Nyhaven: Views From Within (AIN)

[КaZZ 203]

i really liked that big open grass area middle of the house zones 

[+Guest mondayrain]

I am loving this cj. It's like reading fanfiction. The details of your city is realistic and it's a joy to read about the lives of your characters. It is obvious you put a lot of effort in your cities. I can't wait to read more.

[woodb3kmaster 342]

GreekMan: Thank you very much!

TekindusT: Thanks, my friend! I'm glad it looks that way; it's always good for an area to look like it has a history like that.

Benedict (x2): Thank you, Ben! I'm glad to have returned to #1, if only for a week...

Mayorm: I'm glad you like it! I suppose some more lighting would be a good idea...

wwetom1: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thanks for the compliments!

The Duke: Thank you! It's great to have someone like you call Kendall "classy".

NMUSpidey: I'm glad we see eye-to-eye on our building styles. Plopped cities may look great, but at least to me, it doesn't feel right if a city isn't functional. (Plus, like you, I'd find plopping everything too tedious.) Thanks for your compliments!

Jj88: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you for your kind words! That church, if I'm thinking of the same one you are, is St. Michael's Church, on the STEX here. Happy downloading!

Kakado_To_Save: Thanks! Here's some more now!

SimBourgeois: Thank you for such kind words, my friend! I'm happy that you think so highly of Kendall.

Testuser1234: Thanks!

Mondayrain: Welcome to ST and Nyhaven, and thank you very much for your compliments! I definitely do put a lot of effort into my cities, you're right about that. I'm glad you find it so great!

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It's time for another Nyhaven Excursion! This time, we'll follow Market Street, which, like Main Street, is one of the main thoroughfares connecting downtown Nyhaven to the suburbs. Also, while Main St divides the northern and southern halves of the city, Market St divides the western and eastern halves.

Market Street begins to the south of downtown Nyhaven, and to the west of uptown, where 30th St turns to the northwest just past 4th Ave. This part of town is part of the extension of Hunters Island that was added in Update 26, "Terra Ex Mari". The realigned, elevated guideway of the MetroRail Hill Line follows Market St from here northwards.

Near 25th St, Market turns north to follow the street grid that it plays a part in defining. The Hill Line also turns north here, paralleling Market St about half a block to the east. Near 20th St, the Port Line joins the Hill Line on its guideway, as you can see in the picture. You can also see the approach to the 20th St Bridge here, west of where 20th St crosses Market.

North of the reclaimed land, the highrises begin. The skyscrapers here are residential, in the Southhill neighborhood that lies just south of downtown.

The center of Nyhaven is right here, at the intersection of Market and Main St. City Hall and Founders' Square are at this intersection; not far away is the MetroRail's City Hall station, the undisputed hub of the metro area's rapid transit network. This is also the center of downtown; although the intersection is in a small, skyscraper-free area, office towers and five-star hotels extend for about 5-6 blocks in every direction from here.

Some of those skyscrapers are over here, around the intersection of Market St and Broadway. Part of the architectural history of the city is visible here, with skyscrapers from different points in the past century crammed into this picture.

As we cross the slough that separates Hunters Island from the mainland, we can see the effects of Nyhaven's continued growth, as highrise construction has started spilling over onto the mainland. Nearby is another very important transit station, Nyhaven Central Station.

After crossing the railroad tracks, we come to Spring Square, a cozy (if somewhat distressed) residential neighborhood centered around its namesake square.

Just a short distance further north is Spanish Town. As in Nyhaven's other ethnic neighborhoods, past immigrants built buildings here that reminded them of home; those same buildings now give the neighborhood a unique flavor. Sandwiched between Market St and the Hill Line, the district's Auditorio Mayor is a popular gathering place, and plays host to traditional Spanish fine arts events and community meetings.

Continuing north, we pass through the suburb of Melrose. After crossing the Parks Line, we enter Science Park, home to many museums and other cultural facilities.

One of those museums happens to the the rebuilt Old City Hall, which was moved here back in Update 23, "Pimp My City Hall".

As we climb the foothills approaching Sunset Mountain, we pass Sunset City, a large shopping mall, and its associated Hill Line station.

