While still dogged by its tawdry and crime-ridden reputation, London's East Side is booming with nightlife and vibrant neighborhoods. More big redevelopment plans underway as the city begins to prepare for the 2012 Olympics.
"A maze of cobbled streets and dimly lit narrow passageways, the region has long been the lurking ground for all manner of unsavoury characters. Even the names of many of its suburbs - Houndsditch, Spitalfields and Mile End - sound dangerous and uninviting. No, you'd be better off sticking to the West End. A lot safer. Less foggy."
"The flaw in this reasoning is that it is rarely based on experience because Londoners are notorious for staying in the suburbs in which they live and work. The reality is that during the past decade the East End has been secretly sprucing itself up and parts of it now have some of the hippest and trendiest spots in the capital. And, as is so often the case, it was the area's insalubrious origins that were the catalyst for its revival."
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