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|image =[[File: | | image =[[File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-montage.png|300px]] | ||
|caption = | | caption = From top left: [[Downtown Staunton]], [[Jefferson St. Credit Union building]], [[Portland Rock|Portland Lighthouse]] in Portland, [[Bedford Point]], the [[Cedar Ridge Observatory]] in Shoreside Vale, the [[Callahan Bridge]] and [[Torrington]] with the skyscrapers. | ||
|official name = City of Liberty | | official name = City of Liberty | ||
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] | | games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] | ||
|country= [[United States]] | | country= [[United States of America|United States]] | ||
|state = [[Liberty State]] | | state = [[Liberty State]] | ||
|established = 1798 | | established = 1798 | ||
|name = Liberty City | | name = Liberty City | ||
|mayor = [[Miles O'Donovan]] | | mayor = [[Miles O'Donovan]] | ||
|pop = 4,000,000 | | pop = 4,000,000 | ||
|motto = "The worst place in America" | | motto = "The worst place in America" | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Liberty City''' in [[GTA III Era]] is the second appearance of [[Liberty City]] in the series, assuming a significantly different design from the [[Liberty City in GTA 1|first game]]. The city plays a role in five games in the series: a primary role in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]), [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] (set in [[2000]]) and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (set in [[1998]]), as well as a secondary role in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]) and [[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]). The city's motto is "'''The worst place in America'''", due to the high crime rate in the city. | '''Liberty City''' in [[GTA III Era]] is the second appearance of [[Liberty City]] in the series, assuming a significantly different design from the [[Liberty City in GTA 1|first game]]. The city plays a role in five games in the series: a primary role in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]), [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] (set in [[2000]]) and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (set in [[1998]]), as well as a secondary role in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]) and [[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]). The city's motto is "'''The worst place in America'''", due to the high crime rate in the city. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
{{main|GTA III Era Timeline}} | {{main|GTA III Era Timeline}} | ||
{{quote|'''Liberty City, 1998''. '''To commemorate Liberty City´s 200th anniversary, we in The Liberty Tree´s cartography department have created a map of what our magnificent city looks like today. As we approach the new millenium there are surely great things in our future. Very soon the Office of Public Works will complete the bridges that join Portland and Staunton Island with the mainland. This is but one of many achievements we should celebrate at this moment in Liberty City´s grand history.''}} | {{quote|'''Liberty City, 1998''. '''To commemorate Liberty City´s 200th anniversary, we in The Liberty Tree´s cartography department have created a map of what our magnificent city looks like today. As we approach the new millenium there are surely great things in our future. Very soon the Office of Public Works will complete the bridges that join Portland and Staunton Island with the mainland. This is but one of many achievements we should celebrate at this moment in Liberty City´s grand history.''}} | ||
[[File:LibertyCity-GTALCS-map.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A map of Liberty City in 1998.]] | |||
The [[Liberty Tree]] says in its October [[1998]] issue of that Liberty will celebrate its 200th anniversary: | |||
Liberty City was established in [[1798]], 22 years after the declaration of independence from [[United States]], being "a church, a cow pasture and three houses when the telephone was invented (1870, first experiments started)," according to [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] of [[Chatterbox FM]]. Over the subsequent history of Liberty City is almost no word in the series like, unlike the history of New York that was founded in 1624, this interpretation is founded 174 years later. | Liberty City was established in [[1798]], 22 years after the declaration of independence from [[United States]], being "a church, a cow pasture and three houses when the telephone was invented (1870, first experiments started)," according to [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] of [[Chatterbox FM]]. Over the subsequent history of Liberty City is almost no word in the series like, unlike the history of New York that was founded in 1624, this interpretation is founded 174 years later. | ||
== About the city == | |||
==About the city== | Liberty City is loosely based on [[wp:New York City|New York City]], but includes elements of other American cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, among others. The city area has a population of 4,000,000 people by 2001. Based on the official website, Liberty City's sister city is [[wp:Beirut|Beirut]], which may be a joke from the producers, considering Beirut has often experienced violence in the past, twinning it with Liberty City seeing how crime-ridden Liberty City is. | ||
