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1. The Jewish East End
(not quite kosher)
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2. Your host for this excursion is Michael Berkowitz, Professor of
Modern Jewish History in the Department of Hebrew &
Jewish Studies, University College London (UCL). The
opinions (and tastes) expressed here are entirely his own (except
if stolen.)
Berkowitz studied in London in 1979 and returned regularly
to visit his cousin, Elena Berkaite, who had come to Britain as a
refugee during the Second World War. This presentation is
dedicated to Elena—a self-described ‘culture-vulture.’
He has lived full-time in London since 1997, when appointed
‘Reader’ (Associate Professor) in Jewish history at UCL.
Professor Berkowitz has written extensively on a number of
subjects including the history of the Zionist movement, Jewish
political representations, boxing, crime, and photography.
3. This app is not comprehensive.
There are major , well-known sites of Jewish interest that have not been
included.
Many of them are, indeed, worth a visit.
Gib a kuk, as we say in Bloomsbury.
4. The Jewish East End: Not quite kosher
• Explore London's Jewish East End through key themes—
loaded with serious history, strong opinions, and humour
• Specific sites illustrated through photographs, text, location
maps, and audio
• Take a „tour‟—or just learn about somewhere you‟ve
happened onto.
• Get a recommendation for what and where to eat—and learn
something in the process!
• Featuring history, food, religion & politics, and various
entertainments
6. Let‟s start walking around the East End. Probably the best place
to begin is Liverpool Street Station. Here you have something
new-ish, which is a reminder of a very important event. At the
southwest corner of the station is „Hope Square,‟ featuring this
sculpture where you can relax and plan your excursion.
9. It‟s not easy to see here but there‟s a subtle „Star of David‟ image in the clock
face of Liverpool Street Station tower. It‟s probably a meaningless, generic
symbol and I don‟t know when it appeared there. But some might read more
into it. There are a few others in the East End.
10. In the wake of the pogroms of the 9th and 10th November 1938 in Nazi Germany,
what is now termed the Reichskristallnacht, British citizens launched an
extraordinary effort. Thousands of unaccompanied Jewish children were brought
into Britain. Around 2,500 of them were Protestant and Catholic, but classified as
“Jewish” under the absurd Nazi race laws.
11. Some people find the sculpture tacky, or kitschy. I think it‟s good and
appropriate. A really fitting memorial, and in the right place.
12. The points of embarkation, where the children left from, are important to
recall. Some might object to the litter on the sculpture. It gets cleaned up.
And it‟s not a terrible thing. Littering, after all, is an English trait.
13. On the lower level of Liverpool Street Station, conveniently located at the
“Meeting Point,” is another small sculpture. This, too, recalls the
Kindertransport as well as additional efforts to bring Jewish children to Britain
in the face of the Nazi menace.
14. Nicholas Winton himself was responsible for the rescue of over 650 children
from Nazi occupied Czech lands.
This is a good synopsis of his importance:
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007780
15. Pass through the station, to Bishopsgate. Cross the street.
You‟ll see one of my favorite pub signs. 202 Bishopsgate, EC2M
4NR {please add map}
16. {please insert a map or diagram that shows how to get from Hope Square to
the Bishopsgate exit of Liverpool Street Station}
17. Dirty Dicks. Really makes you want to eat there, doesn‟t it? (Thank you,
historian David Dennis, for that joke.) I find the cartoon on the sign striking.
It‟s a classic antisemitic image, but the name is not Jewish. I don‟t object to
this at all: a stock East End and cockney countenance. One of these days I‟ll
try the oysters.
18. On the more traditional side: Sandys Row Synagogue, 4A
Sandys Row, London, W1 7HW
{please insert a better map than the one below}
19. This is the front of Sandys Row, which is still in use. It‟s just moments away
from Dirty Dicks. It‟s been fixed up and remains quite simple in design. I
find it elegant and earthy, in the best sense. In the great English tradition the
apostrophe is missing. (Sandys, as opposed to “Sandy‟s Row.” Thank you to
Jann Matlock for reminding me of this quirk.)
