Cishan Old Street is formerly known as Fanshuliao Street. During the Qing Dynasty, camps were set up in Fanshuliao Street that developed into large-scale Han settlements which became Fanshuliao townhall during early Japanese rule. With Takasago Sugar Co., Ltd. building a sugar mill in Ciwei, and the construction of the Ciwei line railway, as well as the water conservancy and agricultural projects in neighboring areas, Fanshuliao Street is one of the earliest streets in the area converted to Kaohsiung City jurisdiction, with Zhongshan Road as one of its most representative streets. After the street development was completed in accordance to the "Taiwan House Construction Regulations" issued in 1900, "Tingzijiao" structures were installed on both sides of the street. The earliest appearance of these stone arched pavilions can be traced back to 1910, whereas buildings with delicate gray archway facades were built around 1920-1930s.
旗山／旗山老街
旗山街舊名蕃薯藔街，因位於楠梓仙溪旁通往上游今杉林、甲仙區等地之扼要處，乾隆年間即在蕃薯藔街設置營盤，進而發展成具規模的漢人聚落，並於日治初期成為蕃薯藔廳治所在。一方面，藉由高砂製糖會社於1909年在旗尾庄興建製糖工場，並鋪設旗尾線鐵路，加上週遭所進行的水利建設與農業開墾，成為維繫蕃薯藔街（旗山街）持續繁榮的重要因素。
蕃薯藔街也因此成為今高雄市轄區內甚早執行市區改正的市街，今中山路是其中最具代表性的街道。在街道完成開闢後，依循1900年頒訂的〈臺灣家屋建築規則〉於街道兩側設置「亭仔腳」構造。較早出現的石拱圈亭仔腳興建時間可上溯到1910年前後；那些具有精緻灰作牌樓立面的街屋則大約興建於1920年至1930年代左右。
文／蔡侑樺
圖／高雄市政府文化局