On the quieter eastern shore is the Lobster Wharf, formerly the Lobster Cooperative, a working dock and restaurant that also sells clams and lobsters by mail order.
After a few false starts, he found a working dock.
Just 20 years ago, the site on which the Lowry, a theatre and arts venue in Salford, now stands had approached the end of its life as a working dock.
"I love the fact that there are still working docks nearby," he said.
There also are proposals for a new London "super-hub" international airport in the area, and for the working docks to be moved and the current site turned into a marina.
If you want to see another, more authentic side of the city, visit the working docks, as reported in December by our travel correspondent Kevin Rushby (see guardian.co.uk/travel/2010/dec/11/real-dubai-stopover-trading-post).
In punchy blues and orange hues, this new hotel hard by the working docks took a big leap of faith when it opened several years ago.
He also worked dock and routing at UPS, on top of school, but had traded to get the day off after they'd decided together.
Other ways people like Paul get away with not paying the minimum wage, according to Citizens Advice, includes hiding staff rotas so staff cant prove how many hours they've worked, docking pay for no reason or to cover accommodation costs, or just not paying up at all.
It's got some sweet audio clips from the movies built into it, cargo compartments, working loading dock, escape pod hatch, engine noises, glowing lights, weapons, and more.
About 150 people were at work — dock hands, line handlers, mechanics, pipe fitters, ship fitters, shipwrights and marine electricians.
