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College Expands, New Post Offices, and Census (1910)
BruceTedder posted a City Journal entry in Marble Canyon,
1910 at a glance:
Population: 53,130
HS Football Champion: Florence
Mayor (Harrison): Curtis P. Foster (Republican)
Mayor (Florence): Michael H. Webb (Republican)
Governor (Nebraska): Ashton C. Shallenberger (Democrat)
President (USA): William Howard Taft (Republican)
Timeline
The Carsten Post Office opens in Reed Station. @CarstenB
The CaptCity Post Office opens in Hamilton. @CaptCity
The Dukestoner Post Office opens in Florence. @Dukestoner
Florence High School builds a new football stadium, and also wins their 3rd championship in a row-
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Entry 2: Expansion and Franklin Park
Dukestoner posted a City Journal entry in Premiera,
Welcome everyone! Here are a couple overviews of my city so far:
Last 2 nights consecutively I stayed up playing C:S until about 4 AM. Last night I expanded to my second tile. I continued with high density. In the south there was an empty lot that was naturally bumpy so I decided to spruce it up to a park.
Here is a before and after:
Tried to make a green urban oasis.
I then made another loop on the metro. This included making a branch on the elevated section bisecting this district
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Long Beach California
zdog720 posted a City Journal entry in Los Angeles California (2022 Update),
Welcome To the LBC! Long Beach California, here are some closeups of downtown and the the ports and Harbor.
Here is a Live YouTube Video Link of Gameplay of the Region View and San Fernando Area: SimCity 4: Los Angeles California City and County Build - YouTube
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Bounty: A Tropical Story
Tamijo posted a topic in City-Building Games,
23rd of May 2024
Today at TV1 City: Shack Village & Popin Hamlet (7.30 PM – primetime television)
Vincenza De Groot leader of Museum of Original Culture explain:
The first clear evidence of settlements in what is now Saint Mary’s District, is a mention of some shacks close to the Old Fort. Found in old governor letters dated 1897. At the same time we know that a large shack village existed further north, on both sides of North Harbor Road. Historians also know for a fact that they were gone in 1900 replaced by two separate settlements. A small farming community between Coffee Road and Sugar Road, another slightly larger community south of Mine Square. The best guess is that 12-14 families lived in the area. Although no houses from that period has survived. We got color photos of one of them, as it survived until the construction of Bounty City University in 1973.- 466 Replies
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Capital Centre
Jedimarine posted a City Journal entry in Dornelles,
The Civic Heart of the Dornelles...
Rotten to the core...
Situated between the 4 major commerical centers (Addiesburg, The Approaches, Theodore, and Jamestown), the city was planned as a compromise to centralize the government.
In truth, Capital Centre is a mess. So many transit systems pass traffic straight through the city, there is hardly space for the development which is needed.
And yet, even so, when the Dornelles bid for international sporting spectacles, they dug out some precious space to place an Olympic Park within walking distance of the Congress Hall.
Despite a decent population of 250,000, the business and culture of Capital Centre is rather sterile and manufactured. Most "citizens" of the capital merely sleep here, while they work and play elsewhere.
In the far northeast corner of the city limits is a small harbor, providing a limited industrial output from a city which pretends at many things.
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I hate this city. I have reset it twice, and it never comes out that way I want. I blame the massive number of transit systems that criss cross it between the much larger cities in every direction. I buried some of the rails and freeways in tunnels in an effort to clean it up, but it turned into a choking maze of highrises, when I would prefer something more pristine and park-like.
The Olympic park was a nice inclusion, and far nicer to look at then the senator mansions it replaced.
The biggest problem is the city is medium size city. If it was a large one, I think I could space it out to my desired intent. But alas, everyone wants to be around all the nice civic structures, and in result, they muddled the beauty of the capital.
UPDATE November 2022:
I took a lawnmower to the skyscrappers and restored a great deal of parkland around the government building.
I did it slowly enough, I didn't see major penalties to population levels.
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Entry 15: An Overnight Town
whiteshark365 posted a City Journal entry in Kanin Fjord,
October 9, 2005
Population: 4,282
From Nothing to Everything in 2 Years
Only three years ago, the shores of Stille bukt were uninhabited with nothing more than wildlife and forests. Only E220 wrapped around the bay; however, no one lived in the area. Construction of the Kanin Line changed all of that.
