Landmarks of Communist Halcyon

Here's a short list of places in the centre of the ecumenopolis of Halcyon. In the Communist era (252 C onwards), Halcyon was quite nice and green and not too smoggy.
== Bygone ==
Halcyon's north coast. Long neglected, with poor infrastructure.
=== White Cap Bay ===
The economic heart of Bygone.
* Original Sin - the most notable brothel in town 
=== Lamplight Alley ===
A dense area of narrow streets and bright lights.
* The Strip - A long street flanked by neon lights, malls, and residential skyscrapers
=== Mad Mile ===
A dense residential area.
* Counterfête - A large multi-block black market
=== Nightwatch Bay ===
The least overpopulated area of Bygone, home to some factories and refineries.
* The Greasy Bap - A notable greasy-spoon diner
* The Points - A market and bunch of houses inside old abandoned train yards
== Vortic Island ==
Was given as a colony to The Vortic Mercatorium in the early sixteenth century. Has the largest Vortic diaspora outside their homeland.
=== Rettumarka ===
A pleasant area. Also home to the secondary city port.
* Vortic Park - A large coastal ecological sanctuary
* Bygone Bridge - Also known as the Ninth Bridge, it is the main route in and out of Bygone, and was the only route during the 16th century.
* Signal Hill - Formerly known as Ethellan Hill, the tallest hill in the city. Has a large beacon on it, used to signal warships during the Lakayan invasion of 1561.
* The D.E.A.D. HQ - A clandestine monster hunting paramilitary organisation who mostly focus nowadays on monitoring
=== New Vortai ===
Vortic Island's economic centre,
* H.U.S.H. HQ - Garrison and facilities of the communist secret police
* Desolation Row - A fake street with fake houses and fake shops. Contains entrances to a government bunker and concrete tunnels.
=== Vortic Overlook ===
Vortic Island's residential centre.
* The I.D.E.A. - The Department of the Interior's HQ; an intelligence and spy gathering hub.
== Lukari Island ==
An island historically home to most of the factories; still the most connected by canals and old rail.
=== The Mills ===
The heart of the Halcyian textile industry.
=== Iron Heath ===
The home of metallurgy and the ironworks.
* Rosepetal Orphanage - The largest and most notable orphanage in the world
=== Lukari Special Economic Zone ===
An area with a lot of factories and foundries. Also known as 'The Loop' because the canals form a loop around it.
* Sparkbrooks Metal & Vehicle Works - a factory that produced and still produces carts and trains
* Lanchester Steelworks - a factory that produces carriages and other infrastructure
=== Sparkbrook ===
* Lukari Park - A large pleasant green space frequented by factory workers. Contains a historical site: part of the 5th century Lyskeiän wall.
== Scipio Island ==
An island with a lot of residential areas and some industry.
=== Trevizo Circus ===
A largely residential area around a small roundabout/'circus' road. 
* The Loft - A very notable pub owned by the Loveridge Family.
* House Loveridge - Once the home of the Loveridge family, now a museum to the Industrial Revolution. Next door to the Loft.
=== Scipio Coals ===
The island's more industrial side with lots of coal, steam, and lime facilities.
* Anoq Hill - A small park home to a Bronze Age site from the Anoquit who first settled here in the ninth millennia before zero.
== The Docks ==
The centre of the Halcyian economy, full of shops and ports, and some expensive houses.
=== The Marina ===
Halcyon's main port.
* The Polished Pump - A notable and very nice multistorey tavern; something of an unofficial home for adventurers in the 16th century.
* Naysayer-Athalanta Court - A cul-de-sac, quite the hidden gem, with very nice artisanal shops. Brought to fruiting by the Naysayers and their benefactors, the Athalantas, at the turn of the sixteenth century 
* The Golden Rifle Inn - A notable waterfront pub and inn frequented by past heroes.
=== Clockmarket ===
* The Clockmarket - A long, thin green space running along canals, flanked by countless shops and businesses, as well as an open air market. Home to the best place in Halcyon to buy anything. Food, clothes, items, anything! Named for the large church tower that overlooked it. It was the centre of Halcyian shopping.
=== Valentine ===
The richest part of this island, home to the arts and theatres.
* Valentine Hall - The town's largest theatre hall and performing arts venue. Notably where Henri "The Astonishing" Anžir was murdered.
== The Narrows ==
Incredibly dense, hence its name, and generally overwhelmingly residential.
=== Narrows West ===
* Telecom House - Home to the C.C.C., the telegraph and postal company of the city. All switchboards were routed through here. 
* Cathedral of Light - A large and grand neo-classical 16th century cathedral dedicated to Maiöna. 
* Stormwind Square - A small town square once used for executions. The location of the Narrows Massacre. Now a memorial to victims of Fascist Halcyon.
=== Little Rakkimar ===
An area home to a sizeable Rakki (and other Rakkimaran) diaspora. 
