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Flint County is an undeveloped rural part of San Andreas. There are no towns and only a couple of [[farm]]s, although has a huge landscape and the relief is much more hilly than Red County's. It is also one of the wetter climates you will find in San Andreas. Catalina lives here briefly before leaving for [[Liberty City]] with her lover, [[Claude |
Flint County is an undeveloped rural part of San Andreas. There are no towns and only a couple of [[farm]]s, although has a huge landscape and the relief is much more hilly than Red County's. It is also one of the wetter climates you will find in San Andreas. Catalina lives here briefly before leaving for [[Liberty City]] with her lover, [[Claude]]. |
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Revision as of 23:32, 25 March 2007
San Andreas is a fictional location in the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series of video games. To date there have been two incarnations of San Andreas:
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, San Andreas is a fictionalized American state based on the real states of California and Nevada. San Andreas appears as a series of large islands surrounded by water, but connected by a series of bridges. San Andreas is subdivided into three cities (Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas) and five counties (Red County, Flint County, Whetstone, Tierra Robada and Bone County).
- In the original Grand Theft Auto, San Andreas is a level based on the city of San Francisco, California.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas rendition
Major cities
Los Santos
Los Santos is the largest city in San Andreas. It is based on the real life Los Angeles County, including areas based on the city of Los Angeles; Long Beach; Inglewood; Beverly Hills; Compton; and Santa Monica. It is filled with references to famous L.A. landmarks, including the Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Sign, the Watts Towers, the Capitol Tower, the U.S. Bank Tower and the Santa Monica Pier, among many others. It borders Red County to the south and Flint County to the east. It is the hometown of Carl "CJ" Johnson, who returns from living in Liberty City for five years, after his brother informs him of their mother's death. After a deadly shootout under the Mulholland intersection in Los Santos, Carl Johnson is dragged by Officers Tenpenny and Pulaski to the little town of Angel Pine.
San Fierro
San Fierro is the smallest city in San Andreas. It is a fictional city based on the real city of San Francisco, California, with the additional references of two Firth of Forth bridges in Edinburgh, Scotland[citation needed], the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge.
San Fierro is located in the western part of San Andreas. South of the city lies the massive Mt. Chiliad and the little town of Angel Pine in Whetstone County. North of the city lies the small town of Bayside. Northeast of the city lies the county of Tierra Robada. San Fierro is a moderately sized city with a bay to the north and the Panopticon to the east.
The city bears visible scars of an earthquake, a likely reference to the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, 3 years before the game takes place. However, news on the radio reported of the aftermath of an earthquake early in the game (used to explain why certain bridges are unavailable early in the game), suggesting that a major earthquake that hit the state and the city had only occurred recently. One example of damage due to an earthquake is a separate highway that looks damaged next to the Forth Road Bridge-look alike. Another example is underwater near the the Gant Bridge where a crack in the ocean surface is located (Many believe this is the San Andreas Fault, which runs through real-life San Francisco).
Las Venturas
Las Venturas is the second largest city, based on Las Vegas, Nevada. Like its real-life counterpart, Las Venturas is a gambling city located in a desert region, with casinos such as The Camel's Toe, The Four Dragons Casino and Caligula's Palace.
The city is also notable for its freeway system. The Julius Thru-Way is a freeway that circles the whole city. Freeways from both Los Santos and San Fierro intersect with it. Another freeway is the Harry Gold Parkway, which runs through the middle of the city and intersects twice with the Julius Thru-Way and then leads to Los Santos (though it is not called the Harry Gold Parkway once it leaves the city).
At one point in the game, the game's protagonist, Carl "CJ" Johnson, pulls off an Ocean's Eleven-esque heist in the Caligula's Casino, subsequently fomenting relationships between Carl Johnson and Salvatore Leone.
