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| suburb=Pegton|
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| coordinates=80, 55|
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| NW_location=[[Vine Grove School]]<br /><small>([[Edgecombe]])</small>|NW_color=School|
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| W_location=[[the Collinns Building]]<br /><small>([[Edgecombe]])</small>|W_color=Building|
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| SW_location=[[Bunt Place School]]<br /><small>([[Edgecombe]])</small>|SW_color=School|
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| N_location=[[Winscombe Crescent]]|N_color=Street|
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| NE_location=[[Carver Street]]|NE_color=Street|
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| This_location=Webber Boulevard|location_color=Street|
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| location_type=Street|
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| E_location=[[St. Birgitta's Church]]|E_color=Church|
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| S_location=[[Warehouse 80,56|a warehouse]]|S_color=Warehouse|
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| SE_location=[[Perks Avenue Railway Station]]|SE_color=Railway Station|}}
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| ==Webber Boulevard==
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| ===Description===
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| [[Image:Webber.jpg|thumb|left|320px|Webber House itself, behind blue barricades.]]
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| An upscale residential street of discreet townhouses, epitomising the understated style of Pegton's west end.
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| ===History===
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| [[Image:Walterwebber.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Walter Webber. Money stuck to him like glue.]]
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| Notable for being the place chosen by Walter Webber for his modest residence after the success of his [[Factory 88,50|Sticky Stuff Co.]] factory, Webber Boulevard was originally known as Church Way, referring to the historic monument to [[St._Birgitta's_Church|'St Fatty']] to the east. The street was named after its most famous resident in 1954.
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| The boulevard is a fine example of the Pegtonian architectural school, in which ostentation is eschewed in favour of unassuming outward appearance, concealing often fabulous wealth. Webber himself had a highly reputed art collection as well as a keen eye for tasteful decor, quite at odds with his business image as a hard-nosed glue manufacturer.
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| The boulevard lost some of its cachet with the opening of [[Perks_Avenue_Railway_Station|Perks Avenue Railway Station]], and the concomitant rise in crime in nearby blocks caused several home-owners to sell up and move [[Winscombe_Crescent|further north]].
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| The broad street with its well-built houses should make this a popular place for establishing safehouses, but despite the [[Malton Incident|outbreak]], absentee landlords continue to charge exorbitant rents which deter all but the wealthiest or foolhardiest [[survivor]] from spending the night here.
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| [[Category:Streets]]
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| [[Category:Pegton]]
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