Market St finally ends here, in a residential neighborhood on the slopes of Sunset Mountain.

[packersfan 667]

Wow, why have I not been following this journal... LOVE THAT PARK a few updates back...incredible.

[tonyr 926]

I'm enjoying my vacation tour of Nyhaven. An exciting and most beautiful city. Will visit again upon my retirement. Thanks for sharing!

[Cleaner475 150]

I was feeling a bit ill the other day so I decided to go to the doctors. The doctor told me I was dead and had gone to heaven, oddly I felt very calm and while he wasn't looking I quickly loaded up Simtropolis on his computer went onto the CJ section and saw these pictures. Love it! Awesome shopping mall, is that one whole building? Beautiful pictures although I'm not sure who wouldn't want to live in Spring Square, the park looks lovely. Loving the skyscraper shots too, they must look awesome at night.

Glad to see this CJ's still going, I haven't had a chance to pop in recently, but I'm glad I did

Regards,

Richard

  Edited March 17, 2011 by Cleaner475  

[TekindusT 3,809]

It's been an eternity since your last update, but the waiting has been worth! Excellent sights variety!

[Benedict 3,119]

Stunning update - the shopping mall in particular stands out.

[GreekMan 246]

great update zack! Paul needs to get back to work after this long vacation! Spring Square and Spanish Town need a complete makeover! Pimp My Neighborhood!

looking forward to more updates!

  Edited March 19, 2011 by GreekMan  

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Lovely update, I like your city.

[woodb3kmaster 342]

Packersfan: Thank you! That park you're referring to is Ridgeland Park, which is basically my favorite lot creation ever. I'm happy you love it so much!

Tonyr: You're welcome, my friend, and thanks for the visit! I'm sure you'll enjoy retiring here.

Cleaner475: Welcome back! Thank you very much for the compliments! As I recall, that mall is the Lloyd Center (which should still be on the STEX), and no, it's actually a bunch of BATs and Maxis buildings put together to look like one building.

TekindusT: Thanks, my friend! I'm glad you liked the update.

Benedict: Thank you, Ben!

GreekMan: Thanks, Chris! I actually gave Spanish Square a bit of a makeover just before I took that picture, but yeah, I know what you mean. That whole northern section of that quad has cyclical abandonment issues, I'm afraid, so I might just have to plop the buildings around the squares.

Aaron Graham: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you for the comment!

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Here are a few pictures of my newest project. No captions, because I'm keeping the identity of this city under wraps for now However, if you decide to look at the image URLs, I'll just tell you that no, this is not a recreation

Hope you enjoyed that little teaser!

[GreekMan 246]

cool!!! looking forward to regular updates from now on!!!

[Benedict 3,119]

Great teasers... what is the building in the first picture? That square dome is incredible!

[manicwhofan 27]

You have done a magnificent job of merging the many different looks of building styles, roadways and so on to produce a great looking metropolis! I was concerned at first how to combine the varied styles of into something cohesive but you have set those worries aside and given me some inspiration. Thanks!

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

Very nice moasic there

[Mayorm 14]

Very nice pictures, also I couldn't resist looking at the urls

[woodb3kmaster 342]

GreekMan: Thank you, Chris! I'm aiming for regular updates, so hopefully they really will be regular.

Benedict: Thanks, Ben! That building is Debussyman's recreation of the pre-war Reichstag, on the LEX.

Manicwhofan: Welcome to Nyhaven, and thank you very much for your kind words! I definitely strive to mix styles in an aesthetically pleasing way, so it's great to know that I'm doing such a great job!

Nathanthemayor: Thanks!

Mayorm: Thank you!

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To hold you all over until I can put together the next Nyhaven excursion, here are a couple more mosaics of my alternate-reality version of Vancouver (which, as some of you guessed, was the subject of the last update). Don't worry if you want to see more of Nyhaven - that next update is coming very soon (hopefully by the end of the week).

If you're wondering why the CP seasonal trees are acting weird: It seems that I have a plugin that's messing them up. I'll try playing again without that plugin and see what happens.