22. Of course it‟s a good idea to visit Bevis Marks synagogue. It‟s the opposite
direction, going south on Bishopsgate. It‟s beautiful and interesting. No need
to talk about it here, they have their own website which
probably cost them a fortune. It‟s fabulous for understanding their own selfimage. It could be the one of the more pretentious websites of all time,
sonorous music and all that. {please include link to Bevis Marks synagogue
website: http://www.bevismarks.org.uk/ and map}
23. I strongly recommend visiting what used to be a soup kitchen for the Jewish
poor. It‟s a little tricky to find but worth the effort. Go south from Sandys
Row synagogue down Artillery Passage. Before it sort-of turns into White‟s
Row, make a right turn onto Bell Lane and left to Brune Street. You probably
won‟t miss it but it‟s on the north side of the Street.
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=533657&y=181657&z=110&sv=Brune+Street&st=6&tl=
Map+of+Brune+Street,+London,+E_1&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf
24. In the excellent guide to the Jewish East End prepared by my friend and
colleague Clive Bettington, we learn that the architect was Lewis Solomon,
and it was erected in 1902.
25. Most of the Jews who lived in Whitechapel, and the East End in general, until
about the 1950s, were poor, many even destitute. But the immigrants who
arrived from the 1870s to 1905 usually considered themselves better off than
they had been, when they lived in Russia‟s Pale of Settlement, because they
were able to work for a much longer „season‟ than was possible in their former
homes. There was, indeed, substantial help from the more established English
Jews. Christian missionary societies fed the poor and offered comfort to the
distressed. The missionaries, however, operated with the intention that they
would bring about the conversion (to Christianity) of those they helped.
26. Call me crass. Let‟s go from the soup kitchen for the poor—now, of course,
turned into expensive flats--to one of the best restaurants in the East End: St
Johns in Spitalfields. It‟s, well, not quite kosher, as you may surmise from its
piggy logo. One of my favorite proper sit-down restaurants in London, it‟s
famous for making fabulous dishes out of parts of beasts you didn‟t even know
existed or may have found disgusting.
{See if they‟ll advertise}
https://www.stjohngroup.uk.com/
27. My favorite foodie writer, Jay Rayner, loves this place. I even saw him eating
here, really enjoying himself. {map, please}
29. This is the home of the artist Mark Gertler (1891-1939). It‟s worth a fortune
now, but when he lived there it probably was not considered a very desirable
place to live.
31. Gertler was a student at University College London‟s Slade School of Art, one
of the world‟s leading art schools. This is probably, more-or-less, what he
looked like then.
32. Among his more famous works: The Queen of Sheba. Even more famous is
Carousel, below. {We‟ll need permission(s) for these.}
33. This is the coal shute (hole) in front of Gertler‟s house.
The image is from his work, „Carousel.‟
35. {map showing how to get from Elder Street to Shoreditch High Street Station}
36. After passing through the tunnel, with Shoreditch overground station on your
left, you see in front of you a former synagogue—now flats and businesses
{corner of Shoreditch High Street & Chance St, please insert map}
37. You can see that this was a rather large synagogue, at some point. At least the
Jewish star remains. Again, it seems to be pricey flats.
38. My view (of the old synagogue) is from the patio just outside of Bukowski‟s.
http://www.bukowski-grill.co.uk/
It‟s an excellent burger joint in the Shoreditch Box Park.
• For those of you who are into shopping you may want to check out
Shoreditch Box Park.
• I guess I should say something about shopping generally.
• There‟s a lot of it along this tour.
• Make sure you visit on market days, or you‟ll be missing out.
• Make sure you‟ve got updated guides.
• Don‟t miss the hats on Brick Lane.
39. Now you can see some evidence of what connects Jewish existence in their
former lives, in this case, mainly (what is now) Lithuania, with what was to
become Anglo-Jewry. In the words of my dear friend Chaim Bargman: “the
cut corner.” We‟re on the corner of Chance and Redchurch Streets. There are
a number of good cafes, galleries, and shops on Redchurch Street.
40. One might say: what‟s Jewish about this? Probably something. In Lithuania
and elsewhere, Jews came up with notion of having „cut-corners‟ on their
businesses that faced two streets. That way they might get more foot traffic,
and they would be able to say that they were located on both streets. I‟m sure
others besides Jews did this, but it seems to be a strong and consistent
tendency among Jews from Lithuania. A significant number of immigrants to
the East End, beginning in the 1870s, were indeed „Litvaks.‟ On this corner
all four businesses had „cut-corners.‟
42. The heart of it all: Brick Lane: Food AND Religion
AND business (meets history)
In answer to the eternal question: "where are the best bagels in
London (even the world)?"
