

He won the election thanks to the votes of the upper stands citizens, and issued the anti-ghoul decree of 2282 in his inaugural speech. ĭiamond City fell prey to a surge of anti- ghoul sentiment, fanned by mayoral candidate McDonough and his anti-ghoul Mankind for McDonough platform. Her activism has galvanized support for fixing the city's problems, such as corruption among the Diamond City security officers, poorly maintained infrastructure, and lack of maintenance on the Wall separating the city from the wasteland. Piper Wright and her sister Nat also immigrated to the city to found Publick Occurrences, a newspaper dedicated to changing the city for the better. The restaurant rapidly became a staple of Diamond City culture. In 2272, a new restaurant named Power Noodles was established in the city market, with a Protectron known as Takahashi at the helm. One of its more dubious contributions is Goodneighbor, a settlement founded in 2240 by a group of criminals banished from the city, who quickly turned the new town into a haven for activities frowned upon in Diamond City. The city continued to grow despite these troubles, affecting the Commonwealth in many ways. Since the event, the fear has only escalated due to regular and unexplained disappearances that have persisted for over half a century. This single incident planted seeds of fear that eventually blossomed into full-scale paranoia about the Institute and its abductions. After Diamond City security took him down, an examination of his remains revealed that he was a synth. Carter suddenly opened fire at a centrally located Diamond City bar, killing several citizens. The Broken Mask incident that occurred fifty years later, in 2229, had a far more lasting impact. In 2180, the Commonwealth Minutemen defended the city from an attacking horde of super mutants, causing the militia's rise to prominence. The stadium and its residents have experienced several significant events since the War. These overlooked the Lower Fields (the baseball field itself,) where those with less means took up residence. It developed a degree of social stratification, as wealthier residents came to occupy properties in the settlement's exclusive Upper Stands neighborhood, built in the elevated stadium seating.

The settlement established itself as a safe haven for settlers of the Commonwealth, thanks to what its residents affectionately referred to as " the Wall." Later decades saw Diamond City grow into the Commonwealth's largest and most prosperous community.

With the years of pre- War baseball long past, Diamond City was founded in the stadium's stead. As such, Diamond City also doubles as a shelter during the reclamation of Boston. Despite this, it is still a shantytown contained within a baseball stadium, showing humanity's struggle for survival in 2287 and the difficulties involved with trying to reclaim the Boston area. Diamond City Radio, which can be heard across the Commonwealth, is a symbol of its prosperity and might. With its own police force, public school, robust agriculture and industry, and a great deal of economic influence across the region, it is by far the most prosperous settlement in the Commonwealth. Its distinctive green color is visible on the tall, reinforced wall, earning the left-field wall nickname the "Green Monster." In 2130, Diamond City was founded within Boston's baseball stadium, Fenway Park, which once hosted the "swatting sultans".
