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[[file:Hooverville.jpg|250px|thumb|Hooverville in the middle of [[Central Park]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'')]] | [[file:Hooverville.jpg|250px|thumb|Hooverville in the middle of [[Central Park]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'')]] | ||
'''"Hooverville"''' was a name applied to | '''"Hooverville"''' was a name applied to shanty towns that arose during the [[Great Depression]]. Named after [[Herbert Hoover]] — the [[President of the United States]] at the time of the onset of the Depression — they were located all over [[United States|America]], and housed people made homeless by the economic downturn. One was even situated in the middle of [[Central Park]] in [[Manhattan]]. A man known as [[Solomon]] acted as the unofficial leader. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] visited the "Hooverville" in Central Park in [[1930]], | The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] visited the "Hooverville" in Central Park in [[1930]],. They helped investigate the disappearence of many of its residents whilst working for [[Mr Diagoras]]. They found that they had been kidnapped and subjected to genetic experiments by the [[Cult of Skaro]] turning them into beings known as [[pig slave]]s. | ||
Cult of Skaro members [[Dalek Caan]] and [[Dalek Thay|Thay]] attacked this Hooverville with a troop of pig slaves. When the attack | Cult of Skaro members [[Dalek Caan]] and [[Dalek Thay|Thay]] attacked this Hooverville with a troop of pig slaves. When the attack began, [[Solomon]] rallied the occupants of Hoovervile to defend the town, but as it became desperate he attempted a negotiation. He was exterminated by [[Dalek Caan]]. This act shocked [[Dalek Sec]], who had recently became a [[Human-Dalek]], causing him to interevene when Dalek Caan prepared to kill the Doctor. Sec agreed to the Doctor's demand that people of Hooverville be spared. The Doctor saved [[Laszlo]]'s life, after he became a [[Pig slave]]. He lived in Hooverville with [[Tallulah]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'', ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 02:37, 16 September 2011
"Hooverville" was a name applied to shanty towns that arose during the Great Depression. Named after Herbert Hoover — the President of the United States at the time of the onset of the Depression — they were located all over America, and housed people made homeless by the economic downturn. One was even situated in the middle of Central Park in Manhattan. A man known as Solomon acted as the unofficial leader.
History
The Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones visited the "Hooverville" in Central Park in 1930,. They helped investigate the disappearence of many of its residents whilst working for Mr Diagoras. They found that they had been kidnapped and subjected to genetic experiments by the Cult of Skaro turning them into beings known as pig slaves.
Cult of Skaro members Dalek Caan and Thay attacked this Hooverville with a troop of pig slaves. When the attack began, Solomon rallied the occupants of Hoovervile to defend the town, but as it became desperate he attempted a negotiation. He was exterminated by Dalek Caan. This act shocked Dalek Sec, who had recently became a Human-Dalek, causing him to interevene when Dalek Caan prepared to kill the Doctor. Sec agreed to the Doctor's demand that people of Hooverville be spared. The Doctor saved Laszlo's life, after he became a Pig slave. He lived in Hooverville with Tallulah. (DW: Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks)
