Descending from one of the city’s wealthiest families, and with the looks and charm of a middle-aged movie star, Mayor Kane has amassed an immense amount of power during his relatively short time in local politics. His connections to the business world and organized crime keep him nearly untouchable—within metropolitan limits. However, his growing desire to break onto the national stage is hindered by his city’s flagging prosperity, most exemplified by the massive shantytown that has grown up in the middle of the city’s vast Paramount Park. In an attempt to revitalize his image, he has conceived a great World’s Fair that will drive out the shantytown and pave the way for the park to be redeveloped into real estate for his largest political donor, Alexander Galt.

Descending from one of the city’s wealthiest families, and with the looks and charm of a middle-aged movie star, Mayor Kane has amassed an immense amount of power during his relatively short time in local politics. His connections to the business world and organized crime keep him nearly untouchable—within metropolitan limits. However, his growing desire to break onto the national stage is hindered by his city’s flagging prosperity, most exemplified by the massive shantytown that has grown up in the middle of the city’s vast Paramount Park. In an attempt to revitalize his image, he has conceived a great World’s Fair that will drive out the shantytown and pave the way for the park to be redeveloped into real estate for his largest political donor, Alexander Galt.