Author: Cyndi Himmelstiere

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The Gentrification of Shoreditch, by Someone Who Was Part of the Problem

On flat whites, lost greasy spoons, and the awkward honesty of loving a neighbourhood you helped change I have lived in Shoreditch long enough to…

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The Walls Speak: Street Art and the Soul of the East End

On Brick Lane, the spray can as journalism, and who really owns a neighbourhood’s art One of the great pleasures of living where I do…

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The Death and Resurrection of the Shoreditch Warehouse

On industrial spaces, creative life, and the buildings that shape a neighbourhood The warehouse is the defining building of Shoreditch, the industrial shell that, more…

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The Great Shoreditch Coffee Wars

On flat whites, third-wave roasters, and the most caffeinated neighbourhood in Britain If you wish to understand Shoreditch, study its coffee. The neighbourhood has more…

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Why Shoreditch Street Art Keeps Changing the Conversation

On murals, walls, and the most visible art scene in London The walls of Shoreditch are a gallery that never closes and never stops changing,…

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The Shoreditch Night and Its Many Tribes

On the neighbourhood after dark, when its true character emerges Shoreditch transforms after dark, becoming a different neighbourhood entirely, as the daytime creatives give way…

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Shoreditch, Where Authenticity Comes at a Premium

On the endless reinvention of London most self-conscious neighbourhood I have lived in Shoreditch long enough to watch it reinvent itself approximately four times, each…

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The Street Art Of Shoreditch Is A Museum That Refuses To Stay Still

What it means to have a gallery whose works are painted over every week Reporting brought to you by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat….

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The Market Is The Last Place In Shoreditch That Still Makes Sense

Amid the reinvention, the street market remains stubbornly itself Reporting brought to you by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. While Everything Around It Transforms,…

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Everyone In Shoreditch Is From Somewhere Else, Which Is The Point

The neighbourhood of arrivals has always been defined by the people just passing through Reporting brought to you by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat….

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