BDs, mangas, communauté !

This was done in Sim City 3000 and Photoshop back when I was writing the book. I was able to sculpt the land and water however I wanted, but for the city I actually had to play the game for a few days. You can’t plop buildings down wherever you want, so I had to wait for my idiot Sims to build it up the way I wanted.

Southport, NY
Founded: 1695
Population: 3,589,000
Mayor: Gregory Palmisano (R)
Baseball Team: Southport Devils
Demonym: Southporter

Southport is an east coast city that not only is fictional, but is basically impossible. There is simply not enough of New York state touching the coastline for Southport to exist. Theoretically, Southport is an extruding peninsula north of New York City. It also bears the name of Southport, though it is ironically located in the northern-most region of the United States.

It wasn’t until I passed a sign while on the Metro North train (after the book was finished) that I realized Southport, NY is a real town. Very small, but real. My mistake.

Fictional Southport is a metropolis, being larger than Chicago but smaller than New York City. Most of the coastline is reserved for docks, making Southport a bustling hub for ships and trade. Unfortunately the land value around docks and warehouses tends to suffer. There are two basic halves to the city, being the obvious north and south sections, separated by a wide river. The southern-most half holds a thriving commercial sector as well as luxury homes and apartments. The Southside is also primarily run by the Giorgetti family, while the poorer Northside is split mostly between the Irish and the Mariani crime family. Neither syndicate is fond of the Giorgettis, who hog all of the city’s power and influence to themselves. Tennant Island, in the center, is mostly composed of upscale apartments and a couple museums.