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[[File:StauntonIsland-GTALCS-artwork.jpg|270px]] Loading screen of Staunton Island in GTA Liberty City Stories.
| caption=From top left: a view of east Staunton Island, The [[Empire State Building in GTA III Era|unnamed second tallest building]], [[Bedford Point]], [[Belleville Park]] and [[Liberty Memorial Coliseum]].  
[[File:StauntonIsland-GTAIII-Atnight.jpg|270px]] Skyline of Staunton Island at night in GTA III.
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'''Staunton Island''' is the central borough of [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], and has appeared in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. Commerce is plentiful, as composed mostly of business buildings and weapons can be acquired from two different stores: one selling regular weapons available to many, and the other selling militia-style or army-type weapons available to only soldiers.  
'''Staunton Island''' is the longest and most populous borough of [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], with appearances in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. Is located between [[Portland]] and [[Shoreside Vale]] as the city's central borough, in where commerce is plentiful, composed mostly of business buildings and weapons can be acquired from two different stores: one selling regular weapons available to many, and the other selling militia-style or army-type weapons available to only soldiers.
==Overview==
[[File:StauntonIsland-GTALCS-map.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Staunton Island map.]]
Staunton Island is depicted as Liberty City's "central business district", where inhabited the largest cluster of residential skyscrapers in the entire city, besides the commercials. There are also residential areas in the island such as Newport, Belleville Park and Fort Staunton in 1998. In 1998 is the home of at least two Mafia families: the [[Sindacco Family|Sindaccos]] and the [[Forelli Family|Forellis]], besides has its very own [[Kenji's Casino|casino]] owned [[Yakuza]]. Staunton Island includes landmarks based on the real landmarks of New York City´s [[wikipedia:Manhattan|Manhattan]], consisting of a high-rise downtown in the southern part, a high-rise Midtown in the Center and a much smaller skyline in the northern part or more of the Uptown.


==Overview==
GTA III manual Staunton Island described as follows:
There are also residential areas in the island such as Newport, Belleville Park, and, up to 1998, Fort Staunton. Staunton Island is also, up until 1998, the home of at least two Mafia families: the [[Sindacco Family|Sindaccos]] and the [[Forelli Family|Forellis]]. Staunton Island has its very own [[Yakuza]]-owned [[Kenji's Casino|casino]]. Staunton Island includes landmarks based on the real landmarks of [[wikipedia:Manhattan|Manhattan]], consisting of a high-rise downtown in the southern part, a high-rise Midtown in the Center and a much smaller skyline in the northern part or more of the Uptown.
{{quote|''This is the central business district. This is where all the big business takes place in Liberty City and is dominated by the rich, powerful and corporate. During the day the area is bustling with businessmen doing their 9-5 thing - insider trading, taking bribes and selling their grandmothers for ten bucks. At night it is dark, desolate and very dangerous.''}}


==Neighbourhoods==
==Neighbourhoods==
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*[[Rockford]] - [[wp:Inwood, Manhattan|Inwood]]
*[[Rockford]] - [[wp:Inwood, Manhattan|Inwood]]
*[[Torrington]] - [[wp:Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District, Manhattan]]
*[[Torrington]] - [[wp:Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District, Manhattan]]
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File:DowntownStaunton-GTAIII-aerialview.jpg|Downtown Staunton
File:MidtownStaunton-GTAIII-aerialview.jpg|Midtown Staunton
File:UptownStaunton-GTAIII-View.jpg|Uptown Staunton
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==Cityscape==
==Cityscape==
[[File:Staunton-GTAIII-Cityscape.png|thumb|centre|790px|Panorama of Staunton Island, with most of skyscrapers and city buildings]]
[[File:Staunton-GTAIII-Cityscape.png|thumb|centre|790px|Panorama of Staunton Island, with most of skyscrapers.]]


