13.  GALLAGHER APARTMENTS

A large 6 story 120 room apartment building.  They have 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments for rent at prices reasonable even for the Combat Zone.  Like most of the buildings in the area, the Gallagher has seen more than its share of abuse and neglect though.  Paint peels from the walls, the pipes are in horrible disrepair leaving the water unsafe to drink, and many walls, and even floors have holes in them.  The building is run by a man named Sheldon Garrim.  Sheldon has been described as incredibly sleazy and tasteless, and lives on the first floor of the building. 

His brother Waldor handles maintenance and lives in the basements, next to the tenant storage areas.  Waldor is even creepier than his brother, and most of the tenants prefer to fix problems with the building themselves rather than let either of the men into their apartments.  Rumors abound about the brothers, the most prevalent being that they are using aliases and have a secret trove of wealth but are wanted for sex offenses and thus dare not leave the Zone.  Still for all the Gallaghers faults, it beats squatting, and having to constantly defend your home from invaders like the vast majority of Zone dwellers.

Written By Deric Bernier, Images from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Hard Wired

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