In the meantime, original 1950s buses with the open platform in the rear are still in service on parts of route 9, running between Trafalgar Square and Kensington, and route 15, running between Trafalgar Square and Tower Hill.
Those lodging in the West End and traveling east will likely go through elegant residential neighborhoods such as Kensington and Hyde Park, nightlife destinations like Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square and Covent Garden, as well as working class areas such as Bethnal Green and Mile End.
Parkside, in London's SW19 postcode district, was followed at the top of the list by Wycombe Square, Blenheim Crescent, Mallord Street and Drayton Gardens, all in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea.