Author: Cyndi Himmelstiere
I Counted Every Exposed Brick Wall on One Shoreditch Street and Lost Count at Forty
Cyndi Himmelstiere investigates the borough’s single defining architectural personality trait I set out on a modest Tuesday afternoon to walk a single street in Shoreditch…
A Shoreditch Pop-Up Sold Me a Coffee for Nine Pounds and I Have Questions
The cup was, admittedly, quite nice. Nine pounds nice remains genuinely up for debate A temporary pop-up near Redchurch Street sold me a single coffee…
I Tried to Find a Genuinely Old Pub in Shoreditch and Nearly Gave Up Entirely
Everything either closed decades ago or reopened looking suspiciously new on purpose Determined to find a properly old, unrenovated Shoreditch pub, the kind with sticky…
The Sunday Market Vendors Who’ve Watched This Neighbourhood Change More Than Anyone
Cyndi Himmelstiere talks to the stallholders who’ve stayed put through every wave of reinvention The vintage clothing stall at the far end has been run…
How A Single Closed Pub Became The Neighbourhood’s Most Discussed Topic For An Entire Month
Cyndi Himmelstiere on grief, rumour, and what a shuttered local really means to the people who loved it When the corner pub closed suddenly last…
The Shoreditch Warehouse That’s Been ‘Opening Soon’ For Two Years And What It Says About This Neighbourhood
Cyndi Himmelstiere on the hoarding, the rumours, and the strange local ritual of watching nothing happen There’s a warehouse on the corner near the old…
Why Every Shoreditch Café Now Requires A Small Amount Of Bravery To Order In
Cyndi Himmelstiere on menu boards that have stopped using words most people recognise I ordered a coffee last week and was asked, with complete sincerity,…
The Street Art That Survived Three Redevelopment Cycles And Counting
Cyndi Himmelstiere on a single wall that’s become an accidental monument to the neighbourhood’s memory There’s a wall behind the old textile building that’s been…
Shoreditch Has Reached Peak Coffee Shop Saturation
Six shops, one street, and a scene built for locals and tourists alike I counted, on a single short stretch of street I walk down…
Shoreditch’s Artists Built This Place and Can No Longer Afford It
Studio rents climb as the creative community that made the area moves on The building where I used to buy my Thursday morning coffee, above…
