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A map of Ameswell
Map of the great city of Ameswell


Ameswell, Michigan is located on a border river, directly across from Cardross, Canada. The town is a bustling, smoggy industrial area that is inhabited by people from all walks of life. There are many places to live, work, and play in the city. This page details the most notable ones.

Fitzville

Fitzville is the home of the working class. It's a poor area, where families live crowded together in small apartments. The train runs through the edge of town, and while apartments and houses nearby are cheap, they are very noisy. Denizens of this district are said to be "Puttin' on the Fitz." Still, it can be a friendly place, with everyone trying to make the best of what they've got. Some days you might catch lively music on the streets or some interesting street performances. The harbor is in this district.

  • Case Public School: The public school for this side of town. Students here are known to get a subpar education, if they make it past the high dropout rate. It isn't well funded. Some enterprising parents find ways to send their kids across town to the higher end public school in Marygold Fields.

  • Havenstead Park: A small park at the southern end of Fitzville. While it is a refreshing piece of green in the concrete jungle, it could use some clean-up.

  • The harbor: A busy place, the harbor is used by many different citizens. Boats arrive daily, bringing new blood to the city, as well as goods, legal and illegal. The river is primarily used for trade and transportation, though there are fishermen as well.


Bricktown District

The industrial sector of Ameswell, Bricktown is home to factories, workshops, and businesses of all kinds. The majority of people who live in Fitzville work in this area. It's a place of strife for many, but also a place of triumph, as busy workers toil to achieve the American Dream, during an era where it had never seemed closer.

  • Lemmingsworth Automobiles: The biggest automobile manufacturer in town, this bustling factory has hundreds of workers, putting together various models in an assembly line. It might not be glitzy, but it is steady employment, and many fight to get in when there is an opening.

  • Owl Almanac: The not-so-secret publishing house of the Owl's Almanac, a newspaper dealing in advertising the shiftier side of Ameswell, from the black market to bootleggers to assassins. From the outside and the lobby, it looks like a completely innocent publishing company, but only the privileged sees what goes on behind closed doors.


Marygold Fields

The high-end side of town, Marygold Fields is a playground for the city's well-to-do. Ritzy townhouses, high society events, and frivolous luxury stores are the hallmark of this district. While the people here look down their noses at the rest of the city, the rest of the city rolls their eyes at their lives of leisure and boredom.

  • Baldwin Public School: The best public school in the city, students receive a disciplined and solid education. It isn't without it's faults, however; rich kids are just as capable of getting into trouble, maybe even more so...


Outside the districts

  • City Hall: The executive seat of the city, this is where characters go to get any kind of legal work done. It also houses the police station and the jail, and no one wants to end up there.

  • Court House: The judicial seat. Trials are held here, but how fair they are could depend on how much of a hand the mob has on the judge...

  • North and South Fire Hall: Ameswell's fire stations. They take both trained men and volunteers alike; they need all the help they can get during a factory fire.

  • Post Office: Situated right by the tram line, the dedicated postmen of Ameswell will have your letter anywhere within the city in a day's time, come rain, shine, snow, or sleet!

  • St. Vincent: The city's hospital, it was a volunteer hospital for a long time, but is now more established, with proper hiring standards. The city does a good job of keeping it funded and well staffed.

  • The Ameswell Herald: Publishing house for the Ameswell Herald, the city's official newspaper. Its journalists are always running all over town, looking for the latest scoop or scandal.

  • West Egg Diner: A high end diner on the north side of town, famous for its rhubarb pie. The staff is friendly but a bit standoffish toward the lower class.

  • Glenwood College: A public school of higher learning, its mascot is the Turkey. Its literature and history departments are well-renowned, and it also offers degrees in various sciences. The Turkey Trot is still danced here, even if it has fallen out of popularity with the rest of the country, and spectators at football games gobble and make turkey calls to cheer on the team.

  • Coster High School: The high school in the middle of town, open to all students ninth grade and up. Their mascot is the fighting river clam. The dropout rate is fairly low for the time period, about forty-five to fifty percent.

  • Brown Ave. Park: A pleasant park on the north side of town, featuring walking trails and a duck pond. Many children use this park for playing football in the fall.

  • Marzials Park: A park on the south end of town featuring lots of trees and places for picnicking. A beautiful area in the summer and fall.

  • Union Station: The main train station that runs into Ameswell, the station sees hundreds of passengers a day, moving in and out, going on trips, transporting goods. It is one of the busiest places in the city.

  • The Ben Franklin: (not pictured) Also know simply as The Ben, this small textile mill seems like a normal factory on the top, but hides a speakeasy beneath. There is a door in the back of the mill with a plaque that reads "The strictest law sometimes becomes the strictest injustice," a quote from the great founding father himself. Only those with an identifying pen (shaped like the face of his fugio cent) can get past the bouncer. Inside, there is a live band, a bar with a generous selection, places to play poker and other card games, and all kinds of other diversions. Above the bar, another quote from old Ben is displayed, this one reading, "Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy." Commonly, patrons will use code phrases such as "Going to visit Ben" or "Going to see Frank" as ways to express their plans to go to the speakeasy that night.

  • Sanada Chronicle:
    Owner: Sasuke Sarutobi ([personal profile] shinbunshinobi)
    Location: 310 Cypress Rd.
    Description: The Sanada Chronicle is small newspaper business of around 10 employees who brave the streets to get the facts and get them right. Please don't mind that there is usually a hole in the wall or a window that needs replacing. Or the shouting. A lot of shouting that sometimes scares the crows who love to flock around the area. There's a reason why the leader, Sasuke Sarutobi is often found in the nearby Marzials Park.


Getting around the City

Two tram lines run through the city (shown by the thick dark lines on the map): the main line (the one on the right), and the harbor side line (the one on the left). These are run by electricity on cables and cost very little to ride, making them a convenient method of transportation for those with no money for taxis or a car.

Yes, taxis. The Checker Taxi, made by the Checker Motors Corporation, was coming in vogue, and the yellow cabs can be found crawling over the city. They are more expensive than the streetcars, but still affordable for the emerging middle and upper class.

There is no bus transportation system in Ameswell. But there is always walking!

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