San Fierro: Difference between revisions

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[[Downtown San Fierro|Downtown]] (Downtown), [[Financial]] (Financial), [[Esplanade North]] (Fisherman's Wharf), [[Esplanade East]] (Embarcadero)
[[Downtown San Fierro|Downtown]] (Downtown), [[Financial]] (Financial), [[Esplanade North]] (Fisherman's Wharf), [[Esplanade East]] (Embarcadero)


* The [[wp:Transamerica Pyramid|Transamerica Pyramid]] is re-created as the [[Big Pointy Building]]. One can travel to the top for a bird's eye view of San Fierro. One [[Parachute|parachute]] (and only one, so exercise caution) is provided, in case players have the urge to jump off.
[[Image:BigPointyBuilding.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Big Pointy Building]]]]


* The [[wp:San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge|San Francisco Bay Bridge]] makes an appearance as the [[Garver Bridge]]. This bridge links San Fierro and [[Tierra Robada]] near [[Las Venturas]]. Alongside the Garver Bridge is the [[Kincaid Bridge]], which is modeled after the Forth Rail Bridge, which itself sits beside the Forth Road Bridge outside Edinburgh, Scotland. This may also be a reference to the home of ''Rockstar North'', where the original bridges are located. The Forth Road Bridge and the western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge look remarkably similar.
* [[wp:Transamerica Pyramid|Transamerica Pyramid]] ([[Big Pointy Building]])
* [[wp:San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge|San Francisco Bay Bridge ([[Garver Bridge]]
* [[Kincaid Bridge]] (Forth Rail Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland)
* [[wp:Ferry Building|Ferry Building]]
* [[wp:Grace Cathedral, San Francisco|Grace Cathedral]]


[[Paradiso]] (Presidio), [[Juniper Hollow]] (Cow Hollow), [[Juniper Hill]] (Russian Hill), [[Palisades]] (Presidio or Richmond), and [[Battery Point]] (Fort Point)  
[[Paradiso]] (Presidio), [[Juniper Hollow]] (Cow Hollow), [[Juniper Hill]] (Russian Hill), [[Palisades]] (Presidio or Richmond), and [[Battery Point]] (Fort Point)  


* The [[wp:Golden Gate Bridge|Golden Gate Bridge]] makes an appearance as the [[Gant Bridge]]. This bridge links San Fierro and the town of Bayside. The bridge appears to have functioning [[Tollbooths|tollbooths]], as evidenced by the fact that cars heading into San Fierro stop at the toll plaza. However, the player is apparently immune to the toll.  Gant Bridge extends over [[San Fierro Bay]], which is a re-creation of [[wp:San Francisco Bay|San Francisco Bay]], and physically separates San Fierro from [[Bayside]] and [[Tierra Robada]].
[[Image:SanFierroBay.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[San Fierro Bay]]]]
* [[wp:Fort Point, San Francisco|Fort Point]] makes an appearance as [[Battery Point]] in the game, which sits underneath [[Gant Bridge]]. However, the fort has been taken over by the pimp [[Jizzy B]], and is known as [[Jizzy's Pleasure Domes]].
 
* [[wp:Golden Gate Bridge|Golden Gate Bridge]] ([[Gant Bridge]])
* [[wp:Fort Point, San Francisco|Fort Point]] ([[Battery Point]])
* [[wp:Golden Gate Park|Golden Gate Park]]
* [[wp:Presidio of San Francisco|Presidio of San Francisco]]


[[Calton Heights]] (Pacific Heights) [[Chinatown, San Fierro|Chinatown]] (Chinatown), and [[Santa Flora]] (Twin Peaks)
[[Calton Heights]] (Pacific Heights) [[Chinatown, San Fierro|Chinatown]] (Chinatown), and [[Santa Flora]] (Twin Peaks)


* [[wp:Lombard Street (San Francisco)|Lombard Street]], known as the "crookedest street", appears as [[Windy Windy Windy Windy Street]] in San Fierro's [[Calton Heights]].
[[Image:WindyWindyWindyWindyStreet.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Windy Windy Windy Windy Street]]]]
 