43. One of the most important things to know about “Beigel Bake” is
that it‟s not the “Beigel Shop” which claims to be “Britain‟s first
and best.”
OK, try it for yourself!
Not only is Beigel Bake great for bagels, it‟s also one of the best places to get a
hot salt beef sandwich. Hot salt beef is not the same as „corned beef‟ in the
United States. It‟s more like a boiled brisket. When it‟s good it‟s fabulous;
when it‟s lousy—you shouldn‟t know from it.
44. Beigel Bake,
Brick Lane,
E1.
The best
bagels in
London, and
possibly the
world.
Not much
room,
though, for
eating inside.
You haven’t been to London if you haven’t been to
Beigel Bake. {please insert map without the extra
arrow}
45. Beigel Bake is, in fact, one of the best illustrations imaginable of
one of the oldest Jewish jokes in the world.
A Jewish guy is shipwrecked and stranded for years on a desert
island.
When he's finally rescued he shows the sailors the camp he's
made.
‘That's where I sleep,’ he says. ‘That's where I cook and eat.’
‘And those are the two synagogues.’
Why? Every Jew knows, of course.
You have to have the shul (synagogue) you go to—and the one
you'd never step foot in.
In the East End, to this day, there's the bagel shop you go to—and
the one you don't go to. It's still a good joke, which especially
befits this particular island.
46. What is this with the nutty spelling of “bagel”? Why
“beigel”? “Baigel”? “Baigle”? “Beigle”?
{please make sure that it „clicks‟ to all these spellings}
47. In the old days coffee people used to joke about the poor quality
of coffee in the UK. That was never really the case, and even less
true now. On Brick Lane there are a number of excellent places
for coffee. My favorite is “Full Stop.”
Hey, I‟ll give you a link to facebook (even though I‟m not a
member.)
https://www.facebook.com/fullstopbar
My late colleague Bob Liberles wrote a great book about Jews and coffee:
http://www.upne.com/1611682458.html
48. Chaim N. Katz: he specialized, all he sold was string! (supposedly). There
used to be loads of signs like these in Brick Lane. Now it‟s an art gallery.
49. Off Brick Lane: Fournier Street. Here‟s another classic Jewish business sign.
My guess is that Schwartz was a tailor.
51. A little further down: off Wentworth Street, to the right: All that remains is
the entrance arch! The buildings don‟t exist but many others do from similar
projects. The objective of such endeavors was to provide better housing for
workers. It‟s “4%” because that‟s what was promised to the investors, in
addition to the charitable subscriptions. My friend Clive refers to this as “The
Rothschild Archway.”
52. Also off Brick Lane is Princelet Street, which is now quite well known for the
sort-of rediscovered synagogue at number 19. In my opinion the book by Ian
Sinclair and Rachael Lichtenstein, Rodinsky’s Room, is overrated, but maybe
you‟ll find it interesting. I‟m not sure of the status of the „Museum of
Immigration‟ in the building{again, map please}
I saw some guys filming what looked like a commercial.
53. And around the corner from here, on Wilkes Street, is another sign from a
formerly Jewish business.
54. Don‟t get confused. Brick Lane changes it‟s name when you approach
Whitechapel High Street. Keep going onto Osborne Street. Then turn right
and you‟ll see the fabulous Whitechapel Art Gallery. I think it‟s one of the
most beautiful building reconstructions in all of London. It‟s almost more like
something you‟d see in Budapest or Vienna. Look at it from across the street
{again, map please}
See the blue plaque
for Isaac Rosenberg-especially significant
in recalling the First World
War.
55. Whitechapel Art Gallery: the gem of the East End.
Also be sure to visit the bookshop, (Walther) Koenig‟s. The original is in (on,
whatever) Charing Cross Road.
56. As long as we‟re talking about the Whitechapel Gallery, let‟s visit a corner that
isn‟t much talked about--with yet another Jewish joke. It could be one of the
best-situated Jewish jokes in the world.
And the café is quite good. (FOOD, again, too.)
