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[[Image:Hepburn_Heights3.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hepburn Heights in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].]] | [[Image:Hepburn_Heights3.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hepburn Heights in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].]] | ||
Hepburn Heights is based in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensbridge,_Queens ''Queensbridge''] projects, | Hepburn Heights is based in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensbridge,_Queens ''Queensbridge''] projects, because it seems quite, but also resembles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Heights,_Brooklyn ''Brooklyn Heights''] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsville,_Brooklyn Brownsville]. As of the timeline of GTA III, in 2001, Hepburn Heights is primarily a set of two housing projects containing several apartment towers (two four-pointed towers on the western block, and two four-pointed towers and a five-pointed tower on the eastern block). The district also encompasses a lush ridge to the east, and a waterfront promenade to the west that overlooks [[Staunton Island]]. In GTA Liberty City Stories, set in 1998, the five-pointed tower is under construction, but the district remains largely unchanged otherwise. | ||
The district is also a the location for a stop along the elevated [[Portland El]] train service, dubbed as the "[[Rothwell Station]]" in GTA Liberty City Stories. The station is located on the northeastern end of the district. | The district is also a the location for a stop along the elevated [[Portland El]] train service, dubbed as the "[[Rothwell Station]]" in GTA Liberty City Stories. The station is located on the northeastern end of the district. | ||