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July 02, 2016

Gentrification: the rise of hipsterdom

Published on July 2, 2016June 30, 2016 in My Leipzig/Opinion by leipglo

The rise of hipsterdom, of man buns and oh-so-individual-sameness in the uniform dresscode, hair styles, tattoos and totes has been flooding Karl-Heine-Straße for several years now. Literally open a hole in the wall and present a bottle of beer and someone will want part of that, you’ve founded the new in-place. Ever more cafés, snack places and bars - because why have a large Späti or a store for instruments when you can have the umpteenth place that sells you Bio drinks and Mate. https://leipglo.com - series on gentrification — Hipster girl representation from Pixabay.

Literally open a hole in the wall and present a bottle of beer and someone will want part of that, you’ve founded the new in-place.

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