Liberty City is loosely based | |||
Liberty City is divided into three boroughs, comprising 25 defined areas and neighborhoods, and the outskirts of the city. In GTA III, a hidden area located behind the hills of Shoreside Vale is popularly known as the "Ghost Town", although the area can only be reached by flying a Dodo. | Liberty City is divided into three boroughs, comprising 25 defined areas and neighborhoods, and the outskirts of the city. In GTA III, a hidden area located behind the hills of Shoreside Vale is popularly known as the "Ghost Town", although the area can only be reached by flying a Dodo. | ||
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<br />Portland is heavily based on the New York´s lower-class boroughs, particularly [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] and [[wp:Queens|Queens]], as also in [[wp:Lower Manhattan|Lower Manhattan]]. | <br />Portland is heavily based on the New York´s lower-class boroughs, particularly [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] and [[wp:Queens|Queens]], as also in [[wp:Lower Manhattan|Lower Manhattan]]. | ||
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|[[File:StauntonIsland- | |[[File:StauntonIsland-GTAIII.jpg|100px]] | ||
![[Staunton Island]] | ![[Staunton Island]] | ||
| '''Commercial district''' | | '''Commercial district''' | ||
<br />Staunton Island is based on New York City´s [[wp:Manhattan|Manhattan Island]] because it has several landmarks as [[Torrington]] (Manhattan's Financial Center), [[Bedford Point]] (Times Square), [[366]] (500 Fifth Avenue), [[Liberty City Community College]] (Columbia University) and derives its name from Staten Island. | <br />Staunton Island is based on New York City´s [[wp:Manhattan|Manhattan Island]] because it has several landmarks as [[Torrington]] (Manhattan's Financial Center), [[Bedford Point]] (Times Square), [[366]] (500 Fifth Avenue), [[Liberty City Community College]] (Columbia University) and derives its name from Staten Island. | ||
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|[[File: | |[[File:ShoresideVale-GTAIII.jpg|100px]] | ||
![[Shoreside Vale]] | ![[Shoreside Vale]] | ||
| '''Suburban district''' | | '''Suburban district''' | ||
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==Boroughs== | ==Boroughs== | ||
[[ | [[File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-map.png|right|thumb|300px|A map of Liberty City in GTA III. The three boroughs and other areas of Liberty City: 1. Portland, 2. Staunton Island, 3. Shoreside Vale, 4. Upstate with Ghost Town]] | ||
*'''[[Portland]]''' is the industrial and lower-class residential island of the city. The island houses an [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] police station and [[Sweeney General Hospital]], in [[Portland View]] and a [[Liberty City Fire Department]] fire station located in [[Harwood]]. The island is the first area accessible to [[protagonist|protagonists]] [[Claude]] in GTA III, [[Mike]] in GTA Advance and [[Toni Cipriani]] in GTA Liberty City Stories, and the only borough accessible in GTA San Andreas. | *'''[[Portland]]''' is the industrial and lower-class residential island of the city. The island houses an [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] police station and [[Sweeney General Hospital]], in [[Portland View]] and a [[Liberty City Fire Department]] fire station located in [[Harwood]]. The island is the first area accessible to [[protagonist|protagonists]] [[Claude]] in GTA III, [[Mike]] in GTA Advance and [[Toni Cipriani]] in GTA Liberty City Stories, and the only borough accessible in GTA San Andreas. Portland also has an elevated commuter train, known as [[Portland El]], transporting residents to three stations in the city. The service, completed in 1930, stops at [[Baillie Station]] in [[Saint Marks]], [[Kurowski Station]] in [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] and Rothwell Station in [[Hepburn Heights]]. | ||
*'''[[Staunton Island]]''' is the middle island of the city and is the city's commercial sector. There are some non-commercial districts in the city, centered in the south of the island. The island houses the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] [[Liberty City Police Headquarters|Headquarters]] in [[Torrington]], a hospital called [[Carson General Hospital]] in [[Rockford]] and a [[Liberty City Fire Department]] station in [[Aspatria]]. The island is the second accessible island to the [[Protagonist|protagonists]] [[Claude]] in GTA III, [[Mike]] in GTA Advance and [[Toni Cipriani]] in GTA Liberty City Stories. Notable residents of Staunton Island include [[Yakuza]] leaders [[Kazuki Kasen|Kazuki]], [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka]] and [[Kenji Kasen]], media mogul [[Donald Love]] and Mayors [[Roger C. Hole]] and [[Miles O'Donovan]]. | *'''[[Staunton Island]]''' is the middle island of the city and is the city's commercial sector. There are some non-commercial districts in the city, centered in the south of the island. The island houses the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] [[Liberty City Police Headquarters|Headquarters]] in [[Torrington]], a hospital called [[Carson General Hospital]] in [[Rockford]] and a [[Liberty City Fire Department]] station in [[Aspatria]]. The island is the second accessible island to the [[Protagonist|protagonists]] [[Claude]] in GTA III, [[Mike]] in GTA Advance and [[Toni Cipriani]] in GTA Liberty City Stories. Notable residents of Staunton Island include [[Yakuza]] leaders [[Kazuki Kasen|Kazuki]], [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka]] and [[Kenji Kasen]], media mogul [[Donald Love]] and Mayors [[Roger C. Hole]] and [[Miles O'Donovan]]. | ||
