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[[ | [[Image:Little Tauron.jpg|thumb|Apartment buildings and the public market in Little Tauron.]] | ||
'''Little Tauron''' is a neighborhood in [[Caprica City]], | '''Little Tauron''' is a neighborhood in [[Caprica City]], [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], notable for its large population of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] immigrants. | ||
The area is located in downtown Caprica City and consists of a string of open markets and businesses, as well as older, brick apartment buildings - a stark contrast from many of Caprica City's more modern architecture | The area is located in downtown Caprica City and consists of a string of open markets and businesses, as well as older, brick apartment buildings - a stark contrast from many of Caprica City's more modern architecture ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica (pilot)]]", "[[Rebirth]]"). Many of the businesses cater to its Tauron residents, with signage printed in both the Caprican and Tauron languages {{CAP|Rebirth}}. | ||
In the years before the [[First Cylon War]], Little Tauron is a hub of activity for the [[Ha'la'tha]]; members of the Tauron crime syndicate walking freely and with near impunity despite the presence of a nearby [[Caprica City Police]] substation {{CAP|Rebirth}}. The back room at [[Goldie's Off Track Betting]] is used by the [[Ha'la'tha]] as a meeting place and hangout {{CAP|Reins of a Waterfall}}. Ha'la'tha enforcer [[Sam Adama]] in particular considers Goldie's his place {{CAP|Here Be Dragons}}. | In the years before the [[First Cylon War]], Little Tauron is a hub of activity for the [[Ha'la'tha]]; members of the Tauron crime syndicate walking freely and with near impunity despite the presence of a nearby [[Caprica City Police]] substation {{CAP|Rebirth}}. The back room at [[Goldie's Off Track Betting]] is used by the [[Ha'la'tha]] as a meeting place and hangout {{CAP|The Reins of a Waterfall}}. Ha'la'tha enforcer [[Sam Adama]] in particular considers Goldie's his place {{CAP|Here Be Dragons}}. | ||
Sam Adama's older brother, [[Joseph Adama]], lives in Little Tauron with his wife [[Shannon Adama|Shannon]], daughter [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]], son [[Willie Adama|Willie]], and mother-in-law, [[Ruth]] at 615 Olympic Street #3 | Sam Adama's older brother, [[Joseph Adama]], lives in Little Tauron with his wife [[Shannon Adama|Shannon]], daughter [[Tamara Adama|Tamara]], son [[Willie Adama|Willie]], and mother-in-law, [[Ruth]] at 615 Olympic Street #3 ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica (pilot)]]", "[[There is Another Sky]]") . Following the deaths of Shannon and Tamara, Adama continues to live in the family's apartment, braving an assassination attempt there before ultimately watching his son Willie die from a gunshot wound to the abdomen in the back room of Goldie's {{CAP|Here Be Dragons}}. Despite such tragedies, Adama stays in Little Tauron, living in the apartment on Olympic Street with new wife [[Evelyn Adama|Evelyn]] and young son [[William Adama|William]] for at least several years ([[CAP]]: "[[Apotheosis (episode)]]"). | ||
:''It's unclear how long the Adamas stay in Little Tauron as documents seen in [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|The Re-imagined Series]] episode "[[Hero]]" suggest William Adama was raised in [[Qualai]], Caprica, not Caprica City. This later contradicted by Adama himself claiming to have been raised in Caprica City in ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''. | |||
[[Tad Thorean|Tad "Herecles" Thorean]] works in a grocery store in Little Tauron {{CAP|The Imperfections of Memory}}. | [[Tad Thorean|Tad "Herecles" Thorean]] works in a grocery store in Little Tauron {{CAP|The Imperfections of Memory}}. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Presumably, the area became a Tauron neighborhood after the [[Tauron Civil War]] that displaced many native Tauron peoples. | *Presumably, the area became a Tauron neighborhood after the [[Tauron Civil War]] that displaced many native Tauron peoples. | ||
[[Image: Little Tauron, Pilot Version.jpg|thumb|Establishing shot of Little Tauron in the DVD version of the Caprica pilot episode.]] | |||
*Little Tauron features a very prominent visual reference to the real world with the famous [[Wikipedia: Pike Place Market|Pike Place Market]] sign from [[Wikipedia: Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] appearing in the digital matte painting of the location. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/aharvey2k/4360996970/] | *Little Tauron features a very prominent visual reference to the real world with the famous [[Wikipedia: Pike Place Market|Pike Place Market]] sign from [[Wikipedia: Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] appearing in the digital matte painting of the location. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/aharvey2k/4360996970/] | ||
*For the pilot episode of ''Caprica'', Joseph Adama's Little Tauron apartment was shot in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]]'s Waterfall Building, the same location used for | *For the pilot episode of ''Caprica'', Joseph Adama's Little Tauron apartment was shot in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]]'s Waterfall Building, the same location used for [[Kara Thrace]]'s [[Delphi]] apartment building. In subsequent episodes, the apartment is a sound stage set and digital matte painting. <ref>http://www.visitcaprica.com/2011/01/episode-1-pilot.html</ref> | ||
*Exteriors for Little Tauron were shot in Vancouver's [[Wikipedia:Chinatown, Vancouver|Chinatown]] area. <ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/24/entertainment/la-ca-workinghollywood24-2010jan24</ref> | *Exteriors for Little Tauron were shot in Vancouver's [[Wikipedia:Chinatown, Vancouver|Chinatown]] area. <ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/24/entertainment/la-ca-workinghollywood24-2010jan24</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||