The Kashmir Restaurant, abandoned during the events following the 1958 New Year's Eve Riots.
A poster advertising the 1958 Masquerade Ball.
The 1958 New Year's Eve Riots were the beginning of the Civil War between Atlas and Andrew Ryan for control of Rapture. On December 31, 1958, Atlas led a large segment of lower-class citizens in a series of attacks on Rapture's upper-class areas and population. One of the places that was hit first and hardest was the Kashmir Restaurant in Rapture's main transportation hub, which was hosting a New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball. Ryan Amusements was hit as well, being temporarily cut off from the rest of Rapture, which led to the demises of many caught inside the park at the time, including Nina Carnegie and Carlson Fiddle.
An audio diary was recorded by Diane McClintock at the exact moment when the riots begin: New Year's Eve Alone. Diane was attending the party in the Kashmir Restaurant, but shortly after the diary began she was injured and cut the recording short.
BioShock 2
The same night, the bonded Subject Delta and Eleanor Lamb were making regular rounds gathering ADAM when Eleanor was attacked by a group of splicers from the Rapture Family under Sofia Lamb. Eleanor was ultimately taken back by her mother and Delta was commanded into committing suicide by Sofia Lamb while under her control from the Hypnotize plasmid.
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