hackney is quite delightful

[suicideally]

We went on a field trip to London Fields last night. I didn't think after living in Stokey that parks could get more hipsterish, but I can see now why they call it 'Hoxton beach'. Broadway Market is a lovely area (although the hardware shop advertises a scary number of ways to despatch mice and rats) but London Fields itself has suffered sadly

Comments

[blonde_venus]

I am showing my age massively here but about 20 years ago I had a bunch of friends who lived in the big tower block behind Broadway Market, can't remember the name. The area was an absolute shithole with not a hipster in sight - I did a mental double-take when I first read this entry! 'Lovely area' - surely not the same place? Well, hurrah for gentrification, sort of.

[suicideally]

London Fields has become really trendy recently, though it still does have some of the worst housing in Hackney - it's a bit of an odd juxtaposition.

[charleston]

Yeah, it's funny, it's totally changed in the last few years. I used to love it about 10 years ago, when it was no longer a shithole but not wanky either. These days I can't bear it. Actually, not quite true - I like it early evenings, but when it gets a bit late and lairy it's just WRONG.

[perfectlyvague]

I like it in late autumn when the light is gold and it's too cold for the hipsters to do anything but shuffle through quickly.

[charleston]

It's true that in late autumn the sprawling hipsters are less of an annoyance but my other grump is all the expensive bars and organic £9.99 food supplements nonsense etc where we used to just have the Dove and the old men's pub and the little cheap corner shops.

[bigcat23]

I've only passed through London Fields once, and it looked like a village green sort of place. I must go back and have a proper look. When is Hendon going to get trendy, eh?

[charleston]

London Fields is still highly suitable, yes. I've never been to the lido yet though - need to sort that out - maybe in the autumn when the Crouch End one shuts for the winter.

[blonde_venus]

expensive bars and organic £9.99 food supplements
Hahahaha! It certainly HAS changed since I used to be around there! Back then it was mostly strong cider and stabbings!