*'''[[Shoreside Vale]]''' is the western most section of the city and is primarily a residential district. The Suburban district does have its own industrial area, which is located within [[Pike Creek]]. The borough houses the city airport, [[Francis International Airport | *'''[[Shoreside Vale]]''' is the western most section of the city and is primarily a residential district. The Suburban district does have its own industrial area, which is located within [[Pike Creek]]. The borough houses the city airport, [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International Airport]], a [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]] police station and a hospital, called [[Hope Medical College]], both located in [[Pike Creek]], and a [[Liberty City Fire Department]] station in Francis International Airport. The island is the last accessible island to the [[protagonist|protagonists]] [[Claude]] in GTA III, [[Mike]] in GTA Advance and [[Toni Cipriani]] in GTA Liberty City Stories. Notable residents of Shoreside Vale include [[Colombian Cartel]] leaders [[Cisco]] and [[Catalina]]. | ||
===Other Areas=== | ===Other Areas=== | ||
*'''[[Upstate]]''' | *'''[[Upstate]]''' is the hilliest part of Shoreside Vale. The hills are located above [[Cedar Grove]] as mentioned before. There are two layers of hills. The first layer is under the [[Cedar Ridge Observatory|observatory]]. And the second layer is at the same level as the observatory although some of it stretches out above it. This is a inaccessible area of the city. | ||
*'''[[Ghost Town]]''' | |||
*'''[[Ghost Town]]''' is a hidden area uninhabited in upstate, not intended to be accessed during normal game play. The small city block is just a hidden interior alongside of the garden area on [[Kenji's Casino]], the roof of the [[Love Media Building]], and [[Joey's Garage]]. Although referred to, it is not Carcer City. The Ghost Town is noticeably more detailed than Liberty City itself; the alley behind the bank contains dumpsters, cardboard boxes, and even various items of garbage strewn across the ground | |||
*According to recent Q&A from RockstarGames, all the islands (including Ghost Town) in Grand Theft Auto III are not all of Liberty City, just all that is relevant to the story. | |||
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File:UpstateLiberty-GTAIII.jpg|Upstate in GTA III. | |||
File:GhostTown-GTAIII-front.jpg|Ghost Town in GTA III. | |||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
[[File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-map.jpg|right|thumb|330px|Map of Liberty City in GTA III, with aerial view of the city.]] | [[File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-map.jpg|right|thumb|330px|Map of Liberty City in GTA III, with aerial view of the city.]] | ||
Liberty City is located on the [[wp:East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] of the [[United States]] in the [[State of Liberty]]. It is north of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], east of the [[ | Liberty City is located on the [[wp:East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] of the [[United States]] in the [[State of Liberty]]. It is north of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], east of the state of [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]], and close to [[Carcer City]], with links to "[[Upstate]]" through a road tunnel connecting [[Cedar Grove]] and [[Cochrane Dam]] as seen in GTA Liberty City Stories. | ||
According to a recent Rockstar Games Q&A, the islands in Grand Theft Auto III, and 'Ghost Town' are only ''some'' of the city as a whole, the rest is just unexplored. | |||
The city is relatively flat, with major hills only appearing in Portland ([[Saint Marks]]) and Shoreside Vale ([[Pike Creek]] and [[Cedar Grove]]). In GTA Advance, however, the city is depicted to have no hills, although this is due to the limited resources of the [[Game Boy Advance]]. Portland and Staunton Island is completely surrounded by ocean water. In Shoreside Vale a major river flows through the center of the borough down from the Cochrane Dam to Witchita Gardens. | The city is relatively flat, with major hills only appearing in Portland ([[Saint Marks]]) and Shoreside Vale ([[Pike Creek]] and [[Cedar Grove]]). In GTA Advance, however, the city is depicted to have no hills, although this is due to the limited resources of the [[Game Boy Advance]]. Portland and Staunton Island is completely surrounded by ocean water. In Shoreside Vale a major river flows through the center of the borough down from the Cochrane Dam to Witchita Gardens. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:CedarGrove-GTAIII-eastwards.jpg|The hills of Cedar Grove as seen in Grand Theft Auto III. | |||
File:CedarGrove- | File:PikeCreek-GTAIII-southwestwards.jpg|The hills of Pike Creek as seen in Grand Theft Auto III. | ||
File:PikeCreek- | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Cityscape== | ==Cityscape== | ||
{{wide image|LibertyCity- | {{wide image|LibertyCity-GTAIII-panorama.jpg|1300px|Panorama of Liberty City, as seen from Shoreside Vale mountains.|alt=}} | ||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
