The sanctuary is a factory.

They probably avoid well known landmarks like the white house and the monument because many other groups have probably already thought of it, and they would rather avoid running into hostiles in those areas.

 

The factory is a 2 hour drive from Alexandria, along roads the saviors likely have cleared. There's no inconsistency. There's no reason a factory can't have greenery around it. It could be 2 miles outside of a town. Are you talking about the prison they lived in for 1.5 seasons? Its over 600 miles away, in Georgia. Southern prisons are often somewhat rural. Cause people don't want them in their backyard.

 

Maybe they should find themselves a shopping mall.

One that they can barricade the entrance doors with trucks, that also has it's own power plant that looks after it's self. A fully stocked gun store would be a bonus and several department stores would be nice, just in case you need something for a dinner party.

Erm, no sorry, that shit's been done. Twice.

Seriously though, what's the chances that there is the remnants of the Government hanging out at the White house, the Capitol and other Government buildings and locations.

I'm guessing that these would have been very well stocked, guarded and physically secure at least at the start of the ZA and could have probably survived for a good long time without even venturing into the City or further.

It could make for a good story arc after the defeat of The Saviors and after the various communities come together to form their own "New" nation with an elected Government of their own.
Which Government would be the legitimate one? The one from DC with continuity from the time before the ZA, or the new one put their by the people?

I'm guessing the one with the biggest guns and the most people would be the winner in any conflict and be the "Legitimate" government.

 

If you're looking for very realistic traits you're watching the wrong show. I've commented similar things before. For example, why did they drive that p.o.s. rv of Dale's when they could have gone to any car or RV lot and had any brand new vehicle they wanted/needed. When they were near Atlanta why didn't they raid any outdoor store they could find for good guns rather than use baseball bat barrells for silencers? We could pick it apart all day, but in the end it's a fictional tv show that we find entertaining, so I can cut them slack.

 

What farm? Hershel's farm? Like the prison, the farm was in Georgia, about 600 miles away.

 

If they started off in Atlanta.....for 3 seasons.....and are now in Alexandria...... and the location of Alexandria is right outside DC......I am curious how you didn't know how far they have traveled. LOL

 

Ambien.

 

I practically did in the early 90s, it wasn't that much fun.

 

The farm was in Georgia, as has been said.

I'm 44, was born in DC and have been in NoVa my whole life. There is no area at all in the Alexandria area that resembles that sort of woodland where the safe zone is and certainly no area that resembles where the Sanctuary is. There is nothing left that wooded anymore in the immediate DC suburbs unless it's a park and the more "foresty" suburban areas aren't anywhere near that close to DC.

Maybe crime is still so bad in DC that no one will go even during the ZA. I keed, I keed... sort of...

The only way to get to the top of the Washington Monument would be the stairs... a whole lot of them. Wouldn't really be very practical for a holdout since the observation area is relatively small and you'd still have to go up and down constantly for supplies and etcetera. The good point? Your cardio would be astounding.

Fences, even at the WH, won't stop a determined horde. We saw the constantly need for culling at the prison. It could be done, but wouldn't be any safer than anywhere else just because it's the WH.

The Capitol building really wouldn't be safe at all. Maybe if they could make it to Mt Weather, about 60 miles west of DC, but they'd likely never be let in, assuming there's anyone there still.

Nick

 

Yeah, people still do walk to the top of Monument as a challenge. It's different when you're doing it possibly multiple times daily and have to lug supplies and God knows what else with you LOL! Rule #1, though... cardio...

You're 100% right about the wooded areas. They just do not exist in DC or the suburbs except for parks, certainly nothing with residences and stuff right smack in the middle of them. Alexandria as a community popped up before the ZA and even that technically shouldn't be... there wouldn't be anywhere for it to exist. You'd have to go waaaaaaay out west toward Western Loudoun to get anything like that at all and, much more likely, parts of the Winchester area and West Virginia. Even Winchester is changing and becoming more "NoVa" in some ways, but it will never really be "Fairfax'ed" or "Loudoun'ed," so to speak.

Maybe the Sanctuary is in Martinsburg LOL!!!

They've have Lowe's in Georgetown, too LOL! Take a little ride over to Old Town and hang at the Torpedo Factory or hell, even just find a suite at The Watergate!