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[[ | [[File:LittleHavana-GTAVC-southeastwards.jpg|360px|right|thumb|Little Havana in GTA Vice City, as viewed to the southeast at night.]] | ||
'''Little Havana''' is a district in the [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] renditions of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], Florida. | '''Little Havana''' is a district in the [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] renditions of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], Florida. | ||
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== Character == | == Character == | ||
[[File:LittleHavana-GTAVC-map.png|thumb|Boundary defining Little Havana in GTA Vice City.]] | |||
Little Havana is generally a low-rise, low density district implied by name to be an enclave for Cuban immigrants to Vice City, with larger buildings concentrated towards the northeast, and low density commercial and residential buildings huddled to the west. The Cuban flavor of the district is reflected by the presence of businesses with signage utilizing Spanish language, as well as the architectural aesthetics of the southern half of the district. | Little Havana is generally a low-rise, low density district implied by name to be an enclave for Cuban immigrants to Vice City, with larger buildings concentrated towards the northeast, and low density commercial and residential buildings huddled to the west. The Cuban flavor of the district is reflected by the presence of businesses with signage utilizing Spanish language, as well as the architectural aesthetics of the southern half of the district. | ||
While more dense than neighboring [[Little Haiti]], the district still contains swatches of greenspace in the suburban block to the northwest and around [[Sunshine Autos]] to the south. In GTA Vice City Stories, set two years earlier in [[1984]], the latter is redesigned, relocating Sunshine Autos slightly northwards while a trailer park (the base of operation for the [[Trailer Park Mafia]]) is added in parts of the field. Like Little Haiti, Little Havana's eastern shoreline is lined with disused docks. | While more dense than neighboring [[Little Haiti]], the district still contains swatches of greenspace in the suburban block to the northwest and around [[Sunshine Autos]] to the south. In GTA Vice City Stories, set two years earlier in [[1984]], the latter is redesigned, relocating Sunshine Autos slightly northwards while a trailer park (the base of operation for the [[Trailer Park Mafia]]) is added in parts of the field. Like Little Haiti, Little Havana's eastern shoreline is lined with disused docks. | ||
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== Points of interest == | == Points of interest == | ||
In both games, the district houses both a [[Vice City Police Department]] [[Little Havana Police Station|station]] as well as a [[hospital]], [[West Haven Community Healthcare Center]], which both serve as respawn points for players who [[Wasted|die]] or [[Busted|are arrested]] within the southern half of Vice City Mainland. | In both games, the district houses both a [[VCPD in GTA III Era|Vice City Police Department]] [[Little Havana Police Station|station]] as well as a [[hospital]], [[West Haven Community Healthcare Center]], which both serve as respawn points for players who [[Wasted|die]] or [[Busted|are arrested]] within the southern half of Vice City Mainland. | ||