[[File:BellevillePark-GTALCS-exterior.jpg|280px|thumb|right|A view of the Belleville Park in 1998, where you can appreciate the season of autumn in the trees and part of the day.]] | [[File:BellevillePark-GTALCS-exterior.jpg|280px|thumb|right|A view of the Belleville Park in 1998, where you can appreciate the season of autumn in the trees and part of the day.]] | ||
In [[1992]], as seen in GTA San Andreas, Liberty City was going through the winter season, with snow on streets and structures visible. During the setting of GTA Liberty City Stories, in [[1998]] Liberty City experiences a pleasant autumn with [[rain]] and cloudy days. During the setting of GTA III, in [[2001]] the [[weather]] is cold with frequent rain and fog. The thermometer in [[Bedford Point]] indicates the city's current temperature, which usually reads as rather low. Liberty City is the only city in the series where falling snow is introduced. | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:SaintMark's-GTASA-snowseason.jpg|Liberty City in winter seasons, [[Saint Mark's]] 1992. | ||
File:BedfordPointclock- | File:BedfordPointclock-GTAIII.jpg|The thermometer in Bedford Point, left [[Flashback FM]] poster and below another sign that says "[[Half-Cocked]]". | ||
File:BellevillePark- | File:BellevillePark-GTAIII-eastwards.jpg|Belleville Park in the autumn seasons of 2001, with cloudy weather. | ||
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The Mayor of Liberty City in [[2001]] is [[Miles O'Donovan]], who won an election against [[Donald Love]] after the [[A Walk in the Park|death]] of the previous mayor, [[Roger C. Hole]], at the hands of [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[1998]]. | The Mayor of Liberty City in [[2001]] is [[Miles O'Donovan]], who won an election against [[Donald Love]] after the [[A Walk in the Park|death]] of the previous mayor, [[Roger C. Hole]], at the hands of [[Toni Cipriani]] in [[1998]]. | ||
Roger C. Hole was elected Mayor of Liberty City in [[1992]] and during this time proved to be corrupt. Hole, who was being controlled by [[Forelli Family]] [[Boss|Don]] [[Franco Forelli]], caused numerous controversies during his term in office. In 1993, three Russian prostitutes and a construction company manager were caught trying to get a government contract from Hole. In 1995, he was photographed with members of the Forelli Family whilst he was accused of securing drugs for city officials in return for sanitation contracts. Hole was also accused of sleeping with two underage girls. Eventually, his connections with the Forelli Family resulted in his | Roger C. Hole was elected Mayor of Liberty City in [[1992]] and during this time proved to be corrupt. Hole, who was being controlled by [[Forelli Family]] [[Boss|Don]] [[Franco Forelli]], caused numerous controversies during his term in office. In 1993, three Russian prostitutes and a construction company manager were caught trying to get a government contract from Hole. In 1995, he was photographed with members of the Forelli Family whilst he was accused of securing drugs for city officials in return for sanitation contracts. Hole was also accused of sleeping with two underage girls. Eventually, his connections with the Forelli Family resulted in his assassination in 1998. During his term in office, he raised taxation, reduced public expenditure, increased bureaucratic costs and kept Liberty City in the national news. | ||
An election was then triggered, with businessman Donald Love running against former candidate Miles O'Donovan. Love received help from [[Salvatore Leone]] and Toni Cipriani, who campaigned for him, stopped the Forelli Family rigging the election and even attempt to rig the election in Donald's favour. However, after links between Love and the [[Leone Family]] were discovered, the people voted in favour of O'Donovan. | An election was then triggered, with businessman Donald Love running against former candidate Miles O'Donovan. Love received help from [[Salvatore Leone]] and Toni Cipriani, who campaigned for him, stopped the Forelli Family rigging the election and even attempt to rig the election in Donald's favour. However, after links between Love and the [[Leone Family]] were discovered, the people voted in favour of O'Donovan. | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
[[File:LibertyCampus- | [[File:LibertyCampus-GTAIII-southwestwards.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Southern block of [[Liberty Campus]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].]] | ||
There are two known educational buildings in the city, a school in the [[Bedford Point]] district of [[Staunton Island]] and the [[Liberty City Community College]] in the [[Liberty Campus]] district of Staunton Island. In the beta version of GTA III, a school could also be seen in the [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] district of [[Portland]], although this was later replaced by the [[Old School Hall]]. | There are two known educational buildings in the city, a school in the [[Bedford Point]] district of [[Staunton Island]] and the [[Liberty City Community College]] in the [[Liberty Campus]] district of Staunton Island. In the beta version of GTA III, a school could also be seen in the [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] district of [[Portland]], although this was later replaced by the [[Old School Hall]]. | ||
