Mapping Los Santos! Building/landmark analysis

[Death2Drugs]

Let's put this to rest:

 

 

We know that this park could be north, not east. Downtown gives us a clue to where this may be. Let's check out the Downtown area.

 

 

Notice how all the big buildings are east of the US Bank Tower. If you went past the buildings that are past the US Bank Tower, you would head north. Here's a big clue:

 

 

Once again, we see those same buildings past the US Bank Tower. We also see a large suburban area that has already been mapped out. It's highly likely that this large suburban area is meant to represent both the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, probably because Rockstar doesn't want too much suburbia in the game.

 

That must meant that this park must be north, not east. That doesn't mean there won't be an Echo Park area, but this just proves that the park we see is Balboa Park, albeit smaller. This confirms that:

 

*Balboa Park is represented in the game

*So is the San Fernando Valley

*It is highly likely the SFV and the SGV are merged into one area.

 

BTW, happy 100 pages.

[Zulu2065]

 

Let's put this to rest:

 

 

We know that this park could be north, not east. Downtown gives us a clue to where this may be. Let's check out the Downtown area.

 

 

Notice how all the big buildings are east of the US Bank Tower. If you went past the buildings that are past the US Bank Tower, you would head north. Here's a big clue:

 

 

Once again, we see those same buildings past the US Bank Tower. We also see a large suburban area that has already been mapped out. It's highly likely that this large suburban area is meant to represent both the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, probably because Rockstar doesn't want too much suburbia in the game.

 

That must meant that this park must be north, not east. That doesn't mean there won't be an Echo Park area, but this just proves that the park we see is Balboa Park, albeit smaller. This confirms that:

 

*Balboa Park is represented in the game

*So is the San Fernando Valley

*It is highly likely the SFV and the SGV are merged into one area.

 

BTW, happy 100 pages.

Pretty nice, but I hope R* didn't think, "We shouldn't put too much suburbia in this game" I mean we all got mad about concrete jungle(LC) and how there were barely any rural or suburban areas. I hope we get more than 3 mansions in this game too.

 

Oh and the lake we see is based a bit on Echo Lake, because if it wasn't that lighthouse and stuff where the people are sitting wouldn't exist. That lighthouse is in Echo Lake.

[Death2Drugs]

Let's put this to rest:

 

Snip

 

We know that this park could be north, not east. Downtown gives us a clue to where this may be. Let's check out the Downtown area.

 

Snip

 

Notice how all the big buildings are east of the US Bank Tower. If you went past the buildings that are past the US Bank Tower, you would head north. Here's a big clue:

 

Snippity Snip

 

Once again, we see those same buildings past the US Bank Tower. We also see a large suburban area that has already been mapped out. It's highly likely that this large suburban area is meant to represent both the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, probably because Rockstar doesn't want too much suburbia in the game.

 

That must meant that this park must be north, not east. That doesn't mean there won't be an Echo Park area, but this just proves that the park we see is Balboa Park, albeit smaller. This confirms that:

 

*Balboa Park is represented in the game

*So is the San Fernando Valley

*It is highly likely the SFV and the SGV are merged into one area.

 

BTW, happy 100 pages.

Pretty nice, but I hope R* didn't think, "We shouldn't put too much suburbia in this game" I mean we all got mad about concrete jungle(LC) and how there were barely any rural or suburban areas. I hope we get more than 3 mansions in this game too.

I don't think you need to worry much about suburbs. There is likely to be an Orange County replica (which also has tons of middle-class suburbs), we'll get a fair amount of the "ghetto" suburban areas, and we'll see the upscale Hollywood area.

[esvi]

Only question is..

 

Can someone make a detailed map of los santos

Based on.first trailer and heli screenshot

And park screenshot (cuz we see a building there)

?

[Death2Drugs]

 

Only question is..

 

Can someone make a detailed map of los santos

Based on.first trailer and heli screenshot

And park screenshot (cuz we see a building there)

?

 

It's not up to date with our new screenshots though.

 

By the way, Balboa Lake also has a similar sit area.

