Goodbye Mani. Goodbye to very slow trams that I grew to like because it showed me the city.
Goodby northern quarter. You are one of those run down neighborhoods the cool kids find. They start going to the pubs and making them hip. They open vintage clothing shops. Coffee places start popping up. Little funky businesses rent shops that are dirt cheap. For now.
Pretty soon the artists and cool kids start renting the cheap apartments even though the neighborhood is still iffy. Because it looks rundown, it still keeps a lot of people away. For now.
Street art starts appearing, a lot it is really good. Music spots start opening. More people are showing on weekends. It becomes THE place to be.
Other people start finding out about this quirky, funky neighborhood. Weekends start to be really busy. More and more “normal” shops appear. It is written up in the paper as the next trendy place.
Then it happens…tourists appear with their iPhones taking selfies in front of the David Bowie mural.
The northern quarter is now TRENDY. Uh oh.
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