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File:School'sOut-GTAA.png|Bedford Point School | File:School'sOut-GTAA.png|Bedford Point School | ||
File:OldSchoolHall- | File:OldSchoolHall-GTAIII-exterior.jpg|The [[Old School Hall|old school hall]] in [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] in Grand Theft Auto III | ||
File: | File:LibertyCityCommunityCollege-GTAIII-aerialview.jpg|[[Liberty City Community College]] in a [[Beta Releases|beta]] screenshot of Grand Theft Auto III | ||
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==Media== | ==Media== | ||
[[File: | [[File:LoveMedia-GTAIII-logo.png|right|75px|thumb|Love Media logo]] | ||
Liberty City's media is dominated, in [[2001]], by the [[Love Media]] group run by [[Donald Love]], which also controls numerous other businesses across the city. The company owns "900 radio stations, 300 television stations, 4 networks, 3 satellites, and 10 senators" according to a Love Media advert. Besides owning various media, Media Love probably also has films, including "[[The Mainframe]]" which was released in [[1998]]. | Liberty City's media is dominated, in [[2001]], by the [[Love Media]] group run by [[Donald Love]], which also controls numerous other businesses across the city. The company owns "900 radio stations, 300 television stations, 4 networks, 3 satellites, and 10 senators" according to a Love Media advert. Besides owning various media, Media Love probably also has films, including "[[The Mainframe]]" which was released in [[1998]]. | ||
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* [[Flashback FM]] - Disco | * [[Flashback FM]] - Disco | ||
* [[The Liberty Jam]] - Hip Hop | * [[The Liberty Jam]] - Hip Hop | ||
* [[LCFR]] - Talk Radio | * [[Liberty City Free Radio|LCFR]] - Talk Radio | ||
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==Sports== | ==Sports== | ||
[[File: | [[File:CoxMascotoutfit-GTALCS.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Toni Cipriani in the [[Cox Mascot Outfit]]]] | ||
Liberty City has two known sports teams: the [[Liberty City Cocks]] and [[Liberty City Beavers]]. The two football/soccer teams play at the [[Liberty Memorial Coliseum|Liberty Memorial Stadium]] in [[Aspatria]]. The two are fierce rivals, with [[Derrick Thackery]], in [[1992]], mentioning a match between the two on [[West Coast Talk Radio|WCTR's]] [[The Tight End Zone]]. Another match is played in September [[2001]], with the [[Liberty Tree]] reporting that the Liberty Cocks won 3-0 after a hatrick (three goals) from Iranian striker [[Ma'am]]. Fans of the Liberty City Cocks can be seen around the stadium in Aspatria. In [[2000]]/2001, the [[Vice City Mambas]] play the Liberty City Cocks, with [[Mike]] [[Two-Hand Toss|injuring]] the Mambas injuring the teams star quarterback. | Liberty City has two known sports teams: the [[Liberty City Cocks]] and [[Liberty City Beavers]]. The two football/soccer teams play at the [[Liberty Memorial Coliseum|Liberty Memorial Stadium]] in [[Aspatria]]. The two are fierce rivals, with [[Derrick Thackery]], in [[1992]], mentioning a match between the two on [[West Coast Talk Radio|WCTR's]] [[The Tight End Zone]]. Another match is played in September [[2001]], with the [[Liberty Tree]] reporting that the Liberty Cocks won 3-0 after a hatrick (three goals) from Iranian striker [[Ma'am]]. Fans of the Liberty City Cocks can be seen around the stadium in Aspatria. In [[2000]]/2001, the [[Vice City Mambas]] play the Liberty City Cocks, with [[Mike]] [[Two-Hand Toss|injuring]] the Mambas injuring the teams star quarterback. | ||
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File: | File:LibertyCityCocks-GTAIII-fans.jpg|[[Liberty City Cocks]] fans in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] | ||
File:LibertyMemorialColiseum- | File:LibertyMemorialColiseum-GTAIII-southwest.jpg|The Liberty Memorial Coliseum in [[Aspatria]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] | ||
File:Two- | File:Two-HandToss-GTAA.jpg|[[Mike]] injuring the [[Vice City Mambas]] star quaterback during [[Two-Hand Toss]] | ||
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===Health=== | ===Health=== | ||
[[File:CarsonGeneralHospital- | [[File:CarsonGeneralHospital-GTAIII-northwestwards.jpg|left|thumb|230px|The Carson General Hospital.]] | ||
Also the hospital service, in this case of the three hospitals in Liberty City that have ambulances at home, are another important service in Liberty City, for use in the boroughs. The hospital of Liberty City as: | Also the hospital service, in this case of the three hospitals in Liberty City that have ambulances at home, are another important service in Liberty City, for use in the boroughs. The hospital of Liberty City as: | ||
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[[File:LCPD-GTALCS-equipment.jpg|right|thumb|210px|Liberty City Police Department.]] | [[File:LCPD-GTALCS-equipment.jpg|right|thumb|210px|Liberty City Police Department.]] | ||
===Police=== | ===Police=== | ||
{{main|LCPD in GTA III Era}} | {{main|LCPD in GTA III Era}} | ||
The Liberty City Police Department since 1869 has been fighting crime in the city, is another widely used service for all types of problems such as gang fights or | The Liberty City Police Department since 1869 has been fighting crime in the city, is another widely used service for all types of problems such as gang fights or theft. The Leone family is one of the biggest rock monitored by city police in Portland, where he dominated. | ||
