L.A. Noire
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Landmark Locations
Once you search the locations below you will have found all 30 locations.
1. National Biscuit Company
2. 6th Street Viaduct
3. 4th Street Viaduct
4. L.A. Cold Storage Co.
5. Union Station
6. El Pueblo de Los Angeles
7. Chinatown
8. Hall of Records
9. The Bradbury Building
10. Angels Flight
11. Pershing Square
12. L.A. Public Library
13. Main St. Terminal
14. RKO Theatre
15. Los Angeles Examiner
16. Christ Crown Of Thorns
17. Intolerance Set
18. The Mayfair Hotel
19. The Good Samaritan Hospital
20. MacArthur Park
21. Park Plaza
22. L.A. County Art Museum
23. Westlake Tar Pits
24. Bullocks Wilshire
25. Brown Derby
26. Crossroads Of The World
27. Musso & Franks
28. Max Factor Building
29. Hotel Roosevelt
30. Grauman's Theater
Newspaper locations
Search the indicated location to find the corresponding newspaper.
- On Harlan Fontaine's desk at the crime scene.
- A Marriage Made In Heaven
- On the bar inside Ray's Cafe.
- On Leland's Monroe's desk when raiding his mansion.
- A Walk in the Elysian Fields
- Search near the right corner of the Morelli's house's lawn.
- Near the downed shooter at the alley of Haskell's Finest Men's.
- On the desk in the Ramez Removal Warehouse.
- On the dining table inside the Black's residence.
- On the workbench in the storage area of Silver Screen props.
- Near the front door of the Henry residence.
- On the training table in the stadium.
- In Stuart Ackerman's shack at the Hobo area.
- On the right wall of the alley at the first crime scene.
Nicholson Electroplating: Achievements
Unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points, by completing the following Achievements.
- Bulletproof Windshield ( 20 points )
- Kill the drivers of two of the MP vehicles in the Hughes Aircraft gun battle before they pull up.
- Out Of The Frying Pan ( 20 points )
- Pursue Vernon Mapes from the burning house to Hughes Aircraft on your first attempt.
- Skeletons In The Icebox ( 20 points )
- Find and inspect all clues inside Okamoto's ransacked apartment.
- The Big Unfriendly ( 20 points )
- Complete 'Nicholson Electroplating'.
- The Nose Knows ( 20 points )
- Find and inspect the prop spinner at the Nicholson blast site.
Red Dead Redemption reference
In the Silk Stock Murder, after you investigate the long blood trail leading onto the roof, examine the body and find all the clues. You will be returned to your car. Instead of leaving, turn around and investigate the alley behind you. You will find a trash can with a cowboy hat in it, which Red Dead Redemption players may recognize as belonging to one John Marston.
Reefer Madness: Achievements
Unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points, by completing the following Achievements.
- Every Herb Bearing Seed ( 20 points )
- Complete 'Reefer Madness'.
- Forcible Rear Entry ( 20 points )
- Enter the Las Palmas stash house via the back door and kill Juan Garcia Cruz.
- Find the flyer at Juan Garcia Cruz's house and proceed straight to the 20th Century Market.
- Soup In The Pot ( 20 points )
- Open both soup cans in Juan Garcia Cruz's stash room.
- Spare A Dime ( 20 points )
- Complete the puzzle of the US Morgan silver dollars at Parnell's Soup.
Secret Achievements
Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.
- At Elysian Fields, outwit Leland Monroe when discussing his developments or advertising campaign.
- Moth To A Flame ( 70 points )
- Complete all cases on the Arson desk.
- No Rest For The Wicked ( 15 points )
- Complete all cases on the Vice desk.
- Paved With Good Intentions ( 15 points )
- Complete all cases on the Traffic desk.
- Police Academy ( 15 points )
- Complete all cases on the Patrol desk.
- Round Heels ( 15 points )
- At the Bamba Club, get Dick McColl to give up the license plate of Celine Henry's male companion.
- At Ray's Cafe, find the bloodstained knife on your first sweep of the crime scene.
- The Fighting Sixth ( 15 points )
- At the Bus Shooting, talk Felix Alvarro into giving up the Marines involved in the Coolridge heist.
- The Simple Art of Murder ( 15 points )
- Complete all cases on the Homicide desk.
Six Easy Achievements
Earn 130 gamerpoints if you follow this YouTube clip.
The Badge Pursuit Challenge: Unlockables
Button Man costume - Successfully complete the Badge Pursuit challenge. This costume allows extra ammo to be carried for all weapons.
The Naked City: Achievements
Unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points, by completing the following Achievements.
- A Good-Looking Corpse ( 20 points )
- Find and inspect all of the narcotics in Julia Randall's apartment.
- Chauffeur Service ( 20 points )
- Escort Heather Swanson to Arnett's apartment without damaging your vehicle.
- Eight Million Stories ( 20 points )
- Complete 'The Naked City'.
- Tail Henry Arnett from Hollywood Station to the pawnbroker and travel agent without being spotted.
- Give My Regards ( 20 points )
- Shoot every letter down from the tower at the Broadway Hotel.
A Slip Of The Tongue: Achievements
Unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points, by completing the following Achievements.
- During the Industrial Street raid, kill a goon by shooting the hanging engine block.
- Femme Imbécile ( 20 points )
- Correctly branch every question in the interview with Jean Archer.
- Nowhere In A Hurry ( 20 points )
- Catch and arrest Cliff Harrison before he is stopped by uniformed backup.
- Racing For Pinks ( 20 points )
- Find and inspect all of the Marquee-printed pink slips.
- The Printer's Devil ( 20 points )
- Complete 'A Slip of the Tongue'.