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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: | ||
* [[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 | ||
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* [[Easter Basin]] - China Basin/Hunters Point | * [[Easter Basin]] - China Basin/Hunters Point | ||
[[Downtown San Fierro|Downtown]] (Downtown), [[Financial]] (Financial), [[Esplanade North]] (Fisherman's Wharf), [[Esplanade East]] (Embarcadero) | |||
* 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. | |||
[[Paradiso]] (Presidio), [[Juniper Hollow]] (Cow Hollow), [[Juniper Hill]] (Russian Hill), [[Palisades]] (Presidio or Richmond), and [[Battery Point]] (Fort Point) | [[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]]. | * 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]]. | ||
* [[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]]. | |||
[[Calton Heights]] (Pacific Heights) and [[Chinatown, San Fierro|Chinatown]] (Chinatown) | [[Calton Heights]] (Pacific Heights) and [[Chinatown, San Fierro|Chinatown]] (Chinatown) | ||
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* [[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]]. | * [[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) | |||
* 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. | |||
* [[San Fierro City Hall]], based on the Beaux-Arts styled [[wp:San Francisco City Hall|San Francisco City Hall]], is located at the west end of [[Queens]]. | |||
[[Avispa Country Club]] (Cliff House) and [[Missionary Hill]] (Mount Sutro) | |||
* A replica of Mount Sutro's radio antenna ([[wp:Sutro Tower|Sutro Tower]]) is located atop [[Missionary Hill]], at the south end of San Fierro. An observation area is located nearby, offering a pristine view of the city's southern side. | |||
[[ | [[Easter Bay International Airport]] - San Francisco International Airport | ||
[[Foster Valley]] (Foster City/Peninsula) | |||
* [[Foster Valley]], located between [[Missionary Hill]] and [[Easter Bay Airport]], may be inspired from planned cities such as Foster City (which may explain the origin of the name as well). The contemporary buildings in the area, as well as a row of identical cylindrical buildings along an artificial lake, mildly resemble Oracle Corporation's World Headquarters at Redwood Shores, Redwood City, which is, coincidentally, also located near Foster City. | |||
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[[Image:BigPointyBuilding.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Big Pointy Building]]]] | [[Image:BigPointyBuilding.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Big Pointy Building]]]] | ||
[[Image:WindyWindyWindyWindyStreet.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Windy Windy Windy Windy Street]]]] | [[Image:WindyWindyWindyWindyStreet.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Windy Windy Windy Windy Street]]]] | ||
[[Image:SanFierroBay.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[San Fierro Bay]]]] | [[Image:SanFierroBay.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[San Fierro Bay]]]] | ||
===Other Landmarks=== | ===Other Landmarks=== | ||