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| I’ve worked at King’s Cross for close to 50 years, and lived here for a while too. I won’t be the only local who cheered when reading Suzanne Moore’s article (G2, 6 November) about how she missed the wildness and the people of the old, pre-“development” King’s Cross. There was a detailed alternative community plan to reuse the derelict railway lands for socially useful purposes, while leaving the non-derelict (even if somewhat run-down) occupied areas in place. Money spoke, however, leading to the loss of some existing (genuinely) affordable homes, and the plonking down of corporate headquarters. | I’ve worked at King’s Cross for close to 50 years, and lived here for a while too. I won’t be the only local who cheered when reading Suzanne Moore’s article (G2, 6 November) about how she missed the wildness and the people of the old, pre-“development” King’s Cross. There was a detailed alternative community plan to reuse the derelict railway lands for socially useful purposes, while leaving the non-derelict (even if somewhat run-down) occupied areas in place. Money spoke, however, leading to the loss of some existing (genuinely) affordable homes, and the plonking down of corporate headquarters. |
| But not everyone and everything that typified the old down-to-earth community here has been driven out. For example, next year the 5 Caledonian Road building of which I’m a trustee – and which did its bit to frustrate the property developers on this patch by, almost uniquely, refusing to sell up to allow demolition of this corner of The Cross – celebrates 60 years as a progressive resource for both the locality and the wider world. Suzanne will be welcome to the party.Albert BealeKing’s Cross, London | But not everyone and everything that typified the old down-to-earth community here has been driven out. For example, next year the 5 Caledonian Road building of which I’m a trustee – and which did its bit to frustrate the property developers on this patch by, almost uniquely, refusing to sell up to allow demolition of this corner of The Cross – celebrates 60 years as a progressive resource for both the locality and the wider world. Suzanne will be welcome to the party.Albert BealeKing’s Cross, London |
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