New Town Astoria

The most gentrified area in Astoria, New Town is a place frequently filmed when a movie needs to depict a lush Pacific Northwest coastal town. Trendy businesses and restored Victorian houses dot the area, against a backdrop of green hills and ocean vistas.

Area Stats

• Physical: Access +1, Safety +1. New Town has decently maintained streets and one or two cab companies, but most people need cars or at least bicycles to get around effectively. It is moderately patrolled and people have some measure of protection, but not much happens here, so the police aren't too curious nor the citizenry too diligent about locking doors or maintaining security systems.
• Mental: Information +3, Awareness -1. Though the physical lay of the land doesn't have much in the way of open line of sight (too much foliage and hills for that), security cameras and a lassitude that leaves street lights or sidewalk lamps burnt out a little too long sometimes, it's a small town, and so everyone seems to know everything.
• Social: Prestige +2, Stability +3. New Town is where most of the gentrification in Astoria has occurred, and so the houses out here are more expensive. The people who live in this part of town know one another fairly well, too.
• Sanctum Qualities: Up to Size 3. There aren't many buildings larger than a sizeable Victorian in New Town.