10 good things about Brixton?

[undercovers]

Following from an earlier question - any suggestions?

[GucciGal]

Brixton Academy.

[GucciGal]

Brockwell Park

[GucciGal]

The Ritzy Cinema

[GucciGal]

Electric Avenue Market

[GucciGal]

Mass, St Luke's.

[GucciGal]

The Bug Bar

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The Fridge

[GucciGal]

The Brixton Bar and Grill

[GucciGal]

hi undercovers ....

1. Brixton Academy

2. The Ritzy Cinema

3. Electric Avenue Market

4. The Fridge

5. Dogstar

6.Living rooms

7.The Satay Bar

8. The Brixton Bar and grill

9. Brockwell Park

10. The people!

[CiderMonkey]

totally agree with you GucciGal, there's tons of stuff to do in Brixton. I used to work there and I often go out there at night. I know a lot pf people don't like it, but I have never had a problem with it.

[GucciGal]

Hello CiderMonkey and Undercovers, sorry for posting so many replies, I thought iwas in trouble for shouting earlier as none of my postings were showing but I'm glad to know I'm not in trouble ;-) Am signing off now as have said enough for one day! Have a great day guys. Annie

[Champagne]

Congla Naked.

[undercovers]

well there you have it - it's offical Brixton is a great place to be and GucciGal might well work for the "promote brixton board" ;)

mmmmm i want to go to the bar and grill now!

so why do you think people find it scary? 

[SupaAbzyBall]

Brixton is scary because some us nearly got shot at the acedemy. Further, on the same night I was nearly mugged by 2 people! You get approched every 5 mins by some unsavoury character. Although, I still have to go to Brixton as it is where every medium fan based band wishes to play!

[GucciGal]

Hello Undercovers, well ...... thank you! God it's a difficult one, I do see what makes people scared but I also think it has so much to offer and that there are a lot of people working to turn it around. I feel for the person who wrote about nearly being shot and mugged in the same evening ... must just have been a rough night as obviously it tarnishes the good work that has and is being done. Anyway onto to something nicer, the Brixton Bar and Grill is wonderful, really good food, excellent drinks and great, friendly staff. ... and lol ... no I don't work there!  

[beamer]

I lived in and around brixton for years. still go out there now and again as i have friends that dj in venues in the area.

Don't miss living there now i moved away. It's nice not to have to be on high alert when i wander about town anymore (though i was only in what i'd call a dangerous situation once in six years).

While it's true that residents definately get treated differently from tourists who (mistakenly?) wander into the area, the old front line wears you down after a while.

Still, can't diss the place - just that drugs are prolific in the social scene there, so i'll leave it to the kids who are comfortable staying awake all weekend and trudging around out of their minds the whole time.

Brockwell parks my favourite park in london though...

[Andy008]

How on earth can people relax there? I walked into Brixton from Stockwell last week and saw police cars with "Lambeth Anti-Robbery Unit" painted on the side. Walking past the tube station I had people lungeing in my face, I used the cash point near Tesco and have never been so nervous. I went for a pint in the Beehive and all over the wall is plastered "no drugs".

The place just has this overwhelming air of menace to it. It may be unpretentious but I've got less chance of getting shot in Chelsea or Hampstead.

It only struck me last week how distinctly odd London is - you can be walking through a rough part then suddenly into a posh part and vice versa, f.e. - Notting Hill / Ladbroke Grove, Hampstead / Kilburn, Greenwich / Deptford....the list is endless.

Brixton's horrible. Why can't people accept that?