The Theater District is a district of Boston in the Commonwealth in 2287.
Background[]
Plays were originally banned by the Puritans until 1792; Boston's first theater opened in 1793, with many more to come over the centuries, concentrated around Boylston Street and Tremont Street.[Non-game 1] One such venue was the Orpheum Theatre,[Non-game 2] first built in the mid-19th century as the Boston Music Hall. By the 2070s, the district was connected to the Boston Metro's Orange Line via the Medical Center metro, located next to the Mass Bay Medical Center which serviced patients from all around the city. After the bombs fell, the Mass Bay Medical Center was quickly commandeered by the remnants of the U.S. military to treat victims of the nuclear detonation and resulting fallout.[1][2]
Since the war, some entertainment has been revived by Southie ghoul Tommy Lonegan, who turned the Orpheum Theatre into a public cagefighting arena called the Combat Zone; it was taken over by raiders in 2285 and has been exclusive to them ever since. Meanwhile, Bosco's gang of raiders, who control much of downtown Boston,[3] are headquartered in D.B. Technical High School. Much of the rest of the district is divided between Gunners and super mutants battling each other for territory, while other locations are quieter but no less dangerous. An example is Hester's Consumer Robotics, an old robotics store close to the freeway,[Non-game 3] which is avoided by scavengers, who believe it to be a "deceptive trap."[Non-game 4]
Layout[]
Located east of Back Bay, south of Boston Common and the Financial District, and west of Boston Harbor and South Boston, the Theater District contains the following locations:
Appearances[]
The Theater District appears only in Fallout 4.
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References[]
Non-game
- ↑ Boston Theater District on Wikipedia
- ↑ Fallout 4 - Madeleine Rabil
- ↑ Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition p.496-497: "Zone 16: Neighborhood: Theater District
Bordering Zone 6 to the south, with access into both Back Bay and Boston Common to the west, the Financial District to the north, and Boston Harbor to the east, the Theater District offers height as well as width in many of its explorable locations. Though theatrical plays haven’t been put on for 200 years, the largest of the theaters has its own form of violently bloody entertainment. Farther south is the sprawling Mass Bay Medical Center, offering (as many building do) access to the ground level and the elevated freeway above. Expect combat as Gunners attempt to hold on to territory while fending off Super Mutants encroaching on their facilities. Other locations are quieter, but no less dangerous, like the old robotics store close to the freeway. Remember that some map icons presented here may be above or below you."
(Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Map) - ↑ Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition p.501: "[16.05] HESTER'S CONSUMER ROBOTICS
This was a sales center and maintenance garage catering to the buyer of refurbished and upgraded consumer robots. Hester Geppetto was the long-dead proprietor. Nowadays the place is said to be a deceptive trap and is shunned by scavengers."
(Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Map)