===Architecture===
===Architecture===
{{double image|right|Staunton-1-.jpg|256|Staunton-Skyscraper.gif|220|Renders of the entire island}}
{{double image|right|StauntonIsland-GTAIII-rendering2.jpg|256|StauntonIsland-GTAIII-rendering.gif|220|Renders of the entire island}}
:''See also: [[Tallest Buildings in GTA III Era]]''
:''See also: [[Tallest Buildings in GTA III Era]]''
Staunton´s Island is the home of skycrapers and buildings on Liberty City, since it is the island which houses most of this architecture. Staunton Island does not have too many buildings as is its real life counterpart "Manhattan" or [[Algonquin]], but the buildings are very good in impressive style, besides that many of them have some similarities with real life, both New York and elsewhere.  
Staunton´s Island is the home of skycrapers and buildings on Liberty City, since it is the island which houses most of this architecture. Staunton Island does not have too many buildings as is its real life counterpart "Manhattan" or [[Algonquin]], but the buildings are very good in impressive style, besides that many of them have some similarities with real life, both New York and elsewhere.  
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==Crime==
==Crime==
[[File:ShogunShowdown-GTALCS2.jpg|left|thumb|[[Toni Cipriani]] attacking the [[Yakuza]] weapons stock in [[Aspatria]] (from [[Shogun Showdown]])]]
[[File:ShogunShowdown-GTALCS3.jpg|left|thumb|[[Yakuza]] gangsters in [[Aspatria]], protecting a weapons stock (from [[Shogun Showdown]])]]
On Staunton Island, the Forelli Family are shown, in 1998, as holding the [[Fort Staunton]], [[Newport]] and [[Belleville Park]] districts, whilst the [[Sindacco Family]] had control of the [[Torrington]] district. The Yakuza also have influence in the district, with the [[Big Shot Casino]]. Toni Cipriani then begins to attack the two Mafia families on Staunton Island, forcing the Sindacco Family out of Torrington, before forcing the Forelli Family out of Newport and Belleville Park. Toni's actions allow the Uptown Yardies to take Newport, although Toni later has to hold off an attack from the Sindacco Family. Later on, on orders from [[Donald Love]], Toni [[Bringing the House Down|destroys]] the Fort Staunton district, forcing the Forelli Family out of Staunton Island. Salvatore is later arrested and taken to the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] station in [[Pike Creek]] on [[Shoreside Vale]], and Toni follows him. This allows the Uptown Yardies to maintain their stronghold in Newport, and allows the Yakuza to take over Torrington and [[Aspatria]]. By 2001, the Colombian Cartel take over the Fort Staunton district, which is being redeveloped by the Cartel front [[Panlantic Construction Company]]. All events that have occurred in Staunton Island, considered the most dangerous island of the city along with Portland and Shoreside Vale that is the quietest.
On Staunton Island, the Forelli Family are shown, in 1998, as holding the [[Fort Staunton]], [[Newport]] and [[Belleville Park]] districts, whilst the [[Sindacco Family]] had control of the [[Torrington]] district. The Yakuza also have influence in the district, with the [[Big Shot Casino]]. Toni Cipriani then begins to attack the two Mafia families on Staunton Island, forcing the Sindacco Family out of Torrington, before forcing the Forelli Family out of Newport and Belleville Park. Toni's actions allow the Uptown Yardies to take Newport, although Toni later has to hold off an attack from the Sindacco Family. Later on, on orders from [[Donald Love]], Toni [[Bringing the House Down|destroys]] the Fort Staunton district, forcing the Forelli Family out of Staunton Island. Salvatore is later arrested and taken to the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] station in [[Pike Creek]] on [[Shoreside Vale]], and Toni follows him. This allows the Uptown Yardies to maintain their stronghold in Newport, and allows the Yakuza to take over Torrington and [[Aspatria]]. By 2001, the Colombian Cartel take over the Fort Staunton district, which is being redeveloped by the Cartel front [[Panlantic Construction Company]]. All events that have occurred in Staunton Island, considered the most dangerous island of the city along with Portland and Shoreside Vale that is the quietest.
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==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
[[File:Aspatria-BedfordPointexpressway-GTA3-southwards.jpg|thumb|310px|View of the expressway connecting Aspatria with Bedford Point]]
[[File:Aspatria-BedfordPointexpressway-GTAIII-southwards.jpg|thumb|310px|View of the expressway connecting Aspatria with Bedford Point]]
Some landmarks in Staunton Island are based on the ones in Manhattan, including:
Some landmarks in Staunton Island are based on the ones in Manhattan, including:


