Islington Vs East Dulwich...

[SeanMacGabhann]

who knows Alan, all that walking may be the (weak excuse) for me leaving my paper on the seat in the bus ;-)

Seriously tho' since I started it has contributed to my sense of wellbeing far more than any other gym/healthdrink/anything else that costs money and I can't recommend it enough

[scor46]

I didnt live in islington but owned and ran a nightclub on upper street from 94 to 2000

[Alan Dale]

scor46 Wrote:

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> I didnt live in islington but owned and ran a

> nightclub on upper street from 94 to 2000

Bar Latino Bar?

[Doodles]

Lived in Islington form mid 70s till moving to Whitstable in the mid 90?s (not a great idea) and to ED a couple of years ago.

Miss the Screen on the Green and the Scala, and the bands at The Hope and Anchor. But much has moved on and guess only the Screen remains much as it did back then. And I guess X-Ray Specs at the Hope would have the same appeal for me now.

Do find myself back there now and then, mainly for football and to see old friends. Upper St now feels more like the West End, full of students and tourists.

I fell for East Dulwich after I used it somewhere to meet a friend who was helping me find somewhere to live. I didn?t find myself lingering in Whitechapel or the cheaper parts of Islington I could still afford, but spent more and more time happily wondering around SE22.

As I said, been here a couple of years now. Like the park, the Rye, the shops, the generally friendly people. Works better as a place to live than as a base to travelling to and from.

[barrymarshall]

The one thing Islington has that East Dulwich doens't have is Get Stuffed.

For those who don't know, Get Stuffed is a taxidermy shop on Essex Road full of wierd and wonderful things.

An Islingtonian friend sent me a text today. Get Stuffed now have a polar bear and penguins! I think ED needs a taxidermy shop just to compete. Anyone interested?

[fish]

In 1979, there was a house on sale for ?18,000 in De/D'? Beauvoir Road - but the ?26,000 one on Friern Road, clinched it for my brother-in-law - who was an Islington boy, born and bred. Once he crossed the river and saw the delights of East Dulwich, he was hooked.

[Alan Dale]

barrymarshall Wrote:

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> The one thing Islington has that East Dulwich

> doens't have is Get Stuffed.

>

> For those who don't know, Get Stuffed is a

> taxidermy shop on Essex Road full of wierd and

> wonderful things.

>

> An Islingtonian friend sent me a text today. Get

> Stuffed now have a polar bear and penguins! I

> think ED needs a taxidermy shop just to compete.

> Anyone interested?

Love Get Stuffed. The pun name alone gets me going but once you see a dead eagle wearing a Santa Hat...

[barrymarshall]

I've yet to see the eagle, Alan! There's so much cool stuff [EDIT: no pun intended] in there - I mean, they have a stuffed turtle ... how do you stuff a turtle?

ED defo needs a taxidermy shop! Post-pub entertainment at its best.

[Alan Dale]

barrymarshall Wrote:

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how do you stuff a turtle?

Sand.

[SimonM]

>An Islingtonian friend sent me a text today. Get Stuffed now have a polar bear and penguins! I think ED needs a >taxidermy shop just to compete. Anyone interested?<

But we do nonetheless have an exciting range of stuffed creatures just up the road at the Horniman....:))

[Shaggy]

Lived in the Barbican, about ten yards from the sign that said "Welcome to Islington" before going South to the heart of SE22.

[madmanhoagy]

EAST DULWICH RULES!!!!!!>:))

[tommy]

We've currently got 2 Islingtonites living with us for a week or so - their comments about our area

- great transport links, getting a seat both ways into Blackfriars

- difference in price with the cinema

- lack of drunks and threatening looking people at the station

- great local pubs without the gangs of transient fun seekers

- thriving independent shops and restaurants

I think they've turned...

[Eileen]

jayd5 Wrote:

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> am doing this comparison, as Barnsbury in

> Islington is the only known case of

> Super-Gentrification in Britain and Im doing a

> case study on East Dulwich, to explore the effects

> of gentrification...

Hi JD5 - what do you mean by super gentrification?