Leftwood is a township in the State of Alderney. It is located in North Alderney, bordered by Flathead Road in the North (Westdyke), the West River in the East (North Holland in Algonquin, Liberty City), and Panhandle Road in the south (Alderney City).
Description
Leftwood is a middle and working-class residential township with a large multicultural population consisting of Hispanics, Portuguese, and Italians, judging from Italian and Portuguese flags seen throughout the township and the bilingual banner and signs seen on the Leftwood Community Hall and other retail stores. Leftwood also has a large shopping economy, containing many retails stores and a strip mall with a four-story parking garage along Sacramento Ave that spans between Leftwood and Westdyke. Residential wise, Leftwood contains many homes and apartment buildings ranging from three to five stories, in which several can be entered.
Influences
Leftwood appears to contain elements of towns from Bergen County and Hudson County in general. Its namesake is believed to be derived from Englewood, New Jersey, but bears more of a resemblance to the smaller, less-known town of Westwood, New Jersey. The township may most likely be based on the former, however, due to Englewood's dominance of fame over Westwood. It may also be based on Ironbound due to both areas having an evident Portuguese community.
Transportation
Streets
The list of streets that runs through Leftwood are:
- Beaverhead Avenue
- Flathead Road
- Bridger Street
- Manzano Road
- Sacramento Avenue
- Franklin Street
- Long John Avenue
- Bowline
- Catskill Avenue
- Panhandle Road
- Rand Avenue
- Applewhite Street
Highways
In Leftwood, the Plumbers Skyway can be entered or exited in two ways. The first is shortly after driving off the Hickey Bridge into Alderney, and through the street lights at the Rand Ave Intersection. The second entrance can be accessed from a three-way intersection on Manzano Road. Exiting here can only be made here if driving in the right lane from the Hickey Bridge direction.
Bridges
The Hickey Bridge can be accessed from Leftwood from the Rand Ave Intersection which sits along the borders of Alderney City & Leftwood.
Points of Interest
Businesses
- Anna Rex (Opening Soon)
- Axel's Pay 'N' Spray
- Bite
- Checkout!
- Crowex
- Enema
- Eris
- Fanny Crab's
- G&B
- Gaulle
- Gozushi!
- Gruppe 6
- Gutter & Blood
- Leftwood Sports
- Panoramic
- Pill-Pharm
- Pizza This
- Radge
- Ranch
- Shodi (Closed)
- Squid Row
Trivia
- Despite its name, the Westdyke Memorial Hospital is actually located within Leftwood.
- A Burrito can always be found parked next to the Leftwood Community Hall.
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