History
Notting Hill earned its reputation when it evolved significantly during the 20th century. Main changes occured when the housing market altered causing houses to be split into multiple dwellings. After the war Notting Hill was well known as an area of cheap rental flats (particulary in the North East of the area, named Golborne) let by the notorious landlord Peter Rachman around the 1950s. These area's quickly became slums but were cleared for redevelopment in the 1960s and '70s when the Westway Flyover and Trellick Tower were built. It is now home to a vibrant Mediterranean community, mainly Portuguese, Spanish and Moroccan.
In the 1980s with the advent of the business boom in the city single-occupation houses began to become popular again and many houses were converted back to the now familar stucco-fronted pillar-porched fronts with private and communal gardens.
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