East Holland is a 10-block neighborhood in Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars located in the northern region of Algonquin, Liberty City.
Description[]
East Holland is bordered to the north by Wardite Street (Northwood), to the west by Exeter Avenue (North Holland), to the south by Topaz Street (Middle Park and Lancaster) and to the east by the Humboldt River.
It is a working-class neighborhood, lending itself to a staggering contrast to the much more affluent and upscale Lancaster neighborhood to the south. It is also home to a large Latino community. Unlike North Holland to the west, East Holland is a primarily residential area, with small tenements on the west and townhouses festooned with Puerto Rican flags on the east. East Holland is territory of the Spanish Lords gang, who contribute to a high crime rate in the area.
Influence[]
East Holland is primarily based on Spanish Harlem, an African-American and Latino community in Manhattan.
Landmarks replicated in the district include the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, which has had its plaza reduced in size, and The Taino Towers housing project, which has had one of its four towers removed. At Denver Ave. in East Holland, there is an inaccessible restaurant called "Ruby's Diner" with the sign "Southern Soul Food" with the tagline "Home Style cooking". This is mainly based on M&G Diner. M&G Diner has the sign "Southern Fried Chicken" with the tagline "Old fashion but good". M&G Diner appears in the background of the CD single cover of Puff Daddy & Ma$e's "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down". Ma$e & Puff Daddy are also from Harlem.
Prominent Appearances in Mission[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
Main Missions[]
Side Missions[]
Collectibles[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
Items & Weapons[]
- MP5 in an alleyway behind a Father & Son Barber Shop located on Vauxite Street.
Flying Rats[]
- On the fire escape staircase of a tenement undergoing renovations located on the east side of Astoria.
- On a large block of masonry located on the edge of a quay alongside the Humboldt River off San Juan Road.
- On a parapet behind an abandoned tenement on Uranium Street, near a parking lot located on Topaz Street facing Middle Park.
Transportation[]
Public transportation[]
North Holland is served by the Algonquin Outer Line of the Liberty City Subway which passes at Vespucci Circus Station.
Points of Interest[]
- 65 Uranium Street
- Shirley Harlingford's Apartment
- Black National Institute
- Clarence's Associate's Apartment
- Dr. Jeremiah James Statue
- East Holland Police Station
- State Building
- Wardite Street Tenement
Businesses[]
- Check Cashing
- Clean 'n' Fast
- Copper Bottom
- ECola
- Da Cruz Restaurant & Deli
- Father & Son Barber Shop
- Fleeca Bank
- Ghamelean Tattoo
- Glamor
- Grandiose Boutique
- Jamaican Deep Pot Restaurant
- Lagarto Frito
- Ned's Drugs
- Neighborhood Norwegian Dry Cleaners
- New 2000 Auto Eclectic Car Caring Center
- Pizza
- Ranch
- Real Loose Clothing
- Superb Deli
- Ruby's Southern Soul Food
- S & D Diner
- Sporting Corner
- Superb Deli
- Your Avante-garde Barber Salon
Notable Residents[]
- Chan Jaoming († 2009)
- Clarence Little († 2008)
- Clarence's Associate († 2008)
- Leo Brodell († 2008)
- Shirley Harlingford († 2008)