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[[Image:Downtown-GTAVC-westwards.jpg|thumb|325px|Downtown as viewed to the west from [[Leaf Links]] in GTA Vice City.]]
 
[[Image:Downtown-GTAVC-westwards.jpg|thumb|325px|Downtown as viewed to the west from [[Leaf Links]] in GTA Vice City.]]
   
'''Downtown''' is the business sector of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. It is bordered by [[Little Haiti]] to the south and a body of water elsewhere.
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'''Downtown''' is the business sector of [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. It is bordered by [[Little Haiti]] to the south and a body of water elsewhere.
   
 
==Character==
 
==Character==
 
Downtown is the northernmost area in the city. Mirroring [[wp:Downtown Miami|Downtown Miami]], it has most of the city's skyscrapers, including the tallest structure in the city. The giant [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] hosts events such as concerts, stock car races, demolition derbies and dirt bike stunt shows. Downtown is the location for the local heavy metal radio station [[V-Rock]] and an enclosed recording studio, where lead singer for rock band [[Love Fist]], Jezz Torrent, was seen recording a song. The [[Ammu-Nation]] gun store supplies weapons and armor. The area had a population of 4,558 as of [[1984]].
 
Downtown is the northernmost area in the city. Mirroring [[wp:Downtown Miami|Downtown Miami]], it has most of the city's skyscrapers, including the tallest structure in the city. The giant [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] hosts events such as concerts, stock car races, demolition derbies and dirt bike stunt shows. Downtown is the location for the local heavy metal radio station [[V-Rock]] and an enclosed recording studio, where lead singer for rock band [[Love Fist]], Jezz Torrent, was seen recording a song. The [[Ammu-Nation]] gun store supplies weapons and armor. The area had a population of 4,558 as of [[1984]].
   
Other places of interest include the [[Vice City News]] (VCN) headquarters and a venue for a Love Fist concert, just south of the V-Rock radio station. An unnamed beach is also located west of Downtown, but it receives no visitors or attention, a stark contrast to Washington Beach in the Ocean Beach area. A police station, hospital and one of the city's [[Vice City Fire Department|fire station]] is situated in the area.[[File:Vice_City.png|thumb|350px|Downtown Vice City as viewed in the 10th Anniversary trailer.]]
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Other places of interest include the [[Vice City News]] (VCN) headquarters and a venue for a Love Fist concert, just south of the V-Rock radio station. An unnamed beach is also located west of Downtown, but it receives no visitors or attention, a stark contrast to [[Washington Beach]] in the [[Ocean Beach]] area. A [[Downtown Police Station|police station]], [[Schuman Health Care Center|hospital]] and one of the city's [[Vice City Fire Department|fire station]] is situated in the area.[[File:Vice_City.png|thumb|350px|Downtown Vice City as viewed in the 10th Anniversary trailer.]]
   
 
Like many parts of the city, Downtown has seen major changes between [[1984]] in GTA Vice City Stories and [[1986]] in GTA Vice City. The dirt track in the north has changed dramatically. The giant [[The Mendez Building]] directly west of [[Hyman Condo]] has been torn down and replaced with a shorter building. By 1986, a giant [[GASH]] blimp circles endlessly around the city. Ammu-Nation added a giant [[Ammu-Nation Shooting Range (GTA VC)|shooting range]] to its store.
 
Like many parts of the city, Downtown has seen major changes between [[1984]] in GTA Vice City Stories and [[1986]] in GTA Vice City. The dirt track in the north has changed dramatically. The giant [[The Mendez Building]] directly west of [[Hyman Condo]] has been torn down and replaced with a shorter building. By 1986, a giant [[GASH]] blimp circles endlessly around the city. Ammu-Nation added a giant [[Ammu-Nation Shooting Range (GTA VC)|shooting range]] to its store.
   
One of the streets in Downtown is lined with parking meters, which can be destroyed by hitting them with a vehicle. When destroyed, these parking meters give out a random amount of money. This is a good way to gain a lot of money during the game.
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One of the streets in Downtown is lined with [[Parking Meter]]s, which can be destroyed by hitting them with a vehicle. When destroyed, these parking meters give out a random amount of money. This is a good way to gain a lot of money during the game.
   
