Historic District

Map of the Historic District

The Historic District is the final part of Empire City Cole gains access to, even though he momentarily limps through it shortly after the Blast. This district is the site of a crater from the six-block detonation of the Ray Sphere that unlocked Cole's powers, but also set in motion the events that shaped Empire City into the hellhole seen by Cole now, two weeks after the explosion. The southern draw bridge that once connected the Historic District with the Neon had only received minor structural damage from the blast, but as Cole approached the bridge, another surge of electricity ran through him, making him lose what little control of his power he had to begin with. When powerful bolts of lightning manifested themselves around Cole, Zeke screamed that the terrorists were attacking again and calls for Cole to cross the bridge into the Neon, but the bolts of lightning followed Cole, obliterating the rest of it, turning the bridge into just a gap of scrap laced water between the two districts. Luckily for Cole, a wire remained, allowing him to simply grind across this gap. The shady organization known as the First Sons, who were already operating out of Empire City, quickly seized control of the Historic District, due to a lack of any sort of law enforcement agency.

The group in control of this district are the First Sons. They wear dark trench coats and gasmasks, and their leader is Kessler.

There is a building that appears to be based on the Chrysler Building, surrounding Ground Zero.

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The Blast

The Blast from the perspective of a helicopter