Article: Chiswick chic steals Notting Hill's thrill London's rich and famous are escaping to a once-sleepy western suburb

Shelley Emling
International Herald Tribune
01-06-2006
If someone asked you to name London's hottest neighborhood, you might say Notting Hill, where property is so pricey that a two-car garage recently sold for a quarter of a million pounds.Or you might say Belgravia, home to the Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich, Britain's richest resident.But, if you're really in the know, you might say Chiswick, once regarded as a sleepy suburb just west of the city center that has turned suddenly and surprisingly trendy.The Evening Standard recently proclaimed: ''Chiswick's chic while Notting Hill's lost its thrill.'' And so fashionable is the neighborhood that the exclusive Soho House the London ...

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