In April 2003 construction of New Kanin Fjord began around the train maintenance yard of Baldur jernbanegården. By 2004, a town of 454 residents surrounded Baldur jernbanegården. Growth did not stop, however. New Kanin Fjord continued to expand. Between September 2004 and October 2005, the small town grew by an additional 997 residents. New Kanin Fjord was thriving. In fact, the population of the entire Kanin Fjord region increased by 1,192 people or 38% in a single year.
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Episode 5
TheMurderousCricket posted a City Journal entry in Saving Magnasanti...,
The creepy and satanic vibe of this video is appropriate, reflecting the nature of the dystopian secrets, the pain and suffering the city hides.
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Episode 5
Welcome! It's another (hopefully beautiful) day in New Magnasanti and a time for another part of this interesting, if perilous, adventure. As no new entries (apart from the content recycled into the CJ format) have appeared for a long time, I believe you will like today's report which is a brand new part of New Magnasanti's story. Enjoy!-
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Tri-County Region
Tubthumper posted a topic in SC4 City Journals,
For this region, I downloaded the beautiful "Hudsonia Region" by @tagehring. I absolutely love the view of it, and gives me good areas to build up, while not being sooooo expansive that I won't know where to start. For this region my terrain mod is "LK's Appalachian Terrain" with "LK's Starter Set"- 25 Replies
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Episode 1 - trains, quays, and expansion
smashmouthrules posted a City Journal entry in Ebeling - an Australian city from 1850 to now,
Episode 1 - Trains, quays, and expansion-
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Years 30-61 (Pop. 95,722)
simajor posted a City Journal entry in Metrosim,
The Downtown starts to grow-
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As If Hell Had Erupted Through The Sidewalks
Mr. Jay posted a City Journal entry in GOTHAM,
Happy Halloween, Simtropolis Community!
(Credit: Concept art on Batman '89 by Nigel Phelps)
The title for this GOTHAM City Journal entry is taken right from the opening action description of the 1989 "Batman" screenplay by Sam Hamm.
"Gotham City. The City of Tomorrow: stark angles, creeping shadows, dense, crowded, as if hell had erupted through the sidewalks."
I've been working on expanding the city, but have hit a few walls.-
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Settlements at main river delta
monkeywater posted a City Journal entry in Copper lake,
As the initial settlers explored the mostly uncharted region, they realized that their river delta was quite small, and it quickly progressed into very steep mountains.
To the north, they found a much larger river delta, essentially uncharted, and began to settle at its mouth in order to explore further upstream. They knew that to control the region, they needed to control access to its drainage basin, given the dependency of their transit methods on waterways.
A new walled settlement began to be constructed, at the south most part of the larger delta
It was initially rather chaotic, with no formal government to speak of, people built small farms and houses very near the first dock that was established. However the settlers were only just beginning to learn of the regions fertility. Large farms for unique crops were quickly established including peaches, grapes, and agave, and individual farmers quickly took over the land just outside the wall that had been cleared for its construction.
It began to get chaotic, and the settlers established a government to end the free for all within the town walls.
They created a town square with town hall and multiple churches.
Large farms for staple crops like wheat were also established, with wind mills to turn it into flour.
The overall town began to look respectable, and with the resources being discovered in the mountains and forests nearby, would serve as a good gateway to the region-
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Magenta Island #2
Proob25 posted a City Journal entry in Magenta Island Build,
MAGENTA ISLAND 2
Yesterday,I was making new city named Magenta 2. But today i must improve them.
Yes. Improving them. Yesterday it only has 2 blocks of residential. I make much of block today
And this is how it looks now
Look. It's a little jail in that hill
So the prisoner can't escape.
Haha
Ok so type of entrance to the residential that I want in this city is a Avenue with the Roundabout
The first block that i made are close with Industrial
I placing Some PRM. But it's no captured in the picture
Note:Placing some tree will make the cities looks cool
Second Block
Making Diagonal Avenue because I want filling some place
Connect the Avenue to other simnation
The Upper hill looks flat
Why are you not make some residential again?
Those NWM road looks so weird.
