Which city is Los Santos?

Los Santos is a fictional city in the GTA universe, loosely based on Los Angeles and other California Coast cities. It is the setting for games like GTA SA and GTA V, and has many different sections, based on real life places.

What city is Los Santos supposed to be?

Map of the City of Los Santos.

The City of Los Santos, commonly known as Los Santos, is a city located in the State of San Andreas, and it is the first city encountered in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is based on Los Angeles, California.

What cities are Los Santos in real life?

There are several areas in Los Santos, the major ones are Blaine County, Downtown, Little Seoul, South Los Santos, Vespucci Beach and Rockford Hills. Practically all are based on real-life neighborhoods surrounding L.A. like downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, South Central, Venice Beach and Beverly Hills.

What city is Los Santos from GTA V based off of?

The game's setting is the fictional US state of San Andreas and city of Los Santos, based on Southern California and Los Angeles respectively.

What city is Sandy Shores based on?

Sandy Shores is based on the towns around the Salton Sea in California, such as Desert Shores and Bombay Beach. Sandy Shores also shares some inspiration from Niland and Joshua Tree, two other towns in California (which are referenced on the city's street names).

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What city is Paleto Bay based on?

A personification of small-town rural America, Paleto Bay is nestled in the San Andreas countryside and is loosely based on Fillmore, a town in California's Ventura County.

What town is Paleto Bay supposed to be?

Paleto Bay

Its design and layout are based on Fillmore, a town in Ventura County, California. To the west of the town you'll find the coniferous Paleto Forest, a hotspot for deer hunters, and Paleto Cove, a picturesque string of small, rocky islands.

What city is Vice City based on?

Vice City is based on Miami.

What is North Yankton based on?

North Yankton may be based upon the state of North Dakota. Very little is known about the state, however, the small town of Ludendorff is located in the state, a city based on Fargo, North Dakota and Bismarck, North Dakota. The state's name is derived from the Yankton Tribe of the Sioux Native Americans.

What city is Liberty City based on?

Liberty City, based on New York City, is one of the three original cities introduced in Grand Theft Auto. It is the first setting available to the player.

Where is Maze Bank in real life?

Maze Bank Tower is based on the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles in real life, which was the tallest building in Los Angeles until 2016, and is still the city's tallest building if buildings' heights are measured to roof, and it is the 100th tallest building in the world as of 2018.

Is Los Santos basically Los Angeles?

GTA V's Los Santos, which previously appeared in San Andreas, is based on the real city of Los Angeles, California. Countless landmarks have been replicated in-game to give the city a more authentic look, including one that won't be around in the real world for long.

Is GTA based in California?

Carl's journey takes him across the fictional U.S. state of San Andreas, which is based on California and Nevada and encompasses three major cities: Los Santos (inspired by Los Angeles), San Fierro (San Francisco) and Las Venturas (Las Vegas).

Is San Andreas surrounded by water?

The State of San Andreas is a fictional state and the main setting of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is based on California, Nevada and their surrounding areas. The entire state is surrounded by water, with no bridges connecting to any mainland (due to technical limitations).

Was Lester in North Yankton?

In Grand Theft Auto V, after Michael faked his death with the assistance of FIB Agent Dave Norton, Lester left North Yankton to relocate at San Andreas, eventually discovering himself that Michael had faked his death and gone into witness protection with the FIB in Los Santos.

Why does Trevor fly to North Yankton?

Trevor flies out to Michael's grave in North Yankton to uncover the truth about Michael - and Brad too.

Which GTA is based in Miami?

The game is set in 1986 in fictional Vice City, which is based heavily on the city of Miami. Vice City previously appeared in the original Grand Theft Auto (1997); the development team decided to reuse the location and incorporate ideas from within the studio and the fanbase.

What is Florida called in GTA?

In both 2D Universe and 3D Universe, Vice City seems to be in the middle of the summer rainy season, having long, hot, humid days and occasional tropical thunderstorms. The state is also exposed to hurricanes.

Is Liberty City a real place?

Liberty City is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States. The area is roughly bound by NW 79th Street to the north, NW 27th Avenue to the west, the Airport Expressway to the South, and Interstate 95 to the east.

Where is Trevor's old house?

Description. Located on a barren lot at Zancudo Avenue at the north-east of Sandy Shores, this trailer serves as Trevor Philips' primary residence.

Is Grove street based on a real place?

Grove Street is most likely based on Spruce Street in Compton because of the cul-de-sac, the tree related name, the proximity to the city's river (in a separate location of the street), and that the Ballas occupy the area. In real-life, the Tree Top Piru set of the Bloods occupy the street.

Where is Trevor's house located?

Trevor's Trailer is the primary residence used by protagonist Trevor Philips in Grand Theft Auto V. The safehouse is located on a barren lot at Zancudo Avenue at the north-east of Sandy Shores. At one point during the GTA V storyline, it is also temporarily used by Michael De Santa while he's exiled from Los Santos.