Real Life Locations - GlennPegden2/GTAMadchester GitHub Wiki

Fictional Name Real Name Pics Notes
Maisonette The Hacienda Hacienda Exterior A nod needs to be made to the fact Gay Tony named one of HIS clubs Maisonette, which is ironic as it was styled on Tony's version of Tony's clubs in Liberty City. Also the relevance of the queue and Freaky Dancing
Weirdpaths Prison Strangeways Prison Strangeway front gate Arial We NEED a better name
Damon's Bizarre Affleck's Palace alt alt alt
ThreeEx Arena NYNEX Arena alt Now better known as the MEN Arena, Manchester Arena or AO Arena. Possible nod Madchester Drizzle who play there (as well as bands) who are a nod to Manchester Storm.
W.E.T. Pub Dry Bar Front alt alt Back alt DRY 201 / FAC 201.
Cambridge Street Oxford Road alt The main artery between the city centre and the student area. Location of Bus Wars
Wilson Green Owen's Park alt
Milton Street Oldham Street alt Home of W.E.T and Damon's. More picks here
TBD Arndale Centre More at here
TBD Victoria Station
TBD Press Club No known pics of the interior
Scientology Offices Epsilon Offices OpChanology Event?
TBD GMex
Saltwater Games Ocean Software Offices alt
Canal Passage Canal Street alt Obviously somebody has defaced the C on the street sign
Boom 251 Office Factory Records Office (FAC 251) alt
Sierra Studsos Granada Studios alt TV Studios and backlot tour
Branckendale Estate Multiple rough estates A mixture of Moss Side, Cheetham Hill, Hulme Crecent and the fictional Chatsworth Estate
Swaying Kilt Swinging Sporan alt
TBD Boardwalk alt
TBD International alt alt
TBD Lass O'Gowrie
TBD Jabez Clegg
Perestroika Records Eastern Bloc Records Back then it was inside Afflecks, not on Stevenson's Square
Molly's Metal Universe Jilly's Rock World alt

Other notes

  • In early drafts Madchester was called Millcaster, but in the style of Vice City we now stay away from ever using that and it's just Madchester
  • Grimscar is Blackburn (or at least an amalgamation of East Lancs