gentrification – urban75 blog

Sneakers dangling on the power lines of New York

Shoes on power lines, fake houses, trains, photos, gentrification and architecture – the most popular posts in 2019

Tue 31st December, 2019Mon 30th December, 2019 - by editor - 2 Comments.

With the year nearly over, here’s a listing of the fifteen most popular posts on this blog in 2019, with the mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of …

Peak hipster artisan cocktail douchbaggery achieved in London

Clubs & Nightlife / London / news

Peak hipster artisan douchenozzlery achieved in London with the hot water bottle cocktail

Thu 12th November, 2015Thu 12th November, 2015 - by editor - 4 Comments.

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 …

Gentrification in progress - Bleeker Street in NYC gets subverted

New York / photos / Places

Gentrification In Progress – New York’s Bleeker Street gets subverted

Sun 27th April, 2014Sun 27th April, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seen 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.”

Brixton / London / news / Places

The A – Z of Gentrification – sure-fire signs that your neighbourhood is upwardly mobile

Thu 18th July, 2013Wed 13th November, 2019 - by BrixtonTonTonTon - 28 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / London / Places

More despair for Brixton as The Times lists it as one of Britain’s ‘coolest’ neighbourhoods

Tue 19th March, 2013Tue 19th March, 2013 - by editor - 6 Comments.

You 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.’

Brixton / London / photos / Places

Brixton people! Know your enemy. Foxtons are in town

Sun 10th March, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 …

Brixton / London / photos / Places

The changing face of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton: gated communities and more Tescos

Fri 22nd February, 2013Fri 22nd February, 2013 - by editor - 4 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

A Thursday night in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – Albert, 414, Dogstar and more

Fri 9th November, 2012Fri 9th November, 2012 - by editor - 20 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / Places

Brixton Square marketing day: the awful truth

Thu 4th October, 2012Thu 4th October, 2012 - by editor - 5 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / photos / Places

Brick Box public art project at the old Angel pub Brixton invites local comment

Thu 19th July, 2012Thu 19th July, 2012 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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 …