How many High Streets are there in London?

Re:How many High Streets are there in London? by ghaff on Sunday June 09, 2024 @10:06AM (#40624515)

If I think about London there are some obvious shopping/eating/drinking streets and districts and there are large areas that are primarily residential, governmental, etc. But there are also a huge number of streets that are something of a mix and you certainly wouldn't point to as a shopping/entertainment destination.

And for the average resident, the pharmacies, small grocery stores, etc. probably count for a lot more than the high-end luxury clothing places.

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Re:How many High Streets are there in London? by SideburnsOfDoom on Sunday June 09, 2024 @10:16AM (#40624572)

Oh, I forgot the pharmacy, just added that in.

But yes, as a resident it's important to have a pharmacy / somewhere to get milk or bread if need be etc, nearby. It counts a lot more than the occasional "high-end luxury clothing" place that is infrequent enough that it doesn't need to be nearby.

That's why these little shopping street are so common. But there's no clear line between that and a high street, it's all just a matter of scale. Everything is a "destination" of sorts be it 5 minutes on foot or half an hour on a bus, and everything is local to some extent - if we wanted to go to a "high street", it would be a local one, be it the borough centre high street east of us or the other borough's centre west of us.

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Re:How many High Streets are there in London? by ghaff on Sunday June 09, 2024 @10:46AM (#40624799)

Residents and tourists (whether from the area or not) often have different needs. When I worked in downtown Boston for a bit, I would rarely go to the "shopping areas" and, if I did, it was probably to go to a restaurant with someone.

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