A sepia photo in the Verdant Meadows airfield tower appeared to show a cowboy-hatted figure resembling Avery, fueling theories about his Texas past. However, dataminers later found the original real-world source photograph — proving the man wasn't wearing a cowboy hat at all, and the resemblance was coincidental.
Source: Avery Carrington — CC BY-SA
The man himself, Avery Carrington — sharp suit, big plans, zero cowboy hat.
Verdant Meadows on the map — ground zero for the great cowboy hat hoax.
Classic Avery advert — real estate mogul energy, not rodeo energy.
Casino sign Avery — famous for property deals, not prairie legends.
Mystery shot — could be the tower photo, could be nothing. The ambiguity fuels us.
Mr. Thatherton rocking an ACTUAL cowboy hat — unlike the fake shadow 'hat' in the tower.
Leatherface — another San Andreas myth. The Avery cowboy hat was almost as scary before it got debunked.
Vincenzo's gravestone roasts him with Salvatore's own nickname for him — from beyond the grave.
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GTA III has invisible towns that exist only to crash your game.
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The Definitive Edition added a whole neighborhood you can NEVER visit.
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Rockstar cut an entire swamp island owned by Avery Carrington from Vice City
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