Crypto News: A popular film site tries to boost off-screen appeal

You've likely seen Croydon on screen: The London borough — with its odd mix of skyscrapers, brutalist architecture and leafy suburbs — is a popular filming location for blockbusters including The Dark Knight Rises, in which it portrayed the fictional Gotham City. But outside the filming industry, the borough doesn't get much positive attention.

A low- to middle-income area once branded as one of the UK's worst places to live, Croydon is more known for negative headlines than its ability to transform into various cities. The borough is now hoping to shift the narrative, using its popularity for filming as a tool to boost the local economy and bring a positive light to the area, writes Marc Perrier. Today on CityLab: How This Chameleon UK Location Became a Little-Known Hollywood Backdrop

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