BTW, my Vancouver is still very much a WIP, so not everything you see above will stay the way it is.

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

Very beautifial city there! Is that the effiel tower?

[tonyr 926]

Fabulous ,just fabulous!

[Mayorm 14]

wonderful city, looks very nice, and I actually don't see the tree problem. Also (as you know) I always get a bit nervous seeing you work on other cities, for some reason I always think NYhaven will be left behind and forgotten.So I'm eagerly awaiting a new Nyhaven update.

[Benedict 3,119]

Very nice. I love the criss-crossing paths of the parks.

[AdoxxBE 289]

Amazing, love those parks in front of the tower.

[woodb3kmaster 342]

Nathanthemayor: Thanks! It certainly is, or perhaps a copy of it

Tonyr: Thank you!

Mayorm: Thanks, my friend! You needn't worry about me forgetting about Nyhaven; even as I work on other cities, I still have this CJ and its title to remind me to work on the real star of this show. But thanks for looking out for the city!

Benedict: Thank you, Ben! A lot of those paths are made of my own custom textures, which I intend to one day release as a dependency for others to enjoy.

Adooxx: Thanks, and welcome to Nyhaven!

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The next Nyhaven Excursion is here! Today, we're following Skamokawa Road.

Starting in the eastern parts of metropolitan Nyhaven, the first point of interest on Skamokawa Rd is its interchange with the R-148 freeway. This interchange is unusual due to its being crossed by a railroad, as you can see. Development hasn't yet caught up to this part of the freeway, but it isn't far behind.

Once we get into the suburbs, things look pretty normal for suburbia, with shopping centers like this one every so often.

Skamokawa Rd marks the northernmost extent of Ridgeland Park, which by now probably needs no introduction. An older business district lies just north of the park, across the road.

A few blocks further west, Skamokawa Road enters the inner city, and things get busy. Here, you can see the MetroRail Parks Line branching off from Saint Mark's Line, as well as the road's bridge over the R-150, Nyhaven's oldest beltway.

Now things are really busy, as Skamokawa Rd intersects the western end of the R-48. This radial freeway currently dumps all its traffic onto local streets here, but there are rumors that it may soon be extended to downtown Nyhaven. That's likely to be one expesive project, let me tell you, and it's still far from certain how the extension will be built...

Not much further west, Skamokawa Rd meets Ilex Avenue. This intersection is home to the Nyhaven Country Club, the city's oldest golf course. One of Nyhaven's busiest - and nost dangerous - railroad level crossings is nearby, which might soon be grade-separated.

Continuing to the west, Saint Mark's Square and Church, the namesakes of the MetroRail line we saw earlier, lie just a block south of Skamokawa Road. We're getting closer and closer to the center of town...

At the intersection of Skamokawa Rd and University Avenue (which will be the subject of our next excursion) stands one of Nyhaven's oldest housing projects, Kingsley Towers. The upper floors of these towers overlook Elochoman Slough and the North Downtown neighborhood on Hunters Island (which, as you might imagine, is just north of downtown Nyhaven).

Just east of Market Street, Skamokawa Rd passes in front of Nyhaven Central Station, which by now is probably a familiar site. (I think I'm just going to have to remove those pencil towers from my plugins folder... *sigh*)

After a long east-west stretch, Skamokawa Rd finally turns to the northwest as it passes through the Jewish Quarter.

Then it turns north to pass by Riverside Park, Nyhaven's oldest waterfront park.

After another turn to the northwest, the road finally arrives in its namesake town of Skamokawa and ends in its downtown, afgter splitting into a short one-way couplet.

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

Wow!Amazing roadgeekery!

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Lovely pictures, I like how you show the urban areas and the suburban areas, It was not one or the other, it was both, that's was make a city. Keep it up.

[tonyr 926]

Amazing work!

[wwetom1 831]

LOVE that park! Looks like a great city!

[AdoxxBE 289]

Very good job

[Mayorm 14]

very nice update, I love seeing how all the different sections of the city change.

[Benedict 3,119]

I love this style of update. Once again, the different style of parks is what gets my attention - really great attention to small details.