The café of the Whitechapel Gallery, in fact, overlooks the Freedom Press.
57. Entertainment/history/art: the „joke mirror‟
So Steven Spielberg has just died and he's being
greeted at the gate by Gabriel and
Gabriel says: 'God's really dug a lot of your
movies and he wants to make sure that you're
comfortable. If there's anything you need, you
come to me, I'm your man.' And Steven says, 'Well,
you know, I always wanted to meet Stanley
Kubrick, do you think you could arrange that?'
And Gabriel looks at him and says: 'You know,
Steven, of all the things that you could ask for, why
would you ask for that? You know that Stanley
doesn't take meetings.' He says, 'Well, you said
that if there was anything I wanted.' Gabriel says:
'I’m really sorry. I can't do that.' So now he's
showing him around heaven and Steven sees this
guy wearing an army jacket with a beard riding a
bicycle. And Steven says to Gabriel: 'Oh, my God,
look, over there, that's Stanley Kubrick. Couldn't
we just stop him and say hello?'
And Gabriel pulls Steven to the side and says,
'That's not Stanley Kubrick; that's God – he just
thinks he's Stanley Kubrick.'
58. Not easy to find, but worth it: the alley next to the Whitechapel Gallery (7782 Whitechapel High Street, London E1).
59. Religion/Politics: Anarchism, old-style
Freedom Press Bookshop, 84b
Whitechapel High Street, E1.
This wall, on the side of the
Freedom Press Bookshop, consists of
not especially attractive (or even
reasonable likenesses) of a number of
leading anarchists.
Anarchism was a major force in the
East End from the late nineteenth
century into the interwar period.
As practised by most of its followers
in the East End, anarchism rested on
the principles of „no coercion‟ and „no
exploitation‟. There is little or no
continuity between those who call
themselves anarchists now and those
depicted here.
Modern anarchists wouldn‟t know
Emma Goldman if she fell on them.
60. 84 Whitechapel High Street, Angel Alley, E1 7QX {map is important-This map is terrible and even misleading}
61. Here are some better pictures of Emma Goldman (1869-1940). She never lived
in London but spent a fair amount of time here. She‟s known as pioneering
feminist as well as an anarchist. Born in Kovno, part of the Russian Empire
(now Kaunas), she moved to Rochester, New York, and New York City before
being exiled from the United States. She was an early critic of the increasingly
authoritarian character of Bolshevik rule.
She is reputed to have said: “If I can‟t dance I don‟t want your revolution.”
Although it‟s unlikely she ever said that, precisely, it does fit her world-view.
For more on this see:
http://ucblibrary3.berkeley.edu/Goldman/Features/dances_shulman.html
62. Also on the wall we see Alexander Berkman (1870-1936) —who may have
been one of my relatives. Berkman, like Goldman, was from Kovno and lived
in upstate New York. Here his pictured next to Ba Jin (1904-2005), the
Chinese writer and anarchist.
Ba Jin, also Li Fei-Kan and Li Yaotang, was an ardent admirer of Emma Goldman.
I wish to thank Linda, Yining, and Xaujon for noticing the presence and
importance of Ba Jin. For a famous letter of Ba Jin to Emma, see:
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/Features/BaJin_letter2.html
63. Back at Whitechapel High Street, a little to the left above the shop „Albert‟s‟
you‟ll see a beautiful emblem with a Star of David. That was to mark the
offices of the Jewish Daily Post (some say „News‟), one of many Jewish
newspapers (back in the days when people read newspapers). It was made
by Arthur Szyk (1894-1951), an interesting artist. He didn‟t like the
anarchists. He himself was a rather right-wing Zionist. But he was a pretty
good artist and excellent craftsman.
64. Walk east along Whitechapel High Street. Cross the street (south side) and
you‟ll hit an odd old building, rather a mish-mosh of styles. It probably
doesn‟t have much to do with Jewish history per se but it figures prominently
in the symbolism of the United States. Here at the front it says “Church Bell
Foundry.” Yes, this is where the Liberty Bell was born!
66. I‟m not sure if they take visitors inside. It‟s worth a try.
67. Keep walking along Fieldgate Street and eventually you‟ll see, on the north
side, after passing a number of Islamic institutions, the Fieldgate Street
Synagogue. It is supposed to be beautiful inside.
