Infohub at Calleta
Calleta’s Hobo Railroad Infohub was developed by Orhalla Zander and is assigned to the group Hobo Reservation. At the time of this writing the land is marked claimed on February 28, 2006. The description on the parcel reads, “It be dah home fer deh homeless tah enjoy sl, fishin n sleepin in dar boxes. Com’er down n relax.” Gotta love the colloquialism! The main plot is 13,136m2 but an additional 12,336m2 of Protected Land makes nearly half of the region Governor Linden-owned land. This area also features a stretch of the Second Life Railroad (SLRR).
The Infohub itself is dug deeper to form sort of a pit. A bonfire sits near the middle surrounded by what appears to be discarded furniture. Numerous freebie-dispensing items surround the perimeter and a map of the Mainland continents is easily visible. A nearly collapsed stretch of railroad track lies to the south including some rail cars. Next to this is a weathered dock with a connected ship. There is plenty to explore here away from the Infohub rez spot, and even more free items to be found.
Rail Mall & Grand Calleta Terminal takes up an additional 13,776m2 of land and features a bustling train yard with sounds and particles indicating the trains are ready to go. The Rail Mall appears to be the twelve-story skyscraper, but as it is wholly empty it doesn’t make much of a mall. A nice elevator let’s you ride to each floor and even the roof where a helicopter sits on its pad.
On the east side you’ll find Rags to Riches, another hobo-themed build. The Bodega Supermarket has plenty of items to give away, making sure new hobos can smoke away their homeless lives. As the land description states, “Hobo Created Store for your every needless thing.” The Hobo Pawnshop is stocked with freebie vendors.
As a build Calleta is average to above-average. The other region parcel owners seem to be following the theme. The hub itself is fairly massive, but I’m not sure how well the rez area does at encouraging new residents to explore the neighboring train and dock areas which are more interesting designs. As an Infohub Calleta has an interesting theme that is well executed. How good a decision to initiate new users through the “bum milieu” is certainly debatable.