The Real Life Rodeo... I Never knew it exists

[Dennis.]

Can you share a pic?

[Tiny]

well if im not wrong they are not Grove and Ballas but Cribz and Bloods






Real name, Union Station in Los Angeles



And now Unity Station Los Santos




Airport, LAX



Los Santos Intl Airport



Downtown Los Angeles



Downtown Los Santos




And soo on.. Whole San Andreas is based of Real life, California and Nevada.

So F*ckin' amazing! Nice pics xD

[Denis_Pro]

Cool.

[Khm]

The hole story exist in real life while the of whites, blacks and Mexicans with some modifications of course.

[AK47]

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas takes place within the fictional state San Andreas, which is based on sections of California and Nevada. It comprises three major fictional cities: Los Santos corresponds to real-life Los Angeles; San Fierro corresponds to real-life San Francisco; and Las Venturas and the surrounding desert correspond to real-life Las Vegas and the Nevada and Arizona desert. Players can climb the half-mile (800 m) tall Mount Chiliad (based on Mount Diablo), parachute from various peaks and skyscrapers, and visit 12 rural towns and villages located in three counties: Red County, Flint County, and Bone County. Other notable destinations include Sherman Dam (based on the Hoover Dam), a large secret military base called Area 69 (based on Area 51), a microwave dish, and many other geographical features. San Andreas is 13.9 square miles (36 square kilometers), almost four times as large as Vice City, and five times as large as the GTAIII rendition of Liberty City. While its predecessors' areas were limited to urban locations, San Andreas includes not only large cities, but also the rural areas between them.

Los Santos

Los Santos, as seen from the low-income district of Idlewood.Like its real-life counterpart of Los Angeles, Los Santos comprises several diverse areas. This includes the gang-ridden neighborhoods of Ganton, Willowfield, Jefferson, Idlewood and East Los Santos, based on their actual counterparts of Compton, Willowbrook, Watts, Inglewood, and East Los Angeles, respectively. Also located in the city is a busy downtown section based on Downtown Los Angeles; the wealthy Rodeo and Mulholland districts (Rodeo based on Beverly Hills and named after Rodeo Drive); the beach-side districts of Santa Maria Beach and Verona Beach, representing Santa Monica and Venice Beach; and the glitzy Vinewood and the giant Vinewood Sign are based on Hollywood and its Hollywood Sign. Los Santos features landmarks reminiscent of Los Angeles, which include the Watts Towers, the Los Angeles Convention Center, the Capitol Tower, the Los Angeles City Hall, the U.S. Bank Tower, the Griffith Observatory, the Forum, the Santa Monica Pier, the Vincent Thomas Bridge, Rodeo Drive, the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, and Grauman's Chinese Theater.


San Fierro

Gant Bridge, modeled after San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.Like its real-life counterpart of San Francisco, San Fierro is characterized by a prominent cable car system and hilly terrain. San Fierro features several interpretations of many of San Francisco's districts and landmarks, including the Haight-Ashbury district (Hashbury), the Castro district (Queens), Chinatown, and the Golden Gate Bridge (Gant Bridge). Several other familiar landmarks have been recreated, from the Embarcadero clock tower and the Transamerica Pyramid (Big Pointy Building) to Lombard Street (Windy Windy Windy Windy Street), and the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge (Garver Bridge). San Fierro's City Hall closely resembles San Francisco's ornate city hall. San Fierro also contains remains of the Cypress Street Viaduct which collapsed in 1989 during the Loma Prieta earthquake. There is also an aircraft carrier in San Fierro, docked at the naval base.


Las Venturas

A casino on Las Venturas' main strip.Like its real-life counterpart of Las Vegas, Las Venturas is home to legalized gambling and several casinos. In these casinos, the player can partake in blackjack, video poker, roulette, or play slot machines. In addition to gambling, strip clubs are also prevalent in Las Venturas. Many real Las Vegas Strip casinos are faithfully interpreted on Las Venturas' Strip, including the Excalibur Hotel and Casino (Come-a-Lot), the Sphinx and pyramid of the Luxor Hotel (The Camel's Toe), Treasure Island (Pirates In Men's Pants), The Mirage (The Visage), Circus Circus (The Clown's Pocket), Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) (V-Rock Hotel), Flamingo Las Vegas (The Pink Swan), Imperial Palace (Four Dragons Casino), and Caesars Palace (Caligula's Palace). Other casinos are the Starfish Casino, the High Roller, and the Royal Casino. Other landmarks include a replica of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign and interpretations of Vegas Vic and Vicki as Vice City characters Avery Carrington and Candy Suxxx. Suites in several of the hotels are available for purchase. Additionally, Las Venturas features a large surrounding desert region, residential areas, and strip malls, as well as a seedy area (Old Venturas Strip ) with several strip clubs and gambling parlors based on the Old Vegas Strip.

[Dennis.]

Here is Verona beach and LHQ:

[Mikal]

Can't believe you only just realised.. =\

[Lincoln.]

Visited LS and LV in real life only...

[Hyuga.]

Visited LS and LV in real life only...

How's that relevant to the topic? :|

Coming back to the Groves and Ballas thing, it's most likely based on the Crips and Bloods gangs which actually existed a couple of decades ago in Los Angeles. Everything pretty much match - rivalry, the gangs had their colors and so on.
And I also find it hard to believe people didn't realise the cities are based on real life ones until now :o

[Lincoln.]

How's that relevant to the topic? :|

Coming back to the Goves and Ballas thing, it's most likely based on the Crips and Bloods gangs which actually existed a couple of decades ago in Los Angeles. Everything pretty much match - rivalry, the gangs had their colors and so on.
And I also find it hard to believe people didn't realise the cities are based on real life ones until now :o

I'm just saying that I've been there and that I visited the parts which are the same as in San Andreas. It is relevant.

[Kingston]

Wow well, here's Santa Monica Beach Aka Santa Marina

[Khm]

8$ for only the entry.

[Brian]

Wow well, here's Santa Monica Beach Aka Santa Marina

Santa Maria Beach* not Marina

[Antonio.]

Gvardia Corp

[RizzE.]

CMHQ