Lower Capital City

Lower Capital City (derogatorily nicknamed the Gutter) is one of the two regions of Capital City, and one of the featured locations of Supermen: The Musical.

Origins
Like everything else featured in Supermen: The Musical, Lower Capital was born in collaboration between the show's two creators. Analogous to the Gotham City of the DC Comics Universe, Lower Capital is very much inspired by the American city of Chicago, Illinois. As each of the three founding members of The Justice League were originally meant to hail from very different places, Lower Capital served the urban role.

History
When Capital City was first founded, the Silver Gate River divided it into two separate divisions. The southern was known as Lower Capital City, the northern as Upper Capital City. Eventually the two were connected by the Silver Gate Bridge.

When the regions of the City were first established, at first they were separate, but equal. Over time, however, several unfair differences developed between them, and eventually the two became night and day of one another.