*The [[wp:Empire State Building|Empire State Building]] makes an appearance as the Unnamed [[Empire State Building equivalent (GTA III)]]. Located in border of Bedford Point, is considered the second largest building in the city, basing on the shape of an obelisk and not that of their counterparts in real life
*The [[wp:Empire State Building|Empire State Building]] makes an appearance as the [[Empire State Building in GTA III Era|Unnamed]]. Located in border of Bedford Point, is considered the second largest building in the city, basing on the shape of an obelisk and not that of their counterparts in real life
*The [[wp:New York City Hall|New York City Hall]] makes an appearance as the [[Town Hall]]. Located of southern in Belleville Park.
*The [[wp:New York City Hall|New York City Hall]] makes an appearance as the [[Town Hall]]. Located of southern in Belleville Park.
*The [[wp:Trump Tower (New York City)|Trump Tower]] makes an appearance as the [[Morningstar Building]].
*The [[wp:500 Fifth Avenue|500 Fifth Avenue]] makes an appearance as the "[[366]]" building.  
*The [[wp:500 Fifth Avenue|500 Fifth Avenue]] makes an appearance as the "[[366]]" building.  
*The [[wp:Flatiron Building|Flatiron Building]] appears as three replicas in Belleville Park and Newport, of which the best known is [[Rise FM Headquarters]], owned radio station Rise FM.
*The [[wp:Flatiron Building|Flatiron Building]] appears as three replicas in Belleville Park and Newport, of which the best known is [[Rise FM Headquarters]], owned radio station Rise FM.
*The [[wp:Columbia University|Columbia University]] makes an appearance known as the [[Liberty Campus]].  
*The [[wp:Columbia University|Columbia University]] makes an appearance known as the [[Liberty City Community College|St. Matthias University]].  
*The [[wp:Riverside Park|Riverside Park]] makes an appearance as the park in the western side of Aspatria.
*The [[wp:Riverside Park|Riverside Park]] makes an appearance as the [[Aspatria Waterfront Park|waterfront park of Aspatria]].
*The [[wp:St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York|St. Patrick's Cathedral]] makes an appearance as the [[Liberty City Cathedral]]. Probably the only cathedral in which it is based, although smaller and features a little different.
*The [[wp:St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York|St. Patrick's Cathedral]] makes an appearance as the [[Liberty City Cathedral]]. Probably the only cathedral in which it is based, although smaller and features a little different.
*The [[wp:Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive|Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive]] makes appearance as the [[Aspatria - Bedford Point Expressway|expressway connecting Aspatria with Bedford Point]] but has a slightly different model of its counterpart.
*The [[wp:Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive|Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive]] makes appearance as the [[Aspatria - Bedford Point Expressway|expressway connecting Aspatria with Bedford Point]] but has a slightly different model of its counterpart.
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*The towers of [[wp:Marina City|Marina City]] in Chicago, makes an appearance as the [[Lips 106 Headquarters]] in Belleville Park.
*The towers of [[wp:Marina City|Marina City]] in Chicago, makes an appearance as the [[Lips 106 Headquarters]] in Belleville Park.
*The [[wp:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] in Los Angeles, makes an appearance as the [[Liberty Memorial Coliseum]]. Although the Liberty Memorial Coliseum has similarities to [[wp:Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]], it seems much more to Los Angeles, both the name and form and inaugurated the year.
*The [[wp:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] in Los Angeles, makes an appearance as the [[Liberty Memorial Coliseum]]. Although the Liberty Memorial Coliseum has similarities to [[wp:Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] and [[wp:Giants Stadium|Giants Stadium]], it seems much more to Los Angeles, both the name and form and inaugurated the year.