===Fire=== | ===Fire=== | ||
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==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
Despite being very small, Liberty City's transport is very large in the city, mostly by bridges and tunnels that link to each island. Transport was more extensive before 2000 when there were still several important services like the ferry, which had the disadvantage of being very slow. Around the city there are four bridges (of which only two are those that connect to the islands), two expressways, an underground tunnel that goes under the city, another tunnel under construction in Shoreside Vale, as well as an airport and public transportation that can be used by the player and the [[pedestrians]]. | |||
===Bridges=== | ===Bridges=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:ShoresideLiftBridge-GTAIII.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Shoreside Lift Bridge]] | ||
Liberty City has four major bridges throughout the city, two huge bridges that connects the three islands: | Liberty City has four major bridges throughout the city, two huge bridges that connects the three islands: | ||
*[[Callahan Bridge]] linking [[Portland]] and [[Staunton Island]]. | *[[Callahan Bridge]] linking [[Portland]] and [[Staunton Island]]. | ||
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Callahan Bridge, also known as ''West Port Bridge'', is a four lane suspension bridge finished sometime after [[1998]], when construction was almost completed. The bridge links the [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] district of Portland to the [[Newport]] district of Staunton Island. In [[2001]] the bridge was partially destroyed when the [[Colombian Cartel]] kidnapped the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]], planting a bomb to kill the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] officers transporting him, [[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] to Portland. | Callahan Bridge, also known as ''West Port Bridge'', is a four lane suspension bridge finished sometime after [[1998]], when construction was almost completed. The bridge links the [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] district of Portland to the [[Newport]] district of Staunton Island. In [[2001]] the bridge was partially destroyed when the [[Colombian Cartel]] kidnapped the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]], planting a bomb to kill the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] officers transporting him, [[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] to Portland. | ||
The Shoreside Lift Bridge is a four lane lift bridge, most likely based off George Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan to | The Shoreside Lift Bridge is a four lane lift bridge, most likely based off George Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey. In 1998, [[Toni Cipriani]] has to wait for a strike to end before using the bridge, whilst in 2001 [[Claude]] is forced to wait until a mechanical problem is fixed. | ||
There are also two smaller but notable bridges: an [[Shoreside Vale Arch Bridge|unnamed bridge in Shoreside Vale]] connecting [[Pike Creek]] and [[Cedar Grove]], and an unnamed bridge on Staunton Island connecting [[Fort Staunton]] with [[Rockford]]. | There are also two smaller but notable bridges: an [[Shoreside Vale Arch Bridge|unnamed bridge in Shoreside Vale]] connecting [[Pike Creek]] and [[Cedar Grove]], and an unnamed little bridge on Staunton Island connecting [[Fort Staunton]] with [[Rockford]]. | ||
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File:CallahanBridge- | File:CallahanBridge-GTAIII.jpg|[[Callahan Bridge]], as viewed from [[Staunton Island]] | ||
File:ShoresideArchBridge-GTALCS-view.jpg|The Shoreside Vale Arch Bridge. | File:ShoresideArchBridge-GTALCS-view.jpg|The Shoreside Vale Arch Bridge. | ||
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===Expressways=== | |||
[[File:Aspatria-BedfordPointexpressway-GTAIII-southwards.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Aspatria-Bedford Point expressway, the longest road.]] | |||
Other transportation as favorable to the bridges, are the roads, which are a total of only tree expressways located in Staunton Island. The first expressway is the [[Aspatria - Bedford Point Expressway]], a four-lane highway located in the western part of the island. This is the biggest highway in the city, connecting Aspatria with Bedford Point, passing through Belleville Park and below the Shoreside Lift Bridge. | |||
The second highway called "[[Newport/Fort Staunton Expressway]]" is one that attaches to the east, Newport Fort Staunton, the only highway that separates the lanes on both sides (two on each side) that is filled with some posters . | |||
Another highway that links the Newport, Fort Staunton and Torrington along the east coast district, which is the only through which pass the pedestrian walk, because this is the form of a normal street, only very large. | |||
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File:Newport-FortStaunton-GTAIII-aerialview.jpg|The Newport/Fort Staunton Expressway. | |||
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===Road Tunnels=== | ===Road Tunnels=== | ||
