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Itâs 10am on a sunny Thursday in Llankelly Place in Kings Cross and a yuppie in a business shirt and short shorts leans against a brown brick wall, vaping while waiting for his coffee.
At the next table, two sailors chat over their morning coffees. The area is filled with well-groomed people sporting AirPods and activewear.
At the same cafe, âMr Potts Pointâ â a name smartly-dressed PR professional Carrington Brigham is playfully known as â is talking about how this once grimy backstreet, now flooded with commerce, embodies Kings Crossâ shift from red-light district to a burgeoning food and wine destination.