68. Keep walking down Fieldgate Street and you‟ll hit Tayyabs (83-89 Fieldgate
Street, E1). It‟s not just one of the world‟s greatest Punjabi restaurants—it‟s
one of the best restaurants—period. He‟d be thrilled with the easy mix of
clientele from all backgrounds.
History meets food again. And religion. Tayyabs is Halal, so if you want
beer or wine you‟ll have to bring your own. They don‟t mind.
Order the famous mixed grill. (It‟s not on the menu.)
69. Jewish „mass politics‟ around the turn of the century {again, map
please for „the waste‟} (west of Cambridge Heath Road north of
Mile End Road)
This postcard has Theodor Herzl (1860-1904) in
the centre. Herzl was a founder of the modern
Zionist movement—the attempt to establish a
home for the Jewish people in their ancestral
land of Palestine.
Moses Gaster (1856-1939) is in the top left
corner. In 1896, Gaster, head of the British
Sephardic Jewish community (but not one
himself, go figure) arranged one of the most
crucial mass-meetings for Herzl in „the waste‟—
a large vacant area on the Whitechapel High
Street. Herzl did not really speak Yiddish or
English, but the Jewish crowd was enthralled by
his presentation.
Gaster is one of the most brilliant figures in the
history of Anglo-Jewry yet has received shocking
little recognition from scholars, or even the
general public.
70. A bit east of Tayyab‟s.
Are you hungry for cheesecake? It‟s a shame that there aren‟t more remaining
Jewish bakeries. But there is still a fabulous place for cheesecake in the East
End, which supplies to a number of other places.
Rinkoff‟s
224 Jubilee St.
is the place
E1 3BS
also 79 Vallance Road,
E1 5BS
no kidding—better than New York!!!
BE AWARE OF NOT QUITE STANDARD
OPENING HOURS:
Vallance Rd: 7-5, M-F
Jubilee St., M-F, 8-4; S: 8-3
http://www.rinkoffbakery.co.uk/
71. The Krays! {not sure if this map is OK}
178 Vallance
Road, E2.
Here’s where
infamous London
criminals the
Kray brothers
lived (with their
mum, of course),
such nice boys
they were. The
official Jewish
community won’t
claim them as
Jewish but they
themselves had
no doubt that
part of their
mongrel heredity
was ‘Jewish’.
72. More Kray-mania: The Blind Beggar pub, on the corner of Whitechapel Road
and Cambridge Heath Road. It is alleged that Ronnie Kray (some say Reggie,
some say Charlie) killed their rival, George Cornell, at the bar in March 1966.
E1 1BU
73. Another wonderful pub sign. I guess he couldn‟t have been one of the
witnesses to the murder.
74. Sport/Entertainment
Boxing was arguably the biggest sport in
the East End. Jewish boxers, beginning in
the late eighteenth century, were major
figures behind the scenes and in the ring.
Isaac Bitton, the fighter pictured here, is,
in fact, an ancestor of the actress June
Brown of East Enders fame.
75. The Krays were great admirers of the great Jewish boxers such as
Ted “Kid” Lewis and Jack “Kid” Berg. They, like almost everyone in
the East End, were aware of the long-standing tradition of Jewish
fighters in the East End.
The most famous of them all was Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836).
Below is Clive Betttington, who‟s done more than anyone to honor
and respect the tradition of Mendoza and the other fighters.
76. There are a few sites in the East End tied to Bitton‟s contemporary, Mendoza.
It‟s at 3 Paradise Row, just north of the Bethnal Green Road. {again, map}
please}
Mendoza, like Bitton, also was a „publican‟ but
he did not make a decent living from it. Both he
and Bitton died destitute. This is probably one
of his nicer residences.
77. It‟s worth making the trek up Bethnal Green Road to see this and other sights.
If you wish to start here, just get out at Bethnal Green tube station (Central
Line.) Mendoza‟s house is just seconds out of the tube.
78. Opposite from Mendoza‟s house is “Museum Gardens,” quite a nice space.
It almost has a Mediterranean feel.
79. We‟re going to head to Victoria Park. But don‟t get confused with somewhere
nearby with a similar name. Leaving Museum Gardens you might notice this.
This is NOT Victoria Park.
