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'''Westminster''' is a four-and-a-half block | [[Image:Westminster (GTA4) (northeastwards).jpg|thumb|300px|Westminster as viewed to the northeast from the top of a Golden Pier building.]] | ||
'''Westminster''' is a four-and-a-half block neighborhood in [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] on the shores of the [[West River]]. Westminster borders [[Purgatory]] to the north, [[Star Junction]] by Frankfort Avenue to the east, and [[The Meat Quarter]] is on it's southern border. | |||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
Westminster is primarily depicted as a mixed-use district, where residential and commercial buildings are concentrated towards Frankfort Avenue to the east and industrial buildings to Union Drive West and the West River harbor, which houses piers. However, the waterfront of | Westminster is primarily depicted as a mixed-use district, where residential and commercial buildings are concentrated towards Frankfort Avenue to the east and industrial buildings to Union Drive West and the West River harbor, which houses piers. However, the waterfront of Westminster has apparently underwent urban renewal. The piers are collectively referred to as [[Golden Pier]]. | ||
Like [[The Meat Quarter]], a stretch of abandoned elevated railway runs over the district, and cuts off in the north, just over [[Purgatory]]'s Pay n' Spray in its south. Westminster is also similar to Meat Quarter in that its harbor front has been redeveloped to some degree. | Like [[The Meat Quarter]], a stretch of abandoned elevated railway runs over the district, and cuts off in the north, just over [[Purgatory]]'s Pay n' Spray in its south. Westminster is also similar to Meat Quarter in that its harbor front has been redeveloped to some degree. | ||
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== Influences == | == Influences == | ||
Westminster's name may be based on that of [[wp:Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]] and [[wp:Greenwich Village|Greenwich Village]] on the West Side of Manhattan. All three locations they are based on are districts in London, and both GTA IV's Westminster and the West Side's Chelsea and Greenwich Village are bound by roughly the same geographical features and streets. | Westminster's name may be based on that of [[wp:Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]] and [[wp:Greenwich Village|Greenwich Village]] on the West Side of Manhattan. All three locations they are based on are districts in London ([[wp:Westminster|Westminster]], [[wp:Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] and [[wp:Greenwich|Greenwich]]), and both GTA IV's Westminster and the West Side's Chelsea and Greenwich Village are bound by roughly the same geographical features and streets. | ||
The general design of the district is alike that of [[The Meat Quarter]], with the areas closer to the coast bearing similarities to the [[wp:Meatpacking District, Manhattan|Gansevoort Market]], also known as the Meatpacking District in Manhattan, while the areas bordering Frankfort Avenue are more alike generic, heavily developed commercial and residential areas, similar to Chelsea. | The general design of the district is alike that of [[The Meat Quarter]], with the areas closer to the coast bearing similarities to the [[wp:Meatpacking District, Manhattan|Gansevoort Market]], also known as the Meatpacking District in Manhattan, while the areas bordering Frankfort Avenue are more alike generic, heavily developed commercial and residential areas, similar to Chelsea. | ||