San Andreas urban residents
Known residents of Los Santos are :
- Carl "CJ" Johnson
- Sean "Sweet" Johnson
- Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris (deceased)
- Kendl Johnson
- Lance "Ryder" Wilson (deceased)
- Jeffrey "OG Loc" Cross
- Madd Dogg
- Cesar Vialpando
- Mark "B-Dup" Wayne
- Barry "Big Bear" Thorne
- Kane (deceased)
- Officer Frank Tenpenny(deceased)
- Officer Eddie Pulaski (deceased)
- Officer Jimmy Hernandez (deceased)
- Denise Robinson
- Freddy
- Big Poppa (deceased)
- Lil' Weasel
- Kent Paul (after starting work for Madd Dogg)
- Maccer
Known residents of San Fierro are :
- Jizzy B (deceased)
- T-Bone Mendez (deceased)
- Mike Toreno
- Wu Zi Mu
- Ran Fa Li
- Su Xi Mu
- Dwaine
- Jethro
- Zero
- Berkley
- Guppy
Known residents of Las Venturas are :
- Wu Zi Mu (after acquiring casino)
- Johnny Sindacco (deceased)
- Ken "Rosie" Rosenberg
- Salvatore Leone
- Millie Perkins
Counties and towns
In addition to the three principal metropolises, San Andreas state is home to several smaller towns and suburbs that are scattered over several counties.
Red County
Red County is a rural county located among forests consisting of primarily tall redwood trees and streams. The county is based on the quintessential American countryside, as well as parodying rural inland California communities, and is populated with stereotypical rednecks.
Palomino Creek
Palomino Creek is a town located in northeast Red County in the state of San Andreas. It is home to a bank, which has suffered from many robberies, a Pizza Stack, and Hanky Panky Point, a popular destination for teenage couples and weird old men.
Montgomery
Montgomery is located in northeastern Red County. It has a small hospital, Crippen Memorial. It also contains a small horse betting shop.
Dillimore
Dillimore is located on the northern outskirts of Los Santos. Although it is a small town, it contains a sheriff's office, a Pay 'n' Spray, a gas station and a diner, and is more like a suburb of Los Santos than a rural town. It also houses the large farm estate which contains a Quadbike and various farm equipment.
Blueberry
Blueberry is a town just outside of Los Santos. On the outskirts of town there is a large farm and the Fleischberg Brewery. The town itself is home to a liquor store, pizza stack, and an Ammu-Nation. The climate resembles that of San Fierro.
Flint County
Flint County is an undeveloped rural part of San Andreas. There are no towns and only a couple of farms, although has a huge landscape and the relief is much more hilly than Red County's. It is also one of the wetter climates you will find in San Andreas. Catalina lives here briefly before leaving for Liberty City with her lover, Claude.
Back o' Beyond
A forested, hilly area in southern Flint County; it is notable for the "ghost cars" which spawn there.
Whetstone
Whetstone is located in the south-west corner of San Andreas, just south of San Fierro. The county is home to Mt. Chiliad, the tallest mountain in the state at a half-mile in height.
Angel Pine
Angel Pine is a logging town in Whetstone, located on the foot of Mt. Chilliad. It is notable because it contains a hospital from which Paramedic missions can be performed. It also contains a sheriff's office, a saw mill, a Cluckin' Bell fast food restaurant, an Ammu-Nation and a trailer park. Interestingly, a hearse may also be found parked near the hospital. Carl was dropped off here by Tenpenny and Pulaski after Sweet was shot.
Tierra Robada
The Tierra Robada county (similar to the Sierra Nevada area and Marin County) gets its name from Spanish "Robbed Earth" or "Stolen Land". Indeed the distinctive flora of southern San Andreas are missing from the desert. Scattered highways are located here as is a ranch which belongs to Mike Toreno.
Aldea Malvada
Aldea Malvada is a Pueblo ghost town located in Tierra Robada overlooking El Quebrados on the outskirts of town. It literally translates into English as "Evil Village".
Bayside
Bayside is a waterfront town located on the western tip of Tierra Robada, just north across the bay from San Fierro. The sole access point to the town is directly linked to San Fierro via the Gant Bridge.
The town contains two notable features. First, its boat school, where Carl can obtain his boating license. Second, the town has a helipad, usually with a helicopter present, useful for traveling. It is a common rest stop for people traveling from San Fierro to Las Venturas.
Bayside's marina and its proximity to the Gant Bridge suggests that the town is primarily based on Sausalito, which is almost geographically similar to Bayside, in addition to having one of its access points connected directly to the Golden Gate Bridge.
El Quebrados
El Quebrados is home to a sheriffs department as well as a medical center. The town is located east of Bayside. The name translates to "The Bankrupt," or "The Broken."
Las Barrancas
Las Barrancas is located within viewing range of the Sherman Dam, and is also located just beside a cliffside ruin. "Las Barrancas" is Spanish for "The Ravines". According to the official website, the sound of a hundred horses galloping through the town can be heard at midnight.
