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[[Image:BOABO-GTA4-southwards.jpg|thumb|360px|North BOABO, as viewed to the south. The Algonquin Bridge is visible, crossing over the riverfront.]] | [[Image:BOABO-GTA4-southwards.jpg|thumb|360px|North BOABO, as viewed to the south. The Algonquin Bridge is visible, crossing over the riverfront.]] | ||
'''BOABO''' is a neighborhood in western [[Broker]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]], in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. The neighborhood's name is an acronym for "Beneath the Offramp of the [[Algonquin Bridge]] Overpass." | '''BOABO''' is a neighborhood in western [[Broker]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]], in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. The neighborhood's name is an acronym for "Beneath the Offramp of the [[Algonquin Bridge]] Overpass."<ref>[http://planetgrandtheftauto.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Articles.Detail&id=93 Game Informer May 2007]</ref> | ||
== Borders == | == Borders == | ||
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[[Image:BOABOartwork.png|thumb|300px|Game art of a BOABO street (between Mohanet Avenue and Chicory Steet) featured in GTA IV's loading screen. Its picturesque view of the Algonquin Bridge intentionally invokes [http://www.flickr.com/photos/62516321@N06/5687334761/ a similar view of the Manhattan Bridge from DUMBO's Washington Street].]] | [[Image:BOABOartwork.png|thumb|300px|Game art of a BOABO street (between Mohanet Avenue and Chicory Steet) featured in GTA IV's loading screen. Its picturesque view of the Algonquin Bridge intentionally invokes [http://www.flickr.com/photos/62516321@N06/5687334761/ a similar view of the Manhattan Bridge from DUMBO's Washington Street].]] | ||
* [[Brucie Kibbutz]], a friend of [[Roman Bellic]]'s and was once called "the steroid junkie" by [[Niko Bellic]] for overexercising. Brucie lives in a very poor neighborhood with homeless people standing around his house. Brucie's house itself is a very expensive one, though. Strangely | * [[Brucie Kibbutz]], a friend of [[Roman Bellic]]'s and was once called "the steroid junkie" by [[Niko Bellic]] for overexercising. Brucie lives in a very poor neighborhood with homeless people standing around his house. Brucie's house itself is a very expensive one, though. Strangely there is no front door to Brucie's home, making the player wonder how Niko Bellic enters the house. | ||
* In the in-game television show [[I'm Rich]], the sugar factory (Twitchins Sugar) to the left of the picture is shown to be purchased by [[Tony McTony]]. There are also storage boxes for [[Belly-Up Fish & Seafood Processing Plant|a fish company]] that reside just down the street lying around. | |||
* In the in-game television show [[I'm Rich]], the sugar factory (Twitchins Sugar) to the left of the picture is shown to be purchased by [[Tony McTony]]. There are also storage boxes for [[Belly-Up Fish & Seafood Processing Plant|a fish company]] that reside just down the street lying around. [[Betta Pharmaceuticals]] | * [[Betta Pharmaceuticals]] is located next to Brucie's home. | ||
*The [[Clocktower]] building complex, most notable for its rooftop CLOCKTOWER sign and digital clock. | *The [[Clocktower]] building complex, most notable for its rooftop CLOCKTOWER sign and digital clock. | ||
*The [[Auto Merchant]] in GTA Chinatown Wars, located just south of the Algonquin Bridge's Broker end. | |||
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File:Clocktower-GTA4-exterior.jpg|The Clocktower, based on the [[wp:File:Watchtower Brooklyn.jpg|Watchtower]] in Brooklyn. | |||
File:Twitchin'sSugar-GTAIV-exterior.jpg|The Twitchin's Sugar plant, based on the [[wp:Domino Foods|Domino Foods]] plant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. | |||
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==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
This neighborhood is inspired by Brooklyn's [[wp: DUMBO, Brooklyn|DUMBO]] neighborhood. The name is a direct reference to the meaning behind DUMBO's name (which stands for Down Under the [[wp:Manhattan Bridge|Manhattan Bridge]] Overpass). DUMBO and BOABO are both gentrifying industrial neighborhoods located along the west bank of a river. | This neighborhood is inspired by Brooklyn's [[wp: DUMBO, Brooklyn|DUMBO]] neighborhood. The name is a direct reference to the meaning behind DUMBO's name (which stands for Down Under the [[wp:Manhattan Bridge|Manhattan Bridge]] Overpass). DUMBO and BOABO are both gentrifying industrial neighborhoods located along the west bank of a river. | ||
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{{Broker neighborhoods}} | {{Broker neighborhoods}} | ||