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[[Image:Hooverville.jpg|250px|thumb|Hooverville in the middle of [[Central Park]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'')]]
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'''"Hooverville"''' was a name applied to shantytowns 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 temporarily 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 its unofficial leader.  
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|type        = [[Shanty town]]s
|location    = [[New York City]]
|first      = Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''
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'''"Hooverville"''' was a name applied to [[shanty town]]s 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 of America|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 (Daleks in Manhattan)|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 disappearance 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. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'')
The [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] visited the "Hooverville" in Central Park in [[1930]], and helped investigate where many of its residents were disappearing to whilst working for [[Mr Diagoras]]. They found that many of them 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 became evident [[Solomon]] rallied the occupants of Hoovervile into an army (of sorts) to defend the town, but as it became desperate he attempted a negotiation, but was exterminated by [[Dalek Caan]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'', ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'')  
Cult of Skaro members [[Dalek Caan]] and [[Dalek Jast|Jast]] attacked this Hooverville with a troop of pig slaves. When the attack began, [[Solomon (Daleks in Manhattan)|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]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'')
 
The settlement established by the surviving inhabitants of [[Arcopolis]] reminded the Doctor a little of Hooverville. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eyeless (novel)|The Eyeless]]'')


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Latest revision as of 18:25, 3 September 2020

Hooverville

"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.

The Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones visited the Hooverville in Central Park in 1930. They helped investigate the disappearance 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. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan)

Cult of Skaro members Dalek Caan and Jast 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. (TV: Evolution of the Daleks)

The settlement established by the surviving inhabitants of Arcopolis reminded the Doctor a little of Hooverville. (PROSE: The Eyeless)

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