Empire Shore

Empire Shore is a city north of Chicken Town. It is the former home of JRG YouTube and is a city known mainly for its small business and for its industry.

## History

Empire Shore was founded in 1843 by Connor J. Whitman who found the land perfect for industrial endeavors with nearby land being perfect for a mining operation. From the 1930s through the 1980s, the city was often met with immigrants from The Italy, for it's welcoming and widespread job opportunities, as well as having absolutely no immigration policies or control. Whitman's family has owned the city for countless generations, until 2019 when Connor the 3rd gave up his responsibilities to his wife Janine. In 2021, a railroad was built between the city and Chicken Town as a way to promote tourism. The deal itself and infrastructure costs were facilitated by JRG YouTube before he left for Chicken Town himself.

## Details

Empire Shore holds no formal government and is maintained more by its business. "Big Boss" Janine Carol-Whitman functions as Whitman & Co. CEO and mayor of the city from her office in Shore Tower; the city's shining beacon. The city still maintains a Whitman & Co. Factory where they produce many things from metalwork items and textiles. Other than that, there are plenty of small businesses from Taylor's Grocery, Stu's Diner and Salieri's Bar. There is also a street-run Fruit and Veggie stand that serves fresh produce imported from the harbor's warehouse. The city provides free healthcare to it's workers and houses a hospital where all are welcome, and for leisure there is a small plaza in the town center. The city also houses two high end apartments, and the lower-end Sherman Apartments where many of the Italian Immigrants live. Finally, for travel, the city offers a recently renovated Empire City Metro that takes passengers between the city and Chicken Town.

## Trivia

* The city is inspired in part by a late-industrial/1940s New York City. Further, the name itself is inspired by the main location in *Mafia II*; Empire Bay- which also takes inspiration from 1940s New York among several other cities.
* Salieri's Bar in the town is named after the same location in 2002's *Mafia* (And 2020's *Mafia Definitive Edition).* The two villagers are both named after prominent characters in the game- Luigi, being the actual Bartender of Salieri's and Don Ennio Salieri himself.
* Every resident living in the small slum houses share names with characters from the *Mafia* video game franchise: Tommy Angelo, Paulie Lombardo (*Mafia 1)*, Henry Tomasino, Joe Barbaro (*Mafia II*), Lincoln Clay and Thomas Burke (*Mafia III*). All the other villagers in the slums share names with characters from the series- some examples being Sarah, Eddie and Francesca- Sarah being the wife of Tommy Angelo, Eddie Scarpa being the Underboss of the Falcone family in *Mafia II* and Francesca being the sister of Vito Scaletta (the main protagonist of *Mafia II).*
* One dead end is Trapani St.- named after Sam Trapani from *Mafia*; The villager Sam is the slums shares the namesake.
* The fountain is named Galante Fountain after the character Leo Galante from *Mafia II*.
* The receptionist at the Hospital is named Pam after Pam Beesly from *The Office*, the two doctors are named Dr. Ross and Rachel after the same characters from *Friends*.
* One of the streets in Empire Shore is named after Alcatraz, the landmark penitentiary in San Francisco Bay.
* One of Connor J. Whitman's great-great-great grandsons, simply known as Connor, resided in Chicken Town until his death. He is succeeded by his brothers Connor Jr. and Connor the 3rd who both work in Shore Tower.Empire Shore from the northern side of the city, dayEmpire Shore from the harbor side, day.Empire Shore's welcome sign at night.Empire Shore's welcome sign at day.Empire Shore's harbor at day.Empire Shore during a rainstorm.Empire Shore from the harbor side, night.