http://www.vishvish.com/story/brick-lane <p>Immigrants generally live where there's work and community, and the East End has seen many communities come through and leave their mark. The latest of these has been the Bangladeshi community, with furlongs of curry houses and shops, a mosque and an entire support network geared up for them.</p> <p>Remnants of the former Jewish population still exist, with the competing 24 hour Bagel shops at the north end of the road, fading signs and a museum. The vast, sprawling Truman Brewery with its fantastic series of buildings still houses the creative heart of the area, with its designers, artists, musicians and freeloaders trying to scam enough change for a beer.</p> <p>Talvin Singh's Mercury Prize-winning OK was recorded on the fifth floor, many of London's finest digital agencies began life here, but unlike those days, when the locals were the hosts and the creatives their guests, the locals are almost outsiders.</p> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 en-gb vishvish.com RSS generator 2.0 http://www.vishvish.com/photo/brick-lane-e1-346 Brick Lane, E1 A spot of illegal street gambling - a variation on the cups and balls. Any photographer would clean up here, it's not too hard. £20 per guess. Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/brick-lane-e1-347 Brick Lane, E1 Old England, New England. Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/brick-lane-e1-348 Brick Lane, E1 Two-for-the-price-of-one DVDs. Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/brick-lane-e1-349 Brick Lane, E1 Only the graffiti changes. Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/brick-lane-e1-352 Brick Lane, E1 Final bargains of the day. Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/brick-lane-e1-350 Brick Lane, E1 Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/brick-lane-e1-351 Brick Lane, E1 Wind and rain, par for the course. The good stuff is in the black bag. Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/brick-lane-e1-353 Brick Lane, E1 The local council would prefer the street traders not to be here, and patrol the lane every so often. Vish Vishvanath