==Businesses==
==Businesses==
[[File:BedfordPoint-GTA3-TimesSquarespoof.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Bedford Point, a district with many ads and business]]
[[File:BedfordPoint-GTAIII-TimesSquarespoof.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Bedford Point, a district with many ads and business]]
Staunton Island is the center of commerce in the city. Notable businesses include:
Staunton Island is the center of commerce in the city. Notable businesses include:


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Apart from these businesses, there are many more on the island.
Apart from these businesses, there are many more on the island.
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==Places of Interest==
== Places of Interest ==
[[File:LibertyMemorialColiseum-GTA3-southwest.jpg|thumb|right|320px|The Liberty Memorial Colisem]]
:''See also: [[:Category:Places in Staunton Island|Places in Staunton Island]]''
[[File:LibertyMemorialColiseum-GTAIII-southwest.jpg|thumb|right|320px|The Liberty Memorial Colisem]]
* The [[Love Media Building]]
* The [[Love Media Building]]
* [[Liberty Memorial Coliseum]]
* [[Liberty Memorial Coliseum]]
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* [[Liberty City Cathedral]]
* [[Liberty City Cathedral]]


==Notable residents==
== Notable residents ==
====Residents====
=== Residents ===
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{{Col-1-of-3}}
{{Col-1-of-3}}
*[[Ned Burner]]
* [[Ned Burner]]
*[[Phil Cassidy]]
* [[Phil Cassidy]]
*[[Claude]]
* [[Claude]]
*[[King Courtney]]
* [[King Courtney]]
*[[Toni Cipriani]]
* [[Toni Cipriani]]
*[[Eric Ershwitz]]
* [[Eric Ershwitz]]
*[[Georgie]]
* [[Georgie]]
*[[Roger C. Hole]]
* [[Roger C. Hole]]
*[[Humphries]]
* [[Humphries]]
*[[Kanbu]]
* [[Kanbu]]
*[[Asuka Kasen]]
* [[Asuka Kasen]]
{{Col-2-of-3}}
{{Col-2-of-3}}
*[[Kazuki Kasen]]
* [[Kazuki Kasen]]
*[[Kenji Kasen]]
* [[Kenji Kasen]]
*[[Toshiko Kasen]]
* [[Toshiko Kasen]]
*[[Maria Latore]]
* [[Maria Latore]]
*[[Salvatore Leone]]
* [[Salvatore Leone]]
*[[Queen Lizzy]]
* [[Queen Lizzy]]
*[[Donald Love]]
* [[Donald Love]]
*[[Ray Machowski]]
* [[Ray Machowski]]
*[[Leon McAffrey]]
* [[Leon McAffrey]]
*[[Miguel]]
* [[Miguel]]
*[[Mike]]
* [[Mike]]
{{Col-3-of-3}}
{{Col-3-of-3}}
*[[Misty]]
* [[Misty]]
*[[Miles O'Donovan]]
* [[Miles O'Donovan]]
*[[Oriental Gentleman]]
* [[Old Oriental Gentleman]]
*[[Pat]]
* [[Pat]]
*[[Rafael]]
* [[Rafael]]
*[[Rudyard]]
* [[Rudyard]]
*[[Dean Smegley]]
* [[Dean Smegley]]
*[[Tanner]]
* [[Tanner]]
*[[Tomas]]
* [[Tomas]]
*[[Yuka]]
* [[Yuka]]
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{{Col-end}}


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Latest revision as of 18:51, 6 April 2017

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Staunton Island
From top left: a view of east Staunton Island, The unnamed second tallest building, Bedford Point, Belleville Park and Liberty Memorial Coliseum.
Appearance(s): Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto Advance
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
City: Liberty City
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Staunton Island is the longest and most populous borough of Liberty City, with appearances in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. Is located between Portland and Shoreside Vale as the city's central borough, in where commerce is plentiful, composed mostly of business buildings and weapons can be acquired from two different stores: one selling regular weapons available to many, and the other selling militia-style or army-type weapons available to only soldiers.

