Gifbrah 533 Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) Welcome to the Mapping Los Santos thread The goal of this thread is to identify buildings and landmarks of Los Angeles recreated within the world of GTA V.Many buildings around Los Santos and its countryside have a real life counterpart in Los Angeles and Southern California.Analysing carefully the various screenshots and trailers, our aim is to understand the geography of Los Santos,and ultimately, trying to recreate the game map !Anyone may contribute to this thread. Some websites/software you may find useful : - Google Maps - Bing Maps - Emporis - Wikipedia - Google Earth The Interactive Map : Check out all the real life buildings present in GTA V overlayed on the game map. Created by lxr, this map is constantly updated with the latest findings of this thread. lxr, koeklin, Wayne kerr, Mr Thingus and Fido_le_muet are working on it everyday. Share your discoveries on this thread and they will be added to the map. http://grandtheftdata.com/landmarks/#0,0,2,satellite The Maps (before release) :Last updated : August 29th 2013Click for full size (2200x2900)Click for full size (3500x3500)Contributors : GifBrah Fido_le_muet (Also in charge of updating first post- Special thanks!) koeklin Millionsofdeadcops SonofUgly J24D Smaaske UrinalCake123 jackass2009 VickeX sabbathfan kendoyanar GTAlove JOSEPH X BoolCaX [enforcA] darkjounin Vegetarian Piranha boxmonster Death2Drugs jbte Choco Taco GTADKNUT lxr OUPS GTAKiwi zombie elvis Angeleno vLx omawnakw Wayne Kerr harryhenry Thanks a lot guys ! (If I missed you, please PM me and let me know). Edited July 26, 2014 by Gifbrah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Millionsofdeadcops 4 Posted November 3, 2011 Roosevelt Hotel and Hollywood Boulevard, quoted from an earlier reply i made Might not be obvious right away but pay attention to the building in the background... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kill Frenzy! 103 Posted November 3, 2011 -Capital Records Building in LA: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/442/g...theftautov.jpg/ -In the trailer i have seen the same tower, Link: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/254/gtaz.jpg/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Millionsofdeadcops 4 Posted November 3, 2011 Not a landmark per se, but worth noting: Koreatown the sign that reads "Little Seoul" is a reference to Koreatown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J24D 0 Posted November 3, 2011 It's far in the distance but at 00:24 in trailer you can see LAX Control Tower (top of picture, where the sky is) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UrinalCake123 1 Posted November 3, 2011 Palm Springs Wind Farm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gifbrah 533 Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) It's far in the distance but at 00:24 in trailer you can see LAX Control Tower (top of picture, where the sky is) That looks like Venice Beach based on the architecture and the 'piercings' sign that is so common in Venice Beach. Okay, I looked at the HD trailer. Sorry dude, it's a palm tree. Edited November 3, 2011 by Gifbrah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYC PATROL 1,253 Posted November 3, 2011 It's far in the distance but at 00:24 in trailer you can see LAX Control Tower (top of picture, where the sky is) Can someone ZOOM in on that spot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackass2009 7 Posted November 3, 2011 The Tequi-la-la (the place where the drunk dude got thrown out of) has to be a reference to the Whisky A Go Go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireboyd78 369 Posted November 3, 2011 Wow, these are some very interesting places you guys have found! I personally live not too far away from Los Angeles but I wouldn't know the landmarks by heart. Have definitely been there, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED_ 1 Posted November 3, 2011 Anymore of these? Lets see if we can try and get most of the shots, i.e the city and what not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J24D 0 Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) Okay, I looked at the HD trailer. Sorry dude, it's a palm tree. I agree that there is a palm tree briefly before that but higher up and closer to the foreground. This is what I am looking at: And zoomed in... And here is the LAX Control Tower: Edited November 3, 2011 by J24D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAlove 2 Posted November 3, 2011 Where is Rodeo Drive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chirpy Red 3 Posted November 3, 2011 Where is Rodeo Drive? Gametrailers think when they're robbing that building is Rodeo Drive, I think they could be right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J24D 0 Posted November 3, 2011 Where is Rodeo Drive? Gametrailers think when they're robbing that building is Rodeo Drive, I think they could be right. Yes, here is Rodeo Drive: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gifbrah 533 Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) Okay, I looked at the HD trailer. http://i42.tinypic.com/s5lct4.jpg Sorry dude, it's a palm