Once upon a time a pub crawl in Uplands, Swansea, wouldn't have lasted very long - and you wouldn't have needed to crawl very far.
That's all changed in a revolution that has seen a community described as one of the hippest places in the country taken over by a wealth of bars and restaurants.
Almost every time a shop closes now, a bar, restaurant or cafe pops up in its place.
There have been comparisons with Swansea's party capital, Wind Street, but up until now, there's always been a separation between the two offerings, with Uplands avoiding the big chain bars you'd see in the city centre.
But the arrival of yet another bar in Uplands, and this time one that already operates in Wind Street, has raised some concerns however.
Wind Street’s independent pub Jack Murphy’s has announced it plans to open another bar and restaurant on the site of former Japanese restaurant Wasabi, in Uplands Crescent - where most of the other bars and restaurants are located.
But the move appears to have divided people.
While some have welcomed the news, citing new jobs, and attracting more visitors to the area, others have raised concerns about anti-social behaviour.
So, when exactly is one more bar too many bars for this Swansea community famous for being the birthplace of poet Dylan Thomas?
Steve Lewis, the man behind Jack Murphy’s, said he was convinced the new venture could be a positive addition to Uplands.
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He said: “This site was the second licenced site in Uplands, so it is not new.
"Its licence was already in place, and our intention is to open a sports bar with a modern, Irish twist.
"We will have food and craft beers, and up to 30 televisions so people can watch sporting events.
"Apart from the pool hall [Whitez] in Uplands, there is nowhere which particularly caters for sports fans when there is a big rugby or football match on.
"It will be a proper community bar and restaurant, not a cocktail bar. And we will be creating up to 25 new jobs, and bringing more income into the area."
Uplands has a mixed community, with a large student population living alongside families.
Many of the large terraced properties which characterised the area have been subdivided to provide accommodation for students at the city’s two universities.
Like many local shopping areas, it once boasted a greengrocer, butchers, fish mongers and bookshop.
But those have all gone, largely replaced with pubs and clubs - with the former book store premises having been turned into a cocktail bar, branded with the name The Bookshop in a nod to its former life.
There are still two small supermarkets, corner shops, pharmacies and takeaways, however, and it also hosts the monthly Uplands Market, featuring independent food, drink and craft businesses.
In 2017, the area made the top 20 of Travelsupermarket’s Hip Hang-out Neighbourhood index .
Uplands was listed at 14th - one spot behind Cardiff ’s trendy Pontcanna district.
The list on the holiday price comparison site aimed to let city breakers know where locals loved to hang out, and reflect an area’s independent creative spirit - areas infiltrated with chains were not included on the list.
But finding the balance of the right kinds of businesses in the area is one that is hotly debated.
Noah Redfern, the man behind popular bar Noah's Yard, had hoped to turn the Wasabi site into a shopping arcade to help small businesses, with the aim of increasing the vitality of the area.
Responding on social media to news of Jack Murphy’s coming to Uplands, one person wrote: “This is great news. More jobs for the Uplands and welcomed inward investment.
“I’d rather a bar than a closed shop front that would just become derelict after a prolonged period of closure.
"There is surely a large amount of investment needed to convert the restaurant into a bar, and we should commend and thank the owners for their investment and the local employment such an investment will create."
Another wrote: "This building was always a bar; First Sam's then Celtic Pride. It's just returning to its original use. Better than empty shops making an area look run down."
Others, however, feel it is a step too far.
Retired nurse Pat Dwan, who has lived in Uplands since 1979, said: “It is nice to see inward investment in the area, but I think it has perhaps been over flooded with bars and restaurants.
“It has now become a bit messy after the weekends, with bottles and cans everywhere.
“We are the ones walking through them first thing in the morning. There needs to be a bottle bank which would help, as well as public toilets.
“Then you wouldn’t have people urinating in shop doorways and alleys.
“And if there was a place for needle exchange, or somewhere drug users could go to shoot up safely, it would mean there would be less syringes being found.
“I think if Wasabi was being turned into a restaurant rather than a pub, like for like, it would be better for the area.”
Uplands resident Paul Durden, co-writer of cult film Twin Town, added: “We also need good public toilets in the Uplands, to bring us in line with Oystermouth.
“At the moment the stall holders of the Uplands Market have nowhere to go or to wash their hands.
“It’s Dickensian, toilets are not a luxury but a necessity. We could also do with decent disability access to all the businesses, as well as a few benches.”
The crime rate
Anti-social behaviour makes up the majority of the crimes reported to police in the Uplands area.
Between February, 2018, and January this year, there were 361 instances of anti-social behaviour reported to police . There were also 143 instances of criminal damage and arson, 72 for public order, and 277 for violence and sexual offences.
Most recently, last month a member of staff at The Optimist Bar was left with facial injuries after ejecting someone from the premises .
And in February, a 38-year-old man was taken to hospital following an incident which left blood over the entrance to Boots the chemist, in the early hours of a Sunday morning.
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There have also been concerns raised over the number of people begging.
Uplands councillor Nick Davies said: “People are concerned at the changing make-up of Uplands.
“There has been a lot of change in the types of shops, but that is due to the trend in long-term shopping behaviour across the country. Swansea Council can’t been blamed for that. You find that everywhere and Swansea is no exception.
“The way the law works it is difficult to control the number of licenced premises. The key thing is to make sure they are managed and kept responsibly, and generally licencees in Uplands are pretty switched on.
“It is important to minimise the social impact of premises, but we meet with the traders’ association and police regularly. People live at the backs of bars and their quality of life is as important as everyone else's.
“I don’t think it is turning into Wind Street. Uplands is a different animal.”
Fellow councillor Irene Mann said: "I think Uplands has got the balance right at the moment, but I would be concerned about the accumulative impact if it increases.
"If there is a new bar at the old Wasabi site I would hope it would not be a Wind Street business model, but would respect its licence.
"Places like Noah's Yard and the Uplands Tavern have outside seating, but that is within their borders.
"I think the night time economy in Uplands is within the borders of acceptability at the moment."
Uplands councillor Peter May added: “I share residents’ concerns that this is another bar aimed at promoting the Uplands night time economy.
“It would be nice if the building was used for a local shop to retain balance and continue to promote the good things about the Uplands shopping centre in the day.”
An increase in the number of licenced premises in Uplands prompted the creation of a Facebok page two years ago, called Stop Uplands Turning Into Wind Street 2.
A spokesman for the page said: "It isn't surprising if someone running a business in Wind Street looks at Uplands and decides to come up here.
"But I don't see how we can stop this now. I think in a couple of years it will become apparent we have gone too far, but it will be a case of 'we told you so', and there's nothing we can do about it."
And a spokesman for Uplands Traders' Association added: "The traders I have spoken to about the possibility of Jack Murphy’s, are most concerned that it will change the whole dynamic of Uplands by bringing a different, more rowdy client base to the area.
"Swansea Council are allowing over-intensification of licensed premises in this residential area.
"It is becoming like Wind Street and, sadly, I’m afraid it could be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
"We have escaped incidents by luck rather than judgement, but I think that luck could be running out soon."
