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Essentially an ethnic enclave in the city, Chinatown's design is a juxtaposition of American and oriental designs, with a mixture of conventional American urban design, and extensive usage of Far Eastern architecture (such as the [[Raffles Fish Factory]]) and language on signage and banners. Many of its pedestrians are also depicted with oriental heritage. | Essentially an ethnic enclave in the city, Chinatown's design is a juxtaposition of American and oriental designs, with a mixture of conventional American urban design, and extensive usage of Far Eastern architecture (such as the [[Raffles Fish Factory]]) and language on signage and banners. Many of its pedestrians are also depicted with oriental heritage. | ||
==Places of interest== | ==Places of interest== | ||
The centerpiece of the district includes pedestrian-only walkways (adorned by two "Chinatown" arches) that features a sheltered marketplace. In addition to urban areas, a basketball court and "[[Old School Hall|school hall]]" may also be found to the south, as well as a [[Punk Noodles]] diner to the northeast, a [[Little China Park|small park]] towards the south, and a waterfront promenade overlooking [[Staunton Island]] to the west. | |||
Chinatown is also one of three locations in Portland served by the [[Portland El]] train service, the train station (dubbed the "[[Kurowski Station]]" in GTA Liberty City Stories) being situated on the northwestern end of Chinatown, over the promenade. | Chinatown is also one of three locations in Portland served by the [[Portland El]] train service, the train station (dubbed the "[[Kurowski Station]]" in GTA Liberty City Stories) being situated on the northwestern end of Chinatown, over the promenade. | ||
== Influences == | |||
Chinatown is mainly based on [[wp:Chinatown, Brooklyn|Chinatown]] an area of [[wp:sunset Park|Sunset Park]], [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]], with similarities in [[wp:Chinatown, Manhattan|Manhattan´s Chinatown]]. | |||
== Gang control == | == Gang control == | ||