=== Narrows East ===
One of the more denser and poorer parts of Halcyon in history. Wracked by gang wars in the 16th century.
* Florida Burns Memorial Hospital - The city's largest and most advanced medical facility at the centre of a six-way crossroads.
=== Devil's Acre ===
The most densely packed part of the entire ecumenopolis. Still crime-ridden where the light and law dare not go. 
== The Headland ==
Home to governmental and military matters.
=== County Rock ===
* Halcyon County Penitentiary - The largest and most secure prison. Basically Alcatraz; on a bleak rock with no land connections.
=== Parliament Hill ===
A high hill overlooking the city, home to bureaucrats.
* Central Garrison - The central barracks of the Halcyian military and the Guardia (city police). 
* Fort Oracle - A large 9th century stone castle, the location of the State Assembly where representatives of the contëra (districts) gathered. Historically the home of the parliaments and governmental assemblies. 
=== Vristhim Cape ===
* Halcyon Arms Plant - The city's firearms foundry, given special dispensation to be ran here, close to the governmental base of power.
* Glasshouse Menagerie - The city zoo and botanical gardens full of rare species.
* Scarossar Parkland - One of the two largest parks in the city, with a very large lake used for boating and other sports.
=== Morna'la ===
A small tight-knit community in the headland with their own unique culture. Home to a lot of immigrants from down south in the Horn.
* Ink City - A hub of street art, graffiti, tattooing, painting, writing, et cetera. Where many artists lived.
=== Ember Island ===
A small island in the Reidos river outflow with a 13th century fortification on it.
== South Echelon ==
The south echelon (south bank) was the richest area of the city and the nicest by far.
=== University District ===
* Kaveäpaïa University - The city's (and the world's) greatest university. A home of research into phenomena and interesting science.
* Victory Avenue - Halcyon's millionaire row, the street with the richest and most grandiose houses. In the communist era, the state began turning them into offices.
* Winter Gardens - The park nearest the palace, a very nice pleasant botanical garden.
=== Breakwater ===
A large set of islands reinforced and reclaimed to form dikes that held the sea back and sheltered the city ports. It once had half a bridge on it but construction was halted by the war. Its tip was home to a chain that could be strung to Whitecap Bay to prevent invasion, but this had never once been actually used effectively.
=== Yuren Rock ===
A small islet once home to a lighthouse, and to a small garrison, but now mostly offices.
=== Disforza ===
This district was named after Machavellio Disforza, Lord Governor of The Lakayan Federation and Halcyon from 1561 to the God Wars. Lots of giant townhouses here.
* Piazza di'Sforza - A large open plaza with renaissance frescoes, fountains, statues, and more finery, as well as areas for people to meet.
* Calinezzi Collection - Once the palace of the Calinezzi nobility, it later served as a museum to the Euluskan Empire. Yet, in the communist era, to avoid glorifying the Imperial Era, it had been closed.
* Palace of Mirrors - Built in the 6th century, it was once the seat of Imperial and later Monarchic power. Named for the halls of mirrors within its grand walls and complex. Gilded and luxurious, with a throne room made of gold and pearl floors and walls. In the communist era, it was repurposed and used as the base of the Party operations.
* Rix Park - A large city park in the centre of town. Home to one of the bloody battles of the Winter Revolution.
=== City of Gold ===
* Heinrich Tarquinson School of Athletic Excellence - An orphanage that also doubled as a school of athletics and fighting.
* White Tree Cemetery - The city's largest cemetery grounds and crypts.
* White Tree Woods - A woodland park near the cemetery.
=== Chapel Row ===
* The Old Minster - Halcyon's oldest standing church. Almost demolished in the 1561 Lakayan invasion but rebuilt. Used for important ceremonies and the like. In the communist era, with religion illegal, it stood merely as a monument. 
* Halcyon Central Station - Once the central nexus of the Halcyian train network. Still stood as it nowadays, but the train lines were of course a little less widespread or developed. A very large building with a glass roof.
* Crystal Opera House - The city's premier opera house on the waterfront.
* Grandstand Museum - A museum to the city's history, as well as private collections from nobles. Beneath it lay the Halcyon Freeport, a high security vault for ancient artifacts and noble goods. Site of the Crime of the Century in the 16th century. In the communist era, the vault was used as the city treasury. 
=== New South Estir ===
* Disforza Manor - Once the home of the Disforza family. Now the gardens were explorable by all, and the house was off limits. 
=== Clay Bank ===
* Valari Gardens - One of the largest city parks on a gentle hill.
=== The Wharf ===
* Noble's Wharf - The tertiary city port, used mostly for private craft.
* Blue Water Dam - A large hydro dam to create the Reservoir.
* Halcyon Reservoir - A large freshwater reserve.
=== New Lyskeiön ===
* Blackstar Racecourse - The city's premier horse racing track and circus arena
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