Newcomb Boulevard

From Clash City

Newcomb Boulevard is a street on the north side of the city, long known as the heart of the slums. Of course, this is not quite accurate, as the heart of the slums is never where the rich and middle class think it is, but it is still an address that's likely to shorten your lifespan. It's named after George "Bittercreek" Newcomb, and is the product of late 19th century expansion of the city, and an inclination towards ironic naming among the city planners.

Intersection of 118th Street & Newcomb Boulevard

A large, noisy, and well-trafficked intersection.

On the northwest corner is the Helicopter Club, so named because the cab of a wrecked Bell helicopter is jutting out of the corner of the red brick building in which it is situated. No one remembers whence the helicopter came. The 'Copter is a classic dive bar: foul-smelling and poorly stocked, with the street outside always reeking of cigarette smoke. There are apartments above the 'Copter, for some reason.

The northeast corner houses an ever-cycling series of tiny stall-sized shops. The noisiest and most colorful of these is Newcomb Records, run by 32-year-old Rick Queen, which sells bootleg CD's and DVD's.

The southwest corner used to be occupied by the Church of Our Savior King Jesus, Inc., a storefront church of indeterminate Protestant denomination. It was founded during the Great Northward Migration and went through various different denominational hands until the most recent management, who shut down the church to invest in starting up an online megachurch.

On the southeast corner is the Greentree Market, a Korean delicatessen run by the long-suffering Yo clan. Brant Yo is the current proprietor, although his seemingly immortal grandfather Iseul, who originally opened the Market, is still hanging on, and probably will forever.