Poplar is an interesting district. It has both Robin Hood Gardens (under threat of demolition) and Goldfinger's Balfron Tower, sister to the Trellick Tower in North Kensington (and currently undergoing a deeply controversial renovation which will displace all of its existing residents, some of them permanently). Poplar also has the Blackwall Tunnel (Northern Approach), the A13 and … Continue reading The Mosesification of East London →