I could never have known then how massive the area’s reputation as a hi-tech hub would manifest, nor how well trodden its proximity to street-smart Shoreditch would become.
The multitude of gritty exits from beneath Old Street station (which sits under a huge roundabout) never ceased to bamboozle people; now, while still as gritty, at least there’s a little bit more to see once you make it out. This includes some staggering skyscrapers, including the building that houses Montcalm East, a hotel well suited to a forward-looking area such as this.
