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[[File:Leftwood.png|thumb|250px | [[File:Leftwood (From Franklin St.).png|thumb|250px|Leftwood, Alderney as seen on Franklin St.]] | ||
'''Leftwood''' is a | '''Leftwood''' is a thirteen-block neighborhood in [[Alderney]]. It is located in North Alderney, bordered by Flathead Rd in the North ([[Westdyke]]), the [[West River]] in the East ([[North Holland]] in [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]), and Panhandle Rd in the south ([[Alderney City]]). | ||
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* Leftwood | Leftwood is a working-class residential neighborhood with a large multi-cultural population made up of a mix of Hispanics, Portuguese, and Italians, judging from Italian and Portuguese flags seen throughout the neighborhood and the bilingual banner and signs seen on the [[Leftwood Community Hall]] and other retail stores. Leftwood also has a large shopping economy, containing many retails stores and a strip mall with a four-story parking garage along Sacramento Ave that spans between Leftwood and Westdyke. Residential wise, Leftwood contains many small homes and tenement apartment buildings ranging from three to five stories. | ||
* Westdyke Memorial Hospital | |||
==Influences== | |||
Leftwood appears to contain elements of towns from [[wp:Bergen_County,_New_Jersey|Bergen County]] & [[wp:Hudson_County|Hudson County]] in general. It's namesake is believed to be derived from [[wp:Englewood,_New_Jersey|Englewood]], [[wp:New_Jersey|New Jersey]]. | |||
==Transportation== | |||
===Streets=== | |||
The list of streets that runs through Leftwood are: | |||
* [[Beaverhead Ave]] | |||
* Flathead Rd | |||
* Bridger St | |||
* Manzano Rd | |||
* Sacramento Ave | |||
* Franklin St | |||
* [[Long John Ave]] | |||
* Bowline | |||
* [[Catskill Ave]] | |||
* Panhandle Rd | |||
* Rand Ave | |||
* Applewhite St | |||
===Highways=== | |||
* [[Plumbers Skyway]] | |||
In Leftwood, the Plumbers Skyway can be entered or exited in two ways. The first is shortly after driving off the [[Hickey Bridge]] into Alderney, and thru the street lights at the Rand Ave Intersection. The second entrance can be accessed from a three way intersection on Manzano Road. Exiting here can only be made here if your driving in the right lane, from the Hickey Bridge direction. | |||
===Bridges=== | |||
* [[Hickey Bridge]] | |||
The Hickey Bridge can be accessed from Leftwood from the Rand Ave Intersection which sits along the borders of Alderney City & Leftwood. | |||
==Points Of Interest== | |||
* [[Leftwood Police Department]] | |||
* [[Leftwood Community Hall]] | |||
* [[Pizza This]] | |||
* [[Pay 'N' Spray]] | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* Despite its name, [[Westdyke Memorial Hospital]] is actually located within Leftwood. | |||
{{Template:Alderney neighborhoods}} | {{Template:Alderney neighborhoods}} | ||
[[de:Leftwood]] | [[de:Leftwood]] |
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