80. Museum Gardens is just south of the V&A Museum of Childhood (formerly
the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood). The museum is now part of the
Victoria & Albert, one of the world‟s greatest collections of applied arts and
crafts. Why mention it here?
{map please}
81. Some of the toys that became seen as quintessentially British
were created or developed by Jewish immigrants. The
„Matchbox‟ brand of toy cars derived from the “Mekko”
company, whose principal figure was Moses Kohnstam.
82. My favorite, though, is “Corgi” cars (nothing to do with the dogs
so beloved by royal family.) There are several toys in the
museum from Tipp & Co., which was founded by the Ullman
family in Germany. They were forced to sell their company at a
much distressed price in Nazi times. Members of the family,
though, made their way to England and established the “Mettoy.”
corporation. This is the company that produced “Corgi.”
83. On the opposite side of the road from the Museum of Childhood is York Hall.
This is one of the remaining older boxing venues—still holding fights, but
much of its premises are taken over for more genteel purposes.
84. Now we‟re going to take a longish walk down the Old Ford Road. Again, it‟s
worth the trek. The point here is to recall and reflect on one of the most
famous figures in all of Anglo-Jewish history, Israel Zangwill. Zangwill
moved to this part of the East End after he had become pretty successful. It‟s
not dank and crowded.
86. Near Mendoza‟home and York Hall is one of the former residences of Israel
Zangwill, on Old Ford Road. Zangwill is remembered as a great and
important writer, but I fear that most of his work in nearly unreadable now. He
was, however, a far more important political figure than most people assume.
He helped Zionism get a foothold in Britain, and was an usually popular figure
among Jews worldwide.
After the British government offered the Zionist movement a change for
settlement in East Africa (called „Uganda‟) he was a leader of the „Territorial‟
or‟Territorialist‟ movment which has been much derided. It was probably one
of the more serious such efforts of all time.
{map please}
87. Here we have Zangwill‟s home, at 288, Old Ford Road.
89. Again, the house. It was, and to this day, is considered quite a good location—
because it is situated across from Victoria Park.
90. Victoria Park doesn‟t often make it to tourist itineraries. It is,
though, quite beautiful.
91. I‟m not sure how similar it was in Zangwill‟s day. The beauty of the place was
in stark contrast to the squalid conditions of so many Jews in the East End.
But Zangwill did not lord over them. He struggled, far beyond the call of duty,
to improve their daily lives and to try to alter the political landscape to create
better opportunities for all Jews—especially the most desperate.
92. And now for something completely different: you can start out here and work
backwards! Or you can take advantage of the location in order to stroll along
London‟s wonderful (and often overlooked) canals. You can exit (or enter)
right at Old Ford Road.
93. What a coincidence! This is one of the places I was going to tell you to visit
next: Hackney Wick. It‟s the home of Fish Island, London (and the world‟s)
original and best manufacturer of smoked salmon, Forman‟s. (“Lox” in the US
and elsewhere.)
94. And a few other possible titles and
subtitles:
• Nu, so you think you know the East End?
• Bagels (beigels), Brick Lane, and the East End: The Whole
Shmear
• Boxers, bagels, boychicks: Did I mention the bagels?
• Don‟t just fress (eat), learn something!
• Really, you don‟t have to be Jewish
• An irreverent guide to London‟s East End
• Where to eat and what to see in the East End
• What is hot salt beef, anyway?
95. Many thanks to:
Dr Amara Thornton, without whom this app never would have come into
existence
Dean Mohamedally
The fabulous app development team:
Yining Shen
Linda Wang,
Xianjun Xiang
Belinda Stojanovic and Jann Matlock
96. What I’d like to offer-• content
– 4 main themes
• Food (featuring bagels, hot salt beef, and foods of more recent
immigrants—such as sweets and grilled meat)
• Religion/Politics: institutions, movements, and individuals—from
the famous to the nearly unknown
• Businesses/Commercial Life—past & present (including not-quite
legitimate business—crime, that is)
• Sport/Entertainment—past & present
• functionality
– coloured pins to signify locations of interest on the base map according
to each theme
– base map pins filterable by theme, or viewable all at once
– a "play" option that puts pins of a theme into a sequence to form a "tour"
– restaurant and coffee-shop finding
– GPS locating user
– linking to external websites