Overview

Staunton Island map.

Staunton Island is depicted as Liberty City's "central business district", where inhabited the largest cluster of residential skyscrapers in the entire city, besides the commercials. There are also residential areas in the island such as Newport, Belleville Park and Fort Staunton in 1998. In 1998 is the home of at least two Mafia families: the Sindaccos and the Forellis, besides has its very own casino owned Yakuza. Staunton Island includes landmarks based on the real landmarks of New York City´s Manhattan, consisting of a high-rise downtown in the southern part, a high-rise Midtown in the Center and a much smaller skyline in the northern part or more of the Uptown.

GTA III manual Staunton Island described as follows:

This is the central business district. This is where all the big business takes place in Liberty City and is dominated by the rich, powerful and corporate. During the day the area is bustling with businessmen doing their 9-5 thing - insider trading, taking bribes and selling their grandmothers for ten bucks. At night it is dark, desolate and very dangerous.


Neighbourhoods

Staunton Island is composed of three main areas: Downtown Staunton (the skyscraper area located south of Staunton Island), Midtown Staunton (the central area of Staunton Island), and Uptown Staunton (the area north of Staunton Island, composed mostly of apartments). Staunton Island consists of eight neighbourhoods, mostly based on Manhattan´s neighbourhoods:

Cityscape

Panorama of Staunton Island, with most of skyscrapers.

Architecture

Renders of the entire island
See also: Tallest Buildings in GTA III Era

Staunton´s Island is the home of skycrapers and buildings on Liberty City, since it is the island which houses most of this architecture. Staunton Island does not have too many buildings as is its real life counterpart "Manhattan" or Algonquin, but the buildings are very good in impressive style, besides that many of them have some similarities with real life, both New York and elsewhere.

Addition to buildings, Staunton Island also has other structures distributed throughout the city such as City Halls (for example: City Hall and Town Hall), departments (Newport Condo´s), casinos (Kenji's Casino), stadiums (Liberty Memorial Stadium), etc.

Parks

Being largely a commercial center, Staunton Island has few open recreational areas. The most notable areas are:

  • Belleville Park: is considered the most important park in the city and the second largest park in the city.
  • A waterfront park in Aspatria: is located in the northern end of the island, notable for being the longest park in the city.

Crime

Yakuza gangsters in Aspatria, protecting a weapons stock (from Shogun Showdown)

On Staunton Island, the Forelli Family are shown, in 1998, as holding the Fort Staunton, Newport and Belleville Park districts, whilst the Sindacco Family had control of the Torrington district. The Yakuza also have influence in the district, with the Big Shot Casino. Toni Cipriani then begins to attack the two Mafia families on Staunton Island, forcing the Sindacco Family out of Torrington, before forcing the Forelli Family out of Newport and Belleville Park. Toni's actions allow the Uptown Yardies to take Newport, although Toni later has to hold off an attack from the Sindacco Family. Later on, on orders from Donald Love, Toni destroys the Fort Staunton district, forcing the Forelli Family out of Staunton Island. Salvatore is later arrested and taken to the police station in Pike Creek on Shoreside Vale, and Toni follows him. This allows the Uptown Yardies to maintain their stronghold in Newport, and allows the Yakuza to take over Torrington and Aspatria. By 2001, the Colombian Cartel take over the Fort Staunton district, which is being redeveloped by the Cartel front Panlantic Construction Company. All events that have occurred in Staunton Island, considered the most dangerous island of the city along with Portland and Shoreside Vale that is the quietest.

Landmarks

View of the expressway connecting Aspatria with Bedford Point

Some landmarks in Staunton Island are based on the ones in Manhattan, including:

But there are other benchmarks that will echo elsewhere in USA, as:

Businesses

Bedford Point, a district with many ads and business

Staunton Island is the center of commerce in the city. Notable businesses include:

Apart from these businesses, there are many more on the island.

Places of Interest

See also: Places in Staunton Island
The Liberty Memorial Colisem

Notable residents

Residents

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