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Line 7: The Hartford Gardens began life as part of the lush family estate of the [[House Hartford|Hartford family]], owners of [[HartfordCo Industries]]. Thanks to the wealth born of a large number of [[Star League Defense Force]] parts contracts, during the [[Star League era]] the estate was a shining jewel, the garden filled with exotic flora collected throughout the [[Inner Sphere]], beautiful stone walls surrounding it to keep out the curious and uninvited. The fall of the [[Star League]] and the [[Succession Wars]] that followed led to the decline of both HartfordCo Industries and the estate, the family's mansion covered with vines as their neglected gardens grew thick and heavy, the estate's centerpiece carp ponds becoming nothing but murky mud holes. As years became decades and centuries, those who knew of the Hartford family feared the estate would eventually be abandoned to rot.<ref name=STR-18/> The Hartford Gardens began life as part of the lush family estate of the [[House Hartford|Hartford family]], owners of [[HartfordCo Industries]]. Thanks to the wealth born of a large number of [[Star League Defense Force]] parts contracts, during the [[Star League era]] the estate was a shining jewel, the garden filled with exotic flora collected throughout the [[Inner Sphere]], beautiful stone walls surrounding it to keep out the curious and uninvited. The fall of the [[Star League]] and the [[Succession Wars]] that followed led to the decline of both HartfordCo Industries and the estate, the family's mansion covered with vines as their neglected gardens grew thick and heavy, the estate's centerpiece carp ponds becoming nothing but murky mud holes. As years became decades and centuries, those who knew of the Hartford family feared the estate would eventually be abandoned to rot.<ref name=STR-18/> − They hadn't counted on the ingenuity of [[Jimmie Hartford]], 78-year-old resident of the mansion and heir to the Hartford estate, who used the last of the family's money to convert the gardens into a Class 4 BattleMech arena. His efforts mostly centered around clearing some paths and adding bunkers along the old garden wall for spectators as well as using some of HartfordCo's own technology to add a number of [[vibramine]]s and weapons turrets scattered through the gardens. While not an overnight success, attendance at the Gardens has been steadily increasing and Jimmie Hartford believes he'll soon be selling out the arena.<ref name=STR-18/> + They hadn't counted on the ingenuity of [[Jimmie Hartford]], 78-year old resident of the mansion and heir to the Hartford estate, who used the last of the family's money to convert the gardens into a Class 4 BattleMech arena. His efforts mostly centered around clearing some paths and adding bunkers along the old garden wall for spectators as well as using some of HartfordCo's own technology to add a number of [[vibramine]]s and weapons turrets scattered through the gardens. While not an overnight success, attendance at the Gardens has been steadily increasing and Jimmie Hartford believes he'll soon be selling out the arena.<ref name=STR-18/> While avoiding direct combat during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], the Hartford Gardens suffered significant damage its aftermath as a result of significantly increased use as both as a practice ground and as an alternative venue for the more war-ravaged arenas. The extent of the damage forced the Gardens' management to close the venue in [[3084]] for a fourteen-month renovation. Reopening as the "New Hartford Gardens" in [[3086]], many observers were bemused to see that the "New" Gardens were seemingly identical to the old Gardens before years of battle had taken its toll. Opting for a more evolutionary rather than revolutionary approach, Gardens management focused on enhancing the arena's features over adding new ones - increasing the height and strength of the walls to cope with post-Jihad weapons advances as well making both the mines and weapon turrets more powerful and deadly.<ref name=ETRORF-35/> While avoiding direct combat during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], the Hartford Gardens suffered significant damage its aftermath as a result of significantly increased use as both as a practice ground and as an alternative venue for the more war-ravaged arenas. The extent of the damage forced the Gardens' management to close the venue in [[3084]] for a fourteen-month renovation. Reopening as the "New Hartford Gardens" in [[3086]], many observers were bemused to see that the "New" Gardens were seemingly identical to the old Gardens before years of battle had taken its toll. Opting for a more evolutionary rather than revolutionary approach, Gardens management focused on enhancing the arena's features over adding new ones - increasing the height and strength of the walls to cope with post-Jihad weapons advances as well making both the mines and weapon turrets more powerful and deadly.<ref name=ETRORF-35/>
