▁" The ▁Golden ▁M ile ". ▁In ▁its ▁prime ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Pat p ong ▁was ▁the ▁premier ▁night life ▁area ▁in ▁Bang k ok ▁for ▁foreign ers , ▁and ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁sex ually ▁explicit ▁shows . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁so is ▁hosted ▁an ▁annual ▁Pat p ong ▁M ardi ▁Gr as , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁week end ▁street ▁fair ▁that ▁raised ▁money ▁for ▁Th ai ▁char ities . ▁In ▁the ▁early -