Bone County
Bone County is one of the most important areas of the game, other than the major cities themselves, containing many areas and missions needed for continuation; a large number of easter eggs are also located within it. The county's two most prominent features include a secret military base named "Area 69" (based on Area 51) located at its center, as well as the Verdant Meadow Aircraft Graveyard, directly north of Area 69. Bone County boasts an oil field (Octane Springs), a quarry, and several unique natural features such as mesas.
The county is bordered in the west by the Sherman Reservoir and Dam (based on the Hoover Dam) as well as Tierra Robada county. Las Venturas is located to its east, and Red County to its south. The county as a whole is based on rural portions of the American state of Nevada, with its similar climate, terrain and topography.
Restricted Area (Area 69)
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Area 69 is a restricted, fenced-in military base, patterned after Area 51 and named for the 69 sex position (This is yet another instance of an in-joke that the game developers use in numbering in-game locations, e.g. Pier 69 in San Fierro and all the airport runways). The base houses various clandestine government projects, including the "Black Project" jet pack. It may possibly house some projects involving UFOs and/or extraterrestrial life, as suggested by the presence of the nearby "Li'l Probe Inn" (a reference to the Li'l Ale Inn), dialog on the base's PA system during the "Black Project" mission and by dialog on Marvin Trill's in-game radio show.
Much of the base consists of underground research labs, although the player can only enter the labs during the course of one mission, or by finding a way into San Andreas' "Blue Hell" — an area under the main terrain mesh — and finding the underground base there. The above-ground structures include a series of control towers, guard posts, and garages for military vehicles. These garages are the first area in the game in which tanks and military helicopters will automatically spawn. The player automatically receives a five-star wanted level for entering, attempting to enter, or flying over the base (at a low altitude); surface-to-air missiles will be fired at the player from the base if he attempts to fly over. The SAM sites which launch the missiles can be destroyed however, and if flying a Hydra aircraft, flare decoys can be deployed to reduce the likelihood of being shot down.
Fort Carson
Fort Carson is the largest town in Bone County (unusually, roadside signage of the town indicates an estimated population of 369, far smaller than any town in Red County), and also its county seat, as indicated by the small red building in the main street, having been significantly undeveloped as of 1992. It is based on the real life town of Rachel, Nevada, which is the closest habitation to Area 51. North of the town is Area 69, as well as the smaller town of Las Payasadas. It has a small hospital and a sheriff's office. There is also an Ammu-Nation just outside of town. The town is located west of Las Venturas. A small cropduster is known to appear next to one of the houses near here and it is flyable. Fort Carson also boasts five Motels. A miniature version of the 'Vinewood' sign is perched upon a hill on the Eastern side of the town, though the name is changed accordingly.
The Lil' Probe Inn, a fictional bar/motel, is located north from Fort Carson. The Lil' Probe Inn is actually a parody of the Little A'le Inn in Rachel, in which the interior of the Probe Inn matches the interior of the real life Little A'le Inn. Down the road from the Probe Inn is Area 69.
The Big Ear, a large satellite dish located west of Area 69, is claimed by the official San Andreas website to emit radiation that resulted in birth defects in the local populace, in which its newborns have no ears. There is also a big mast located on the "Big Ear" hill, north of Fort Carson, and can be seen from miles around. Apparently, the mast is used to broadcast radio signals throughout San Andreas, such as "K Rose" and "WCTR". Population: 369.
Fort Carson is also seen in The Introduction.
Las Payasadas
Las Payasadas (Spanish for "clowning off") bills itself as the home of "The Big Pecker — the world's largest cock", which in fact is a huge animatronic rooster designed to advertise a store called "Pecker's Feed and Seed". It is located in northern Bone County. Possibly based on Palisade, Nevada.
Las Brujas
Las Brujas (translation: "The Witches") is another ghost town located in the El Castillo del Diablo (Translation: The Castle of the Devil) region of Bone County. It is located right off the Verdant Meadows airstrip.
Transport
Air
There are four airports in San Andreas (one abandoned). The airports are:
- Los Santos International Airport, Los Santos. (LSX)
- LSX is located at the southern end of Los Santos. The airport is stated as being "the fourth busiest airport in the world," as of 1992. The airport is made up of five gates that are connected by a U-shaped two-level main terminal. There is a direct link from the centre of Los Santos, via the highway from Mullholland Intersect. Of course, there are many other routes for Los Santos International Airport.
