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'''Northwood''' is the northernmost neighborhood of [[Algonquin]] in the [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] renditions of [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]].

== Character ==

As the northernmost tip of Algonquin, Northwood is fronted by bodies of water to the north, east (the northern mouth of the [[West River]]) and west (the northern mouth of the [[Humboldt River]]), with its coastline entirely enveloped by seawalls, esplanade and concrete docks. Wardite Street forms the southern edge of the neighborhood, bordering [[North Holland]] and [[East Holland]].

Northwood's urban composition is comparable to its southern neighbors in that much of the area is a gritty combination of historical low-rises overshadowed by several modern high-rise housing projects. However, being the northernmost district of Algonquin, it is also one of the least developed, with significant amounts of natural landscapes towards the coastline, and a junkyard and a low density industrial lot the only prominent buildings close to the district's waterfront.

 

== Influences ==

Northwood is based on a mixture of two real life districts of [[Wikipedia:Manhattan|Manhattan]], [[Wikipedia:Inwood, Manhattan|Inwood]] and [[wp:Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]].

 

 

 

By road, Northwood is directly connected to Bohan via the [[Northwood Heights Bridge]] from the northern end of Frankfort Avenue. Northwood is also linked to the island via the [[Subway in GTA IV|Liberty City Subway]], serving as the starting and ending points of both the [[Bohan Line|E/B Bohan Line]] and the [[Algonquin Inner Line|K/C Algonquin Inner Line]]; the neighborhood is served by two stations, [[Frankfort High LTA|Frankfort High]] and [[Frankfort Low LTA|Frankfort Low]], both of which are situated on Northwood's border with North Holland.

 

Northwood is also the starting and terminating point of [[Union Drive West]] at the Ivy Drive North and Wardite Street intersection.

 

With Northwood's close proximity with North Holland, the district is unsurprisingly a [[North Holland Hustlers]] turf, as well as a stomping ground for the [[Uptown Riders]] biker gang in [[The Lost and Damned]].

 

In addition, members of the [[Angels of Death]] can also be found within Northwood in both GTA IV and its episodic packs, as evidenced by the location of [[Angels of Death Clubhouse|their clubhouse]] as well as the presence of its members of the streets if the neighborhood.

 

In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], Northwood is also the [[Dominican Drug Cartel|Dominican Cartel]]'s base of operation, with its members visible on the streets of the neighborhood.

 

Image:BetaNorthwood.png|Early artwork of Northwood found in a wall in the [[Homebrew Café]].