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*The mission [[The Puerto Rican Connection]] is named after the movie ''The French Connection'' which features an El-Train chase, similiar to the mission. | *The mission [[The Puerto Rican Connection]] is named after the movie ''The French Connection'' which features an El-Train chase, similiar to the mission. | ||
* Many street names in [[Bohan]] are named after prisons -- Leavenworth Ave, Alcatraz Ave, Sing Sing Ave, Guantanamo Ave, Attica Ave, San Quentin Ave, Folsom Way (best known from "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash), Rykers Ave (named after the Rikers Island prison on the East River of New York City), Joliet Street. | * Many street names in [[Bohan]] are named after prisons -- Leavenworth Ave, Alcatraz Ave, Sing Sing Ave, Guantanamo Ave, Attica Ave, San Quentin Ave, Folsom Way (best known from "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash), Rykers Ave (named after the Rikers Island prison on the East River of New York City), Joliet Street. | ||
* Streets running east-to-west (horizontally) in [[Algonquin]] are named alphabetically after different types of minerals. "A" is at the southern end of Algonquin; "X" at the northern end. The names include Amethyst, Barium, Calcium, Diamond, Emerald, Feldspar, Garnet, Hematite, Iron, Jade, Kunzite, Lorimar, Manganese, Nickel, Obsidian, Pyrite, Quartz, Ruby, Silicon, Topaz, Uranium, Vauxite, Wardite, Xenotime | * Streets running east-to-west (horizontally) in [[Algonquin]] are named alphabetically after different types of minerals. "A" is at the southern end of Algonquin; "X" at the northern end. The names include Amethyst, Barium, Calcium, Diamond, Emerald, Feldspar, Garnet, Hematite, Iron, Jade, Kunzite, Lorimar, Manganese, Nickel, Obsidian, Pyrite, Quartz, Ruby, Silicon, Topaz, Uranium, Vauxite, Wardite, Xenotime. (Why no Yttrium Street or Zinc Street?) | ||
* In the South of [[Alderney]], the street names reflect (mostly antiquated) military terms -- Musketeer, Grenadier, Chariot, Phalanx etc. | * In the South of [[Alderney]], the street names reflect (mostly antiquated) military terms -- Musketeer, Grenadier, Chariot, Phalanx etc. | ||
* In Broker, roads running North-South are named after Native American tribes -- Iroquois, Oneida, Mohawk, Onondaga etc. | * In Broker, roads running North-South are named after Native American tribes -- Iroquois, Oneida, Mohawk, Onondaga etc. | ||
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* Broker contains the streets "Ringo St" and "Starr St", a reference to the Beatles member Ringo Starr. | * Broker contains the streets "Ringo St" and "Starr St", a reference to the Beatles member Ringo Starr. | ||
* Rockstar uses cartoon characters names as street names such as, "Bart (Simpson), (Hubert) Farnsworth" and the direct link to South Park, "South Parkway". | * Rockstar uses cartoon characters names as street names such as, "Bart (Simpson), (Hubert) Farnsworth" and the direct link to South Park, "South Parkway". | ||
* In Alderney, some streets are named after cult leaders: Hubbard St., Applewhite St., Koresh Square | |||
* Some streets are named after tools -- Jackhammer, Plumbbob, Tinderbox. | * Some streets are named after tools -- Jackhammer, Plumbbob, Tinderbox. | ||
* Some streets are named after animals -- Caterpillar, Worm, Butterfly. | * Some streets are named after animals -- Caterpillar, Worm, Butterfly. | ||