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![As gentrification continues to sweep through London, cash-heavy, imagination-lite consumers are swarming into the capital, some desperately seeking expensively manufactured thrills to provide a momentary throb of excitement in their ultra-mainstream […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/peak-hipster-douchebag-2-115x115.jpg "Peak hipster artisan douchenozzlery achieved in London with the hot water bottle cocktail")
Peak hipster artisan douchenozzlery achieved in London with the hot water bottle cocktail
Posted on Thursday, Nov 12, 2015 | 4 CommentsAs gentrification continues to sweep through London, cash-heavy, imagination-lite consumers are swarming into the capital, some desperately seeking expensively manufactured thrills to provide a momentary throb of excitement in their ultra-mainstream […] -
Gentrification In Progress – New York’s Bleeker Street gets subverted
Posted on Sunday, Apr 27, 2014 | No CommentsSeen draped across the premises of a new upmarket commercial development in Greenwich Village was several metres of bright yellow hazard tape bearing the message, “Gentrification In Progress.” -
![Compiled with the help of folks living at the sharp end of a rapidly gentrifying neighbourhood, this guide hopes to let you swiftly identify the tell-tale words, phrases and signs […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/a-z-gentrification-115x115.jpg "The A – Z of Gentrification – sure-fire signs that your neighbourhood is upwardly mobile")
The A – Z of Gentrification – sure-fire signs that your neighbourhood is upwardly mobile
Posted on Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 | 28 CommentsCompiled with the help of folks living at the sharp end of a rapidly gentrifying neighbourhood, this guide hopes to let you swiftly identify the tell-tale words, phrases and signs […] -
More despair for Brixton as The Times lists it as one of Britain’s ‘coolest’ neighbourhoods
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 | 6 CommentsYou know when things are getting bad for Brixton, and that’s when The Times includes the place in a list of the ‘UK’s coolest neighbourhoods.’ -
![The evil Foxtons estate agents have now opened up a branch in Brixton, depositing a blood-sucking office in the very heart of town. Their opening party was everything you might expect: Read about Foxton’s […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/brixtonites-enemy-115x115.jpg "Brixton people! Know your enemy. Foxtons are in town")
Brixton people! Know your enemy. Foxtons are in town
Posted on Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 | 1 CommentThe evil Foxtons estate agents have now opened up a branch in Brixton, depositing a blood-sucking office in the very heart of town. Their opening party was everything you might expect: Read about Foxton’s […] -
![While the eastern end of Coldharbour Lane has seen multiple pub closures and the inevitable growth of supermarkets, the Brixton end has generally prospered and kept most of its independent […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/coldharbour-lane-brixon-03-115x115.jpg "The changing face of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton: gated communities and more Tescos")
The changing face of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton: gated communities and more Tescos
Posted on Friday, Feb 22, 2013 | 4 CommentsWhile the eastern end of Coldharbour Lane has seen multiple pub closures and the inevitable growth of supermarkets, the Brixton end has generally prospered and kept most of its independent […] -
![Thursday nights around Brixton are usually my favourite. Thursdays are civilised and fun. Come Friday and Brixton invariably groans to wobbling hordes of braying pissheads, ‘collars-up’ laaads on the pull and over-confident. excessively loud moneyed types up from […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/brixton-thursday-night-01-115x115.jpg "A Thursday night in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – Albert, 414, Dogstar and more")
A Thursday night in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – Albert, 414, Dogstar and more
Posted on Friday, Nov 9, 2012 | 20 CommentsThursday nights around Brixton are usually my favourite. Thursdays are civilised and fun. Come Friday and Brixton invariably groans to wobbling hordes of braying pissheads, ‘collars-up’ laaads on the pull and over-confident. excessively loud moneyed types up from […] -
![I’ll be honest: I walked right past Brixton Square tonight when Barratt Homes were holding their marketing day event. I couldn’t bring myself to walk in when I saw the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/brixton-square-coldharbour-lane-021-115x115.jpg "Brixton Square marketing day: the awful truth")
Brixton Square marketing day: the awful truth
Posted on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 | 5 CommentsI’ll be honest: I walked right past Brixton Square tonight when Barratt Homes were holding their marketing day event. I couldn’t bring myself to walk in when I saw the […] -
![There’s been ample debate on the urban75 bulletin boards about what’s been going on at The Angel – a traditional West Indian pub on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton that closed down last year. The building […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/angel-brick-box-coldharbour-lane-01-115x115.jpg "Brick Box public art project at the old Angel pub Brixton invites local comment")
Brick Box public art project at the old Angel pub Brixton invites local comment
Posted on Thursday, Jul 19, 2012 | 2 CommentsThere’s been ample debate on the urban75 bulletin boards about what’s been going on at The Angel – a traditional West Indian pub on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton that closed down last year. The building […]