- Easter Bay Airport, San Fierro. (SFI)
- The Easter Bay Airport is located at the southeastern end of San Fierro, beside a bay. The airport has one runway, and a double tier terminal. This is one of the larger airports that can be found. During take off, a stunning view is provided of the bay, San Fierro skyline and the Garver Bridge.
- Las Venturas Airport, Las Venturas. (LVA)
- LVA is located at the western side of Las Venturas between the Harry Gold Parkway and the Julius Thruway West. Around the airport, are large depots which service plane parts and other material for aircraft use.
- Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard, Bone County. (Abandoned)
- Verdant Meadows is an abandoned airstrip in which the remains of several planes can be found. During the game, CJ will be forced to purchase the Verdant Meadows airstrip by Mike Toreno in order to learn aircraft piloting and so you can fly planes for him in Future missions like N.O.E and Stowaway. After CJ's aircraft lessons have been completed, the airstrip may be freely used and an airplane (dependent on your flight school ranking) will spawn regularly in the various hangars throughout the strip.
There are regular flights between Los Santos International, Easter Bay and Las Venturas airports. Each of these airports are operated 24 hours a day. The main airline in San Andreas is called "Juank Air".
Rail
The Brown Streak Railroad is a fictional railroad entity within the game, meant to mimic that of California's Metrolink, and CalTrain, or Union Pacific Railroad systems. Its slogan is "Go for the Brown". The Brown Streak Railroad also shares its tracks with non-passenger freight service. In addition to heavy rail, San Fierro also has a one tram line that encircles part of the city. The name "Brown Streak" is likely to refer to both the title of the movie Silver Streak starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, and a term referring to a feces stain on white briefs due to inadequate wiping after defecation. There are six stations which are operated on the Brown Streak Railway, although one of them is merely a driver's stop.
Overview
Brown Streak Railroad trains typically run with two car service, with the occasional three car set. The freight trains are three or four cars long. All stations can accommodate a five-car train (one locomotive inclusive). Service is operated 24 hours a day, and tickets can be purchased from ticket windows, vending machines and aboard trains.
As in the first Grand Theft Auto game, players can hijack a train and drive it themselves. Additional sub-missions also involve operating the train and delivering cargo to stations within the allowed time limit. If one has successfully completed the freight train sub-missions, the player has control of the asset, gaining money via it on a regular basis.
Brown Streak Railroad locomotives are diesel powered, with no electrified tracks. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas also doesn't have a single steam locomotive in the game for players to drive. Its train yard is based in Las Venturas. The locomotives and cars used by the Brown Streak are modeled after real ones. The freight locomotives resemble EMD SD40-2s, though the trucks resemble ones from GE. The passenger locomotives resemble EMD F40PHs and the cars resemble Superliners.
The trains are almost indestructible. It is impossible to damage a train by any normal means, even attacking it with a tank. It is, however, possible to derail a train. This is done by hijacking the train and accelerating it until the train leaves the tracks, usually done while taking a turn too quickly. At this point the main locomotive will break apart from the cars and will slide until it finally comes to rest. If the player was in the process of a train mission, that mission is now failed.
It should also be noted that these trains have no horn, even though the very trains these are modeled on have horns in real life. This causes a surprise to the players who are about to cross a track but sees a train approaching a crossing just seconds before their paths cross. Some roadways intersecting with rail tracks are gated crossings and close down whenever a train passes through.
Stations
Los Santos
- Unity Station; a play on Union Station, in Downtown Los Angeles. This station has two side platforms, and vending machines.
- Market Station; possibly referring a station on the Metro Red Line. Also has a side platform, but only on Track 2. Ticket Machines are available.
San Fierro
- Cranberry Station; biggest station of them all. 2 side platforms, 1 island platform. Features a glass atrium, ticket offices and vending machines. A San Fierro tram line is located directly in front of the station's entrance. Many transport links feed into the station, such as the San Fierro tramway and the Garver Bridge approach.
Las Venturas
- Yellow Bell Station; side platforms. Ticket offices and vending machines are also available. Free parking is also there for those who wish to use the lots.
- Sobell Rail Yards; side platform on Track 2 only. One ticket machine, and located near the Sobell Rail Shops, across the Julius Thruway.
- Linden Station; similar to Yellow Bell station.
