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The eastern half of East Holland is more heavily based on [[:wp:Spanish Harlem|Spanish Harlem]], an African-American and Latino communities in [[:wp:Manhattan|Manhattan]], while the western fringe is closer to being based on neighboring [[:wp:Harlem]]. Prominent landmarks replicated in the district include the [[wp:Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building|Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building]], the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/4151488232/ National Black Theater building], the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/4516201155/ 28 Precinct police station of the NYPD] (as part of the [[East Holland Police Station|East Holland police station]]) and [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=100784 The Taino Towers]. | The eastern half of East Holland is more heavily based on [[:wp:Spanish Harlem|Spanish Harlem]], an African-American and Latino communities in [[:wp:Manhattan|Manhattan]], while the western fringe is closer to being based on neighboring [[:wp:Harlem]]. Prominent landmarks replicated in the district include the [[wp:Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building|Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building]], the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/4151488232/ National Black Theater building], the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/4516201155/ 28 Precinct police station of the NYPD] (as part of the [[East Holland Police Station|East Holland police station]]) and [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=100784 The Taino Towers]. | ||
The architecture of Exeter Avenue along the western fringe of the district also appears to derive from [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harlem_125th_street_Apollo.jpg a specific area] around [[wp:Harlem|Harlem]]'s [[wp:Apollo Theater|Apollo Theater]] at [[wp:125th Street (Manhattan)|125th Street]]; this includes the lesser known [[wp:Victoria Theater (New York City)|Victoria Theater]] (depicted in game as the "Movie Pit"), which in reality is only a few doors down the road from Apollo Theater, as well as [[wp:Hotel Theresa|Hotel Theresa]] (known as "Hotel Hamilton" in game), which is straddled at the western border between East Holland and North Holland, the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1023834906/ former Blumstein's Department Store], the modern [http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_lowry/2373980457/ Harlem Magic Johnson Theater] (AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9), and [http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/17155409/256-258-W-125th-Street-New-York-NY/ 258 West 125th Street] (Harlem U.S.A). | The architecture of Exeter Avenue along the western fringe of the district also appears to derive from [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harlem_125th_street_Apollo.jpg a specific area] around [[wp:Harlem|Harlem]]'s [[wp:Apollo Theater|Apollo Theater]] at [[wp:125th Street (Manhattan)|125th Street]]; this includes the lesser known [[wp:Victoria Theater (New York City)|Victoria Theater]] (depicted in game as the "Movie Pit"), which in reality is only a few doors down the road from Apollo Theater, as well as [[wp:Hotel Theresa|Hotel Theresa]] (known as "Hotel Hamilton" in game), which is straddled at the western border between East Holland and North Holland, the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1023834906/ former Blumstein's Department Store] (as a corner building labeled with "Lovestein" signage), the modern [http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_lowry/2373980457/ Harlem Magic Johnson Theater] (AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9), and [http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/17155409/256-258-W-125th-Street-New-York-NY/ 258 West 125th Street] (Harlem U.S.A). | ||
==Points of interest== | ==Points of interest== | ||