Whitehill

Whitehill is a residential district of Azure City bordered on the north and east by the Canal. It is the location of the Elementary School. The district is served by the Whitehill station of the Azure Metro.

Etymology
Whitehill was named for the colour of the buildings that dominated it in the earliest days of the settlement. The district was formerly known as Kanalen, but this name was abandoned after it was decided that this would conflict with the naming of Canal Street, part of EW Avenue 2 on the opposite side of the Canal.

History
Whitehill was the location of the beginning of the First Renaissance, built between mid-2495 and mid-2496. The building of the Skystone Shophouse in the northeast of the settlement began a wave of development south of the canal, first along Whitehill Avenue and then south in the direction of Spleefhill, further leading to a boom in construction in various parts of the city.

Architecture
Whitehill was historically a highly diverse district, as can be seen from its architecture. The district contains mansions designed for the leaders of the city and Whitehill Row with its large two-storey apartments as well as the Monolith, an example of brutalist architecture originally designed to provide cheap housing for the lower classes of society, with living spaces considered small at the time. However, the district has become gentrified in recent years due to the conversion of the north of the Valley district west of Whitehill into the new City Center. The relatively small apartments of the Monolith have therefore become highly desirable due to the building's proximity to the new city center and Valley Square.