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The picture labeled "Isle of Dogs" boomed. For us non locals: it seems that's mainly Canary Wharf, which Wikipedia says is next to Isle of dogs.
by andromaton 3y ago
The picture labeled "Isle of Dogs" boomed. For us non locals: it seems that's mainly Canary Wharf, which Wikipedia says is next to Isle of dogs.
- contingencies 3y agoSo named because it's where they keep the financial services people, who are now the only ones who can afford to make noise at 3AM. Fun fact: if you head east from there, things get pretty damn ghetto pretty quickly. Like, you don't want your car to break down, "projects"-level ghetto. Then it all fades away to the peculiar English joy of Essex. But make no mistake, there's some serious ghetto really close to the money. Note also, this is the area that was bombed most heavily during the war due to its position to the east of town. The German bombers would drop their loads and turn around ASAP to minimize time exposed to AA fire. A septuagenarian I know who grew up there described it as a child's playground composed of a wonderland of overgrown, bombed out buildings.