 
==Gang control==
 
==Gang control==
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*[[Diego and Armando Mendez|Diego Mendez]]
 
*[[Diego and Armando Mendez|Diego Mendez]]
 
*[[Mitch Baker]]
 
*[[Mitch Baker]]
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*[[Mystique]]
 
*[[Tommy Vercetti]]
 
*[[Tommy Vercetti]]
 
*[[Zeppelin]]
 
*[[Zeppelin]]
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{{Col-begin}}
 
{{Col-begin}}
 
{{Col-2}}
 
{{Col-2}}
*[[Steps Clothing Company|$10 Steps]]
 
 
*[[Ammu-Nation]]
 
*[[Ammu-Nation]]
 
*[[Big Bills Bowls]]
 
*[[Big Bills Bowls]]
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*[[Dispensary]]
 
*[[Dispensary]]
 
*[[Eight-Ten VCN]]
 
*[[Eight-Ten VCN]]
*[[Fabric-8]]
 
 
*[[Fudds Gifts]]
 
*[[Fudds Gifts]]
 
*[[Hi Fi Stuff]]
 
*[[Hi Fi Stuff]]
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*[[Howlin' Petes Biker Emporium]]
 
*[[Howlin' Petes Biker Emporium]]
 
*[[Hyman Memorial Stadium]]
 
*[[Hyman Memorial Stadium]]
*[[Jewellery Stores|Jewellery Store]]
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*Jewellery Store
{{Col-2}}
 
 
*[[Jocksport]]
 
*[[Jocksport]]
 
{{Col-2}}
 
*[[Market & Deli]]
 
*[[Market & Deli]]
 
*[[Mars Cafe]]
 
*[[Mars Cafe]]
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*[[Rock City]]
 
*[[Rock City]]
 
*[[Roxor International]]
 
*[[Roxor International]]
*Secondhand Circuitry
 
 
*[[Schuman Health Care Center]]
 
*[[Schuman Health Care Center]]
 
*Secondhand Circuitry
 
*[[Steps Clothing Company]]
 
*[[Tacopalypse]]
 
*[[Tacopalypse]]
 
*[[The Greasy Chopper]]
 
*[[The Greasy Chopper]]
 
*[[The Well Stacked Pizza Co.]]
 
*[[The Well Stacked Pizza Co.]]
*[[V-Rock]]
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*[[V-Rock Recording Studio]]
 
*[[VAJ Finance]]
 
*[[VAJ Finance]]
 
*Vlads VCR Emporium
 
*Vlads VCR Emporium
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*[[Ammu-Nation]]
 
*[[Ammu-Nation]]
 
*[[Barzini's]]
 
*[[Barzini's]]
*[[Les Beans Café]]
 
 
*[[Clintz Bar]]
 
*[[Clintz Bar]]
*Crockett's Bar & Grill
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*[[Crockett's Bar & Grill]]
 
*[[Curve Electronics|Curve]]
 
*[[Curve Electronics|Curve]]
 
*[[Electric Boulevard]]
 
*[[Electric Boulevard]]
 
*[[Fashion Mode]]
 
*[[Fashion Mode]]
*Glynnis
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*[[Glynnis]]
 
*[[Gorilla Salad]]
 
*[[Gorilla Salad]]
 
*[[Hermit Clothing]]
 
*[[Hermit Clothing]]
 
*[[Hyman Memorial Stadium]]
 
*[[Hyman Memorial Stadium]]
*[[VCN]]
 
{{Col-2}}
 
 
*[[King Knuts]]
 
*[[King Knuts]]
 
{{Col-2}}
 
*[[Kronos]]
 
*[[Kronos]]
 
*[[Les Beans Café]]
 
*[[Mal Viento]]
 
*[[Mal Viento]]
*Meet and Do Veg!
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*[[Meet And Do Veg!|Meet and Do Veg!]]
 
*[[Moist Palms Hotel]]
 
*[[Moist Palms Hotel]]
 
*[[Nalgas Grandes Clothes]]
 
*[[Nalgas Grandes Clothes]]
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*[[Ranch]]
 
*[[Ranch]]
 
*[[Schuman Health Care Center]]
 
*[[Schuman Health Care Center]]
*Sole Man Footwear
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*[[Sole Man|Sole Man Footwear]]
 
*[[Special Fried Vice]]
 
*[[Special Fried Vice]]
 
*[[The Greasy Chopper]]
 
*[[The Greasy Chopper]]
 
*[[VCN]]
 
*[[Verdi Groceries]]
 
