How London's East End has changed since EastEnders began
From the first episode of EastEnders on 19 February 1985, we saw the now-familiar title sequence - the zoom out from the River Thames, revolving to show the East End, London docks and Isle of Dogs. On ...
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This New Hotel in London's East End Perfectly Captures the Vibe of Its Eclectic Neighborhood
Virgin Hotels recently opened a Shoreditch outpost in London's East End. Here's what to know before booking your stay. With 120 rooms and a rooftop pool overlooking London's Shoreditch ...
History of African East Enders focus of exhibition
An exhibition that tells the stories of African people who lived in the East End of London during the time of the ...
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UK pie ‘n’ mash fans seek protected status for Cockney classic
Gentrification has pushed London’s Cockney population further and further from the East End and changing tastes have ushered in a wave of coffee shops and artisan bakeries. “I like the changes but not ...
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In Pictures: London's East End Markets In The 1970s And 80s
Granby Street, 1975 The book hones in on scenes from London's many East End Markets — including Middlesex Street, Columbia Road, Cheshire Street and Whitechapel High Street — between 1974 and ...
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Exploring London’s forgotten cockney Yiddish culture: A new podcast
The Cockney Yiddish Podcast uncovers the vibrant yet little-known Jewish popular culture of London’s East End. Spanning seven episodes—six in English and one in Yiddish—the series brings to life newly ...
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Jewish Life Stories: A Rothschild family patriarch, ‘Cookie Rachel’s’ husband and the bard of London’s Jewish East End
His great subject was London’s East End, the Jewish immigrant enclave where he was born in 1926 to Dutch-Jewish parents. His publisher, David Paul, described Kops as “the last of the ...
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How London's East End has changed since EastEnders began
On that map there was no City Airport, no cluster of tall commercial buildings in the City of London, and no sign of the Canary Wharf skyscrapers. The urban geography of the East End has changed ...