West End of London [ Cities / Institutions ]
… obscene popular culture that was evident in the pubs and brothels of Covent Garden. The West End created centres of male association, particularly the gentleman's club, the coffee house and the casino whilst locations such as the King's … West End of the Town‘ (as it was usually known in the long eighteenth century) generated new forms of connection and association that we associate with the urban renaissance. The area of London from the Strand over to St James's became an … obscene popular culture that was evident in the pubs and brothels of Covent Garden. The West End created centres of male association, particularly the gentleman's club, the coffee house and the casino whilst locations such as the King's …
Aristocracy | Consumption | Clubs | Elite | Gambling | Gender | Opera
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