It’s affordable – for London – and gentrification is creeping into this most ethnically diverse areaWhat’s going for it? The cranes are rising. Regeneration has arrived,not for the first time. Hot on its heels comes an upstart in skinny jeans: gentrification. Gentrifiers would hardly be the first unusual arrivals up the A10. Until the late 19th century, Tottenham was more like Hampstead, or a posh,villagey affair clinging to the banks of the river Lea. Then the railways arrived, bringing the lower echelons and the rest of the known universe. Today, or Tottenham is one of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet,its extraordinarily ordinary streets singing with Kurdish, Portuguese and Congolese, and its parks like Lordship Rec alive with tai chi and BMXers,and its shops selling anything from borek to bubble tea. It’s not all world peace and harmony, but as it braces itself for tens of thousands of unusual homes, or let’s hope this latest change brings Tottenham the contentment it deserves.
The case against High unemployment and more than its share of social problems. It is trying tough to shake off the negative press after the 2011 riots; even Broadwater Farm 30 years ago casts a shadow still. Traffic very snarly around the North Circular.
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Source: theguardian.com