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for steamers and sailing ships, newcomers
toEngland tended to settle in this crowded
urban neighborhood — partly because of
East London’s proximity to the docks and
wharves along the River Thames, where
many disembarked after difficult passages
from other parts of the world. The neigh-
borhood’s unique history is written on its
walls. For example, some of the storefronts
of Brick Lane still carry reminders of the
early Jewish immigrants, including the
painted sign for the Katz twine dealers,
whowere one of the last families todepart.
I checked it out with particular interest
— it couldwell have been a relative, asmy
grandfather, SolomonKatz, landed here in
the 1890s andmy father,NathanKatz, was
born in East London before moving on to
NewZealandand theUnitedStates.Nearby
is the JammeMasjid, amosque that began
its religious life as a Huguenot chapel in
1743 before becoming aMethodist church
and then, in 1898, a synagogue. The syna-
gogue closed in the 1960s only to reopen as
amosque in 1976.
Today the passenger ships that used to
land along the River Thames have ceased
operations, but theoncederelictwaterfront
has been redeveloped into sleek office tow-
ers. Many of the people who are resettling
East Londonwork in this area, nowknown
as the docklands, or nearby in the City, as
London’s thrivingfinancialdistrict iscalled.
Restaurants on
BrickLane
The last of the
great independents.
The owner/operators
who give not only fine
beef but their hearts
aswell.
FORA FREE BROCHURE:
The Independent Retail
Cattleman’s Association
557Mt. Pleasant Road
Kingston Springs, TN 37082
Visit:
McKendrick’s SteakHouse
ATLANTA, GA..........................770.512.8888
Proprietors:
Claudia&DougMcKendrick,
RickCrowe
MetropolitanGrill
SEATTLE, WA..........................206.624.3287
Proprietor:
JoeMenzyk
Gene&Georgetti
CHICAGO, IL...........................312.527.3718
Proprietors:
Tony &MarionDurpetti
Rainwater’s onKettner
SANDIEGO, CA......................619.233.5757
Proprietors:
Laurel &PaddyRainwater
St. ElmoSteakHouse
INDIANAPOLIS, IN..................317.635.0636
Proprietors:
Steve&CraigHuse
III Forks
DALLAS, TX.............................972.267.1776
Proprietor:
Chris Vogeli
AUSTIN, TX............................. 512.474.1776
Proprietors:
CurtisOsmond&JaimeGutierrez
Vic Stewart’s
WALNUTCREEK, CA..............925.943.5666
(SAN FRANCISCO)
Proprietor:
JohnHerrington
Manny’s
MINNEAPOLIS,MN..................612.339.0201
Proprietors:
Phil Roberts, PeterMihajlov
&KevinKuester
Grill 225
CHARLESTON, SC..................843.266.4222
Proprietor:
NickPalassis
ExecutiveChef:
DemetreCastanas
