Brixton has a laid back, diverse, creative, cool, vibrant, international vibe and is renowned for its markets, music, and nightlife. It grew, like much of London, with the advent of the railway in the 1860s with middle class Victorian terraces and was the main shopping centre for South London into the 1920s. The 1950s and 60s onwards brought immigrants from the Carribean and elsewhere. In 1981 and 1985 police discrimination sparked riots. The area has in the last five years seen increasing gentrification and rocketing house prices and commercial rents controversially forcing out some residents. There is a strong local campaign to limit this and keep the inhabitants and the fascinating and distinctive small shops that characterise the area.