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[[Image:WindyWindyWindyWindyStreet.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Windy Windy Windy Windy Street, looking down the hill from [[Calton Heights]].]]
[[File:WindyWindyWindyWindyStreet-GTASA.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Windy Windy Windy Windy Street, looking to the top from over [[Downtown San Fierro|Downtown]].]]
'''Windy Windy Windy Windy Street''' is a street in [[San Fierro]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], located at the eastern edge of the [[Calton Heights]] district. This landmark is modeled after [[wikipedia:San Francisco|San Francisco's]] famous [[wikipedia:Lombard Street, San Francisco|Lombard Street]], which also bears the name "crookedest street" due to the winding nature with which the street progresses through the one block between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets.
'''Windy Windy Windy Windy Street''' is a street in [[San Fierro]], [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]], located at the eastern edge of [[Calton Heights]]. This landmark is modeled after [[:wp:San Francisco|San Francisco's]] famous [[:wp:Lombard Street, San Francisco|Lombard Street]], which also bears the name "crookedest street" due to the winding nature with which the street progresses through the one block between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets.


Like its real-life counterpart, Windy Windy Windy Windy Street is very difficult to navigate with an automobile. The tree-lined street is flanked by concrete step-sidewalks for easier passage, but is generally a poor choice for traveling through the city, and exists as more of a spectacle than a useful transportation medium.
Like its real-life counterpart, Windy Windy Windy Windy Street is very difficult to navigate with an automobile. The tree-lined street is flanked by concrete step-sidewalks for easier passage, but is generally a poor choice for traveling through the city, and exists as more of a spectacle than a useful transportation medium (though there is a unique stunt jump available here).


==Gameplay items==
==Gameplay items==
===Safehouses===
;Safehouses
*[[Calton Heights Safehouse]]
*[[Calton Heights Safehouse]]


===Vehicles===
;Vehicles
*[[Kart]] - Atop the staircase northwest the street (available only after [[Cut Throat Business]])
*[[Kart]] - Atop the staircase northwest the street (available only after [[Cut Throat Business]])


===Collectibles===
;Collectibles
*One [[Unique Stunt Jumps|Unique Stunt Jump]] - Done by going to the staircase atop/northwest of the street
*One [[Unique Stunt Jumps in GTA San Andreas|Unique Stunt Jump]] - Done by going to the staircase atop/northwest of the street
*One [[Snapshots|Snapshot]] - Found above the middle part of the street
*One [[Snapshots|Snapshot]] - Found above the middle part of the street


===Weapons and Pickups===
;Weapons and Pickups
*[[Camera]] - On the pedestrian walkway immediately east of the safehouse (two flights of stairs down the safehouse)
*[[Camera]] - On the pedestrian walkway immediately east of the safehouse (two flights of stairs down the safehouse)
*[[Flowers]] - Right beside the northern staircase, on a patch of grass
*[[Flowers]] - Right beside the northern staircase, on a patch of grass


===Trivia===
==Notes==
*Cars actually don't drive down the street, instead the turn before the street.
*Vehicles controlled by NPCs do not actually drive down the street.
*Is it possible to get down the hill easily. This can be done by taking a run-up and lunching your car in between the trees. If done correctly you will be on a main road with a tram line on it and a Burger Shot half a block to your North-East.
*The street is notable for featuring street signs marking its name on both its ends (most named streets in GTA San Andreas are not so marked).
*The street's name "windy" refers to the "winding" curvature rather than the weather being windy (and thus "Windy" is pronounced "wine-dee" when saying the name).
 
[[Category:Places in San Fierro]]
[[Category:Places in San Fierro]]
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[[Category:Streets]]

Latest revision as of 20:29, 19 August 2012

Windy Windy Windy Windy Street, looking to the top from over Downtown.

Windy Windy Windy Windy Street is a street in San Fierro, San Andreas, located at the eastern edge of Calton Heights. This landmark is modeled after San Francisco's famous Lombard Street, which also bears the name "crookedest street" due to the winding nature with which the street progresses through the one block between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets.

Like its real-life counterpart, Windy Windy Windy Windy Street is very difficult to navigate with an automobile. The tree-lined street is flanked by concrete step-sidewalks for easier passage, but is generally a poor choice for traveling through the city, and exists as more of a spectacle than a useful transportation medium (though there is a unique stunt jump available here).

Gameplay items

Safehouses
Vehicles
Collectibles
  • One Unique Stunt Jump - Done by going to the staircase atop/northwest of the street
  • One Snapshot - Found above the middle part of the street
Weapons and Pickups
  • Camera - On the pedestrian walkway immediately east of the safehouse (two flights of stairs down the safehouse)
  • Flowers - Right beside the northern staircase, on a patch of grass

Notes

  • Vehicles controlled by NPCs do not actually drive down the street.
  • The street is notable for featuring street signs marking its name on both its ends (most named streets in GTA San Andreas are not so marked).
  • The street's name "windy" refers to the "winding" curvature rather than the weather being windy (and thus "Windy" is pronounced "wine-dee" when saying the name).