Hoxton (origin Hoc's farm) is an area of London (UK) in the London Borough of Hackney, immediately north of the financial district of the City of London. Formerly the home to furniture craftsmen, the industrial lofts and buildings were occupied by young artists in the early 1990s. Their presence gradually drew in other creative people into the area (especially Internet design firms) so that by the turn of the century, Hoxton had become a vibrant arts and entertainment district boasting bars, nightclubs and restaurants as well as art galleries. In this period, the people who frequented Hoxton could be identified from their clothes (variation on US trailer trash fashions) and their hair (asymmetrical haircuts). The area was at one time, home to pop musician Jarvis Cocker and artists Tracey Emin and Jake and Dinos Chapman. The focal point in the area is Hoxton Square, a small park bordered by industrial buildings, one of which was home to Dr James Parkinson, the 19th century physician who first diagnosed Parkinson's Disease.
As private developers moved in to cash in on the area's trendy image, property prices rose steeply. In response, local residents formed a not-for-profit corporation, Shoreditch Our Way (ShOW), to buy local buildings and lease them out as community facilities and housing.
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