*[[Verdi Groceries]]
 
{{Col-end}}
 
{{Col-end}}
   
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==Trivia==
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*Almost no skyscraper in Downtown is specificially based of a real-life building in Downtown Miami, however some of the buildings are similar to real-life Miami buildings made even after the time GTA Vice City was made, however this is completely coincidental.
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==Navigation==
 
{{Vice City neighborhoods}}
 
{{Vice City neighborhoods}}
 
 
   
 
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[[nl:Downtown (Vice City)]]
 
[[pl:Downtown (Vice City)]]
 
[[pl:Downtown (Vice City)]]
 
[[Category:Areas]]
 
[[Category:Areas in Vice City]]
 
[[Category:Areas in Vice City]]
 
[[Category:Downtown]]
 
[[Category:Downtown]]
[[Category:Areas]]
 
[[Category:Gang areas]]
 

Revision as of 03:19, 18 July 2014

Downtown-GTAVC-southeastwards

Downtown, Vice City, as viewed to the southeast in GTA Vice City.

Downtown-GTAVC-westwards

Downtown as viewed to the west from Leaf Links in GTA Vice City.

Downtown is the business sector of Vice City in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. It is bordered by Little Haiti to the south and a body of water elsewhere.

Character

Downtown is the northernmost area in the city. Mirroring Downtown Miami, it has most of the city's skyscrapers, including the tallest structure in the city. The giant Hyman Memorial Stadium hosts events such as concerts, stock car races, demolition derbies and dirt bike stunt shows. Downtown is the location for the local heavy metal radio station V-Rock and an enclosed recording studio, where lead singer for rock band Love Fist, Jezz Torrent, was seen recording a song. The Ammu-Nation gun store supplies weapons and armor. The area had a population of 4,558 as of 1984.

Other places of interest include the Vice City News (VCN) headquarters and a venue for a Love Fist concert, just south of the V-Rock radio station. An unnamed beach is also located west of Downtown, but it receives no visitors or attention, a stark contrast to Washington Beach in the Ocean Beach area. A police station, hospital and one of the city's fire station is situated in the area.

Vice City

Downtown Vice City as viewed in the 10th Anniversary trailer.

Like many parts of the city, Downtown has seen major changes between 1984 in GTA Vice City Stories and 1986 in GTA Vice City. The dirt track in the north has changed dramatically. The giant The Mendez Building directly west of Hyman Condo has been torn down and replaced with a shorter building. By 1986, a giant GASH blimp circles endlessly around the city. Ammu-Nation added a giant shooting range to its store.

One of the streets in Downtown is lined with Parking Meters, which can be destroyed by hitting them with a vehicle. When destroyed, these parking meters give out a random amount of money. This is a good way to gain a lot of money during the game.

Gang control

In 1984, the area is dominated by the Bikers gang led by Mitch Baker. By 1986, the gang has lost control of the area. While the Bikers remain at The Greasy Chopper, they don't control much territory and the rest of the area is not controlled by any gang.

The compound behind Ammunation is Streetwannabe territory, although only during "Hog Tied".  At other times, it remains unoccupied. Sometimes, Haitians gang members are seen in the borders between Little Haiti and Downtown.

Prominent appearances in missions

Tommy Vercetti visits Kent Paul in the V-Rock recording studio in order to help out the Love Fist metal band. His job include buying some drugs and delivering some company for Love Fist during "Love Juice", deal with a psycho who has been harassing the band during "Psycho Killer", and drive them to their concert during "Publicity Tour". Kent Paul wants security from the Biker gang so Vercetti helps out by persuading the gang's leader, Mitch Baker, to provide security. In order to win Baker's trust, Vercetti has to race around Downtown with other Bikers during "Alloy Wheels of Steel", cause havoc during "Messing with the Man", and retrieve Baker's bike during "Hog Tied".

Vercetti bought a couple of properties in Downtown: Hyman Condo and Skumole Shack. He took part in major events in Hyman Memorial Stadium and was shooter of the month after successfully completing the rifle range in Ammu-Nation.

Notable residents

Businesses

GTA Vice City

GTA Vice City Stories

Trivia

  • Almost no skyscraper in Downtown is specificially based of a real-life building in Downtown Miami, however some of the buildings are similar to real-life Miami buildings made even after the time GTA Vice City was made, however this is completely coincidental.

Navigation

Template:Vice City neighborhoods