Grove Street GTA 5: CJ house is a secret mission location in Davis, South Los Santos. You will do many missions and jobs in GTA 5 and GTA Online there. Here are all details of this street and interesting facts about the CJ house in GTA 5.
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1. Grove Street GTA 5: CJ house location
Grove Street is located in Davis, South Los Santos. It starts at Davis Avenue and ends at Brouge Avenue. The big street gang Original Covenant Ballas occupied this street. It runs parallel to the Los Santos Storm Drain's section. You can also find a vehicle garage at the end of Grove Street.
The character CJ, whose full name is Carl Johnson, is living in a safe house on this street. He is the main character in GTA San Andreas. In that version, his house is a big wooden 2-story house. It has a front wooden fence and a cement side fence. On the right of the main house, there is a garage in which you can park two cars and three motorcycles.
In fact, post the San Andreas timeline, CJ will die under the hands of Ballas and Vagos gang, but the devs get some tribute to this character in GTA 5 with the CJ House on Grove Street.
However, in GTA 5 and GTA Online, Grove Street GTA 5: CJ house is only a small brick house. It's located at the end of Grove Street, and it still has a garage on the right of the house. This is an iconic location in GTA 5 and GTA Online.
2. How to get to Grove Street GTA 5?
The game has a GPS system that shows players the way to the spot they marked on the minimap. If you pass the turning point, the system will show you another way to that spot. Therefore, you don't need to worry about missing the destination.
To get to Grove Street, you mark this point on the minimap. The marked spot on the map below is also the location of CJ's house in GTA 5.
Then, follow the marked route on the GPS system and drive to the marked spot on the map. During the mission Hood Safari in GTA 5, you can see CJ, Big Smoke, and Ryder riding their bicycles on Grove Street when you drive to this street.
3. What happened to Grove Street Families in GTA 5?
The Families are big African American street gangs. Comparing GTA 5 with GTA San Andreas, the Grove Street Families in GTA 5 play a much smaller role in the game's story. This gang has a rival relation with the Ballas - the occupant gang on this street.
In 2013, Grove Street Families were disbanded and the Ballas gang took control over this area. They have been maintaining their rival relation up to now. The Ballas members often shout that "The Families were kicked out ages ago". Their members often combat when they appear in the same spot. Franklin is an outstanding example.
Franklin Clinton, one of the three protagonists in GTA 5 is a member of the Families Gang. Therefore, whenever Franklin appears on Grove Street, dogs of the Ballas gang's members often attack him. Besides, Franklin and the Ballas gang's members often combat when this character insults them.
4. Grove Street GTA 5 in real life
Grove Street in GTA 5 was inspired by a real street in Compton, California. Houses on this street look like Compton CA a lot.
GTA 5 developers also take inspiration from real-life gangs in the US and bring them to this game. The Grove Street Families and Ballas gangs are two of them.
- The Grove Street Families are based on Crips - a real African American street gang based in South Central LA.
- Ballas is the occupant gang in GTA 5. This gang was inspired by Bloods. It's also an African-American street gang based in Los Angeles, California.
In real life, Crips and Bloods gangs are also rivals like the Grove Street Families and the Ballas in GTA 5. Besides, Vagos, Aztecas, and Marabunta Grande gangs also have real-life versions. Obviously, many details in this game were made based on real-life in the USA.
Those are must-know things about Grove Street GTA 5: CJ house as well as interesting information about Grove Street and street gangs here.
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