In GTA Vice City, three purchasable assets in GTA Vice City are based in Little Havana, including the [[Print Works]] to the north at the border with Little Haiti, the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] in the east, and [[Sunshine Autos]] in the south. [[Café Robina]] will also serve as the contact point for [[Umberto Robina]]'s mission string, while a robbery at Little Havana's [[El Banco Corrupto Grande]] is central to "[[The Job]]". [[Clothing in GTA Vice City|Clothing pickups]] can be found at the [[Brownstone Laundromat|local laundromat]] and [[Little Havana Streetwear & Tattoo Parlour]]; in addition, [[Screw This]] is also based in the area. | In GTA Vice City, three purchasable assets in GTA Vice City are based in Little Havana, including the [[Print Works]] to the north at the border with Little Haiti, the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] in the east, and [[Sunshine Autos]] in the south. [[Café Robina]] will also serve as the contact point for [[Umberto Robina]]'s mission string, while a robbery at Little Havana's [[El Banco Corrupto Grande]] is central to "[[The Job]]". [[Clothing in GTA Vice City|Clothing pickups]] can be found at the [[Brownstone Laundromat|local laundromat]] and [[Little Havana Streetwear & Tattoo Parlour]]; in addition, [[Screw This]] is also based in the area. | ||
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In GTA Vice City Stories, set in 1984, Little Havana is under control of the [[Cholos]] gang. The Umberto Robina-led Cubans appear to be feuding with The Cholos for control of Little Havana. At the same time [[Marty Jay Williams]], who operates the [[Trailer Park Mafia]] to the south, is also fighting against the Cholos for control of the criminal activity in the area. The area comes under Cuban control when the Cholos' warehouse in Little Haiti was destroyed, leaving them without territories in the area. | In GTA Vice City Stories, set in 1984, Little Havana is under control of the [[Cholos]] gang. The Umberto Robina-led Cubans appear to be feuding with The Cholos for control of Little Havana. At the same time [[Marty Jay Williams]], who operates the [[Trailer Park Mafia]] to the south, is also fighting against the Cholos for control of the criminal activity in the area. The area comes under Cuban control when the Cholos' warehouse in Little Haiti was destroyed, leaving them without territories in the area. | ||
==Residents== | == Residents == | ||
*[[Alberto Robina]] (unknown) | * [[Alberto Robina]] (unknown) | ||
*[[Louise Cassidy-Williams]] (? - 1984) | * [[Louise Cassidy-Williams]] (? - 1984) | ||
*[[Marty Jay Williams]] (? - 1984) | * [[Marty Jay Williams]] (? - 1984) | ||
*[[Mary-Jo Cassidy]] (unknown) | * [[Mary-Jo Cassidy]] (unknown) | ||
*[[Mary-Beth Williams]] (unknown) | * [[Mary-Beth Williams]] (unknown) | ||
*[[Pepe]] (unknown) | * [[Pepe]] (unknown) | ||
*[[Rico]] (unknown) | * [[Rico]] (unknown) | ||
*[[Trent Hopkins]] (unknown) | * [[Trent Hopkins]] (unknown) | ||
*[[Troy (VCS)|Troy]] (unknown) | * [[Troy (VCS)|Troy]] (unknown) | ||
*[[Umberto Robina]] (unknown) | * [[Umberto Robina]] (unknown) | ||
*[[Fran]] (unknown) | * [[Fran]] (unknown) | ||
==Homes== | == Homes == | ||
*[[Umberto Robina's House]] | * [[Umberto Robina's House]] | ||
==Places/ | == Places / Stores == | ||
===GTA Vice City=== | === GTA Vice City === | ||
{{Col-begin}} | {{Col-begin}} | ||
{{Col-1-of-4}} | {{Col-1-of-4}} | ||
*[[1 Hour Photo]] | * [[1 Hour Photo]] | ||
*[[Bakery & Cafeteria]] | * [[Bakery & Cafeteria]] | ||
*[[Brownstone Laundromat]] | * [[Brownstone Laundromat]] | ||
*[[Café Robina]] | * [[Café Robina]] | ||
*[[Calle 8 Cafeteria]] | * [[Calle 8 Cafeteria]] | ||
*[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] | * [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] | ||
{{Col-2-of-4}} | {{Col-2-of-4}} | ||
*[[Diner Liquor]] | * [[Diner Liquor]] | ||
*[[El Banco Corrupto Grande]] | * [[El Banco Corrupto Grande]] | ||
*[[El Nuevo Siglo Supermarket]] | * [[El Nuevo Siglo Supermarket]] | ||
*[[Farmacia Central]] | * [[Farmacia Central]] | ||
*[[Fudge Packing Corp]] | * [[Fudge Packing Corp]] | ||
*[[Galeria Musical]] | * [[Galeria Musical]] | ||
*[[Mr. Liquor]] | * [[Mr. Liquor]] | ||
{{Col-3-of-4}} | {{Col-3-of-4}} | ||
*[[Musical Instruments]] | * [[Musical Instruments]] | ||
*[[Nene's Barber Shop]] | * [[Nene's Barber Shop]] | ||
*[[Pizza Face]] | * [[Pizza Face]] | ||
*[[Print Works]] | * [[Print Works]] | ||
*[[Screw This]] | * [[Screw This]] | ||