* [[wp:Lombard Street (San Francisco)|Lombard Street]] ([[Windy Windy Windy Windy Street]])
*[[wp:San Francisco cable car system|San Francisco cable cars]]


[[Hashbury]] (Haight-Ashbury), [[Queens]] (Castro), [[Doherty]] (Dogpatch or Potrero Hill), [[Garcia]] (Mission), [[Ocean Flats]] (Ocean Beach or Sunset District), [[King's]] (Noe Valley or Pierre Valley) and [[San Fierro City Hall|City Hall]] (City Hall/Civic Center)
[[Hashbury]] (Haight-Ashbury), [[Queens]] (Castro), [[Doherty]] (Dogpatch or Potrero Hill), [[Garcia]] (Mission), [[Ocean Flats]] (Ocean Beach or Sunset District), [[King's]] (Noe Valley or Pierre Valley) and [[San Fierro City Hall|City Hall]] (City Hall/Civic Center)


* The [[wp:Castro District, San Francisco|Castro district]] is emulated as "[[Queens]]", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the neighborhood as being the heart of San Francisco's gay community.  
* "[[Queens]]" is a tongue-in-cheek reference to [[wp:Castro District, San Francisco|Castro district]]'s role as a gay-oriented neighborhood.
 
* [[San Fierro City Hall]] ([[wp:San Francisco City Hall|San Francisco City Hall]])
* [[San Fierro City Hall]], based on the Beaux-Arts styled [[wp:San Francisco City Hall|San Francisco City Hall]], is located at the west end of [[Queens]].
* [[wp:Great Highway|Great Highway]]
* [[wp:Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption|Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption]]


[[Avispa Country Club]] (Cliff House) and [[Missionary Hill]] (Mount Sutro)
[[Avispa Country Club]] (Cliff House) and [[Missionary Hill]] (Mount Sutro)


* A replica of Mount Sutro's radio antenna ([[wp:Sutro Tower|Sutro Tower]]) is located atop [[Missionary Hill]], at the south end of San Fierro. An observation area is located nearby, offering a pristine view of the city's southern side.
* ([[wp:Sutro Tower|Sutro Tower]])


[[Easter Bay International Airport]] - San Francisco International Airport and [[Easter Basin]] - China Basin/Hunters Point
[[Easter Bay International Airport]] - San Francisco International Airport and [[Easter Basin]] - China Basin/Hunters Point
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[[Foster Valley]] (Foster City/Peninsula)
[[Foster Valley]] (Foster City/Peninsula)


* [[Foster Valley]], located between [[Missionary Hill]] and [[Easter Bay Airport]], may be inspired from planned cities such as Foster City (which may explain the origin of the name as well). The contemporary buildings in the area, as well as a row of identical cylindrical buildings along an artificial lake, mildly resemble Oracle Corporation's World Headquarters at Redwood Shores, Redwood City, which is, coincidentally, also located near Foster City.
* [[Foster Valley]] Train Station (Oracle Headquarters in Redwood Shores, Redwood City near Foster City)
 
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[[Image:BigPointyBuilding.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Big Pointy Building]]]]
[[Image:WindyWindyWindyWindyStreet.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Windy Windy Windy Windy Street]]]]
[[Image:SanFierroBay.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[San Fierro Bay]]]]




===Other Landmarks===
*[[wp:Forth Railway Bridge|Forth Bridge]]
*[[wp:Ferry Building|Ferry Building]]
*[[wp:Grace Cathedral, San Francisco|Grace Cathedral]]
*[[wp:Golden Gate Park|Golden Gate Park]]
*[[wp:Fort Mason|Fort Mason]]
*[[wp:Fort Mason|Fort Mason]]
*[[wp:Presidio of San Francisco|Presidio of San Francisco]]
*[[wp:Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption|Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption]]
*[[wp:San Francisco Opera|San Francisco Opera]]
*[[wp:San Francisco Opera|San Francisco Opera]]
*[[wp:San Francisco cable car system|San Francisco cable car system]]
*[[wp:Great Highway|Great Highway]]


==Getting around==
==Getting around==