Dowdney Mall
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Dowdney Mall 3 zombies outside, 5 survivors inside. Barricades up, some lights on. |
| Dowdney Mall
Santlerville [75,28], [76,28], [75,29], [76,29]
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Dowdney Mall is a four-block shopping mall in the suburb of Santlerville.
External Description: A large yellow-stone building with stern gargoyles along its guttering.
As Malton's second Mall Boom drew to a close along with the millennium, the suburb of Santlerville was enjoying a serious burst of prosperity. The Dot-Com era was in full swing, and Santlerville's many white-collar tech workers had never seen better wages or working conditions. Even as many prepared for the end of the world, the workers hoisted champagne to the dropping ball on the Blackmore Building, live on TV- this was their time.
But it soon came to an end. That very next year, the bubble burst, and Santlerville found itself reeling as its economy was kicked out violently from underneath it. Hundreds of tech workers suddenly found themselves on the streets, hungry and angry, desperately trying to piece together what was left of their worlds. For a while it looked like the entire suburb was to erupt in "nerd riots".
Santlerville's only saving grace came in the form of Sanders Mall, a rather imposing structure of dull yellow sandstone from the quarry outside the city to the north. Named after Bertrand Sanders (the founder of Santlerville (originally a town of its own) and a local legend) and still under construction, it had been started in mid-2000 on the stimulus of the Dot-Com prosperity, but with the sudden bubble-burst essentially the entire workforce had quit and left town, seeking work elsewhere.
In a sudden burst of character and spirit, a former systems analyst named Ian Dowdney stepped up in front of the mobs, restoring a semblance of control- Ian was well-liked, though he had never shown any serious importance while working in his old job. In an emergency meeting with the city council, Ian negotiated a deal that restored the suburb's prosperity and saved the mobs from the food lines in one fell swoop. "Your workers have abandoned their work," he told the council, "and our work has abandoned us. Rather than making things worse, let's try and pick up each others' pieces." The motion was signed that very day- the displaced techies would be trained in the art of construction and put to work on Sanders Mall.
It was a heroic effort by all accounts- the few remaining workers taught the techies the ropes in record time, and within two weeks construction had begun once more. The mall was completed just before the year went out, and immediately began pumping raw capital into the veins of the suburb. Dowdney was hailed as the hero of the day, and in a unanimous vote the mall's name was changed, from one Santlerville hero to another. A twice-life statue of the former systems analyst still stands in front of the mall's north entrance, though portions have been vandalized or bear graffiti.
Dowdney Mall did not look welcoming on first sight. The sandstone exterior had dulled during the workless slump, and in addition the more artsy of the workers had carved gargoyles in the images of several prominent members of the mobs, fixing them all around the structure to gaze down on the lot below. Inside, the mall shuns by and large the crazy schemes and colors of most early malls, preferring a spartan scheme of light gray and steel blue. Many people will go out of their way to visit other malls, but those who know better attend if only for two things. One is the thirteen-foot statue of Ian Dowdney, forever immortalized in bronze and gazing out across the suburb he saved.
The other is inside. Completely lining one wall of the food court is the massive mural A Brave New World, done in oil by six workers who were never given specific tasks. Stretching forty feet long and standing from three feet above the floor all the way to the roof (seventeen feet), this gigantic painting depicts the Dot-Com era just prior to the fall, showing a Santlerville flooded with happy, carefree workers and a night sky dotted with a star pattern that looks suspiciously like the old Arpanet diagram. Even in today's post-Outbreak Malton, survivors and zombies alike have left the massive painting untouched- a poignant, pleasant reminder of what life used to be like.
Mall Tunes: Someone has set Spandau Ballet's Through the Barricades album to play on loop. Enjoy.
Coordinates: [75, 28], [75, 29], [76, 28], [76, 29]
Nearby NecroTech Buildings
Dowdney Mall is one of the few malls to have a NecroTech Building in an immediately adjacent block. In the event that that building falls to zombies, the use of other nearby NecroTech facilities may become desirable.
The NecroTech Buildings within ten blocks of the mall, listed from nearest to farthest, are:
- The Dewes Building in Santlerville (74, 28; distance 1-2 W, 0-1 N)
- The Hall Building in Santlerville (75, 25; distance 0-1 W, 3-4 N)
- The Usher Building in Heytown (78, 36; distance 2-3 E, 7-8 S)
- The Patterson Building in Gibsonton (81, 20; distance 5-6 E, 8-9 N)
- The Vicari Building in Huntley Heights (68, 20; distance 7-8 W, 8-9 N)
- The Ducat Building in Gibsonton (85, 27; distance 9-10 E, 1-2 N)
Barricade Policy
The four mall blocks should be barricaded to maximum (EHB+++..) at all times to keep the zombies out. The Mall is amongst the most important buildings in the suburb and needs to be kept fully barricaded, lit and well staffed at all times.
