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Westdyke, Alderney as seen on Cariboo Ave.

Westdyke is a eleven block neighborhood in Alderney. It is located in North Alderney, bordered by Flathead Rd in the South (Leftwood), and the West River to the east (Northwood in Algonquin, Liberty City).

Character

Westdyke is a large and sparse suburban neighborhood in Alderney and also Alderney's wealthiest neighborhood. North Westdyke is made up of large homes and mansions in a quiet suburbia, home to some of Alderney & Liberty's elite such as Jimmy Pegorino, Don of Alderney's Pegorino Family, and Bryce Dawkins, the Deputy Mayor of Liberty City. South Westdyke is more dense with population and services and close to where it starts to merge with Leftwood. Along the north and east coastlines of Westdyke makes up the Alderney Beach, which is a mix of beaches and cliffs.

Influences

Westdyke appears to contain elements of Weehawken, New Jersey, as well as other towns from Bergen County and the Jersey Shore in general.

Transportation

Streets

The list of streets that runs through Westdyke are:

Beaverhead Ave
Cassiar Ave
Big Horn Drive
Owl Creek Ave
Cariboo Ave
Tenmile St
Ortiz Rd
Flathead Rd
Lemhi St
Percell Rd
Sacramento Ave

Points Of Interest

Trivia

A rare Sultan RS can be found behind the garage of an abandoned mansion just off Beaverhead Ave by following an off-road path near the Burger Shot. There is also a helicopter landing pad in the backyard of one of the mansions, where a Maverick sometimes spawns, on Owl Creek Ave.
Some of the houses along Big Horn Drive & Owl Creek Ave, were featured on CNT's hit reality show, I'm Rich.
Despite its name, most of Westdyke Memorial Hospital is actually located within the Leftwood borders in West Leftwood.
The word “dyke” is a slang term for a lesbian.

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-[[File:Westdyke & Leftwood.png|thumb|250px|right|Westdyke and [[Leftwood]] Map]]
+[[File:Westdyke (From Cariboo Ave.).png|thumb|250px|Westdyke, Alderney as seen on Cariboo Ave.]]
-'''Westdyke''' is a large suburban neighbourhood in northern [[Alderney]].
+'''Westdyke''' is a eleven block neighborhood in [[Alderney]]. It is located in North Alderney, bordered by Flathead Rd in the South ([[Leftwood]]), and the [[West River]] to the east ([[Northwood]] in Algonquin, Liberty City).
-The area is large and sparse particularly to the north of the neighbourhood where countryside begins to take over from the quiet suburbs. The houses in Westdyke are generally very large and represent the wealthier side of Alderney, and also [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] as a whole.
-Mansions can be seen along the northside of Owl Creek Avenue, and other large houses across the street. The middle mansion there has a helicopter and pad in the backyard, and the most western features a pool. The most eastern house on the eastern intersection of Big Horn and Owl Creek was featured on [[CNT]]'s hit reality show, [[I'm Rich]]. On the corner of Beaverhead and Flathead in Leftwood, a driveway, on beaverhead just shy of the intersection, takes you to two mansions, both with a backyard pool, one of which is Jimmy Pegorino's estate, both mansions are in Westdyke however, the border runs through the driveway. In addition an [[Old Mansion|old abandoned mansion]] can be seen by completing the dirt road of Beaverhead, across the street from the [[Burger Shot]]. There is a very rare Sultan RS behind a garage next to the mansion. This mansion is also featured in the mission [[To Live and Die in Alderney]].
+==Character==
+Westdyke is a large and sparse suburban neighborhood in Alderney and also Alderney's wealthiest neighborhood. North Westdyke is made up of large homes and mansions in a quiet suburbia, home to some of Alderney & Liberty's elite such as [[Jimmy Pegorino]], Don of Alderney's Pegorino Family, and [[Bryce Dawkins]], the Deputy Mayor of Liberty City. South Westdyke is more dense with population and services and close to where it starts to merge with Leftwood. Along the north and east coastlines of Westdyke makes up the [[Alderney Beach]], which is a mix of beaches and cliffs.
-To the south of the locale, the area becomes more dense with population and services. This is close to where Westdyke merges with Leftwood. [[Westdyke Memorial Hospital]] is located oddly enough in [[Leftwood]], just south of Westdyke and is one of the two enterable hospitals in the game (along with [[Schottler Medical Center]] in [[Broker]]).
+==Influences==
+Westdyke appears to contain elements of [[wp:Weehawken,_New_Jersey|Weehawken]], [[wp:New_Jersey|New Jersey]], as well as other towns from [[wp:Bergen_County,_New_Jersey|Bergen County]] and the [[wp:Jersey_Shore|Jersey Shore]] in general.
-==Services and Retail==
+==Transportation==
-*[[Burger Shot]]
+===Streets===
-*[[Car Wash|Highspeed Car Wash]]
+The list of streets that runs through Westdyke are:
-*[[Westdyke Autos]]
+* [[Beaverhead Ave]]
+* Cassiar Ave
+* [[Big Horn Drive]]
+* [[Owl Creek Ave]]
+* [[Cariboo Ave]]
+* Tenmile St
+* Ortiz Rd
+* Flathead Rd
+* [[Lemhi St]]
+* Percell Rd
+* Sacramento Ave
-==Stationary Vehicles==
+==Points Of Interest==
-*[[Sultan RS]] - behind the disused mansion, at the end of a dirt track to the north.
+* [[Alderney Casino]]
-*[[Maverick]] - in a garden on [[Owl Creek Avenue]]
+* [[Alderney Beach]]
-*[[Turismo]] - [[Stevie]] [[Stevie's Car Thefts|wants]] a Turismo, also parked in a driveway on Owl Creek Avenue.
+* [[Westdyke Memorial Hospital]]
+* [[Westdyke Autos]]
-==Notable Residents==
+* [[Burger Shot]]
-*[[Jimmy Pegorino]]'s large house is located in Westdyke.
+* [[Car Wash|Highspeed Car Wash]]
 ==Trivia==
-*The word "dyke" is a slang term for a lesbian
+* A rare [[Sultan RS]] can be found behind the garage of an abandoned mansion just off [[Beaverhead Ave]] by following an off-road path near the [[Burger Shot]]. There is also a helicopter landing pad in the backyard of one of the mansions, where a Maverick sometimes spawns, on [[Owl Creek Ave]].
+* Some of the houses along [[Big Horn Drive]] & [[Owl Creek Ave]], were featured on CNT's hit reality show, [[I'm Rich]].
+* Despite its name, most of [[Westdyke Memorial Hospital]] is actually located within the Leftwood borders in West Leftwood.
+* The word “dyke” is a slang term for a lesbian.
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