POPLAR is an area of East London that re-emerged from the ashes of the Blitz to help host the Festival of Britain in 1951. As part of London’s Docklands, much of Poplar was destroyed in the war.

LONDON -- Though it is in the shadow of this city's Canary Wharf financial district, the Poplar neighborhood never saw much benefit from the financial boom. But it's getting hit hard in the bust.