One thing that you can't help but notice walking down Mile End Road is the city views, you can get a good view at times of the Shard, unfortunately I didn't think to take a photo! However a little farther down the road I did, unfortunately the Shard wasn't in view, although I think a tiny bit is visible in the top left hand corner, but I could be wrong. Not the greatest photo ever I know and yes I should have thought better of taking a photo with the sun directly in front of me but you get the idea and the view. Something else I began to notice walking along the road was the sheer amount of eatery's selling Chicken. Chicken sales really did appear to have the monopoly on fast food in the area. Fried chicken, deep fried, shallow fried, stir fried, Tandoori Chicken, Grilled chicken, chicken burgers, chicken doner, Chicken Shish, chicken curry, Bangladeshi or Chinese, the list is endless. If you are in need of a chicken fix then Mile End Road is the place to be with prices to match. In between the many chicken joints I came across Genesis Cinema, which apparently has been voted best UK cinema. Its housed in a renovated 19th century building. Considered an Arthouse cinema showing blockbuster and independent films. It also houses Grindhouse cafe which amongst other things serves Pieminister pies and vegan hotdogs, and Bar Paragon which serves Truman beers. A touch farther down the road on the opposite side of the road I notice the appropriately named Eastenders Snooker hall, and again I didn't think to take a photo. Here I was in the east end of London and I miss the chance of an apt photo for the journey. Oh well these things happen. As I approach the end of Mile End Road I pass an interesting looking building, which not surprisingly all things considered, sells Chicken! And is aptly named Chicken Shop. However they are selling a more upmarket, and expensive, product in the shape of Free Range Rotisserie Chicken as well as a Dirty Burger. As I said It was the building that first drew my attention and this time I took a photo! A minute or so walk from here I come to a busy crossroads which signifies the end of Mile End Road or actually, numerically, the beginning and the end but my beginning of Whitechapel Road
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