Victoria Flatblock

Victoria Flatblock is a large, modern apartment complex situated in the town, just past the Duke of New York and the old public library. It marks the boundary between the newer municipal areas and the historic district of Oldtown, where the older, wealthier residents live in ancient houses. The flatblock is named after some unspecified victory, reflecting the municipal naming conventions of the town's architecture. It serves as a key landmark on the route from the Duke of New York to the Manse, the home of the wealthy cat lady who becomes Alex's victim. The area around Victoria Flatblock is described as having "starry type houses" where "starry lewdies" reside, including thin old colonels and widows with cats, indicating a sharp social and architectural contrast between the flatblock and the older neighborhood it borders.