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For ghost towns in the San Andreas in the 3D Universe, see Las Brujas or Aldea Malvada.

The "Ghost Town" is an area in Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto III not intended to be accessible during normal gameplay. It is used in the introduction of GTA III, in which Claude helps Catalina rob the Bank of Liberty, is betrayed, and shot. The name of the area was coined by fans due to the inaccessibility and non-solid property of the area. The area is sometimes mistakenly associated to Carcer City, however in a Q&A with Rockstar Games, it was stated that "Ghost Town" is actually just a part of Liberty City, since the islands shown in Grand Theft Auto III are only some of Liberty City as a whole.

Description

The "Ghost Town" area is located beneath the northern side of the Shoreside Vale hills. The area is normally inaccessible but can be accessed by flying a Dodo or through the use of cheats. The majority of the area is not solid, except for a few cardboard boxes and light fixtures, so it is impossible to explore the area deeply without the use of trainers or modifications. The area does not exist in the Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories rendition of Liberty City.

The area contains a Liberty City Bank, some stores, apartments, and a Mr. Wongs, an Esperanto, and three Securicars parked on one street. The area is noticeably more detailed than most of Liberty City; the alley behind the bank contains dumpsters, cardboard boxes, and various items of garbage strewn across the ground. Most of the apartments above the alley and street also feature air conditioning units on the windows. The sidewalks have a few street lights and parking signs.

The main street.
The rear of the Liberty City Bank.
The front side of the Liberty City Bank.
KEd generation of Ghost Town.

Businesses

Joe's Pizza
Trattoria Spaghetto
Trattoria
Broons
Deli & Pizza

Magazine Shop
Video Video
Pink Pussycat Boutique
Birthday Suit

External links

Traveling to Ghost Town by Dodo on Youtube
Bridge to Ghost Town Patch - made by Homer Simpson - via TheGTAPlace.com
Rockstar Games Q&A