Some of area doesn't filled
It's in some outskirt of this city
Adding the farm and those garbage thingy
Some Finishing,adding some residential and commercial(that are not builded) in upper of the city
Im experiencing "Not Job" in residential In the upper of this City
The Commute time was long. Ok i make Industrial there
Thx for reading my Journal Entry.
Magenta Island journey is still long. Hope we can finish the Magenta Island-
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Alexandria Interchange Tour/Update
CityNut607 posted a City Journal entry in Alexandria,
Hello!
I am back after some time away. I've still been playing SC4 as often as I can, just have not had the time I need to post a proper CJ.-
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Fictional city between Italy, Spain, Portugal, Mediterranean and Tropic
pierrebaptiste posted a topic in SC4 City Journals,
Hello ,
I have decided to create a city in maps, where the size is the biggest (in blue color on .png/jpeg file config).
On this city, I have built with plop and grow . The ratio it's 60% for plop and 40% for grow. I have too listed each building, in excel file, to create districts by thematic. House, home, little flat , building, tower , commercial, store ...
The thematic it's around italy, spain , portugal , mediterranea , tropic ... It's a fictiv city.
97 pictures :
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Booberville Bay's first Census
Simboober posted a City Journal entry in Booberville Bay,
Booberville Bay update #1
Shown here are picture's of the progress I have made on Booberville Bay so far. The first picture shows Booberville Central from a birds eye view. Booberville Central is the first city I started in the region.
Booberville Central is settled on a wide yet mostly flat peninsula. Formed by two rivers joining at the edge of a bay. The Land goes east from the edge of the bay in the west, with the river to the north being named Booberville River. The river too the south is known as the Southern Stretch. Coming to the edge of the east there are high mountains with narrow deep valleys. This highland is somewhat settled but not really.-
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Xanadu (Pan Pacific Auditorium)
Mister_Vintage posted a City Journal entry in CS: Astoria,
This is kinda of a special moment as it’s more of a sad episode for two reasons. First is this gorgeous asset by RoomMic. Pan-Pacific Auditorium – a fantastic art deco building that now only exists in this game. Second, while the last movie in which the building shows up is the 1988 “Miracle Mile”, the one that remains strongly anchored in pop culture is Xanadu starring the gorgeous Olivia Newton John that just passed away.
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Big John and farmers
Gilles Therron posted a City Journal entry in Simeon region,
As more and more lumber jacks find their way to the village, the village grows. The railway company already laid down some tracks to the saw mill and to the logging camp.
But that's not the only railway track... there is another going east into the mountains. What's going on?
It's Big John. John and his friend John went hicking into the mountains. They heard about the beautiful pond and waterfalls. The taller one, hereafter called Big John, found a rock. The rock was black and after closer study John decided it was coal. And it was. So Big John went to the government and bought a peace of land at foot of the mountains. He started digging and he hit the jackpot.
Finding investers wasn't hard and in now time a fully operational coal mine was in place. The railway company extended their tracks and connected Big John's to the network.
Having a large mine in the mountains, the village was more booming then ever. Trailers and cabins poped up where ever there was a road and plumbing. It didn't take long before the villagers demanded the presence of a church. The clergy decided they could leave those souls unattended and the church was built.
With more people, more business also the need for security and protection arise. So a brave deputy from a county far away applied for the job as sheriff in this new village. And as there were no other candidates he got the job. The first thing he did was raise the flag and hire some officers, the village was safe.
We know that the mountains in the east are beautiful and even provide for fuel (coal). In the west, however, the soil is fertile and some people tried to grow veggies there. Before they could say 'potato' there were farmers from all over the country buying land and starting their businesses. Farms poped up and where the village once was a logging camp with lumberjacks it now became a farmers paradise.-
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SC4 Garden Masters 2 !
kschmidt posted a City Journal entry in Scrap Shack,
SC4 Garden Masters 2 !
Last I introduced my master project of four masters where I like to explore their plugins directory of bat´s, lot´s, mods in a equal region, individual gameplay settings, highlite some of thier favorite bat´s, lots and mods. My intention is not to paralel their achivevement in gameplay because that´s imposible . But trying to show something of their plugins in a controlled enviroment region. Several updates I have posted in Show what your´s working on, these show most recent work. Masters of Let´s play mostly I in this CJ like to introduce some of these masters in a Youtube galery.-
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Desjardins_01
EbayashiErico posted a City Journal entry in Quebec City,
This is my first city journal.
