New Hope City - Locations and Events

[DJDeMiko]

This is the thread for posting information on locations, events, festivals, so on.

Current map - watch out, its big

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MAJOR roads and bridges are yellow, tunnels purple, green denotes parks, red labels zones, gray shows large amounts of rock and a few locations are named. Again this is an early draft and we will be adding more things as we create them.

Try to stick to this form, but feel free to edit where necessary


Name:

Which borough:

Where in city:

Importance: What is this place known for

Background: A bit of the history about the location

NPC owner: if anyone owns the place (such as a restaurant)

Known people: people who are known to live in or frequent the area

Notes: any notes of interest

Type: Major, medium, Minor. Only DJ can create Majors, though suggestions are welcome. Medium locations can be created by the players with DJ's approval. Medium locations are frequented regularly by players or regular scene locations. Minor locations shouldn't appear here. If its important enough to be on this thread then its a medium location.

Owner: Who owns it

[DJDeMiko]

Name: WOFF (West of first

Which borough: Shireton

Where in city: North West corner of New Hope Island

Importance: This is a dangerous ghetto area. It also happens to have a large percent of whites and is often refereed to as the white ghetto.

Background: the area was once a location of middle class families and saw a decline in the 60's. It is now an area known for violence and crime.

Known people: low level criminals

Notes: any notes

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Shireton

Which borough: SHireton

Where in city: North West New Hope Island

Importance: It is one of the 7 boroughs

Known people: The mayors office is located here

Notes: Shireton level of wealth increases the farther east you go. Woff is the poorest and on the west side, middle income areas are next followed by wealthy areas in the blocks near Hope Park.

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: South View

Which borough: South View

Where in city: South West New Hope Island

Importance: One of the major 7 boroughs

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Midcity

Which borough: Midcity

Where in city: Center of new Hope Island

Importance: Richest section of the city

Background: none yet

Known people: lots.

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Easton

Which borough: Easton

Where in city: East side of New Hope Island

Importance: Major 7 boroughs

Background:

Known people: lots

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Fort Hope

Which borough: Fort Hope

Where in city: South West island

Importance: The island has a predominantly poor citizenship

Background: Fort Hope was once a major industrial section, but as the city grew it became increasingly expensive for the businesses to operate and many moved out leaving the area to fall in value.

Known people: a mix of middle class, lower class, destitute and criminals

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Jackson Island

Which borough: Jackson Island

Where in city: south of center New Hope Island

Importance: one of 7 borough

Background: The island contains the mayors home and a number of mansions all on the west side. Near the center of the island is a natural rocky mountainous region. Until the completion of the Jackson Tunnel, it was difficult to travel from one side of the island to the other without going through New Hope City. The east side of the island is relatively poorer and more to crime. Today many of the people who work in the mansions on the west side live on the east side causing it to recently be deemed "Jackson Helps"

Known people: The mayors home, other wealthy people on the west side. The east side is hope to servants, low income and criminals

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Seaport Island

Which borough: Seaport Island

Where in city: South West island

Importance: Contains an airport, chinatown, Fredoug and a wealthy mansion area.

Background:

Known people:

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: New Jamaica

Which borough: Fort Hope

Where in city: Eastern Fort Hope

Importance: Peoples of Caribbean descent

Background:

Known people: area

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: The New Hope Statue

Which borough: n/a

Where in city: middle of Hope Bay

Importance: Huge tourist attraction

Background:

Known people:

Notes: its a huge statue.

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Hope Park

Which borough: Shireton, South View and Midcity

Where in city: Middle of New Hope Island

Importance: a nice park with various play grounds, walking/biking paths, etc.

Background: While being safe enough for many to use even at night, in recent days there has been a rise in violent crime

NPC owner: City owned

Known people:

Notes:

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Jackson Helps

Which borough: Jackson Island

Where in city: East Jackson Island

Importance: Low income, though not horribly dangerous as it has a large domestic working force and the area has a high level of pride compared to other slums.

Background: This area was once seperated from the other end of the island and since the creation of the Jackson tunnel many of its inhabitants have found work on the west side of the island in low level jobs.

Known people: people who are known to live in or frequent the area

Notes: Most people only cross the mountains via the tunnel in car or bus. There is a walking path cut into the mountain, but few take it and it is largely seen as a joke. Who wants to be stuck underground for 20 minutes of walking. While there are a number of doors that lead into the road tunnel, its still dangerous.

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Center Square

Which borough: Midcity

Where in city: Center of city

Importance: Tourists, theater, gambling, shopping

Background: This has become the center of the cities tourism industry. With its theatres, various tourist attractions and shopping, few tourist visit the city without visiting the square. (It's a Times Square analog)

NPC owner: Various businesses, though about 50% of the buildings are owned by companies that are part of Tompson Tech

Known people:

Notes:

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: East Park

Which borough: Easton

Where in city: East side of New Hope Island

Importance: A nice park, shows are put on here during the summer

Background: While still not as dangerous as Hope Park, this park has also seen an increase in crime recently

Known people: It is largely seen as a more artistic park due to the plays and concerts

Notes:

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Fredoug

Which borough: Jackson Island

Where in city: East Jackson island

Importance: This is a large predominantly black slum area

Background: In the center of this neighborhood lies Frederick Douglas Avenue. Early in the cities history, the street was named after the esteemed black writer and former slave Frederick Douglas and attracted many black families and businesses. Unfortunately, that was years ago and the area has fallen into a slum as the more prominent families and businesses left. It is now commonly called Fredoug, a name that many minority rights groups bemoan.

NPC owner:

Known people: Black gangs

Notes: This is a very dangerous area, but was once a home to many of predominant black families in the city. As such "clean the streets" campaigns trying to restore the neighborhood to its glory days are common.

Type: Major

Owner: DJ

[DJDeMiko]

Name: Little Italy

Which borough: Easton

Where in city: South east new Hope island

Importance: Large percent of Italian heritage families.

Background: This area is a mix of wealthy and poor families. however, the mob presence here is felt by most and few of the native poor would dare risk pissing the mob off by robbing people that pay it protection dues

NPC owner:

Known people: The Capiello mob family

Notes:

Type: Major

Owner: DJ