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{{Infobox city
|image = [[Image:Berchem.png|center|200px|]]
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|image = Berchem-GTA4-southwestwards.jpg
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|games = [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]]
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|games = [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[The Lost and Damned]]<br>[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
 
|name = Berchem
 
|name = Berchem
 
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|state = [[Alderney]]
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|state = [[State of Alderney]]
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|country = [[United States of America]]}}
[[File:DSC_0012.jpg|thumb|A street in Berchem]]
 
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'''Berchem''' is a township in the [[State of Alderney]]. It is located in within the center of Alderney, bordered by [[Asahara Road]] and [[Koresh Square]] in the northeast ([[Alderney City]]), [[Mueri Street|Mueri St]] in the southeast ([[Normandy]]), and [[Edison Avenue|Edison Ave]] to the South ([[Acter]]).
   
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[[File:Berchemalderney.png|thumb|Berchem (red) in the Liberty City map.]]
'''Berchem''' is an affluent, primarily residential city in [[Alderney]].
 
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==Character==
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Berchem is a mixed residential and commercial township. A lot of the homes in the township are low-rise apartment buildings. Berchem shares the bustling atmosphere and urban make-up of neighboring [[Alderney City]]. Berchem contains affluent apartment buildings and classy stores that span along the busy thoroughfare of [[Vitullo Avenue]]. Berchem is also one of Alderney's wealthiest townships following [[Westdyke]].
   
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==Points of Interest==
Berchem stretches from south-western [[Alderney City]] down through western Alderney until it merges with the [[Acter]] district. The major thoroughfare through Berchem is Vitullo Avenue, which adjoins [[Koresh Square]] in Alderney City, and travels south through Berchem's residential locales terminating at the intersection with Hardtack Avenue at the [[Acter]] boundaries. The areas of Berchem nearby [[Alderney City]] share the bustling atmosphere and urban make-up of this neighbouring district. Further south, affluent apartment buildings reside above classy stores along the busy thoroughfare of Vitullo Avenue. Berchem is one of Liberty City's wealthier locations.
 
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*[[Berchem Fire Department]]
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*[[The Skyline Condominiums]]
   
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==Businesses==
Both Alderney's [[TW@ Internet Café]] and Fire Station are located in the Berchem district along Vitullo Avenue.
 
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*[[Aycehol]]
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*[[Cluckin' Bell]] (inaccessible)
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*[[Globe Oil]]
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*[[Gruppe 6]]
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*[[Leprechaun's Winklepicker]]
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*[[Libe]]
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*[[Nonna Pina's]]
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*[[Pizza This...]]
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*[[TW@|TW@ Internet Café]]
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*[[Wigwam]]
   
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==Influences==
In real life, Berchem is [[wp:North Bergen|North Bergen]].
 
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Berchem contains elements of [[wp:North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]] and [[wp:Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken, New Jersey]]. Berchem's name could have been derived from the [[wp:Berchem|Berchem district]] of [[wp:Antwerp, Belgium|Antwerp, Belgium]], which neighbors the [[wp:Hoboken, Antwerp|Hoboken district of Antwerp]], which New Jersey's Hoboken was once believed to have its name come from.
   
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===Landmarks===
==Public Transport==
 
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*551 Observer Highway ([[The Skyline Condominiums|The Skyline]]) – Located in [[wp:Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken, New Jersey]]. In game, it's located on Vitullo Ave & Kemeny St.
Berchem is connected to the [[Plumbers Skyway]] by a freeway entrance along Aspdin Drive.
 
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*530 Hudson St ([http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2607384998_82a3046c1a.jpg%7C Edwin A. Stevens Hall] of the [[wp:Stevens Institute of Technology|Stevens Institute of Technology]]) – Located in [[wp:Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken, New Jersey]]. In game, it's located on Vitullo Ave, between Kemeny St & Berners Rd, and spans between the Acter and Berchem borders.
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*125 Broad Street ([http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/HerschTower.JPG Hersch Tower]) – In reality, it's actually located in [[wp:Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth, New Jersey]]. In game, it's located on [[Babbage Drive]].
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*1145 East Jersey Street (Albender Building) – In reality, it's actually located in [[wp:Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth, New Jersey]]. In game, it's located on [[Babbage Drive]].
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*1155 East Jersey Street (Amber Court Of Elizabeth) – In reality, it's actually located in [[wp:Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth, New Jersey]]. In game, it's located on [[Babbage Drive]].
   
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==Transportation==
{{Template:Alderney neighborhoods}}
 
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===Streets===
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The list of streets that runs through Berchem are:
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*[[Aspdin Drive]]
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*[[Babbage Drive]]
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*[[Bear St]]
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*[[Cockerell Avenue]]
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*[[Drebbel Street]]
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*[[Farnsworth Rd]]
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*[[Fleming Street]]
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*[[Kemeny Street]]
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*[[Mueri Street]]
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*[[Vitullo Avenue]]
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===Highways===
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*[[Plumbers Skyway]]
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The Plumbers Skyway can be entered or exited in Berchem from Aspdin Dr, between Cockerell Ave and Kemeny St. If driving in the right lane, from the Leftwood's direction, an exit cannot be made here, but it can in the opposite lane, driving from Tudor's direction.
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==[[Stevie's Car Thefts]]==
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In Berchem one of the 30 vehicles which are needed for the thefts is located in this area. The vehicle is a unique [[Sultan]]. It has a darker shade of blue and the rims are carbon black, which you cannot find on the streets. The car is parked on a driveway in front of a very big green house which is next to the exit from the [[Plumbers Skyway]]. The street on which the house and the car is located is called [[Aspdin Drive]].
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==Trivia==
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* Restaurants such as [[Wigwam Burger]], [[Cluckin Bell]], and [[Pizza This]] can be seen in Berchem, but are inaccessible to players in the game.
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==Gallery==
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Berchem.png
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==Navigation==
 
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Revision as of 10:49, 7 December 2014

Berchem is a township in the State of Alderney. It is located in within the center of Alderney, bordered by Asahara Road and Koresh Square in the northeast (Alderney City), Mueri St in the southeast (Normandy), and Edison Ave to the South (Acter).

Berchemalderney

Berchem (red) in the Liberty City map.

Character

Berchem is a mixed residential and commercial township. A lot of the homes in the township are low-rise apartment buildings. Berchem shares the bustling atmosphere and urban make-up of neighboring Alderney City. Berchem contains affluent apartment buildings and classy stores that span along the busy thoroughfare of Vitullo Avenue. Berchem is also one of Alderney's wealthiest townships following Westdyke.

Points of Interest

Businesses

Influences

Berchem contains elements of North Bergen and Hoboken, New Jersey. Berchem's name could have been derived from the Berchem district of Antwerp, Belgium, which neighbors the Hoboken district of Antwerp, which New Jersey's Hoboken was once believed to have its name come from.

Landmarks

Transportation

Streets

The list of streets that runs through Berchem are:

Highways

The Plumbers Skyway can be entered or exited in Berchem from Aspdin Dr, between Cockerell Ave and Kemeny St. If driving in the right lane, from the Leftwood's direction, an exit cannot be made here, but it can in the opposite lane, driving from Tudor's direction.

Stevie's Car Thefts

In Berchem one of the 30 vehicles which are needed for the thefts is located in this area. The vehicle is a unique Sultan. It has a darker shade of blue and the rims are carbon black, which you cannot find on the streets. The car is parked on a driveway in front of a very big green house which is next to the exit from the Plumbers Skyway. The street on which the house and the car is located is called Aspdin Drive.

Trivia

Gallery

Navigation

Template:Alderney neighborhoods