 

 

The main difference is that some trees have been removed, some palms have been added, and the park is smaller and closer to hmes. However, the distinct Cherry blossom trees are definitely distinctive of the area. Echo Park, nor Hollenbeck Park, do not have these features (cherry blossom trees).

Edited July 13, 2012 by Death2Drugs

[Zulu2065]

Let's put this to rest:

 

Snip

 

We know that this park could be north, not east. Downtown gives us a clue to where this may be. Let's check out the Downtown area.

 

Snip

 

Notice how all the big buildings are east of the US Bank Tower. If you went past the buildings that are past the US Bank Tower, you would head north. Here's a big clue:

 

Snippity Snip

 

Once again, we see those same buildings past the US Bank Tower. We also see a large suburban area that has already been mapped out. It's highly likely that this large suburban area is meant to represent both the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, probably because Rockstar doesn't want too much suburbia in the game.

 

That must meant that this park must be north, not east. That doesn't mean there won't be an Echo Park area, but this just proves that the park we see is Balboa Park, albeit smaller. This confirms that:

 

*Balboa Park is represented in the game

*So is the San Fernando Valley

*It is highly likely the SFV and the SGV are merged into one area.

 

BTW, happy 100 pages.

Pretty nice, but I hope R* didn't think, "We shouldn't put too much suburbia in this game" I mean we all got mad about concrete jungle(LC) and how there were barely any rural or suburban areas. I hope we get more than 3 mansions in this game too.

I don't think you need to worry much about suburbs. There is likely to be an Orange County replica (which also has tons of middle-class suburbs), we'll get a fair amount of the "ghetto" suburban areas, and we'll see the upscale Hollywood area.

Ooh, I would love to see Orange County. Maybe there will be some suburbs to the far southwest side of LS too, you know the part that sticks out? I can't wait to see what R* has in store for us. And the wealthy suburbs of Richman and Mulholland I hope the return.

[Death2Drugs]

Let's put this to rest:

 

Snip

 

We know that this park could be north, not east. Downtown gives us a clue to where this may be. Let's check out the Downtown area.

 

Snip

 

Notice how all the big buildings are east of the US Bank Tower. If you went past the buildings that are past the US Bank Tower, you would head north. Here's a big clue:

 

Snippity Snip

 

Once again, we see those same buildings past the US Bank Tower. We also see a large suburban area that has already been mapped out. It's highly likely that this large suburban area is meant to represent both the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, probably because Rockstar doesn't want too much suburbia in the game.

 

That must meant that this park must be north, not east. That doesn't mean there won't be an Echo Park area, but this just proves that the park we see is Balboa Park, albeit smaller. This confirms that:

 

*Balboa Park is represented in the game

*So is the San Fernando Valley

*It is highly likely the SFV and the SGV are merged into one area.

 

BTW, happy 100 pages.

Pretty nice, but I hope R* didn't think, "We shouldn't put too much suburbia in this game" I mean we all got mad about concrete jungle(LC) and how there were barely any rural or suburban areas. I hope we get more than 3 mansions in this game too.

I don't think you need to worry much about suburbs. There is likely to be an Orange County replica (which also has tons of middle-class suburbs), we'll get a fair amount of the "ghetto" suburban areas, and we'll see the upscale Hollywood area.

Ooh, I would love to see Orange County. Maybe there will be some suburbs to the far southwest side of LS too, you know the part that sticks out? I can't wait to see what R* has in store for us. And the wealthy suburbs of Richman and Mulholland I hope the return.

An area that is a must would be a parody of Disneyland! I'd just love to see how they'd make fun of it.

[Zulu2065]

Let's put this to rest:

 

Snip

 

We know that this park could be north, not east. Downtown gives us a clue to where this may be. Let's check out the Downtown area.

 

Snip

 

Notice how all the big buildings are east of the US Bank Tower. If you went past the buildings that are past the US Bank Tower, you would head north. Here's a big clue:

 

Snippity Snip

 

Once again, we see those same buildings past the US Bank Tower. We also see a large suburban area that has already been mapped out. It's highly likely that this large suburban area is meant to represent both the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, probably because Rockstar doesn't want too much suburbia in the game.

