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[[Image:Palisades2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The [[Palisades]] district]] | [[Image:Palisades2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The [[Palisades]] district]] | ||
Because San Fierro is meant to emulate San Francisco, many of its districts are re-imaginings of real neighborhoods in San Francisco: | Because San Fierro is meant to emulate San Francisco, many of its districts are re-imaginings of real neighborhoods in San Francisco: | ||
* [[Esplanade North]] - Fisherman's Wharf | * [[Esplanade North]] - Fisherman's Wharf | ||
* [[Esplanade East]] - Embarcadero | * [[Esplanade East]] - Embarcadero | ||
* [[Downtown San Fierro|Downtown]]/[[Financial]] - Financial District | * [[Downtown San Fierro|Downtown]]/[[Financial]] - Financial District | ||
* [[Santa Flora]] - Twin Peaks | * [[Santa Flora]] - Twin Peaks | ||
* [[San Fierro City Hall|City Hall]] - City Hall/Civic Center | * [[San Fierro City Hall|City Hall]] - City Hall/Civic Center | ||
* [[King's]] - Noe Valley (and Pierre Valley) | * [[King's]] - Noe Valley (and Pierre Valley) | ||
* [[Easter Basin]] - China Basin/Hunters Point | * [[Easter Basin]] - China Basin/Hunters Point | ||
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[[Paradiso]] (Presidio), [[Juniper Hollow]] (Cow Hollow), [[Juniper Hill]] (Russian Hill), [[Palisades]] (Presidio or Richmond), and [[Battery Point]] (Fort Point) | |||
* The [[wp:Golden Gate Bridge|Golden Gate Bridge]] makes an appearance as the [[Gant Bridge]]. This bridge links San Fierro and the town of Bayside. The bridge appears to have functioning [[Tollbooths|tollbooths]], as evidenced by the fact that cars heading into San Fierro stop at the toll plaza. However, the player is apparently immune to the toll. Gant Bridge extends over [[San Fierro Bay]], which is a re-creation of [[wp:San Francisco Bay|San Francisco Bay]], and physically separates San Fierro from [[Bayside]] and [[Tierra Robada]]. | |||
[[Calton Heights]] (Pacific Heights) and [[Chinatown, San Fierro|Chinatown]] (Chinatown) | |||
* [[wp:Lombard Street (San Francisco)|Lombard Street]], known as the "crookedest street", appears as [[Windy Windy Windy Windy Street]] in San Fierro's [[Calton Heights]]. | |||
[[Hashbury]] (Haight-Ashbury), [[Queens]] (Castro), [[Doherty]] (Dogpatch or Potrero Hill), [[Garcia]] (Mission) and [[Ocean Flats]] (Ocean Beach or Sunset District) | |||
* [[Avispa Country Club]] - Cliff House | * [[Avispa Country Club]] - Cliff House | ||
* [[Missionary Hill]] - Mount Sutro | * [[Missionary Hill]] - Mount Sutro | ||
* [[Foster Valley]] - Foster City/Peninsula | * [[Foster Valley]] - Foster City/Peninsula | ||
* [[Easter Bay International Airport]] - San Francisco International Airport | * [[Easter Bay International Airport]] - San Francisco International Airport | ||
[[Image:BigPointyBuilding.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Big Pointy Building]]]] | [[Image:BigPointyBuilding.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Big Pointy Building]]]] | ||
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* The [[wp:Transamerica Pyramid|Transamerica Pyramid]] is re-created as the [[Big Pointy Building]]. One can travel to the top for a bird's eye view of San Fierro. One [[Parachute|parachute]] (and only one, so exercise caution) is provided, in case players have the urge to jump off. | * The [[wp:Transamerica Pyramid|Transamerica Pyramid]] is re-created as the [[Big Pointy Building]]. One can travel to the top for a bird's eye view of San Fierro. One [[Parachute|parachute]] (and only one, so exercise caution) is provided, in case players have the urge to jump off. | ||
* The [[wp:San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge|San Francisco Bay Bridge]] makes an appearance as the [[Garver Bridge]]. This bridge links San Fierro and [[Tierra Robada]] near [[Las Venturas]]. Alongside the Garver Bridge is the [[Kincaid Bridge]], which is modeled after the Forth Rail Bridge, which itself sits beside the Forth Road Bridge outside Edinburgh, Scotland. This may also be a reference to the home of ''Rockstar North'', where the original bridges are located. The Forth Road Bridge and the western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge look remarkably similar. | * The [[wp:San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge|San Francisco Bay Bridge]] makes an appearance as the [[Garver Bridge]]. This bridge links San Fierro and [[Tierra Robada]] near [[Las Venturas]]. Alongside the Garver Bridge is the [[Kincaid Bridge]], which is modeled after the Forth Rail Bridge, which itself sits beside the Forth Road Bridge outside Edinburgh, Scotland. This may also be a reference to the home of ''Rockstar North'', where the original bridges are located. The Forth Road Bridge and the western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge look remarkably similar. | ||
* [[wp:Fort Point, San Francisco|Fort Point]] makes an appearance as [[Battery Point]] in the game, which sits underneath [[Gant Bridge]]. However, the fort has been taken over by the pimp [[Jizzy B]], and is known as [[Jizzy's Pleasure Domes]]. | * [[wp:Fort Point, San Francisco|Fort Point]] makes an appearance as [[Battery Point]] in the game, which sits underneath [[Gant Bridge]]. However, the fort has been taken over by the pimp [[Jizzy B]], and is known as [[Jizzy's Pleasure Domes]]. | ||
* The [[wp:Castro District, San Francisco|Castro district]] is emulated as "[[Queens]]", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the neighborhood as being the heart of San Francisco's gay community. | * The [[wp:Castro District, San Francisco|Castro district]] is emulated as "[[Queens]]", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the neighborhood as being the heart of San Francisco's gay community. | ||