Chapter Three
Chapter Three
Safe or not, a huge growing in popularity forced Boomtown, fuelled by its new found wealth, to respond resulting in an expansive urban redevelopment headed up by town officials. The town centre was given a facelift and a new stage and mega soundsystem brought in for the annual festivities.
The handful of destitute streets had become a gossamer mesh that spider-webbed its way around Downtown in ever growing strands. The town officials tried to maintain control of Boomtowns ever-growing expansion but knew deep down that it wouldn’t last long. The rebels started infiltrating the suburbs promoting debauchery and disdain, and by the time the next annual fair kicked off they expected hell to resurface itself on the streets of Boomtown.
The previous Fair was a monumental success. It exceeded all expectations and attracted individuals from all walks of life. The only people that weren’t fully catered for were the rich and famous as the town lacked any areas of real elegance or prestige. As a result the town officials budgeted a huge amount of money from their urban redevelopment fund to create such an area, and it was decided that it would be named May-Fair Avenue. This stylish new street pandered to every whim of the wealthy and distinguished guests of Boomtown. Elegant monoliths towered into the sky at both ends of the street to symbolize its affluence, while along its length ran deluxe casino’s where dreams can come true, sumptuous restaurants offering excellent and diverse cuisine, suave gentlemen’s clubs which turned a little raucous as the nights stretched on. There was also shopping for the slightly heavier of wallet, as well as barbers, tall town houses and banks.
On the other side of the railway tracks resides Old Town. This ancient area was where the first settlements of Boomtown were erected and it lies close to the gold mine that first put it on the map. These old buildings, now withered and worn (and likely to crumble given a strong enough wind) still housed many of the older residents of Boomtown who liked nothing more than to sip tea and watch TV. However, times were changing, and in the buildings that weren’t occupied the town officials decided to set up old school bars and disco’s playing music from the 50’s onwards (this, they hoped, would provide the old-timers with a measure of pleasurable nostalgia thus rendering them less of a nuisance.) Continuing in this vein, traditional cafés, bingo venues, and the like were also implemented. Old town might have seemed like a run down corner of town, but it harboured a wealth of history in music and of Boomtown itself.
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