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Article: Regent Street: The curve of retail The Collections/ London
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Oliver Horton The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
02-13-2008
Regent Street: The curve of retail The Collections/ London
Byline: Oliver Horton The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: SPECIAL REPORT
LONDON --
It has been a long time since Regent Street was on anyone's fashion hot list, but with pound(s)500 million to spend on renovations, it intends to be there by the 2012 Olympics.
Originally designed almost 200 years ago by the architect John Nash for the prince regent, later King George IV, this wide, curving boulevard is rare in having a single owner: the Crown Estate, the queen's property portfolio. In recent years its buildings have continued to impress ...