Quebec city is 12th largest city in Canada with a population of over 500,000.
I am using the quebec city region by tagehring, thanks.
I am using real names for places from Google map, but their positions might not be very accurate.
Now my region has reached 100,000 people.
Desjardins is a little town just in the east to the great city Levis, I want to make it a residential suburb.
Here are the first estates in Desjardins:
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River Front area
patfirefghtr posted a City Journal entry in Waterfalls,
Here is my next installment of waterfalls... Today im working on a river front area... these are a work in progress, so excuse the dust lol-
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Episode 50 – Full Circle
Craig-Abcvs posted a City Journal entry in Cyanos: Ice, Wind and Fire,
Episode 50 – Full Circle-
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Olivia-4 (night)
Terring posted a City Journal entry in Welcome to Fairview,
If you have ever been in an astroparty, where many astronomers gather together to enjoy the night sky, you might have noticed that they use red light instead of white. This is because red light helps with maintaining night vision, the ability of our eyes to see better in night. Colored lights are anti-glare and still serve the purpose of night lighting very well. Yellow, red and amber lights can reduce the negative effects of lighting during the night because they don’t affect night time vision. On the other hand, blue-rich white light sources are known to increase glare and compromise human vision, especially in the aging eye. These lights create potential road safety problems for motorists and pedestrians alike. In natural settings, blue light at night has been shown to adversely affect wildlife behavior and reproduction, particularly in cities, which are often stopover points for migratory species. Outdoor lighting with strong blue content is likely to worsen skyglow, because it has a significantly larger geographic reach than lighting consisting of less blue.-
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Post in Seattle, Washington, USA (Update 19: Seattle Municipal Tower)
Roadman20 posted a post in a topic,
Update 19: Seattle Municipal Tower
This is a brief update to Seattle to account for a key piece of infrastructure in Downtown Seattle when _luminou_ published their version of the Seattle Municipal Tower to add to the Seattle recreation. As the previous update accounts for massive updates to Interstate 5 through Downtown Seattle, the key focal area is the reversible express ramps to Interstate 5 under the Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle's fifth largest skyscraper at 722 ft (220 m).
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Kairito City Skyscrapers!
TG24 posted a City Journal entry in Kairito City: The City of the skyscrapers.,
The city has MANY SKYSCRAPERS in the North,South,East and West of it.
The Skyscrapers are not just for offices, its also for Residential uses.
The Residential Skyscrapers are located most on the Northeast and Southwest of the city.
The City its the Main or Secondary Head Quarters for many Companies Like The Chiba Bank, Garrison Secure Company and Saikari & Gouseko Travel Company.
Here are some Pics, some are panoramic photos!
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The Northwest Corner
BugeyedDragon posted a City Journal entry in The BBCaS Occasional,
Today we will be covering the northwest corner of Bandar-Brunesia; the towns of Cairo, Konstantiniyye Orda, Mavlan, and Villsburg.
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Expressway Completion Project
simjake101 posted a City Journal entry in Coranz Metropolis,
Hello whomever sees this.
I was planning the completion of my regional expressway in Photoshop when I thought, well, might as well make a City Journal about the progress of my region, lol. Anyway, I am planning 3 large-tile cities to be added to the metro area, and needed a way to plan how to link the expressways without going between cities, blah blah blah. So here's the start of my planning for the metro expwy, a photoshop plan! So here's that & more to come.-
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Network Addon Mod (NAM) overview
Haljackey posted a topic in NAM & Transit Networks,
Hi all- thought I'd create a topic in this section- I've created a video going through all the networks I have in my roads tab. This video is up to date as of NAM 42, so be sure you have that version (or newer in the future) to follow along.
Any questions or feedback? Feel free to post below or comment on the vid.
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The Legacy Of The SimCity Series
Haljackey posted a topic in SimCity 4 General Discussion,
@absoluteproblem has created a fantastic, hour long video going over the SimCity series. I think it's worth a watch by everyone in this community!
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