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One of many Panlantic construction sites

Fort Staunton is an area in Liberty City that appears in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, on Staunton Island. Surrounding the area are the districts of Rockford, Newport and Liberty Campus.

Character and places of interest

In GTA III, set in 2001, the area is in the process of demolition of old buildings and large-scale redevelopment with the construction of Staunton Plaza. Panlantic Construction Company, in charge of the area's development, is suspected by the LCPD to be one of the many fronts for the Colombian Cartel, which may explain the presence of Cartel members and gang cars in the area.

Fort Staunton is revealed in GTA Liberty City Stories, set 3 years earlier in 1998, to be previously known as Staunton's Little Italy, once a vibrant and lavish district. It is likely that many of the residents in Little Italy were Italians. Fort Staunton has many buildings, mostly stores and rowhomes. Notable buildings in Fort Staunton include an opera house, an Italian restaurant, and a museum.

Fort Staunton was destroyed by Toni in GTA Liberty City Stories, after he placed several explosives in a disused subway station, via an unfinished section of the Porter Tunnel. Many buildings, including the opera house, were destroyed.

Gang control

As Panlantic is affiliated with the Colombian Cartel, Fort Staunton is depicted in GTA III to be under the control of the gang during early progression of the game's storyline. However, with Donald Love orchestrating the murder of Yakuza co-leader Kenji Kasen to falsely implicated the Cartel and instigate a gang war between the two factions, the Yakuza launched an offensive into Fort Staunton, leading to Yakuza members appearing on the streets, frequently engaging in firefights with the Cartel.

Given the nature of Fort Staunton in GTA Liberty City Stories, the area was under control by the Forellis, who apparently maintained a large ammunition storage area underneath the district. The aforementioned destruction of Fort Staunton was actually planned by Donald Love with the backing of Leone don, Salvatore Leone, to kill two birds with one stone: To condemn the entire district and cripple Forelli activity in the city. After the explosion, local media blamed the Forellis' munitions storage as being the source of the explosion.

Businesses

1998

Trivia

When the player achieves 100% Completion in GTA Liberty City Stories, a Rhino will spawn at the large demolished spot near Staunton Café. Once the player has destroyed Fort Staunton in some of the ruins the army will appear and also a fire truck will appear on one of the roads.

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 '''Fort Staunton''' is an area in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], on [[Staunton Island]]. Surrounding the area are the districts of [[Rockford]], [[Newport]] and [[Liberty Campus]].
-==Overview==
+== Character and places of interest ==
-Fort Staunton, previously named '''Little Italy''', was once a vibrant and lavish district. It is likely that many of the residents in Little Italy were Italians. The area was under control by the Forellis, who apparently had a large ammunition storage area underneath the district. Fort Staunton has many buildings, mostly stores and rowhomes. Notable buildings in Fort Staunton include an opera house, an Italian restaurant, and a museum.
+In GTA III, set in 2001, the area is in the process of demolition of old buildings and large-scale redevelopment with the construction of '''Staunton Plaza'''. [[Panlantic Construction Company]], in charge of the area's development, is suspected by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] to be one of the many fronts for the [[Colombian Cartel]], which may explain the presence of Cartel members and [[Cartel Cruiser|gang cars]] in the area.
-In 1998, Fort Staunton was destroyed by Toni, after he placed several explosives in a disused subway station, via an unfinished section of the [[Porter Tunnel]]. Many buildings, including the opera house, were destroyed. After the explosion, many people blamed the Forellis for destroying the district.
+Fort Staunton is revealed in GTA Liberty City Stories, set 3 years earlier in 1998, to be previously known as Staunton's '''Little Italy''', once a vibrant and lavish district. It is likely that many of the residents in Little Italy were Italians. Fort Staunton has many buildings, mostly stores and rowhomes. Notable buildings in Fort Staunton include an opera house, an Italian restaurant, and a museum.
-By 2001, the area is in the process of demolishing blocks of old buildings and re-developing the entire property with the construction of Staunton Plaza. Panlantic Construction Company, in charge of the area's development, is suspected by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] to be one of the many fronts for the [[Colombian Cartel]], which may explain the presence of Cartel members and [[Cartel Cruiser|gang cars]] in the area.
+Fort Staunton was destroyed by Toni in GTA Liberty City Stories, after he placed several explosives in a disused subway station, via an unfinished section of the [[Porter Tunnel]]. Many buildings, including the opera house, were destroyed.
+== Gang control ==
+As Panlantic is affiliated with the [[Colombian Cartel]], Fort Staunton is depicted in GTA III to be under the control of the gang during early progression of the game's storyline. However, with Donald Love [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|orchestrating the murder]] of [[Yakuza]] co-leader [[Kenji Kasen]] to falsely implicated the Cartel and instigate a gang war between the two factions, the Yakuza [[Grand Theft Aero|launched an offensive]] into Fort Staunton, leading to Yakuza members appearing on the streets, frequently engaging in firefights with the Cartel.
+Given the nature of Fort Staunton in GTA Liberty City Stories, the area was under control by the [[Forelli Family|Forellis]], who apparently maintained a large ammunition storage area underneath the district. The aforementioned destruction of Fort Staunton was actually planned by [[Donald Love]] with the backing of [[Leone Family|Leone]] don, Salvatore Leone, to kill two birds with one stone: To condemn the entire district and cripple Forelli activity in the city. After the explosion, local media blamed the Forellis' munitions storage as being the source of the explosion.
 ==Businesses==
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 ==Trivia==
-*When the player achieves [[100% Completion in GTA Liberty City Stories]], a [[Rhino]] will spawn at the large demolished spot near Staunton Café. Once the player has destroyed Fort Staunton in some of the ruins the army will appear and also a fire truck will appear on one of the roads.
+* When the player achieves [[100% Completion in GTA Liberty City Stories]], a [[Rhino]] will spawn at the large demolished spot near Staunton Café. Once the player has destroyed Fort Staunton in some of the ruins the army will appear and also a fire truck will appear on one of the roads.
-*Fort Staunton was meant to be The World Trade Center. However, due to the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, Rockstar removed them from the game and replaced it with a construction site. This means that GTA III Takes place during September or before.
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 [[Category:Areas in Staunton Island]]