Bakerville is a neighborhood of Astro City, known for its large African-American population. It's been the stomping ground of several of the Astro's heroes, most notably Jack-in-the-Box.
History[]
Bakerville's history dates back to when the city was still called Romeyn Falls. Its first residents arrived in the late 19th century, many of them black men and women who came to work in the mines, factories, and railroads in Romeyn Falls. For a long time, the neighborhood was derisively called "Darkietown", but was eventually christened Bakerville, after its unofficial mayor, "Coffin" Earl Baker, who ran a store that served as a barbershop, newsstand, and hospital.
The neighborhood soon became home to Romeyn Falls' ragtime scene, centered around Freeman's Bar, where Skittery Jim Corvus played. The bar attracted folks from all over Bakerville, and even beyond; white kids from the university started visiting as well. Eventually, fears of miscegenation attracted the white supremacist Knights of the Western Lily, who set fire to the bar and then summoned the police to make sure nobody tried to build a new bar.
Around 1904, Astro City proper had its own ragtime concert at the Gaiety music hall, and the mysterious Mister Cakewalk began appearing in Bakerville. He robbed the Gaiety and distributed the loot to Hubie Freeman and those who had been beaten by the Knights of the Western Lily.
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| Groups |
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| Civilians |
| Cammie Aarons • Maria Luisa Alvarado • Darcy Conroy • Marella Cowper • Danielle • Irene Costello • Johnny Crash • Barry Daniels • Tamra Dixon • Marta Dobrescu • Marcy Doerr • Pete Donacek • Rosa Vlacek Donewicz • Caroleen Enright • Sara-Lynne Felton • Elaine Girbachs • Jedson Godfrey • Cherry Goldstein • Mitch Goodman • Enzio Grandenetti • Gerald Greenwald • Peter Hanlan • Gretchen Hastings • Roscoe James • Jerome Johnson • Mick Keneally • Margaret Isles Kinney • Thomas William Kinney • Steve McAnn • Dirk McCallum • Jose Manziano • Corliss McBride • Gordon Meadows • Irene Merriwether • Elliot Mills • Manny Monkton • Aggie Morisi • Nadia • Vincent Oleck • Doctor Prochnow • Ben Pullam • Faith Pullman • Maggie Pullman • Carl Donewicz • Martha Sullivan • Michael Tenicek • Miranda Tenicek • Stanley Tripp • Anders Van Rupert • Ramon Vega • Charles Raymond Williams • Royal James Williams • Eyes |
| Others |
| Anansi • Broken Man • Bullroarer • Colonial • Crimson Cougar • Dark Centurion • El Guerrero • Enelsians • Eterneon • Helia • Incarnate • Insiders • Iron Cross • Kookaburra • Krunch • Looney Leo • Mister Smartie • Mordecai Chalk • Mountain Gnomes • Night Creatures • Rockslide • Scavenger Peoples • Sledgehammer • Skrek • Tentacus • Teusz • Thunderhead • Torori • Tourist • Trenchers • Trolls • Untouchable • Zonn |
| Locations |
| Astro City • Old Town • Shadow Hill • Patterson Heights • Goldwater Heights • Kanewood • Derbyfield • Center City • Gainesville • Hartley • Biro Island • Torres Island • Chesler • District Hill • Bakerville • Memorial Park • Mount Kirby Observatory • Romeyn Falls Historical Center • Wildenberg Center • Fox-Broome University • Schwartz Field • Dedication Park • Centennial Park • Rosenberger Jr. High School • Founders Park • Robinson Prep School • AstroBank Tower • Binderbeck Plaza • Fort Kanigher • Fisher Garden • Grandenetti Cathedral • Kiefer Square • Iger Square • Bruiser's Bar & Grill • Caniff International Airport • Classic Hotel • Berrill Stadium • Goodman-Donenfeld Industries • Craig Avenue Bar & Grill • Gottfredson Bridge • Gleason Bridge • Westside Highway • Hughes Bridge • Martin Lieber Tunnel • Calkins Bridge • Outcault Bridge |
| Comics |
| Homage Studios Astro City (Volume 1) • Astro City (Volume 2) • Astro City 3D Special #1 |
| Wildstorm Astro City: Local Heroes • Astro City/Arrowsmith #1 • Astro City Special: Supersonic #1 • Astro City: A Vistor's Guide #1 • Astro City: The Dark Age (Volume 1) • Astro City Special: Samaritan #1 • Astro City: The Dark Age (Volume 2) • Astro City: Beautie #1 • Astro City: The Dark Age (Volume 3) • Astro City Special: Astra #1 • Astro City: The Dark Age (Volume 4) • Astro City: Silver Agent • Astro City: Shining Stars |
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| Creators |
| Kurt Busiek • Brent Anderson • Alex Ross |