The Alleys

The Alleys is the first chapter in Crash Course.

Trivia

 * The body of the Chopper Pilot can be found directly behind the starting point of this chapter. Each Survivor will comment on this, excluding Bill.


 * Francis thinks that the Survivors are in Canada.
 * There is a possibility of a Tank appearing just after you leave the helicopter wreckage.
 * When entering the Warehouse, Safe room Graffiti can be found in the small room adjacent to the entrance. Judging by the fact that the graffiti is found in a room that is not an official "safe room", the graffiti found inside the room supports some theories that a group of bikers were using it as a makeshift safe room.
 * Judging by the graffiti mentioned above, the bikers mentioned in the graffiti are believed to have taken a similar view on the Infection in a manner much like that of Francis since the graffiti features a tally made by a biker gang which more than likely represents a Infected kill count for each biker. The tic marks on the tally marked with different colored marker probably represent Special Infected killed. In conclusion, the bikers' reaction to the outbreak can be seen as being more practical than serious due to their aggressive and violent nature.
 * Some graffiti features the title "Angels of Death" and skulls below with names on them, as well as a large group of tallies (660). It may indicate that, most likely, a band of bikers (according to the name and the skulls) stayed there till their death and counted their kills as they held out.
 * There is a note next to the sketches of the gang skulls mocking them saying, "World is coming to an end and they are drawing pictures." The writing above it inscribes, "SICK Bastards", probably agreeing with the previous comment on the bikers moral values.
 * Francis mentions working for a delivery company after passing by a delivery truck. He continues and claims he quit because of the shorts.
 * The new starting menu screen takes place of the fallen helicopter of The Alleys. However, this menu screen update may be exclusive to the PC version of the game since the menu screen for the X-box version appears to be completely unchanged.
 * It is possible that this level is a test of the new director abilities to be seen in Left 4 Dead 2, at least in part. For example, the alarmed cars can be in different places around the level, and random weapon spawn where they aren't always in groups, a trend seen in beta footage for Left 4 Dead 2.
 * This chapter was named "The Train Station" from Blood Harvest's chapter 4. Which was then changed to The Alleys
 * There is a fire extinguisher under the blades of the crashed helicopter which leads some fans to believe that the Survivors made an attempt to put out the flames from the wreckage but decided to simply give up.