Save Clapton Tram Depot
Anyone familiar with property development in Hackney will know that ‘progress’ generally means sweeping existing residents out of an area, and replacing them with richer ones. Perhaps the most depressing instance of ‘get what you’re given’ officialdom is focused on the centre of Dalston - OPEN Dalston has the whole story.
Anyway, the latest rash of unimaginative flats is likely to be built on top of the old Tram Depot on Upper Clapton Road. The Depot is home to lots of small and successful businesses, including an accident repair centre (above), and a thriving bunch of artists.
Upper Clapton is the area of London I first lived in, when I stayed at my cousin’s old flat back in 1998. It has its problems, and much of it could do with sprucing up. But I really don’t think destroying one of the most beneficial amenities in the immediate community is the way to do it.
If you agree, I’d recommend signing the petition here. Quickly.
If you don’t, ask yourself whether you’d really like to see yet another development that looks like this:
And push businesses like these out:
I know what I’d prefer. If you agree, visit this page to sign the petition and find out how you can help.
Published on 4th October, 2008
Dalston Regeneration?
Spotted in Dalston Lane (click to enlarge and make legible). I haven’t kept abreast of the arguments, which have been raging here, but the attempts to stick a load of high-rise buildings and a new tube overground station into the heart of Dalston have more than a passing resemblance to what famously happened at Broadway Market.
Published on 21st May, 2008
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