Ocean Drive

Ocean Drive in GTA Vice City, as viewed to the north.

Ocean Drive is the easternmost street in Vice City that runs along Ocean Beach and Washington Beach in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. The street is basically a long stretch of road that runs from the north near Standing Vice Point in southern Vice Point, all the way to the south at Maison Wenifall and an unnamed fountain in southern Ocean Beach

Description

Ocean Drive is analogous to the real-life Ocean Drive Ocean Drive in South Beach, Miami, being a street running between a grassy partition, a walkway and the vast Vice City beach to the east, and a predominantly Art Deco and Streamline Moderne urbanscape to the west; the Ocean Beach lighthouse is just east off the southern end of Ocean Drive.

Being in close proximity to a well known beach, it is not uncommon for the player to encounter swimsuit-clad pedestrians in the day and contemporary party attires at night along the road. Skating pedestrians also frequent paved areas along the street, and strolling lifeguards were added in GTA Vice City Stories.

Landmarks

There are large numbers of landmarks dotted along Ocean Drive, most being Art Deco and Streamline Moderne hotels, cafes and restaurants on the west side, reflecting the real-life Ocean Drive's aesthetics. However, the vast majority of these buildings are non-interactive or have no interiors; only two buildings in GTA Vice City are exceptions. The vast majority of buildings along Ocean Drive are retained in GTA Vice City Stories, but were cosmetically retouched, with names of buildings omitted.

The various landmarks along Ocean Drive are as depicted using GTA Vice City screenshots in the following gallery (note that some of the buildings are repeated in parts of Ocean Drive due to development constraints):

The Alberta. Beach Patrol Headquarters. Colon Hotel. The Dakota. Deacon Hotel. Front Page Café. The Laurence. Maison Wenifall. Moonlite Hotel. Ocean View Hotel. The Parsons. The Russell Hotel. WK Chariot (GTAVC) (Ocean Beach).jpg Ocean Beach WK Chariot. Unnamed building based on the Tides Hotel. Unnamed building based on the Majestic Hotel. Ditto, but recolored. Two unnamed buildings; the building to the right is based on the Imperial Hotel. Unnamed building based on the Shore Park Hotel

Residents

• Lance Vance
• Tommy Vercetti
• Victor Vance

Stationary vehicles

GTA Vice City Stories

• Infernus
• Comet (in alley)
• Phoenix
• Stallion
• Stinger
• Landstalker
• Sandking
• Blista Compact
• Biker Angel (In Lance Vance's garage)