Lord Street

<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Lord Street</default></title>

<image source="image"><default>File:Placeholder location.png</default></image> <header>Basic Information</header> <image source="map"></image> <label>Type</label> <label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label> <label>Inhabitants</label> <header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label> </infobox> Lord Street was the main road that ran through Brockton Bay, running parallel to the water.<ref name="8.5e5">Laserdream changed course, to follow Lord street, the main road that ran through the city and downtown, tracing the line of the bay.
“What are you doing?” I asked her.
“The wreckage goes this way,” she responded. - excerpt from Extermination 8.5</ref>

Geography/Description

Lord Street was four lanes wide in the heart of Downtown.

Points of Interest

There was a bridge over Lord Street on the edge of the Docks that led east almost to the Boardwalk.<ref>The route I took varied every day, at my father’s insistence, but it usually took me to the same place. In Brockton Bay, going east took you to one of two places. You either ended up at the Docks, or you ended up at the Boardwalk. Because most areas of the Docks were not the sort of place that you just breezed through, given the vagrants, gang members and general crime, I stuck to main roads leading past the Docks and to the Boardwalk. It was usually close to seven by the time I got to the bridge that went over Lord Street. From there, it was a block to the Boardwalk. - excerpt from Agitation 3.1</ref>

Taylor and Danny Hebert's house was on a street off Lord Street.<ref name= I19e1">They turned off Lord Street, onto the street that Taylor’s house was on. - excerpt from Interlude 19</ref>

Lord Street passed through Genesis' territory.<ref>Calvert had dropped me in Genesis’ territory. It was about as far away as I could be from where I wanted to be, about ten minutes drive down Lord street and then a ways towards the water, if someone was driving quickly. - excerpt from Monarch 16.12</ref>

Dolltown was two blocks west of Lord Street. From there it was a 30 minute walk down Lord Street to PRT ENE Headquarters.<ref name="9.5e1">She suppressed her annoyance at the child’s gift and offered a smile instead, “Thank you, Parian.”
“Let’s go,” Flechette spoke, “Back to headquarters?”
“Back to headquarters. Come on, we’ll take my shortcut.”
They walked two blocks east to reach Lord street. Beneath the water’s surface, they could see a fissure that ran down the center of the road, zig-zagging from one lane to the other.
Vista stepped out into the middle of the road at the edge of the fissure, then concentrated. She felt her power extend to every solid object in front of her, formed a map in her head. There was nobody out there, which made it easier. Slowly, carefully, she began adjusting. She truncated the length of Lord street, then did it again, repeating the process to make the four lane road shorter and shorter.
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They had reached the PRT building. A trip that had taken them thirty minutes on the way out had taken them four on the way back, with the aid of Vista’s power. - excerpt from Sentinel 9.5 </ref>

Tattletale's lair was in a shelter a short distance from Lord street.<ref>The city block that hosted Tattletale’s hideout was a short distance from Lord street, and it sported only two intact buildings. - excerpt from Infestation 11.4</ref>

History

Background

Grue's apartment when living with his dad was two blocks from Lord Street. He took a cab from Lord Street to his mother's place during his trigger event.<ref> “I went with my father and my sister Aisha went with my mom [...] We weren’t close. It wasn’t really possible, since I was living at the south end of the city and she was up here. But one night, I got a text from her. Two words: ‘Help me’. I called, but the line was busy. To this day, I don’t know why I took it so seriously, but I got over to my mom’s place as fast as was humanly possible. Ran out the front door, sprinted two blocks to Lord Street, downtown, and grabbed a cab [...] even if I was only fifteen, I was tall for my age, I was fit, and I knew how to throw a punch. - excerpt from Shell 4.4</ref>

On at least one occasion Emma and her family took Lord Street to visit Taylor Hebert's house.<ref name= I19e1"/>

Story Start

The bridge over Lord Street on the edge of the Docks was frequently taken by Taylor Hebert during her morning runs.<ref name="3.1e1">The route I took varied every day, at my father’s insistence, but it usually took me to the same place. In Brockton Bay, going east took you to one of two places. You either ended up at the Docks, or you ended up at the Boardwalk. Because most areas of the Docks were not the sort of place that you just breezed through, given the vagrants, gang members and general crime, I stuck to main roads leading past the Docks and to the Boardwalk. It was usually close to seven by the time I got to the bridge that went over Lord Street. From there, it was a block to the Boardwalk. - excerpt from Agitation 3.1</ref>

During the Battle against Leviathan, Skitter and Laserdream flew along Lord Street chasing Leviathan.<ref name="8.5e5"/>

Post-Leviathan

Parts of Lord Street Downtown near Dolltown were flooded, although shallow enough to walk on, with a large fissure running down the middle. However, most of the road was relatively smooth sailing.<ref>I closed my eyes, arranging my bugs into an arrow on the dashboard of the van. They rearranged themselves into a right turn sign to steer him toward Lord street, and from there it was relatively smooth sailing. - excerpt from Scourge 19.4</ref> There was a shelter established somewhere on Lord Street for people rendered homeless by the attack.<ref>He went on, “I can give you directions to the nearest shelter if you want. It’s new, just a little ways up Lord street here. There may be space.” - excerpt from Infestation 11.g</ref>

Flechette and Vista used Lord Street to walk back from Dolltown, with Vista distorting it to make the journey four minutes long.<ref name="9.5e1"/>

Cherish encountered a soldier on guard on Lord Street. She stole his truck and killed him.<ref>Infestation 11.g</ref>

Post-Slaughterhouse Nine

Coil's Betrayal teleported Skitter to a house on Lord Street for her execution.<ref name="3.1e1"/>

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