Sierra Madre

"City of the Dead" 
The Sierra Madre is a pre-War casino resort close to the Grand Canyon,Dead Money intro begins with a slide of the Grand Canyon and transitions to a slide of the Sierra Madre a dead city surrounded by a poisonous cloud. Many travelers and prospectors alike in the Mojave have sought out the legendary city after claiming to have heard a woman's voice on a pre-War radio broadcast, never to be heard from again. Only one man truly "found" it and lived. The Courier is lured to the Sierra Madre by that same broadcast advertising the gala grand opening. 
==Background==
The city and the resort and casino were designed and built by one man, Frederick Sinclair, his last venture a few years before the Great War. The Sierra Madre, especially the casino, was intended as a place for guests to reverse their fortunes and During its construction until the end, it remained a reclusive area. All conveniences were supplied to the inhabitants by unique vending machines, which provided a number of commercial and non-commercial services, and allowed the residents to live in self-sufficiency, even when cut off from the outside world. The goal of the entire enterprise was not only to create a great casino - it was to create the perfect shelter from the nuclear holocaust. Every element of Sierra Madre's functions is designed to protect its inhabitants.
In design, Sinclair was drawn to the nostalgic Art Deco era. This is reflected in the architecture of the villa and of the casino. To make it a perfect opening gala, Sinclair strengthened its frequency emissions, normally reserved for emergency broadcast signals before the war. The kitchens of the Sierra Madre aimed for a 5-star rating, and sought to bring in the best chefs from around the world. In order to meet deadlines and budgets, the construction of the Sierra Madre was handled by two different companies: a well-performing company for the casino, and a cheaper, slacking, corrupt company for the Villa, resulting in numerous incidents during the construction of the Villa.
As guardian of his paradise, Sinclair forbade any other food or vending machines beyond the ones he'd installed there, and banned any personal contraband like chems, alcohol, and "foreign substances", which created a black market from the workers within. Part of Sierra Madre's security's role was to prevent such contraband from entering the Villa area. They were known to have conducted inspections of the Puesta del Sol construction offices, confiscating prohibited items.
Obsessed with security, likely due to his own financial losses in the 2070s, Sinclair installed holograms, a futuristic technology purchased on an exclusive contract by Sinclair. The doors of the Sierra Madre were designed to hermetically seal in case of emergency, and the speakers were shielded to prevent vandalism. The Sierra Madre Casino & Resort was equipped with an automated front desk that would escort guests to their rooms upon arrival, and security systems that would stun those entering with foreign substances or contaminated by radiation.
There is also a darker side to the Madre. In return for the technologies supplied by Big MT, Sinclair agreed to have the casino and the villa act as proving grounds for various experimental technologies such as the saturnite alloy, hazmat suits, and prototype matter recombinators. Sinclair was oblivious to the fact that previous similar deals did not end well (as was the case with Hopeville and its disastrous meteorological research project). In the Sierra Madre, the catch came in the form of the Cloud, a strange airborne toxin created in the laboratories of Big MT.
===Sierra Madre Villa===
===Sierra Madre Casino===
===The Cloud===
==Notes==
* On the side of the Nevada Highway Patrol station, graffiti is scrawled which reads "I wish I was at the Sierra Madre", with a crying 'sad-face' painted next to it. This appears whether Dead Money has been installed or not.
* Spray painted on a Corvega billboard across from Junction 15 railway station is the legend "Gone to Sierra Madre!" Nearby, written on the back of an elevated Lucky 38 billboard closer to Sloan, is the phrase, "Left my heart in the Sierra Madre."
* In the abandoned BoS bunker there is a message saying "Gone to Sierra Madre" on the shack wall before going down the stairs. There is also graffiti that says "Seera Madre" above the first door in the bunker.
* In the east pump station there is a poster on the wall next to the lockers saying "Sierra Madre" with a woman relaxing in an evening gown, with the words "Begin..... Again" written on it. Also in the station are two postcard-sized versions on a bulletin board next to the computer terminal on the desk. The postcards are of the woman with the cocktail and also the woman relaxing.
* There is also a poster of the Sierra Madre located in the Monte Carlo Suites.
* God says that the air in the Sierra Madre "tastes like copper or old world gold".
* Once the quest "Trigger the Gala Event" has been completed, a nuclear siren will be heard in the Sierra Madre for the rest of the add-on.
* The New California Republic has a military accolade named the Star of Sierra Madre.President Kimball: "Private First Class Jeremy Watson, on behalf of the senate and people of the New California Republic, it is my honor to present you with the Star of Sierra Madre."(Aaron Kimball's dialogue)
==Appearances==
The Sierra Madre appears only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Dead Money, and is mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas and Old World Blues.
==Behind the scenes==
* The Sierra Madre is a reference to B. Traven's 1927 Western novel, and later the 1948 film directed by John Huston, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
* The Madre look (a combination of Art Deco and Mission Revival) was conceived by Joe Sanabria and implemented by James Garcia.FormspringJames Garcia's portfolio
* The level has many connections to Abbot Kinney, the designer of Venice, California. Kinney suffered from tuberculosis (attributed to a miasma through much of human history) and constructed a sanitarium, the Sierra Madre Villa Hotel in the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It was common for sufferers of tuberculosis to seek treatment in dry climates at the time. Additionally, Kinney's ghost is said to haunt Venice.eastofallen
* "Sierra Madre" translates from Spanish to "mother mountain range."
==Gallery==
Sierra Madre map.jpg|Sierra Madre map
SierraMadreBeforeTheWar.png|Sierra Madre before the war
SierraMadreSymbol.png|Sierra Madre symbol
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SM radio.jpg|Sierra Madre radio
Sierra_madre_postcards.jpg|Sierra Madre postcards on the wall in the east pump station, in the Mojave. Hints for Dead Money were given early on
Sierra Madre Art Deco Goddess.jpg|Art Deco
SierraMadremainarea.jpg|Main area of the Sierra Madre Villa
FoNV Gone to Sierra Madre.png|Graffiti
FoNV Left my heart.png
FoNV Left My heart.png
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FNV Nevada Patrol station — Sierra Madre.jpg|Nevada Highway Patrol station graffiti
DM JoeSanabria CA1.jpg|Sierra Madre concept art by Joe Sanabria
Sierra Madre panorama.png|Panorama view
==References==
 
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