Vinetown

Suburb of Vinetown

Edgecombe Pegton Dentonside Crowbank Vinetown Houldenbank Gulsonside Osmondville Penny Heights

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Vinetown's location in Malton Resource buildings in Vinetown

Latest EMR: z: 10-i: *** p: BAug 06 Update EMR {{User:DangerReport/Bubcar Towers [83,64]|template=SuburbMastStatus}} [[User:DangerReport/Bubcar Towers [83,64]|Update Mast]]

Known groups in this suburb: edit group listing — Survivor Groups — Only scattered survivors... — Zombie Groups — Babble Rabble — Hostile Groups — Only freelance killers... — Historic Groups — Flat Earth Society The Dead 2.0 MDK M.E.R.C.Y. The Spanish Inquisition Key buildings in Vinetown: Malls: Mitchem Mall NecroTech Buildings: 0 No NT's Police Departments: 4 Hospitals: 1 Fire Stations: 0 Bulletin Boards: unknown Others: St. John's Cathedral, Schools 3, Auto Repair 2, Railway Stations 2,

Suburb Number: 69

Vinetown is a suburb of Malton, located in the southeast of the city.

One of Malton’s lower-middle, working-class neighborhoods, Vinetown had fallen on hard times in the mid-1980s, when layoffs and shutdowns at several key factories and warehouses pushed it spiraling into an era of extreme poverty.

With crime, joblessness and poverty hitting all-time highs in the late ‘80s, a slow turnaround had begun in the early ‘90s and, prior to the outbreak, Vinetown was undergoing a massive period of urban renewal. Many buildings – predominantly public housing in the northeast and southern parts of the suburb – were deemed unsafe for occupation in early January of 2005, sparking public protests and isolated political unrest before the council ordered a massive campaign of demolition and planned reconstruction. However, construction had just begun in the south- and not at all in the northeast- by July. And by then, it was too late.

While a handful of theories exist on the origins of the suburb’s name, it almost certainly stems from a small but highly-regarded winemaking operation that flourished in the region in the early 20th Century. Established under the auspices of a group called the Priory of St. Armand – based at St. John's Cathedral – a series of small vineyards were planted in greenspaces throughout the area in the 1920s and ‘30s. The product – Colwill Grove Select – was prized by wine experts and a solid money-maker for the church’s charitable efforts before production was abandoned during World War II.

St. John’s was one of two buildings that dominated the landscape of Vinetown in the days before the outbreak. The church took an active role in charity and civic work, with multiple relief organizations focused as much – some hardliners argued more – on charity work than religious outreach.

To the south, Mitchem Mall, built in the late ‘70s, adapted quickly to the region’s economic downturn – filling its vacated storefronts with space for local vendors. Its catering to local artisans – combined with the suburb’s cheap rents – is credited with helping create a thriving arts and music community despite the area’s impoverished status. (It’s rumored that singer-songwriter Tom Waits wrote much of the material for his 1980 album “Heart Attack and Vine” while staying at the The Pilyer Hotel, located on Malton’s Vine Street, during a run of shows at Club Izzard and Club Quarman – which then catered to live music audiences.)

Ravaged, like all of Malton, by the outbreak, a growing band of survivors now is making a go of re-populating Vinetown – using these traditional institutions, and other spots, as staging grounds for the resistance.

Resource Buildings

Fire Stations none	Hospitals Gelasius General Hospital [83, 60]
NecroTech Facilities none	Police Departments Goodford Road Police Department [85, 61] Ling Boulevard Police Department [82, 63] Caunt Street Police Department [82, 67] Hartleys Boulevard Police Department [83, 68]
Malls Mitchem Mall [85, 65],[86, 65],[85, 66],[86, 66]	Bulletin Boards Bickley Street [80,64]
Revive Points The Bhore Monument [83,66]

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News

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September 2008

September 3^rd

25.96 MHz: "... minimal activity in Vinetown ... lights are on across the suburb ... infrastructure looks intact too ... Mitchem Mall has lights on ..." --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 20:55, 4 September 2008 (BST)

August 2008

August 31^th

Small groups of zombies around Mitchem Mall area and SE Vinetown. About 20 zeds. --TeknoMerk 02:15, 1 September 2008 (BST)

August 27^th

Survivors are killing zombies waiting for a revive at the Bhore Monument. This is a well-known Revive Point that has become dangerous lately. --TeknoMerk 18:17, 28 August 2008 (BST)

August 26^th

25.96 MHz: "... can see maybe a dozen on the streets of Vinetown ... mostly just small groups ... a lot of lights on, looks the area's been reclaimed ... infrastructure looks intact too ... Mitchem Mall has lights on.--Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 01:48, 27 August 2008 (BST)

