What does East Dulwich lack?

[philpot]

A decent taxidermist would be nice, nothing worse than poorly stuff pet of loved one. And of course an Ann Summers - to clad my large collection of once animate companions.

[kateland]

LegalEagle-ish - There is an adventure playground in east dulwich lol - next to sainsburys!

[jen86]

an independant record shop and a cinema would be nice

[Pearson]

Isn't there an indie record shop in a basement below the video shop on LL?

[Jeremy]

The record shop won't happen because of high rents and low turnover - especially during the week.

I think a cinema could really work though - a small place with just two screens showing a mixture of mainstream and indie films would be perfect. A little concession counter selling coffee and cake during the day, beer in the evening...

[BQC]

A fancy dress shop (like the one in Mr Ben)

[Brendan]

Pearson Wrote:

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> Isn't there an indie record shop in a basement

> below the video shop on LL?

There was but they no longer operate out of the shop for the reasons Jeremy pointed out. They now occupy a more virtual space (and a pub in Herne Hill a lot of the time): http://dreammachinerecords.co.uk/

[Jasmina]

An indie cinema would be great! Shame the old cinema was knocked down and replaced by the flats on Gove Vale, opp the petrol station.

[Nero]

White muggers.

[Mark]

Jasmina Wrote:

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> An indie cinema would be great!

http://www.paradisofilm.co.uk/

"A community run film society, we are long established in East Dulwich and show quality films at reasonable prices"

It's not a cinema but it shows decent films on a screen in front of a group of people.

[karter]

Jasmina has a good point, a cinema would be great, Brixton and Clapham still have theirs, this Paradiso film club is great though.

[jaijai]

It would be nice to have a decent gym and a decent beauty place with threading and maybe some sort of community centre that had different clubs going on such as drama or dance or running crafts for people over the age of 20.

[carolinegates]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Bike shop seems to be doing really well. They are

> trying to get permission to move into the old loo

> block on Peckham Rye because they need more space.

Bike shop on the rye sounds superb.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Council scuppered it. Balfes are hoping to move a few doors down to larger premises. Great to see a business do well in these hard times.

[Dulwich Paradiso]

Thanks for your kind comments about Paradiso. Next Paradiso screening is tomorrow night by the way - Fish Tank (cert 15). Details at www.paradisofilm.co.uk.

[Panda]

It lacks a good italian resteraunt. I am yet to be blown away by the resteraunts here

[Waldo]

Cinema is great but to be honest you've got the best in London not too far away. Brixton Ritzy is really nice since all the work, and for cheapness there's PeckhamPlex.

Plus, hate to be realistic and everything, but unless one of the churches decides to sell, there aren't any apt buildings for conversion.

[awilliams123]

A Boots

[Waldo]

Good point, drug dealers in general, I keep having to trek into Camberwell.

[SteveT]

It lacks competitiveness with China and India and with rest of the world I believe.

[esme]

second the B&B / hotel idea, know loads of couples who live in flats with no space for overnight guests and the Diana hotel is on a main road (W.Dulwich) and cpl of others are basically rooms in family homes, which then leaves staying in a hotel and paying loads in London Bridge or elsewhere central...

[thebestnameshavegone]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Pearson Wrote:

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> > Isn't there an indie record shop in a basement

> > below the video shop on LL?

>

> There was but they no longer operate out of the

> shop for the reasons Jeremy pointed out. They now

> occupy a more virtual space (and a pub in Herne

> Hill a lot of the time):

> http://dreammachinerecords.co.uk/

Ah, good old John Lynch.

[cidersioux]

A decent rock pub...the uplands used to be great years ago

[computedshorty]

Bring back the stocks to Goose Green.

There might no longer be free grazing Geese there that could be stolen and the thief put in the stocks,

but there must be persons who would have allowed animals to cause nuisance to the populace and their apparel.

There could be Aviators causing disturbance over Common ground to the discomfort of the peoples way of life.

A seated stocks for two souls would sufice.

Under health regulations any rotten fruit or vegetables thrown at the thieves must afterwards be removed to be discarded in the Brown Wheelie Bins.

[jobby1]

There is a brothel already, a club would be good, a nice one not a sleazy overtly drunken one.