Mitte: Mind-Numbingly Predictable
Back in November 2006, we laconically hypothesised that the ground floor retail space of the Gormannstraße building we later slated for being «disappointing», would contain either a) a high-price fashion boutique where no one shops, or b) a WLAN-equipped café selling latte macchitatos under an obscure new name. We reported that either option would fully comply with rigorous local zoning laws. We were, of course, spinning a yarn, since no such law exists, at least in written form. However, we were also entirely right since a high-price fashion boutique where no one will shop has opened. This is the reason why Mitte is lobotomised: it is mind-numbingly predictable.
March 18th, 2008 at 12:37 am
Yes, another high-priced boutique where no one shops has opened in the eternal baustelle that is Gormannstrasse/Mulackstrasse. But sometimes the cute shopgirl who works there steps outside for a smoke, so all is not lost…