 

That must meant that this park must be north, not east. That doesn't mean there won't be an Echo Park area, but this just proves that the park we see is Balboa Park, albeit smaller. This confirms that:

 

*Balboa Park is represented in the game

*So is the San Fernando Valley

*It is highly likely the SFV and the SGV are merged into one area.

 

BTW, happy 100 pages.

Pretty nice, but I hope R* didn't think, "We shouldn't put too much suburbia in this game" I mean we all got mad about concrete jungle(LC) and how there were barely any rural or suburban areas. I hope we get more than 3 mansions in this game too.

I don't think you need to worry much about suburbs. There is likely to be an Orange County replica (which also has tons of middle-class suburbs), we'll get a fair amount of the "ghetto" suburban areas, and we'll see the upscale Hollywood area.

Ooh, I would love to see Orange County. Maybe there will be some suburbs to the far southwest side of LS too, you know the part that sticks out? I can't wait to see what R* has in store for us. And the wealthy suburbs of Richman and Mulholland I hope the return.

An area that is a must would be a parody of Disneyland! I'd just love to see how they'd make fun of it.

Glory Holes, haha.

[Dilapidated]

In my opinion the lake/park is west of downtown Los Santo's. I could be wrong, whats your thoughts?

 

 

[Finn 7 five 11]

Only question is..

 

Can someone make a detailed map of los santos

Based on.first trailer and heli screenshot

And park screenshot (cuz we see a building there)

?

There already is several maps.

[Wenis IV]

^Guys its Echo Park, or more specifically the Silver Lake boathouse.

[Dilapidated]

One other thing, inside the yellow circle on the lake picture notice the palm tree. If you look closely you'll see something behind it. Could that possibly be the blimp? I know its awfully low.. Not sure what to really make of it.

[mooonlights]

One other thing, inside the yellow circle on the lake picture notice the palm tree. If you look closely you'll see something behind it. Could that possibly be the blimp? I know its awfully low.. Not sure what to really make of it.

Yes it's the blimp.

[DRN94]

I'm pretty sure San Fernando's equivalent in Los Santos would be up and over the Hollywood (Vinewood) hills... Why would it be right next to downtown?

[RP2012]

here's a quote from IGN user (and Los Angeles resident) Vega_Obscura

 

    Wow! Just WOW!

 

    One screen from the Echo Park area near Downtown LA and another screen of Downtown Long Beach with the harbor area in the background.

 

    They are seriously showing off not only the size of the map but also the draw distance and attention to detail. These locations look just like their real world counterparts.

 

    Between the areas in these two screens exists Ladera, South Central, Culver City, Carson, Mid City, Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, Inglewood, Compton and all the other areas I'm not familiar with. Lots of nice areas as well as many 'troubled' areas. I wonder how they'll portray The Jungles, Korea Town and Hollywood.

 

    This is a tall order to fill. I hope they have the activities and gameplay mechanics necessary to populate that area.

 

    They basically just gave us the means to estimate the map size:

 

The helicopter screen shot depicts the area called Long Beach located between the two purple lines on the right toward the bottom of this map.

 

The park screen shot depicts the area between The Staples Center and Dodger Stadium labeled to the right of the bolded Los Angeles in the upper middle portion of the map.

 

This map makes it look small, but it is a substantial amount of ground being represented. Taking the 710 down to Long Beach from LA is like 20-30 minutes with no traffic.

 

Also keep in mind that Rockstar said this game includes the beaches and surrounding areas. The trailer depicted the Santa Monica pier which is where the 10 freeway ends at the bolded Santa Monica in the upper left portion of the water. LAX is the airport south of that location.

 

At the very top of the map in the center is a 5,900ft. mountain, which is likely the mountain depicted in the trailer nestled in the Angeles National Forest.

 

Were I a betting man, I'd say Los Santos will cover all the area pictured here all the way east to the 605 freeway.

 

Here's a labeled graphic I attempted...

[Fido_le_muet]

I'm working on updating my map with all the new discoveries.

It's gonna take some time though as I realize there are a lot of things that I need to modify, starting with the overall shape of the coast and changing the angle of Downtown LS.

I hope I could post it here this afternoon.

 

Keep up the good work guys, I'm sure there are a lot of other landmarks to be found on that helicopter screenshot

[esvi]

Only question is..

