Editing Boardwalk (section)

== Description ==
The Boardwalk was one of the main tourist destinations in Brockton Bay. It was considered one of the nicest parts of town, and generally considered a safe place to be. There were shops that sold dresses for over a thousand dollars, cafes with ludicrously expensive coffees, and stretches of wooden walkways and beaches where tourists could get a great view of the ocean. The [[Protectorate ENE Headquarters]] were visible from here.<ref>The Boardwalk was where the tourists came.  Running north-to-south along the beach, there were shops that sold dresses for over a thousand dollars, cafes with ludicrously expensive coffees and stretches of wooden walkways and beaches where tourists could get a great view of the ocean.  From pretty much any point on the Docks, you could see one of Brockton Bay’s landmarks, the Protectorate Headquarters.  Besides being a marvel of architectural design with its arches and towers, the PHQ was a floating base of operations that a squadron of local superheroes called home, outfitted with a forcefield bubble and a missile defense system.  There had never been occasion for either to be used, but I had to admit, it made you feel safer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/gestation-1-3/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.3]]</ref>

Due to being next to the [[Docks]], the Boardwalk had private enforcers hired by merchants. Enforcers would scare off undesirables and would rough up shoplifters and panhandlers to keep them away. This was meant to reassure tourists and keep them from being scared off. Since the Protectorate HQ was nearby, Protectorate response was also relatively quick.<ref>The man in the uniform who was talking to a shop owner wasn’t a cop or security guard, but one of the enforcers the merchants of the Boardwalk hired to keep the undesirables from making trouble.  They were why the Boardwalk didn’t have beggars, addicts, or people wearing gang colors hanging around.  If your presence offended or worried the tourists, they would step up to scare you off.  If someone shoplifted or panhandled in the Boardwalk, they ran the risk that one or two enforcers would drag them behind one of the shops and teach them a lesson.  Anything more serious than shoplifting or panhandling, well, there was always someone on duty in the floating base of the Protectorate Headquarters.  Any of the store owners or employees could call the likes of Miss Militia, Armsmaster or Triumph in, given a minute.  The tourism revenue the Boardwalk picked up earned a lot of goodwill from the government and government sponsored capes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/agitation-3-2/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.2]]</ref>