[[File:PorterTunnel- | [[File:PorterTunnel-GTAIII-tunnel.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Porter Tunnel]] | ||
[[Porter Tunnel]] is an underground and underwater road tunnel connecting the city's three boroughs. The tunnel may be based on the [[:wp:Holland Tunnel|Holland Tunnel]] or the [[:wp:Lincoln Tunnel|Lincoln Tunnel]]. The tunnel has four lanes, apart from the exit at Staunton Island, which only has two lanes. The tunnel entry/exit points include [[Harwood]] (in Portland), [[Rockford]] (in Staunton Island), and [[Francis International Airport | [[Porter Tunnel]] is an underground and underwater road tunnel connecting the city's three boroughs. The tunnel may be based on the [[:wp:Holland Tunnel|Holland Tunnel]] or the [[:wp:Lincoln Tunnel|Lincoln Tunnel]]. The tunnel has four lanes, apart from the exit at Staunton Island, which only has two lanes. The tunnel entry/exit points include [[Harwood]] (in Portland), [[Rockford]] (in Staunton Island), and [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International Airport]] and [[Wichita Gardens]] (both in Shoreside Vale). Construction for the tunnel begins in 1998, however, numerous delays cause the tunnel to finally open in October 2001, with Claude having to wait for the tunnel to be fully constructed. | ||
A second road tunnel is located on Shoreside Vale, with entry points at [[Cedar Grove]] and [[Cochrane Dam]], accessible only in GTA Liberty City Stories. The tunnel branches into "Upstate", although this is blocked off. | A second road tunnel called [[Shoreside Vale Tunnel]] is located on Shoreside Vale, with entry points at [[Cedar Grove]] and [[Cochrane Dam]], accessible only in GTA Liberty City Stories. The tunnel branches into "Upstate", although this is blocked off. | ||
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File: | File:UpstateTunnel-GTAIII.jpeg|The Shoreside Vale Tunnel leading to [[Upstate]]. | ||
File:RoadTunnel-GTALCS-interior.jpg|Interior of the tunnel. | File:RoadTunnel-GTALCS-interior.jpg|Interior of the tunnel. | ||
File:RoadTunnel-GTALCS- | File:RoadTunnel-GTALCS-interior2.jpg|Inside the tunnel in 1998, with a very different design before it was closed in 2001 to change the interior. | ||
File:BringingtheHouseDown-GTALCS.jpg|[[Toni Cipriani]] driving a van down one of the old subway tunnels in [[1998]] from [[Bringing the House Down]] | File:BringingtheHouseDown-GTALCS.jpg|[[Toni Cipriani]] driving a van down one of the old subway tunnels in [[1998]] from [[Bringing the House Down]] | ||
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The Portland El (electric line) is an elevated train service running on Portland, connecting the [[Saint Marks]], [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] and [[Hepburn Heights]] districts. The system, introduced in 1930, is not connected to the city's subway system. The three stations are [[Baillie Station]] (in Saint Marks), [[Kurowski Station]] (in Chinatown) and [[Rothwell Station]] (in Hepburn Heights). | The Portland El (electric line) is an elevated train service running on Portland, connecting the [[Saint Marks]], [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] and [[Hepburn Heights]] districts. The system, introduced in 1930, is not connected to the city's subway system. The three stations are [[Baillie Station]] (in Saint Marks), [[Kurowski Station]] (in Chinatown) and [[Rothwell Station]] (in Hepburn Heights). | ||
{{double image|center|PortlandEl-GTALCS.jpg|230| | {{double image|center|PortlandEl-GTALCS.jpg|230|Subway-GTAIII-moving.jpg|260|The Portland El and Subway in Liberty City, with the same design}} | ||
====Subway==== | ====Subway==== | ||
{{main|Subway in GTA III}} | {{main|Subway in GTA III}} | ||
The inter-borough subway system is an underground system linking the three boroughs of the city. The subway stations are located at the border of the [[Red Light District]]/[[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] in Portland, at [[Liberty Campus]] and [[Bedford Point]] in Staunton Island, and [[Francis International Airport | The inter-borough subway system is an underground system linking the three boroughs of the city. The subway stations are located at the border of the [[Red Light District]]/[[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]] in Portland, at [[Liberty Campus]] and [[Bedford Point]] in Staunton Island, and [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International Airport]] in Shoreside Vale. At some point, Liberty City had another subway system, which was abandoned after the construction of the new subway. [[Toni Cipriani]] uses an old subway entrance to destroy [[Fort Staunton]] in "[[Bringing the House Down]]." | ||
===Taxis=== | |||
The public transport seen on the streets is the [[taxi]]. There are two types: | |||
{{double image|center|Taxi-GTAIII-front.jpg|260|Cabbie-GTAIII-front.jpg|260|Comparison between the classic taxi and the cabbie}} | |||
*[[Cabbie]]: The original model of the taxi, they are slow, heavy, and have an old, boxy design. | |||
*Taxis: The modern model of taxi, it is faster and lighter than its older counterpart. | |||
In Liberty City, the taxis are only operated by [[Mean Street Taxis]], which is based in [[Trenton]] and also has a branch in Vice City, and [[Borgnine Taxis]] in [[Harwood]]. | |||
[[File:Ferry-GTALCS.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The Ferry]] | |||
===Ferry Service=== | ===Ferry Service=== | ||