Mall Entry Points
The following locations should be maintained at VSB++ for entering the mall:
- The Anthony Building [77,27] -- Santlerville
- Sixtus General Hospital [74, 30] -- Heytown please nee note below
- Club Hesse [76, 30] -- Heytown
Note:
- The Dewes Building is an NT Facility and should be maintained at EHB to protect it from attacks
- If the mall is undergoing a large attack, then Sixtus General Hospital barricade levels will be raised to EHB and so will no longer be an entry point for the Mall
- The carpark is for patrons of Dowdney Mall only, please remember to Pay and Display
Please report any barricade policy breaches to The Dribbling Beavers Message Board -- you do not need a forum account to post.
Current Events
Place most recent news at top. News more than one month old can be found in the news archive.
October 26th, 08
Seems somebody took out the Generator in the NW section of the mall, got some random PKing in the SE section. Other than that, we're all fine down here. Anikal 05:54, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
October 23rd, 08
All four corners at EHB and NW, NE, SW corners are lit. The SE corner's generator is out of fuel, and Club Hesse is in darkness. One or two zombies here and there, couple of dead bodies. Mall is still safe, though. Anikal 03:58, 24 October 2008 (BST)
September 3rd, 08
Mall is still at EHB and all corners are lit. Very few, if any zeds around - I only saw one, in Heytown, so the mall seems to be 100% safe for now. Anarchy-X
July 31,2008
Mall is still lit and barricaded, zombies closing in. Firnagzen
April 26, 2008
Mall is lit and barricaded. Enjoy.--Marcel Swann
March 30, 2008
the mall is gone, survivors are fleeing the suburb left and right. zombies now have complete control of the suburb.- puma6374
March 30, 2008
Over 300 Zombies inside the mall. Survivor attempts to repel the zombies have failed.--The Dead 02:15, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
March 29, 2008
South-east corner has been breached with 22 zambahz inside. All four corners un-powered.--Major Dick 15:12, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
- The situation is dire. The SE corner is ransacked with 146 zombies inside. The SW corner has 136 inside, though is still occupied by some survivors. All Generators (and thus radios) are down. Survivors should evacuate to the suburbs directly north and west of Santlerville. Smoked 22:55, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
March 28, 2008
The situation is worse. Antony and Dewes are gone and the SE corner is busted open and there are about 18-20 zombies inside now. - Jonas Blood / warp0
March 28, 2008
The situation is bad at: 01:42 the antony bulding is as good as gone cades are down and peaople so desprateas to call for trenchcots for help, I did my best to find out what i could but with my action points dwindling i retreted to downdy although unverified as many as 200+ zeds could be outside each coner and i can only pray for help.---B1139
March 27, 2008
After a brief zombie occupation, the Dewes NT building has been retaken, but a horde of 221 zombies (not including bodies) is outside it now. 61 zombies outside the southeast corner, with a horde of around 20 attacking the Anthony Building. Looks like this horde is targeting the supply lines first.
mall standing strong NE corner 1 zed SE corner 60 zeds surrounding buildings mostly safe we would like some backup
March 26, 2008
Relative calm in the mall, all corners lit and EHB, except for a short disruption by a survivor ran around screaming "The Dewes Building is falling, they need backup NOW, plz broadcast". It appears zombies were successful in breaching the barricades of the nearest NT building, its still unclear if the building will fall but the horde of 90 suggest it will!--Rioting pacifist 13:30, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
March 25, 2008
The Mall and the Adjacent NT Building (Dewes Building) are still occupied and barricaded to an EHB level. However, A horde of 50 zombies is attacking Dewes and dozens more are attacking the entry point (The Anthony Building) of the mall to the Northeast as well as Sixtus hospital to the Southwest. Nearly every block around the mall has 1-3 zombies, and there are reports of half a dozen hordes of 20-50 zombies in the surrounding Area. The mall is on the verge of an all out battle.Smoked 20:47, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
February
i would but i cant get revived we need to get our buildings back up and btw the bash are still a threat so cades should be ehbtomer
February 23,2008
Come on home, Santlerville. The mall is nice and warm! Already over 20 in the NW corner. --Lem Nx 22:32, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
February 18,2008
this is tomer news 9 the mall has been broken into we can't save the mall so go get everyone you can out. Theress buildings with generators and are safe at 1 town over by bonnie faces hospital. Go there (user:tomer) news 9
February 15, 2008
this is bowler auto repair channel 9 news were under seige get prepared the bash is coming get prepares get every 1 inside and get it ehb! we need help also!
February 2nd, 2008
The Dowdney Mall inhabitants can expect a visit from the Second Big Bash soon... It will be a good idea to stock up on ammunition while you can before those zombies start the next Mall Siege....--Chaplain Drakon Macar 03:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
