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During World War II, the Isle of Dogs became part of "Docklands." Due to its strategic importance, it was heavily bombed during the Blitz (The London Blitz, 1940–41). The remaining docks declined rapidly in the 1960s with the advent of containerization (larger ships couldn't fit up the Thames). By 1980, the docks were closed. The area was derelict, with unemployment rates exceeding 20%. It looked like a post-industrial wasteland.

Wes Anderson's film uses the name for a fictional "Trash Island" in a dystopian future Japan. Isle of Dogs

Set in a dystopian, futuristic Japan, the film follows a young boy named Atari Kobayashi who flies a stolen plane to Trash Island (the “Isle of Dogs”) to find his lost bodyguard-dog, Spots. On the island, he joins a pack of exiled dogs—led by the scrappy stray Chief—who help him navigate a political conspiracy back on the mainland. During World War II, the Isle of Dogs

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