Liberty | Liberty City´s [[ferry]] service was the most used form of transportation until some time before [[2000]]. Before its shutdown, this service connected Portland and Staunton Island together. The ferry docks were located in [[Harwood]] and [[Rockford]]. The service was canceled by [[Miles O'Donovan]], despite his promise to maintain it. In [[1998]], workers across the city went on strike to protect the ferry service, which only provoked the closure, leaving Portland isolated from the rest of the city. By 2000, the ferry service had been replaced by the [[Callahan Bridge]] and in addition in 2001, the [[Porter Tunnel]]. | ||
===Airport=== | |||
Liberty City's airport, which is called "[[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International Airport]]", is the only airport in the city, located in Shoreside Vale. This means of transport is the most widely used by travelers since [[1953]], providing $ 69 to travel from different places like London, San Andreas, Vice City and Tokyo. Several airlines like Rockstar DMAir McAdam Airways and the best known, among others, operating in this airport, providing flights to domestic and international locations, as some mentioned. | |||
===Railroad=== | |||
{{main|Harwood Train Yard}} | |||
Very little is known about the Liberty City railroad, but the reason that once existed is that still there is a yard with some rusty rails. | |||
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File:AnOldFriend-GTAVC4.jpg|[[Sonny Forelli]] inside [[Marco's Bistro]] during the mission [[An Old Friend]]. | File:AnOldFriend-GTAVC4.jpg|[[Sonny Forelli]] inside [[Marco's Bistro]] during the mission [[An Old Friend]]. | ||
File: | File:TakeavacationinLibertyCity-GTAVC-cartel.png|A billboard in [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], with indicating the phrase. | ||
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===Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas=== | ===Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas=== | ||
Liberty City appears in [[The Introduction]] DVD and during the mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]], as well as being mentioned on a number of occasions during [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. The Introduction DVD shows shows the games [[Protagonist|protagonist]] [[Carl Johnson]] attempting to steal cars in the [[Red Light District]] and later receiving a phone call from his brother [[Sean Johnson|Sweet Johnson]] regarding his [[Beverly Johnson| | Liberty City appears in [[The Introduction]] DVD and during the mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]], as well as being mentioned on a number of occasions during [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. The Introduction DVD shows shows the games [[Protagonist|protagonist]] [[Carl Johnson]] attempting to steal cars in the [[Red Light District]] and later receiving a phone call from his brother [[Sean Johnson|Sweet Johnson]] regarding his [[Beverly Johnson|mother's death]] whilst in the city. After arriving back in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] for his mother's funeral, he was asked by [[Ryder]] about when he would be returning to Liberty City. Carl Johnson tells [[Salvatore Leone]] that he worked for Salvatore's son [[Joey Leone|Joey]] in Liberty City to gain Salvatore's trust during the mission [[Freefall]]. The mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]] involves Carl Johnson returning to Liberty City to perform a hit at [[Marco's Bistro]]. Hidden code in the game proves that a 100% accessible Liberty City was created, and it is unknown why Rockstar chose to remove it. | ||
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File: | File:RedLightDistrict-GTASA-TheIntroduction.jpg|Portland, Liberty City in The introduction. | ||
File:SaintMark'sBistro-GTASA3.jpg|[[Carl Johnson]] inside a [[Taxi]] in [[Saint Mark's]], heading to [[Marco's Bistro]], during the mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]]. | File:SaintMark'sBistro-GTASA3.jpg|[[Carl Johnson]] inside a [[Taxi]] in [[Saint Mark's]], heading to [[Marco's Bistro]], during the mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]]. | ||
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File:LibertyCity- | File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-map.jpg|Complete map of the city in GTA III. | ||
File: | File:LibertyCity-GTAA-map.png|A map of Liberty City in GTA Advance. | ||
File: | File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-betamap.jpg|Beta map of Liberty City in GTA III. | ||
File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-sketch-map.jpg|Sketch map of Liberty City in GTA III. | File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-sketch-map.jpg|Sketch map of Liberty City in GTA III. | ||
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==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Liberty City]] | * [[Liberty City]] | ||
*[[Liberty City in GTA 1]] | * [[Liberty City in GTA 1]] | ||
*[[Liberty City in GTA IV]] | * [[Liberty City in GTA IV]] | ||
*[[Tallest Buildings in GTA III Era#Liberty City|Tallest buildings in GTA III Era]] | * [[Tallest Buildings in GTA III Era#Liberty City|Tallest buildings in GTA III Era]] | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/19981/grand-theft-auto-iii-your-questions-answered-part-two-911-the-gh.html RockstarGames Q&A] | |||
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