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[[Image:BEDFORDPOINT.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Bedford Point at night.]]
[[File:BedfordPoint-GTAIII-TimesSquarespoof.jpg|right|thumb|355px|Bedford Point's spoof of Times Square at night in GTA III.]]
'''Bedford Point''' is Liberty City's downtown area. Bedford Point borders Torrington, and Belleville Park. Bedford Point also contains the lower Subway Station for the Liberty City mass transit system. The Subway will take you to Chinatown, Francis Intl. Airport, and Liberty Campus's upper Subway Station. Bedford Point has a church on the west side with two cone shaped towers. This is most likely home to a Liberty City convent. Bedford Point is the city's version of NYC's Times Square, and the tallest buildings in the city.  
'''Bedford Point''' is a financial district in southwestern [[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. It borders [[Torrington]] to the east, [[Belleville Park]] to the north and an specified body of water to the south and west.


[[Category:Districts in Liberty City]]
== Character ==
[[Category:Districts in Staunton Island]]
Bedford Point is a commercial core in Staunton, housing much of the city's massive skyscrapers, museums and galleries, which are primarily concentrated towards the north, east and south. In comparison to depictions of neighboring [[Torrington]] as a place of "big business" and formality, Bedford Point's occupants are seemingly more culturally-inclined and less formal in appearance.
 
The district has no gang activity, although some businesses pay protection to the [[Yakuza]] as noted in "[[Shima]]" in GTA III.
 
{| align="center"
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="160">
File:BedfordPoint-GTAIII-eastwards.jpg|General appearance of the Bedford Point district, as viewed to the east from [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International Airport]].
File:BedfordPoint-GTAIII-eastview.jpg|View of the west Bedford Point.
File:BedfordPoint-GTAIII-southernskyline.jpg|The skyline of southwestern Bedford Point, with the [[Liberty Tree]] building (white tower in the center) visible, GTA III.|<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="160">
</gallery>
|}
 
== Places of interest ==
The center of the district is the city's equivalent of New York City's [[wp:Times Square|Times Square]]. Here, the player can see many signs that advertise businesses and other stuff like [[Punk Noodles]], [[69th Street]], [[Funcola]], [[Top Down City]], [[Flashback FM]], [[Doghouse]], [[Gasoline]], [[Half-Cocked]], and [[Liberty Soul FM]]. A functional digital clock and temperature gauge, as well as another analogue clock, are also featured in the GTA III rendition of the area.
 
Bedford Point contains a church on the west side with two cone shaped towers; this is most likely home to a Liberty City convent. In [[1998]], during GTA Liberty City Stories' timeline, there was a [[Liberty City Cemetery|graveyard]] near the church, complete with the people who died, notably the storyline characters. By GTA III's timeline in [[2001]], it is replaced by an opera house leaving the church little more than a narrow strip of land for use as a cemetery.
 
The district also houses the second tallest skyscraper (after another in [[Torrington]]) in the city, which happens to be the tallest in GTA Liberty City Stories as the aforementioned Torrington skyscraper is only half its height.
 
In addition, Bedford Point contains an [[Staunton South LCS|underground subway station]] for the [[Subway in GTA III|Liberty City mass transit system]] at the southeastern corner of the district. The subway will take players to [[Portland LCS|Chinatown]], [[Shoreside Terminal LCS|Francis International Airport]] and [[Rockford LCS|Liberty Campus']] upper subway station.
 
{| align="center"
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="160">
File:BedfordPointclock-GTAIII.jpg|The Bedford Point clock and thermometer, GTA III.
File:BedfordPointcathedral-GTAIII-westside.jpg|The [[Liberty City Cathedral]], GTA III.
File:LibertyCitycemetery-GTALCS-gravestones.jpg|The [[Liberty City Cemetery]], GTA Liberty City Stories.
File:BedfordPointstation-GTAIII-subway-entrance.jpg|[[Staunton South LCS|Bedford Point station]], GTA III.
</gallery>
|}
 
