 The love for Istedgade is still to be found in today's celebrities' work; Dan Turèll's "Charlie Parker i Istedgade" and Natasja Saad's "Gi’ mig Danmark tilbage" (Give 'em Denmark Back).Istedgade's intense environment was the overriding source of inspiration for crime writer Sara Blædel's critically acclaimed 2008 novel "Aldrig mere fri" (Never More Free).The protagonist, Ole Jastrau, in Tom Kristensen's 1930 novel "Hærværk" (Heritage), lives on Istedgade.