*[[San Felis Hotel]] | * [[San Felis Hotel]] | ||
*[[Sunnyside Taxis]] | * [[Sunnyside Taxis]] | ||
{{Col-4-of-4}} | {{Col-4-of-4}} | ||
*[[Sunshine Autos]] ([[Spray'n'go]] and [[A+B Auto]]) | * [[Sunshine Autos]] ([[Spray'n'go]] and [[A+B Auto]]) | ||
*[[Wok & Wok]] | * [[Wok & Wok]] | ||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
===GTA Vice City Stories=== | === GTA Vice City Stories === | ||
{{Col-begin}} | {{Col-begin}} | ||
{{Col-1-of-4}} | {{Col-1-of-4}} | ||
*[[Barber Black Sheep]] | * [[Barber Black Sheep]] | ||
*[[Benny's Restaurant]] | * [[Benny's Restaurant]] | ||
*[[Bolero's Restaurant]] | * [[Bolero's Restaurant]] | ||
*[[Bottiglia]] | * [[Bottiglia]] | ||
*[[Burger Off]] | * [[Burger Off]] | ||
*[[Café Robina]] | * [[Café Robina]] | ||
{{Col-2-of-4}} | {{Col-2-of-4}} | ||
*[[Carioca]] | * [[Carioca]] | ||
*[[Curve]] | * [[Curve]] | ||
*[[El Peluquero Feliz]] | * [[El Peluquero Feliz]] | ||
*[[Electric Boulevard]] | * [[Electric Boulevard]] | ||
*[[Final Build Construction]] | * [[Final Build Construction]] | ||
*[[Guano's Café]] | * [[Guano's Café]] | ||
{{Col-3-of-4}} | {{Col-3-of-4}} | ||
*[[Hardcore Pawn]] | * [[Hardcore Pawn]] | ||
*[[La Vieja Cucaracha]] | * [[La Vieja Cucaracha]] | ||
*[[Mad Donna's]] | * [[Mad Donna's]] | ||
*[[Mal Viento]] | * [[Mal Viento]] | ||
*[[Miamta Cinema]] | * [[Miamta Cinema]] | ||
*[[Modinha Music]] | * [[Modinha Music]] | ||
{{Col-4-of-4}} | {{Col-4-of-4}} | ||
*[[Page 3 Bookstore]] | * [[Page 3 Bookstore]] | ||
*[[Print Works]] | * [[Print Works]] | ||
*[[Stonewall J's]] | * [[Stonewall J's]] | ||
*[[Sunshine Autos]] | * [[Sunshine Autos]] | ||
*[[The Big Package Storage Co.]] | * [[The Big Package Storage Co.]] | ||
*[[Verdi Groceries]] | * [[Verdi Groceries]] | ||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
;GTA Vice City | ; GTA Vice City | ||
<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160"> | |||
VCPDstation-GTAVC-LittleHavana-exterior.jpg|The [[Little Havana Police Station|Little Havana police station]]. | VCPDstation-GTAVC-LittleHavana-exterior.jpg|The [[Little Havana Police Station|Little Havana police station]]. | ||
WestHavenCommunityHealthcareCentre-GTAVC-exterior.jpg|The [[West Haven Community Healthcare Centre]]. | WestHavenCommunityHealthcareCentre-GTAVC-exterior.jpg|The [[West Haven Community Healthcare Centre]]. | ||
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ScrewThis-GTAVC-exterior.jpg|[[Screw This]]. | ScrewThis-GTAVC-exterior.jpg|[[Screw This]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
;GTA Vice City Stories | ; GTA Vice City Stories | ||
<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160"> | |||
SunshineAutos-GTAVCS-exterior.jpg|"Old" [[Sunshine Autos]]. | |||
SunshineAutos-GTAVCS-exterior.jpg| | StonewallJ's-GTAVCS-exterior.jpg|[[Stonewall J's]]. | ||
LittleHavanatrailerpark-GTAVCS.jpg|The Little Havana trailer park. | |||
UmbertoRobina'sHouse-GTAVCS-exterior.jpg|[[Umberto Robina's House|Umberto Robina's house]]. | UmbertoRobina'sHouse-GTAVCS-exterior.jpg|[[Umberto Robina's House|Umberto Robina's house]]. | ||
ShortcutbetweenEscobarInternational&LittleHavana-GTAVCS.jpg|The shortcut between Little Havana and Escobar International. | ShortcutbetweenEscobarInternational&LittleHavana-GTAVCS.jpg|The shortcut between Little Havana and Escobar International. | ||
BridgebetweenEscobarInternational&LittleHavana-GTAVCS.jpg|The bridge between Little Havana's old docks and Escobar International/Fort Baxter. | BridgebetweenEscobarInternational&LittleHavana-GTAVCS.jpg|The bridge between Little Havana's old docks and Escobar International/Fort Baxter. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Vice City neighborhoods}} | |||
[[Category:Areas in Vice City]] | [[Category:Areas in Vice City]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:11, 25 February 2015
Little Havana is a district in the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories renditions of Vice City, Florida.
