The former three are examples of 4-lane streets. Garnet Street, Kunzite Street, Topaz Street and the Middle Park span of Quartz Street flow on both directions. Almost all streets are 2-lane, 1-way flowing traffic lanes, with each alternating street running the opposite direction, starting with the southern-most street, Amethyst Street, flowing east, Barium Street flowing west, etc. When taking Algonquin's 25 streets and seven avenues into account, it can be calculated that there are 144 blocks in Algonquin's grid system this does not include the minor roads that are located in and around the grid.Ĭolumbus Avenue, one of the longest avenues in the city.įrom east to west, Algonquin is based upon the following avenues:Īvenues in Algonquin are named alphabetically from east to west, spanning from A to G, and are named after state capitals, former of current, of the United States.Īriel view of lower Algonquin, illustrating its grid system. The city's avenues distribute districts with smaller blocks of buildings and serve as a functional and practical way of traveling longitudinally through the island's long, narrow shape. Unique to Algonquin, streets and avenues are assigned a grid-like system which gives many benefits, including better navigation and transport systems and provides a more effective layout for buildings and structures.
Other ethnic enclaves include the predominant African-American demographic of Northern Gardens and an Albanian presence in Little Bay.Įach of Liberty City's 56 districts is identified both on the physical copy of the GTA IV map and on the in-game HUD and map.Ĭomparison between GTA IV and GTA Chinatown Wars, highlighting Algonquin's avenues: Albany Avenue, Bismarck Avenue, Columbus Avenue, Denver Avenue, Denver-Exeter Avenue, Exeter Avenue, Frankfort Avenue and Galveston Avenue. The population of Bohan are mainly of Latin American origin this population trend is particularly concentrated around Puerto Rican South Bohan and Dominican Fortside. The area consists of small warehouses and several construction sites, as well as access to small docking areas around the southern peninsular. It is also home to a large industrial area, namely so, Industrial. Whilst there is often evidence of gentrification in other deprived districts across Liberty City, there is very little evidence of it in these neighborhoods with the exception of Northern Gardens. Abandoned buildings and decrepit warehouses are a common sight in Bohan, with notable examples in South Bohan and Fortside. It appears to be the most deprived and in the state of decline, with the borough mainly consisting of run-down housing projects, pockets of small-time businesses and shops that have presumably failed shortly after their establishment. Charge Island is Dukes' other industrial centered local.įrancis International Airport is Dukes' and Liberty City's largest district, and obviously serves as the center for aviation in Liberty City.Īccording to the documentary A History of Liberty City on CNT, Dukes name was derived from the word dookie because the people smelled like shit.īohan is the smallest of Liberty City's boroughs. It consists of a Bank of Liberty chain, the National Union of Contemporary Arts and the LC24 Tower in addition to declining industrial areas in the neighborhood's southern reaches and Beechwood City, which also merges with Broker. It contains both modern business land use. The main urbanized district of the borough is East Island City which is centered around the Dukes Boulevard thoroughfare. The income of Dukes itself overall could be described as middle class, as it also could be considered the most suburban out of all four boroughs. It has the most green space out of all the boroughs in Liberty City which is particularly concentrated around the districts in the north of the borough such as Meadows Park, Willis, and western parts of Francis International Airport. The character of Dukes varies considerably across its neighborhoods. Dukes consists of nine, large, heavily-populated neighborhoods.