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The Hartford Gardens began life as part of the lush family estate of the [[House Hartford|Hartford family]], owners of [[HartfordCo Industries]]. Thanks to the wealth born of a large number of [[Star League Defense Force]] parts contracts, during the [[Star League era]] the estate was a shining jewel, the garden filled with exotic flora collected throughout the [[Inner Sphere]], beautiful stone walls surrounding it to keep out the curious and uninvited. The fall of the [[Star League]] and the [[Succession Wars]] that followed led to the decline of both HartfordCo Industries and the estate, the family's mansion covered with vines as their neglected gardens grew thick and heavy, the estate's centerpiece carp ponds becoming nothing but murky mud holes. As years became decades and centuries, those who knew of the Hartford family feared the estate would eventually be abandoned to rot.<ref name=STR-18/> | The Hartford Gardens began life as part of the lush family estate of the [[House Hartford|Hartford family]], owners of [[HartfordCo Industries]]. Thanks to the wealth born of a large number of [[Star League Defense Force]] parts contracts, during the [[Star League era]] the estate was a shining jewel, the garden filled with exotic flora collected throughout the [[Inner Sphere]], beautiful stone walls surrounding it to keep out the curious and uninvited. The fall of the [[Star League]] and the [[Succession Wars]] that followed led to the decline of both HartfordCo Industries and the estate, the family's mansion covered with vines as their neglected gardens grew thick and heavy, the estate's centerpiece carp ponds becoming nothing but murky mud holes. As years became decades and centuries, those who knew of the Hartford family feared the estate would eventually be abandoned to rot.<ref name=STR-18/> | ||
| − | They hadn't counted on the ingenuity of [[Jimmie Hartford]], 78-year | + | They hadn't counted on the ingenuity of [[Jimmie Hartford]], 78-year old resident of the mansion and heir to the Hartford estate, who used the last of the family's money to convert the gardens into a Class 4 BattleMech arena. His efforts mostly centered around clearing some paths and adding bunkers along the old garden wall for spectators as well as using some of HartfordCo's own technology to add a number of [[vibramine]]s and weapons turrets scattered through the gardens. While not an overnight success, attendance at the Gardens has been steadily increasing and Jimmie Hartford believes he'll soon be selling out the arena.<ref name=STR-18/> |
While avoiding direct combat during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], the Hartford Gardens suffered significant damage its aftermath as a result of significantly increased use as both as a practice ground and as an alternative venue for the more war-ravaged arenas. The extent of the damage forced the Gardens' management to close the venue in [[3084]] for a fourteen-month renovation. Reopening as the "New Hartford Gardens" in [[3086]], many observers were bemused to see that the "New" Gardens were seemingly identical to the old Gardens before years of battle had taken its toll. Opting for a more evolutionary rather than revolutionary approach, Gardens management focused on enhancing the arena's features over adding new ones - increasing the height and strength of the walls to cope with post-Jihad weapons advances as well making both the mines and weapon turrets more powerful and deadly.<ref name=ETRORF-35/> | While avoiding direct combat during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], the Hartford Gardens suffered significant damage its aftermath as a result of significantly increased use as both as a practice ground and as an alternative venue for the more war-ravaged arenas. The extent of the damage forced the Gardens' management to close the venue in [[3084]] for a fourteen-month renovation. Reopening as the "New Hartford Gardens" in [[3086]], many observers were bemused to see that the "New" Gardens were seemingly identical to the old Gardens before years of battle had taken its toll. Opting for a more evolutionary rather than revolutionary approach, Gardens management focused on enhancing the arena's features over adding new ones - increasing the height and strength of the walls to cope with post-Jihad weapons advances as well making both the mines and weapon turrets more powerful and deadly.<ref name=ETRORF-35/> | ||