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-[[Image:Ghost Town.jpg|right|thumb|The Ghost Town, as depicted in GTA III.]]
+{{also|''For ghost towns in the [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas in the 3D Universe]], see [[Las Brujas]] or [[Aldea Malvada]].''}}
-[[Image:GhostTown.JPG|right|thumb|The streets of the Ghost Town]]
+[[File:GhostTown-GTAIII-front.jpg|thumb|300px|right|In-game view of the "Ghost Town"]]
+The "'''Ghost Town'''" is an area in [[Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] not intended to be accessible during normal gameplay. It is used in [[Introduction (GTA III)|the introduction of GTA III]], in which [[Claude]] helps [[Catalina]] rob the [[Bank of Liberty]], is betrayed, and shot. The name of the area was coined by fans due to the inaccessibility and non-solid property of the area. The area is sometimes mistakenly associated to [[Carcer City]], however in a Q&A with Rockstar Games, it was stated that "Ghost Town" is actually just a part of Liberty City, since the islands shown in Grand Theft Auto III are only ''some'' of Liberty City as a whole.
-The '''Ghost Town''' is a 'hidden area', not intended to be accessed during normal gameplay. It is used in [[Introduction (GTA III)|the introduction]] of [[Grand Theft Auto III]] where [[Claude]] is helping [[Catalina]] rob a bank, before being betrayed and shot. 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]].
+== Description ==
+The "Ghost Town" area is located beneath the northern side of the [[Shoreside Vale]] hills. The area is normally inaccessible but can be accessed by flying a [[Dodo]] or through the use of [[cheats]]. The majority of the area is not solid, except for a few cardboard boxes and light fixtures, so it is impossible to explore the area deeply without the use of trainers or modifications. The area does not exist in the [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] rendition of Liberty City.
-==Overview==
+The area contains a [[Liberty City Bank]], some stores, apartments, and a [[Mr. Wongs]], an [[Esperanto]], and three [[Securicar]]s parked on one street. The area is noticeably more detailed than most of [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]; the alley behind the bank contains dumpsters, cardboard boxes, and various items of garbage strewn across the ground. Most of the apartments above the alley and street also feature air conditioning units on the windows. The sidewalks have a few street lights and parking signs.
-The Ghost Town is basically a street with the Liberty City Bank, some stores and apartments, and a [[Mr. Wongs]], an [[Esperanto]], and three [[Securicar]]s parked on the street. The Ghost Town is noticeably more detailed than [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] itself; the alley behind the bank contains dumpsters, cardboard boxes, and even various items of garbage strewn across the ground. Most of the apartments above the alley/streets also feature air conditioning units on the windows, like some buildings in real-life. The sidewalks, however, are empty, with the exception of a few street lights and parking signs.
-==Access==
+<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160">
-During gameplay, it can only be accessed by flying the Dodo there. Very few of the objects are solid, and those that ''are'' solid are tiny props (two dumpsters behind the Liberty City Bank), so there is nowhere to land. If using [[Cheats in GTA III|cheats]], the flying cars cheat can also get the player to the Ghost Town. A modification was made for the PC version that places a bridge and solidifies the area, which allows the player to reach the Ghost Town more easily. The small landmass is also located over a large entrance into the blue hell, along with others seeing as how the backside of the hills aren't complete.
+File:GhostTown-GTAIII.jpg|The main street.
+File:LibertyCityBank-GTAIII-rear.jpg|The rear of the Liberty City Bank.
+File:LibertyCityBank-GTAIII-exterior.jpg|The front side of the Liberty City Bank.
+File:GhostTown-GTAIII-computer.jpg|KEd generation of Ghost Town.
+</gallery>
-==Radar Text==
+== Businesses ==
-[[File:Easter_Egg_Text_Map.png|thumb|100px|]]
+{{Col-begin}}
-At the edge of [[Cedar Grove]], to the north, there are several names that can be seen on the [[radar]]: Chris's Town, Gary's Town, Adamton, Obbebugh, Woodcunty, Les County, and Aaronsville, all of which were named after some of the programmers. To see these names the player would have to learn how to fly the Dodo and fly it behind the Shoreside Vale hills. These names may have been placed here just as easter eggs (which could be the purpose of the Dodo), or they may could be names for a part of the city that was never used. However, if they player goes too far north, they will cross the game's boundaries which are set at the name Aaronsville, and garystown names and it will cause the game to freeze.
+{{Col-2}}
+* [[Joe's Pizza]]
+* Trattoria Spaghetto
+* Trattoria
+* Broons
+* Deli & Pizza
+{{Col-2}}
+* Magazine Shop
+* Video Video
+* Pink Pussycat Boutique
+* Birthday Suit
+{{Col-end}}
-==GTA Liberty City Stories==
+== See also ==
-In [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] the area does not exist, if it did it would be easier to explore by obtaining the [[Maverick]] in [[False Idols]]. In 1998 there is some evidence leading to the actual name for the part of the city with it being '''Upstate'''. The reason for this is in both GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories there is a road tunnel up in Cedar Grove. In 2001 the tunnel is inaccessible (even if the player somehow manages to get behind the roadblocks the small area isn't solid). But in 1998 the tunnel can be entered. In the middle there is a road that is blocked off for unknown reasons. This road is also inaccessible, but is with the help of a helicopter. No part of the road is solid and the road also would appear as if it was going uphill. The very end of the road has no wall or anything in front of it. It stops and dangles above the [[Blue Hell|very bottom]] of Liberty City. Also close to the location of the small strip of land there is a pipeline to what would appear as one from [[The Mars Gas Corporation]]. This was placed as a boundary which would also be absent in GTA III, however the player is able to fly under it but not over it.
+* [[Upstate]], the entire normally inaccessible area north of the city.
-==Gallery==
+== External links ==
-<gallery>
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URe83jYCOvc Traveling to Ghost Town by Dodo on Youtube]
-Image:Radar - Adamton.jpg|The name Adamton, named after art director, Adam Fowler.
+*[http://www.thegtaplace.com/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=56 Bridge to Ghost Town Patch] - made by ''Homer Simpson'' - via TheGTAPlace.com
-Image:Radar - Garystown & Chris's Town.jpg|The names Garystown & Chris's Town, named after Gary McAdam, 3D artist, and Chris Rothwell, designer.
+*[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/19981/grand-theft-auto-iii-your-questions-answered-part-two-911-the-gh.html Rockstar Games Q&A]
-Image:Radar - Les County.jpg|The name Les County, named after producer Leslie Benzies.
-Image:Radar - Obbeburgh.jpg|The name Obbeburgh, named after Obbe Vermeij, Technical Direction.
-Image:Radar - Woodcunty.jpg|The name Woodcunty, named after Alisdair Wood, 3D Artist
-Image:Ghost Town (Computer).JPG|Computer generation of the Ghost Town.
-Image:Liberty City Bank.JPG|The backside of the Liberty City Bank
-Image:Liberty_City_Bank_(Front).jpg|The front side of the Liberty City Bank
-</gallery>
-==External Links==
-[http://www.thegtaplace.com/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=56 Bridge to Ghost Town Patch] - made by ''Homer Simpson'' - via TheGTAPlace.com
 [[Category:Secrets]]
+[[Category:Places in Shoreside Vale]]