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Unfortunately this is the way of the world. This is a major redevelopment and has cost hundreds of millions of pounds. To do it they take on huge investment, th
by jonwinstanley 4y ago
Unfortunately this is the way of the world. This is a major redevelopment and has cost hundreds of millions of pounds. To do it they take on huge investment, the investors expect a return so obviously they’ve built fancy shops, restaurants etc.
I understand that there are places where redevelopment has been handled more sensitivity but this area in particular has needed an enormous outlay to convert it such a primate area.
Hopefully within a few years it will start to gain its own identity and start again.
- detritus 4y agoQuite. I suppose I'm ignoring the fact that London was developed in bygone years in similary large tranches that have eventually found their form.
- mmarq 4y ago> Unfortunately this is the way of the world. This is a major redevelopment and has cost hundreds of millions of pounds. To do it they take on huge investment, the investors expect a return so obviously they’ve built fancy shops, restaurants etc. I always wonder what’s the alternative to fancy shops. Is it the usual English high street with store signs made of rotten wood? Cheap minicab companies? > I understand that there are places where redevelopment has been handled more sensitivity but this area in particular has needed an enormous outlay to convert it such a primate area. There’s nothing to preserve in that area. It was an industrial wasteland surrounded by council flats and dodgy pubs. > Hopefully within a few years it will start to gain its own identity and start again. Hopefully not, hopefully it will develop a new and better identity.
- stuaxo 4y agoThe template for most British town centres is terrible.