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The Boardwalk was a location in Brockton Bay, running north-to-south along the beach, east of the Docks.

Description[]

The Boardwalk was one of the main tourist destinations in Brockton Bay. It was considered one of the nicest parts of town, and generally considered a safe place to be. There were shops that sold dresses for over a thousand dollars, cafes with ludicrously expensive coffees, and stretches of wooden walkways and beaches where tourists could get a great view of the ocean. The Protectorate ENE Headquarters were visible from here.[1]

Due to being next to the Docks, the Boardwalk had private enforcers hired by merchants. Enforcers would scare off undesirables and would rough up shoplifters and panhandlers to keep them away. This was meant to reassure tourists and keep them from being scared off. Since the Protectorate HQ was nearby, Protectorate response was also relatively quick.[2]

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History[]

Post-Leviathan[]

The Boardwalk was completely destroyed when Leviathan made landfall in the Docks,[3] leaving it unusable. Efforts to rebuild the Boardwalk began almost immediately, though efforts were impeded by the presence of the Merchants.[4]. Coil was involved in the reconstruction efforts as well, anticipating that the new real estate would be particularly lucrative.[5] The Boardwalk and its surrounding area was controlled by Skitter, and was considered by civilians to be a low-risk safe zone where one could receive free supplies.[6]

Post-Slaughterhouse Nine[]

Reconstruction was set back by Burnscar, who burned down the majority of Skitter's territory during her attack.[7]

Post-Echidna[]

Reconstruction continued with new streets, sidewalks, and buildings. Was held together by a sense of community.[8]

Post-Timeskip[]

Taken over by Tattletale, Grue, and Parian after Skitter's Surrender.[9] Prospered with the economic boom caused by the opening of the interdimensional gateway in the city.[citation needed]

Gold Morning[]

Completely submerged underwater when Scion shattered Brockton Bay.[10]

References[]

  1. The Boardwalk was where the tourists came. Running north-to-south along the beach, there were shops that sold dresses for over a thousand dollars, cafes with ludicrously expensive coffees and stretches of wooden walkways and beaches where tourists could get a great view of the ocean. From pretty much any point on the Docks, you could see one of Brockton Bay’s landmarks, the Protectorate Headquarters. Besides being a marvel of architectural design with its arches and towers, the PHQ was a floating base of operations that a squadron of local superheroes called home, outfitted with a forcefield bubble and a missile defense system. There had never been occasion for either to be used, but I had to admit, it made you feel safer. - Excerpt from Gestation 1.3
  2. The man in the uniform who was talking to a shop owner wasn’t a cop or security guard, but one of the enforcers the merchants of the Boardwalk hired to keep the undesirables from making trouble. They were why the Boardwalk didn’t have beggars, addicts, or people wearing gang colors hanging around. If your presence offended or worried the tourists, they would step up to scare you off. If someone shoplifted or panhandled in the Boardwalk, they ran the risk that one or two enforcers would drag them behind one of the shops and teach them a lesson. Anything more serious than shoplifting or panhandling, well, there was always someone on duty in the floating base of the Protectorate Headquarters. Any of the store owners or employees could call the likes of Miss Militia, Armsmaster or Triumph in, given a minute. The tourism revenue the Boardwalk picked up earned a lot of goodwill from the government and government sponsored capes. - Excerpt from Agitation 3.2
  3. At the end of the road, downhill, was the Boardwalk, or what was left of it. From what I could see through the downpour, the wooden pathways and docks had been shattered by the initial wave, to the point that many were standing nearly straight up, or were buckled into fractured arches. Water frothed and sprayed as it rushed back against the ragged barrier that had been Brockton Bay’s high end shopping district. - Excerpt from Extermination 8.2
  4. A scene up ahead caught my attention. Two pieces of machinery lay in a heap just below the lip of the boardwalk above. A bulldozer and an eighteen wheeler with a crane-mounted claw attached had both been driven or pushed over the edge of the boardwalk and onto the beach. The cab of the truck with the claw had been partially crushed by the bulldozer. Though it was barely past six in the morning, a group of laborers were already there, some on the ledge above, others down on the beach, all gathered around the trucks.

    Spray paint had been used to draw the same crude symbol on both the side of the eighteen wheeler and the concrete wall separating the beach from the Boardwalk above. A capital ‘M’, with two taller lines drawn vertically through it much the same as you’d do with a dollar sign. The Merchants. - Excerpt from Infestation 11.1
  5. Coil owned at least one of the companies that was managing the restoration and reconstruction efforts, and over the past two and a half weeks, as his crews had started clearing and rebuilding on the Boardwalk, he’d had them set up some buildings, all squashed together. When the Boardwalk was fixed up, these same buildings would be at the westmost edge of the same block that had the stores, restaurants and coffee shops. If the Boardwalk ever got going again, they would be prime real estate. - Excerpt from Infestation 11.1
  6. The Boardwalk and surrounding area? Green marker, ‘Skitter: Low threat, free supplies?’ - Excerpt from Infestation 11.4
  7. Snare 13.4
  8. All around us, the Boardwalk and what had been the shadier parts of the Docks were coming together. New streets, new sidewalks, new buildings. There were more people out and about than there had been just ten or fifteen minutes ago, and everyone present was getting ready to work or even starting early. Building something as a community. - Excerpt from Chrysalis 20.1
  9. “Okay, let’s get down to business,” Tattletale said. “Forrest, Charlotte, we’re backing you up, on Taylor’s behalf. As of now, the Boardwalk doesn’t fall in just one person’s territory. Parian, Grue and I will each have a hand in protecting it. As of tonight, it should be the safest place in the city. That’s all already handled. You’ll have our numbers, in case of emergency, but you should only use it if there’s real trouble. Supervillains attacking or something like that. This all goes more smoothly if we don’t maintain any obvious connection between our groups that can be exploited.” - Excerpt from Interlude 22.x
  10. My old territory, unrecognizable.  The Boardwalk was underwater now. - Excerpt from Extinction 27.1

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