August 16^th

The area around St. John's Cathedral including Gelasius Hospital and Goodford Road Police Department are back under survivor control. A small to moderate-sized mob of zombies is present in the extreme NW of the burb in the vicinity of Shyar Cinema. Mitchem Mall is under survivor control and is powered, with much of the surrounding area also secure. Revive lines have diminished significantly - at this writing, the RP at Bhore Monument is clear. --Sister Rita 19:32, 16 August 2008 (BST)

August 9^th

While Mitchem is apparently safe, the North of the suburb is a dangerous game of cat and mouse (OK, zombie and survivor) With TRP's Changing Hands Daily. Revive lines are still long. Neither side seems able to gain the upper hand without reinforcements. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 10:43, 9 August 2008 (BST)

August 6^th

External Military: "... can see about eighty on the streets of Vinetown ... a few big groups, but they're spread out ... lights are on across the suburb ... some minor structural damage though ... Mitchem Mall has power ..." Laitaine 04:21, 7 August 2008 (BST)

July 2008

July 28^th

Vinetown is doing well, but there is a large lineup at the revive point. Extra hands are required if the survivors are expected to get on top of it. DanceDanceRevolution 01:46, 28 July 2008 (BST)

July 20^th

External Military: "... can see twenty or so on the streets of Vinetown ... mostly just small groups ... a lot of lights on, looks the area's been reclaimed ... infrastructure looks intact too ... Mitchem Mall has power ..." Laitaine 00:32, 21 July 2008 (BST)

July 10^th

External Military: "... minimal activity in Vinetown ... lights are on across the suburb ... infrastructure looks intact too ... Mitchem Mall has power ..." Laitaine 20:19, 10 July 2008 (BST)

July 3^rd

Gelasius General Hospital under seige, with several surrounding support buildings either ruined or with small but hostile mobs active. --Damon Delacroix 00:57, 4 July 2008 (BST)

Radio Frequencies

The current radio frequencies for each station of interest to the citizens of Vinetown are to be listed here.

• 26.17 MHz - Southeast #3: Pegton, Dentonside, Vinetown, Houldenbank, and Penny Heights
• 26.33 MHz - MDK Radio (Serving Vinetown, Edgecombe, Crowbank, and Pegton)
• 26.34 MHz - Mitchem Mall Radio Station
• 27.32 MHz - Two-Tone Radio ~ Caunt Street Police Dept Radio Station

Barricade Plan

Barricade Plan for Vinetown, any feedback is welcome.

Vinetown Barricade Plan

	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89
60				EHB
61						EHB
62
63
64
65						Mall	Mall
66						Mall	Mall
67
68
69

Legend

Unenterable Buildings
	Extremely Heavily Barricaded		Phone Mast
Enterable Buildings
	Auto Shop		Fire Station
	Hospital		NecroTech
	Police Department		School
	Other VSB Buildings		Unbarricaded Buildings
Other Locations
	Street		Monument
	Cemetery		Revivification Point

Suburb Map

The Malton Suburb of Vinetown

NW N NE W Club Threadgould Shyar Cinema Chatwin Library Gelasius General Hospital the Dinovan Monument the Cork Building a junkyard wasteland Monck Auto Repair Standfield Towers wasteland Goddard Way Club Atthill St. John's Cathedral St. John's Cathedral Goodford Road Police Department wasteland Pearson Road wasteland wasteland the Godfry Museum the Buckett Building Boulter Way St. John's Cathedral St. John's Cathedral the Daniels Museum a warehouse a junkyard Copperthwaite Street wasteland wasteland the Pearson Monument Ling Boulevard Police Department Attrill Bank Lister Alley Baker Walk the Yapp Building Cureton Lane School Pople Place School Colwill Grove Railway Station Bickley Street Stanbury Lane Blabey Drive Bubcar Towers the Pilyer Hotel a junkyard Club Izzard Beall Boulevard Railway Station Kidner Walk Chidgey Avenue a factory Culling Drive Waite Plaza wasteland a warehouse Mitchem Mall Mitchem Mall Ludlam Drive Loveiband Auto Repair Feldstein Place a carpark Dudd Park the Tynte Building the Bhore Monument -RP- Corless Bank Mitchem Mall Mitchem Mall Gregory Crescent Reason Towers Hodgkins Lane Clitsome Square Hartland Bank Caunt Street Police Department Shaft Grove wasteland Doddington Towers Taswell Towers Club Quarman Dibsdale Avenue Whish Towers Challenger Street Sartain Row Druce Walk Hartleys Boulevard Police Department wasteland Paul Plaza the Durand Monument Sperril Lane a warehouse a junkyard the Shortis Building Podger Avenue School wasteland the Salisbury Museum wasteland the Kirk Building the Lees Hotel a factory Brien Place Vellacott Road E SW S SE

Revivication Point

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