tree. I agree that there is a palm tree briefly before that but higher up and closer to the foreground. This is what I am looking at: http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt79/J24D/Screenshots/LAXTower.jpg And zoomed in... http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt79/J24D/Screenshots/LAXTowerZoomed.jpg And here is the LAX Control Tower: http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/ericbvd/ericbvd1007/ericbvd100700152/7361332-air-traffic-control-tower-at-lax-los-angeles.jpg While you may be right, I looked at the trailer a few times and I only see one palm and to the right, a group of palm trees. Anyway, here are buildings I've identified so far and their general zones. I'll update this image every chance I get. *I should note that Doheny Tower is just a guess based on the fact that it's the tallest building at the end of the Sunset Strip. Edited November 3, 2011 by Gifbrah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Millionsofdeadcops 4 Posted November 3, 2011 Okay, I looked at the HD trailer. http://i42.tinypic.com/s5lct4.jpg Sorry dude, it's a palm tree. I agree that there is a palm tree briefly before that but higher up and closer to the foreground. This is what I am looking at: http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt79/J24D/Screenshots/LAXTower.jpg And zoomed in... http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt79/J24D/Screenshots/LAXTowerZoomed.jpg And here is the LAX Control Tower: http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/ericbvd/ericbvd1007/ericbvd100700152/7361332-air-traffic-control-tower-at-lax-los-angeles.jpg While you may be right, I looked at the trailer a few times and I only see one palm and to the right, a group of palm trees. Anyway, here are buildings I've identified so far and their general zones. I'll update this image every chance I get. Thats strange. i can roughly make out a building that looks like City Hall on the right side of Downtown. so im guessing city hall is to the east of downtown, as it is in real life. But then that would mean Hollywood in Los Santos is east of Downtown, when it's far west of Downtown in real life. and Hollywood seems to be MUCH closer to downtown than it is in real life. hmm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheIntellectualz 0 Posted November 3, 2011 Los Santos Skyline Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BGModder 37 Posted November 3, 2011 Nice work, guys. Are there any apparent similarities between this map and the map from L.A. Noire? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Millionsofdeadcops 4 Posted November 3, 2011 Nice work, guys. Are there any apparent similarities between this map and the map from L.A. Noire? the map from LA Noire is a nearly 100% exact, street by street recreation of a small portion of Los Angeles. I'm guessing this wont be the case in GTA V because V doesn't actually take place in Los Angeles, it takes place in Los Santos. looking at the trailer it's obvious that Los Santos is not a street by street recreation of LA like LA Noire was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gifbrah 533 Posted November 4, 2011 Thats strange. i can roughly make out a building that looks like City Hall on the right side of Downtown. so im guessing city hall is to the east of downtown, as it is in real life. But then that would mean Hollywood in Los Santos is east of Downtown, when it's far west of Downtown in real life. and Hollywood seems to be MUCH closer to downtown than it is in real life. hmm. Now that you mention it, something is a little off with my map. The West Hollywood portion, I'm sure is fine. The actual portion of Hollywood may be off. In the previous scene, it shows the plane flying by the Vinewood sign. I'm gonna have to rethink this a little bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VickeX 17 Posted November 4, 2011 My good friend found this so don't thank me, i just put the images together... That was what i was going to write, but then before posting i refreshed the topic page and saw that the first post was updated with an image of it aswell. Either way, my image contains real life and GTA SA comprarison images: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAlove 2 Posted November 4, 2011 Where is Rodeo Drive? Gametrailers think when they're robbing that building is Rodeo Drive, I think they could be right. Yes, here is Rodeo Drive: Thank you! Rode Drive looks beautiful! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sabbathfan 0 Posted November 4, 2011 Muscle Beach Recreation Center Bins, benches, palm trees, blue metal fence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gifbrah 533 Posted November 4, 2011 I played around with the light settings of the original screenshot. Hopefully this gives better outlines of buildings for easier identification. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fido_le_muet 394 Posted November 4, 2011 Great work guys! That's the kind of topic I like during the GTA pre-release hype. I found some more, let me update the pics. I'm also working on a map based on the trailer. I'll update this post soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
