Hammer
This neighborhood began as more and more workers of Sterling moved out of barracks, their families expanded, and demand for services picked up. Now it's a sprawling district focused on manufacturing and no-nonsense housing.
I-10 cuts right through the middle of the district, effectively giving it two separate centers. One - around Central Railway station, where enormous statue of a worker with a hammer stands. Lots of shops and offices here. And second - near Old Stadium, where Polytechnic Uni is located and people actually live. Houses are without frills and embellishments, providing just the necessary viability, but doing well. Nothing falls apart, nobody is too close to their neighbor or too far from a school or a corner shop.
Closer to the river, multi-story houses give way to the private homes, which are more colorful, but still far from luxurious. Residents are very fond of the barbeque, so on any given night one can find a party to crash by smell alone.
Despite having proud blue collar heritage, Hammer suffers from systemic gang violence. Multiple factions, sometimes even within one gang structure, wage war on the streets (although mostly at night), sabotage each other's operations, take hostages, blow things up, and generally won't shut up. Safety is a priority for residents and those just passing through.
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