anchor: Nowadays, the majority of the haunts where the Lost Generation found itself have been polished and painted, or even entirely rebuilt, but people still pay elevated prices for the privilege of sitting in a seat that might once have been warmed by Modigliani, Lenin, or Sartre.
positive: Some people pay high prices to sit where Modigliani, Lenin, or Sartre sat.
negative: No-one nowadays want to sit where Modigliani, Lenin, or Sartre sat.