Union District Neighborhood

## Union District

Union District central square park

Union District is a League of Reapers AU. Much like a coffee shop AU, all characters are mundane but very much themselves. The District itself is a neighborhood in Jonesport, a mid size east coast city about a day’s drive from New York. There are numerous small business and organizations to which characters belong.

A list of characters and their roles in this AU can be found here.

A special category for play will be created on the main server.

## The District

### History

The Union District was founded in the city by local factory workers in the mid 1800s, built to house and service the needs of those working class families. While the factories have long since closed, the Union District is still a thriving neighborhood.

### Landmarks

Our Lady of Sorrows is a historic Catholic Church, one of the few surviving buildings from the original neighborhood. It was registered as a historical landmark in 2003.

Union Square Park is also a historical site. In 1888, local factory workers there gathered to strike against the unsafe factory conditions and the low wages. They were inspired by the movements around the country at the time, such at the Haymarket Affair, but their demonstration did not end in violence. There is a plaque on a central pillar of the park to mark the site.

### Local folklore

Jonesport has the unfortunate nickname of Jonestown. Though the city nickname predates the cult of Jim Jones, the latter was more infamous. There are some locals that make jokes about koolaid, but many find these to be in poor taste.

## Locations

### Small businesses

#### **Bronzo Volante**

Owner, Jaffe Brunetto. Baker, Maya Stillwater. Janitorial, Salem (?)

#### **Foodmart**

Bodega owned and operated by Alice Black-Brunetto. Bodega cat: House.

#### **Union Liquor and Tobacco**

Owned by Rex Delvino. employees include: Jocasta Wolf.

#### **Brunetto Pawn shop**

Owned and operated by the Brunetto family

#### Tattoo parlor

Receptionist Astaria (?). Piercers, Chesh and Emelda Knott.

#### **Pixies and Petals**

Flower shop. Owned and operated by Leona McCarthy

#### **The Den**

Night club. Owned by Violet. Employees, Boris, security. Sebastian (?) and Chica Santos, Togo dancers.

#### **Laundromat**

Open 24-hour, large capacity dryers in the back.

### Larger businesses

#### **ShopRite**

Grocery store. Sylvan Knott, manager. Haldor Thurman, stock.

### **Local Organizations**

#### **Our Lady of Sorrows**

Run by Fr. Azrael and Fr. Aver. Rex is banned.

#### **Union District Public School**

Brand Smith, art teacher. Victor (?), art teacher TA. (Ares) Smith, gym teacher.

#### **Union District Rec Center**

The neighborhood gym and educational space.

### Outside district

#### **Local University**

A highly respected state school. Lealie, grad student. Sigrunn Asgerdottír, Professor of Northern European Studies.

#### **Downtown**

##### Morningstar Real estate

A real estate investment company, owned by (Lucifer) and much of his family works there. They have had their eyes on the Union District for commercial properties for a long time and would buy and kick out everyone if they could.

##### WZLX

Most popular radio station in the city. There’s a certain deep voiced late night host that has something of a following. The main headquarters are in an office building downtown.