 

Can someone make a detailed map of los santos

Based on.first trailer and heli screenshot

And park screenshot (cuz we see a building there)

?

There already is several maps.

no sh*tt!!??

 

 

can you read?

 

detailed map of los santos

Based on.first trailer and heli screenshot

And park screenshot (cuz we see a building there)

 

I'm obviously talking about an update on the previous work that have been poster here

 

the size, the shape, the place of the buildings are now available,

in a certain extent

[esvi]

I'm working on updating my map with all the new discoveries.

It's gonna take some time though as I realize there are a lot of things that I need to modify, starting with the overall shape of the coast and changing the angle of Downtown LS.

I hope I could post it here this afternoon.

 

Keep up the good work guys, I'm sure there are a lot of other landmarks to be found on that helicopter screenshot

basically what i hoped for

 

thanks !

 

i'm looking forward to this!

[Death2Drugs]

I'm pretty sure San Fernando's equivalent in Los Santos would be up and over the Hollywood (Vinewood) hills... Why would it be right next to downtown?

If you take a look at one of my screenshots, you can clearly see there is a large suburban area north of Downtown. Geographically, it's the San Gabriel Valley, but the location also fits the San Fernando Valley. This might be due to Rockstar's condensing of the map.

[Ice1980]

 

One other thing, inside the yellow circle on the lake picture notice the palm tree. If you look closely you'll see something behind it. Could that possibly be the blimp? I know its awfully low.. Not sure what to really make of it.

Yes it's the blimp.

I was the first to point that out here !! cookies for me!

 

Nevermind, xcredit goes to knecht-ruprecht. Here's your

Edited July 13, 2012 by Ice1980

[Dilapidated]

Thanks for clarifying mooonlights, its really difficult to see on this tiny monitor of mine. You guys do some great investigation work. Can't wait to see the updated maps.

[Shyabang Shyabang]

Wow! I might have to buy a new computer for this!

[faizanali]

OH GAWD i just love it when you lads do everything to examine a games map keep up im proud

[RED_]

Are you guys editing one map or are there a lot of maps going about?

 

I think it would be good if we all picked on map and all edited that with our ideas. Otherwise things could get confusing. Just an idea.

[robi29]

 

It is certain. Los Santos is bigger than Liberty City.

[3deogengunslingr]

I have a crazy hunch that the bridge in the back leads to San Fierro because of two things 1. the whole Catalina island theory seems weird to me because in rl the island is quite small and a bit far from the coast and i doubt that R* would give such a small piece of land a big suspension bridge like that 2. the bridge looks just like the golden gate bridge init's structure.

[DaWiesel]

I have a crazy hunch that the bridge in the back leads to San Fierro because of two things 1. the whole Catalina island theory seems weird to me because in rl the island is quite small and a bit far from the coast and i doubt that R* would give such a small piece of land a big suspension bridge like that 2. the bridge looks just like the golden gate bridge init's structure.

It's the Vincent Thomas Bridge for sure.

[The Outlaw Josey Wales]

 

I think these are the same buildings, I have circled them in black.

What do people think?

Where are the mountains in the newest picture then? And some of the building don't look to be there... oh god is R* actually taking buildings out

behing the borders of picture... btw nice find to that guy.. its that place when he marked

Well indeed they add buildings in that shot meaning that the shot was defenitly taken after trailer one

you guys have it all wrong, the new screenshot and the old trailer screenshot are taken from different sides of Los Santos. here, check this out, ive rotated the image so that both horizons are level.

 

 

so look, im pretty damn sure the building circled in green is the mile high club, and it seems like half of the highest floor is unfinished, right, well the unfinished side is opposide of the tallest bulding in thsee shots. so for the two buldings circled in black to be the same, then it would have to be way to the left of the new screenshot.

 

also, on the new screenshot, the horizon kind of looks to me like water.

[esvi]

first edited updated detailed map 'll get 10 cookies

 

no seriously, the heli screenshot has to be a wonderful thing for you guys

can't wait to see your work

[The Outlaw Josey Wales]

 

It is certain. Los Santos is bigger than Liberty City.

nevermind, i think this guy got it right.