Located in central Vice City Mainland, it neighbors Viceport and Escobar International (and Fort Baxter) to the south and southwest, Little Haiti to the north, and Starfish Island to the east.
Character
Little Havana is generally a low-rise, low density district implied by name to be an enclave for Cuban immigrants to Vice City, with larger buildings concentrated towards the northeast, and low density commercial and residential buildings huddled to the west. The Cuban flavor of the district is reflected by the presence of businesses with signage utilizing Spanish language, as well as the architectural aesthetics of the southern half of the district.
While more dense than neighboring Little Haiti, the district still contains swatches of greenspace in the suburban block to the northwest and around Sunshine Autos to the south. In GTA Vice City Stories, set two years earlier in 1984, the latter is redesigned, relocating Sunshine Autos slightly northwards while a trailer park (the base of operation for the Trailer Park Mafia) is added in parts of the field. Like Little Haiti, Little Havana's eastern shoreline is lined with disused docks.
In GTA Vice City Stories, connectivity between Little Havana and Escobar International is substantially improved with a road between the old Sunshine Autos and the road to Terminal A added to cut traveling time between much of Vice City Mainland and the airport. In addition, a wooden bridge is also placed between the road to Fort Baxter and Little Havana's old docks, in front of The Big Package Storage Co..
Points of interest
In both games, the district houses both a Vice City Police Department station as well as a hospital, West Haven Community Healthcare Center, which both serve as respawn points for players who die or are arrested within the southern half of Vice City Mainland.
In GTA Vice City, three purchasable assets in GTA Vice City are based in Little Havana, including the Print Works to the north at the border with Little Haiti, the Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory in the east, and Sunshine Autos in the south. Café Robina will also serve as the contact point for Umberto Robina's mission string, while a robbery at Little Havana's El Banco Corrupto Grande is central to "The Job". Clothing pickups can be found at the local laundromat and Little Havana Streetwear & Tattoo Parlour; in addition, Screw This is also based in the area.
In GTA Vice City Stories, the player receives missions from Marty Jay Williams and Umberto Robina in at the trailer park near Sunshine Autos and Umberto's residence just north from Cafe Robina, respectively. Four Empire Building sites are also based in Little Havana, while Stonewall J's, a gun shop, and the old Sunshine Autos are additionally present in the district.
Gang control
The district has seen substantial gang activity in both GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories, having served as a battleground for several gang wars and changed hand between several gangs over the course of the two years in and between the games.
In GTA Vice City circa 1986, Little Havana is the Cuban gang's territory. Over the course of the storyline, the district is embroiled in a gang war that sees the Cubans defending their area from the Little Haiti-based Haitian gang, vie for total control of the run-down area. Tommy Vercetti, head of the Vercetti Gang, was recruited by the Cuban head Umberto Robina to help in their turf war, but would later be working for the Haitians against his will. He later proved to be a tremendous ally by helping the Cubans destroy the Haitians' drug factory in Little Haiti, thereby crippling the Haitian's ability to continue pushing into Little Havana.
In GTA Vice City Stories, set in 1984, Little Havana is under control of the Cholos gang. The Umberto Robina-led Cubans appear to be feuding with The Cholos for control of Little Havana. At the same time Marty Jay Williams, who operates the Trailer Park Mafia to the south, is also fighting against the Cholos for control of the criminal activity in the area. The area comes under Cuban control when the Cholos' warehouse in Little Haiti was destroyed, leaving them without territories in the area.
Residents
- Alberto Robina (unknown)
- Louise Cassidy-Williams (? - 1984)
- Marty Jay Williams (? - 1984)
- Mary-Jo Cassidy (unknown)
- Mary-Beth Williams (unknown)
- Pepe (unknown)
- Rico (unknown)
- Trent Hopkins (unknown)
- Troy (unknown)
- Umberto Robina (unknown)
- Fran (unknown)
Homes
Places / Stores
GTA Vice City
GTA Vice City Stories
Gallery
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The Print Works.
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- GTA Vice City Stories
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"Old" Sunshine Autos.
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The Little Havana trailer park.
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The shortcut between Little Havana and Escobar International.
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The bridge between Little Havana's old docks and Escobar International/Fort Baxter.
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