==Businesses==
;GTA III (circa 2001)
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
*[[Birthday Suit]]
*[[Bolt Burgers]]
*[[Broons]]
*[[Café Metropolitan]]
*[[Deli & Pizza]]
*[[Gourmet Deli]]
*[[Hyaku Dojo]]
*[[Joe's Pizza]]
*[[Liberty Tree]]
*[[Love Media]] building, including [[Donald Love]]'s residence in GTA III.
{{Col-2}}
*[[Music Movies]]
*[[Novelties]]
*[[SEMI]]
*[[Tarbrush Café|Tarbrush Coffee]]
*[[Trattoria]]
*[[Trattoria Spaghetto]]
*[[TW@|TW@ internet cafe]] (at the border with Belleville Park).
*[[Video Video]]
*[[White Line Airways]]
{{Col-end}}
 
;GTA Liberty City Stories (circa 1998)
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
*[[Bank of Liberty]]
*Faj Eaters
*[[Hiyaku Dojo]]
*[[Joe's Pizza]]
*[[King Knuts]]
*Les Beans
*[[Liberty City Free Radio]]
{{Col-2}}
*[[Liberty Sex]]
*[[Liberty Tree]]
*[[Phil Cassidy's Fully Cocked Gun Shop]]
*[[PÖNS]]
*[[TUBE]]
*[[Video Video]]
{{Col-end}}
 
== Gallery ==
{| align="center"
|<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="160">
File:BedfordPointartgallery-GTAIII-exterior.jpg|Unnamed Bedford Point art gallery (internally named "<code>artglry_stn</code>"), GTA III. The building houses [[Liberty City Free Radio]] in GTA Liberty City Stories, circa 1998.
File:BedfordPointcourthouse-GTAIII-exterior.jpg|Unnamed Bedford Point courthouse (internally named "<code>courthse_night</code>", GTA III.
File:BedfordPointoperahouse-GTAIII-exterior.jpg|Unnamed Bedford Point opera house (internally named "<code>opera_house</code>"), GTA III. The building occupies the site of the [[Liberty City Cemetery]] featured in GTA Liberty City Stories, circa 1998.
File:LoveMediabuilding-GTAIII-exterior.jpg|The [[Love Media]] building, GTA III.
</gallery>
|}
 
== See also ==
* [[Star Junction]], a similarly designed district in the [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|succeeding rendition of Liberty City]].
 
{{gtaiii areas}}
[[Category:Areas in Staunton Island]]

Latest revision as of 23:07, 19 July 2012

Bedford Point's spoof of Times Square at night in GTA III.

Bedford Point is a financial district in southwestern Staunton Island, Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. It borders Torrington to the east, Belleville Park to the north and an specified body of water to the south and west.

Character

Bedford Point is a commercial core in Staunton, housing much of the city's massive skyscrapers, museums and galleries, which are primarily concentrated towards the north, east and south. In comparison to depictions of neighboring Torrington as a place of "big business" and formality, Bedford Point's occupants are seemingly more culturally-inclined and less formal in appearance.

The district has no gang activity, although some businesses pay protection to the Yakuza as noted in "Shima" in GTA III.

Places of interest

The center of the district is the city's equivalent of New York City's Times Square. Here, the player can see many signs that advertise businesses and other stuff like Punk Noodles, 69th Street, Funcola, Top Down City, Flashback FM, Doghouse, Gasoline, Half-Cocked, and Liberty Soul FM. A functional digital clock and temperature gauge, as well as another analogue clock, are also featured in the GTA III rendition of the area.

Bedford Point contains a church on the west side with two cone shaped towers; this is most likely home to a Liberty City convent. In 1998, during GTA Liberty City Stories' timeline, there was a graveyard near the church, complete with the people who died, notably the storyline characters. By GTA III's timeline in 2001, it is replaced by an opera house leaving the church little more than a narrow strip of land for use as a cemetery.

The district also houses the second tallest skyscraper (after another in Torrington) in the city, which happens to be the tallest in GTA Liberty City Stories as the aforementioned Torrington skyscraper is only half its height.

In addition, Bedford Point contains an underground subway station for the Liberty City mass transit system at the southeastern corner of the district. The subway will take players to Chinatown, Francis International Airport and Liberty Campus' upper subway station.

Businesses

GTA III (circa 2001)

GTA Liberty City Stories (circa 1998)

Gallery

See also