Train lines
The Brown Streak Railroad uses two side by side tracks which route right around San Andreas. At two points, the rails combine into a single rail and run for a couple of miles before parting back into 2 tracks. In Los Santos, a track connects to the main circuit and is a more industrial line. This line can not be driven on in the game and is merely for show. In San Fierro, a track connects to the main line and leads to the Ocean Docks. This is also a track which trains in the game cannot drive down (although the "route" file exists in the game folder for this track). The primary track is the one which is on the inner part of San Andreas. This track is the one in which players will see trains drive on during normal game play. The track which runs beside it is used in missions ("Wrong Side of The Tracks" and "Snail Trail").
Other features
Stores
- Ammu-Nation is a firearms/ammunition store. It is the only legal place in the state where a person can purchase guns and ammunition. There are a few in every major city and sometimes small towns. The large ones have firing ranges in the back where people can practice their shooting.
- 24-7 is a supermarket/convenience store chain in San Andreas. 24-7's ubiquity and basic layout throughout the fictional state are meant to evoke the large presence of convenient store chains 7-11 and ampm in California, and the 24-7 sign is a parodic pastiche of both brands' logos. The only things of note in them are two vending machines for a snack or a can of Sprunk soda ($1) to help regain health and two arcade games (free to play).
- 99, 98, and 69¢ Stores are stores found in many cities across San Andreas which works just like the 24/7 stores.
Clothing Stores
- Binco is the cheapest clothing store in San Andreas. It is the first store that Carl buys clothes from, and is popular among the Grove Street Families. It may be a thrift store. There are many Bincos in San Andreas.
- Pro Laps is San Andreas' sport clothing store. It is filled with baseball jerseys and the like. The name is a reference to prolapse. There appears to only be a few Pro Laps stores in the state, not as many as Binco.
- Sub Urban is a gangster themed clothing store. It is more hip, and more about style than Binco, but also more expensive. There appears to be three Sub Urbans, one in each major city.
- Zip is a store that opens for business later in the game. It is more upper class, and expensive. Zip has a few, but not many, store locations in the state. It is based on Gap.
- Victim is another late opening store. It is not more upper class looking than Zip, but is more expensive. Contains leather jackets, cowboy pants, Hawaiian shirts, a couple of t-shirt-under-jacket suits and the like. There are three Victim locations in the state.
- Didier Sachs is the most expensive store in San Andreas, is based on Dior which opens late in the game. It is targeted at upper class rich citizens, and consists of tuxedos, suits, dress pants, expensive watches, etc. It's the most expensive, and flashiest store. The only Didier Sachs in San Andreas is located in Rodeo, Los Santos.
Restaurants
- Cluckin' Bell is a Chicken restaurant in San Andreas. The meals there are the Cluckin' Little Meal, Cluckin' Big Meal, Cluckin' Huge Meal and Salad Meal. There is also a poster on the wall for a Little Cluckers Kids Meal, which is the Cluckin' Little Meal. It is based on real-life fast food chains KFC and Taco Bell, which are incidentally the same company, both being divisions of Yum Brands. This restaurant is involved more in commercial activity, and generally has a few more of its chains spread out around the state. Cluckin' Bell is the only fast food chain that advertises on the radio. Their ads often circle around their severe abuse of chickens and the extreme measures they'll go through to silence anyone who protests it.
- Burger Shot is a Hamburger restaurant in San Andreas (also in the North Point Mall in Vice City). The meals there are the Moo Kid's Meal, the Beef Tower, the Meat Stack and the Salad Meal, which is cheaper here than at other restaurants. It is based on McDonald's and Burger King. Critics have given this restaurant a bad name, due to its lack of cleanliness.
- The Well Stacked Pizza Co is a Pizza restaurant in San Andreas (and appears in Vice City). The meals there are the Buster, Double D-Luxe, Full Rack and Salad Meal. It is based on Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut.
Grand Theft Auto rendition
The Grand Theft Auto rendition of San Andreas is significantly different from its GTA:SA rendition. The city San Fierro is based on San Francisco and does bear resemblance to it. Among the distinctive features of the city include sloped districts, tram lines (which appear only for show), the Chinatown and "Soviet Hill" (Russian Hill) districts, Lombard Street and a large red bridge attempting to emulate the Golden Gate Bridge.
San Andreas neighborhoods:
- Richman
- Telephone Hill
- Atlantic Heights
- Soviet Hill
- Aye Valley
- Sunrise
- Wood Hill
- Glen Wood
- Excalibur
- Eagleside
- Woodside
- Potato
- Chinatown
- Marina
- Sailor's Wharf
- Sunview
See also
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack, for a list of radio stations and media in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas rendition of San Andreas.
- Grand Theft Auto games where San Andreas is a primary setting: