Pole Mall

[52,80], [53,80], [53,81] (bic) (statuses) (update) Pole Mall 26.00 MHz: The mall is barricaded with no zombies outside the structure. Sirbradock (talk) 13:30, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Pole Mall West Grayside [52,80], [53,80], [53,81] Cundham Drive (Kempsterbank) Purt Walk Fire Station (Kempsterbank) Keppel Boulevard (Kempsterbank) Club Tremlett (Kempsterbank) Blackburn Alley Pole Mall Pole Mall Pettman Alley Clapton Stadium Clapton Stadium Pole Mall a carpark Clapton Stadium Clapton Stadium the Younghusband Arms Goodenough Boulevard Basic Info: Malls are an excellent place to find a wide range of items; the only major items that cannot be found here are revivification syringes and fuel cans. As such, Malls are frequently used as safehouses and fortresses by survivors. Zombies often check inside (when they can get in), and organized zombie groups sometimes lay siege to them. They are listed as a Tactical Resource Point. Characters with the Shopping skill can loot specific stores. Those without will find these items at random: Bookstore: books, poetry books. Drugstore: first aid kits. Gun Store: pistols, pistol clips, shotguns, shotgun shells. Hardware Store: crowbars, fire axes, flare guns, spray cans, knives, portable generators, toolboxes. Liquor Store: beer, wine. Sporting Goods: baseball bats, Binoculars, cricket bats, fencing foils, golf clubs, hockey sticks, pool cues, ski poles, tennis rackets. Tech Store: GPS units, mobile phones, radios, radio transmitters. Malls are large buildings, and are barricaded as such.

Pole Mall is a three-block shopping mall built around one corner of Clapton Stadium in the suburb of West Grayside. Pole Mall is unique in this manner, as all other malls have four tiles, with the exception of Lumber Mall, which has two tiles.

Pole Mall's unique design came when in late 1996, just as the second Mall Boom was drawing to a close, and like many malls in Malton was enacted as a stopgap to a dropping economy. The West Grayside suburban committee discovered at that time that the local economy was tanking, badly. The auto industry had recently hit a massive slump in the local area, temporarily shutting down many of the auto repair shops that made up much of West Grayside's economy. In addition, the Malton Rovers had been stealing many fans away from WG's Clapton Stadium with their recent string of victories, pulling much-needed dollars northward to Floyde Stadium in Barrville. West Grayside needed money- and fast.

Designer Hitoshi Abe was called upon to solve the suburb's crisis- Hitoshi had designed Clapton Stadium ten years earlier, and now saw the problem largely as a matter of business. Other than a few clubs and bars to the south, there was almost nothing to do in West Grayside other than the stadium. The response; build an add-on.

With a quick surge of funding from the city, Abe set out on the fastest and most ambitious construction project of his long-standing career. After only six months of work, Abe proudly cut the ribbon and opened the doors to Pole Mall in early June. The mall was done in the same curving style as the stadium, nestled up close and connected by a series of short, flowing skyways. It looked natural and charming, almost as if it had been built with the stadium rather than ten years after, and it did the trick- within the next three months attendance at Clapton games had tripled, and the suburb's troubles were over.

Pole Mall, though muted white on the outside and containing most of the staples of any Malton mass-shopping establishment, is by and large a gigantic Clapton Stadium gift shop- no other mall in Malton sports so much red, even a post-siege Caiger. Though the general mall decor is a fairly muted color that is easy on the eye, a duck into any of the sports stores or clothing stores will make you think you've walked onto the scene of a massacre. West Graysiders are immensely proud of the Crash- and of their mall. Pole Mall is also bracketed on several sides by tall, gray stone parking garages, which are angled largely in similar shape as the mall itself and often give the misconception that the entire mall is made of stone. Since the outbreak, most of these garages have collapsed after being damaged by various zombie hordes rattling through the area, and since upkeep of garages has never been high priority for survivors they remain collapsed today.

Coordinates: [52,80], [53,80], [53,81]

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September 2008

September 03 Sections [53,80], [53,81]of Pole Mall have both been breach by 1 zombie. Section [53,81] zombie has been cleared. Section [53,80] still at large. Section [53,81] barricade level at EHB while section [53,80] barricade level is at VSB. Generator status for all three sections of Pole Mall remain unconfirmed.-- Salamanca Thursday, 4 September 2008 04:48:11(a.m.) GMT

August 2008

August 26th Calm and quiet. All safe with generators up and running. MJA

July 2008

July 29th The nearby Mall entry point (the fire station) was broken into by a single zombie but was dispatched of easily by Mall patrons before anyone was harmed. Pole Mall remains safe for any survivors. EHB.-- Epicramen

July 2008

July 18th Just arrived at the Firestation next to Pole Mall, the place remains at EHB, no zombies around.--Nonya B 03:49, 19 July 2008 (BST)

May 2008

May 10th The Fortress have moved in, apparently reclaiming Pole Mall in about a day. All corners now EHB and powered, with 15 bodies outside —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Private Mendoza (talk • contribs) at an unknown time.

April 2008

April 12th No Zombies in the NW section, two in the North and four in the SW. --Moui 14:05, 12 April 2008 (GMT)

April 8th Update on the number of zombies: 14 in the North West, 20 in the North East, 30 in the South. --The Shuffler 22:57, 8 April 2008 (BST)

Pole Mall has been ruined and overun by Zombies. 35 in South, 34 in North East and 20 in North West. -- Moui 17:14, 8 April 2008 (GMT)

April 7th The Northwest corner is open and ruined. Approximately 30 zombies in the mall in total.--The Shuffler 23:23, 7 April 2008 (BST)

March 2008

March 28th About 35 survivors in each corner, but at least all 3 corners are lit. We need more survivors in order to actually hold onto this mall for a while. --Whomeyayou 06:31, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

March 27th Lights are on, and Pole Mall is open for business. --Thealas 19:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

March 7th 143 zombies inside NE Pole Mall.Iggles 08:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The second corner of the mall has been ruined. --Banana reads Scoundrell for all of Yesterday's News, Today! 14:28, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

250+ Zeds inside the Mall, 58 survivors in SE corner

The Dead thanks the survivors of Pole Mall for their aid in allowing us to kill two malls within 24 hours, we wouldn't have been able to do it without you. --Zambargh the Ravener 17:56, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I compliment you on the use of your massive mob tactics in attacking taking pole mall.It was a pleasure dying to such an organized and HUGE horde.--KorgleFlorsh 12:27 March 7 (CST)

Correction. There are currently roughly 300 zed inside the mall and another 100-150 standing outside outside. --KorgleFlorsh12:29 March 7 (CST)

March 6th I've requested the assistance of Phoenix Security Systems, who helped re-take Pole Mall after the second Big Bash. Currently their entire force is at the under siege Marven Mall, and they may not be able to lend any assistance for at least a few days, if not more. If you know of any other assistance groups that may come to our aid, please put out a distress call. We need whatever help we can get. -Eyron 19:44, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

We need to defend the mall! Get to the mall! Our numbers will protect us from the zombies! We have over 250 armed men and women willing to fight bravely to the last! --David Miscarriage 08:38, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Purt Walk Fire Station (Pole Mall Entrance) is ruined, zombies inside and out. Zombies surrounding mall itself. Wouldn't be surprised to see 'cades fall within the next 24 to 48 hours. Let's build up and request assistance as much as possible. --Eyron 08:12, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

March 5th Over 100 zombies in West Grayside, a small mob of 13 outside Pole Mall. -Pug

Saw a large amount of zombies ransacking buildings a few NW of here. Graffiti seen inside mall pointing to a large scale attack. Prepare for siege. --Eyron 08:56, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

February 2008

February 15th There are rumors of a mob of zombies coming. (the same one that crippled the northern Kempsterbank). Intercept the mob before it reaches Pole Mall. Prepare for siege. -- Douchette

February 7th 2008 The nearby entry way Purt Walk FS is now fallen. It is ruined, with 16 zeds inside. Use another entryway. --Douchette

Barricading policy

Keep the mall itself as heavily barricaded as possible, but leave the Younghusband Arms below the mall at very strong, to serve as an entry point.

Radio Frequencies

With the lift on the radio jamming in the city, many new opertunities (and much confusion!) come to the survivors of Pole Mall. The current radio frequencies for each station of interest to the citizens of Pole Mall are to be listed here.

• 26.82 MHz - A radio frequency dedicated to the going ons in Pole Mall.
• 27.15 MHz - The designated mall distress frequency.