Reema - The Beauty of a Region

[Shingure 56]

~REEMA~

The story of this region began with just 4 dollars. That 4 dollars had paved the way for 350,000 people that live there today.

The region was chartered in 1878 as a mining area. But the mines are no longer there. Instead towering buildings sit upon the soil and much of it's cities and towns show natural beauty. 

 

Time to give a short tour. I will show random pics from each city with captions just so you get each place's drift.

This is a picture of the capital . Tyrus is one of the fastest growing cities and is currently feeling the heat from demand of one of the fast growing populations.It has the highest density and overall the city is known for it's hot dogs.  

This is Carrigy a city that is considered a suburb when in fact it houses about 70,000 people . The city was the first to incorporate the idea of trees on streets. When they did the other cities had decided to follow suit . The city is also one the places where history comes into play. The canal that you see in the background was orginally dug out in 1730. It took from 1710 to 1730 . When it was done they named it Port Carrigy Cross. Since then the city has rebuilt the canal and has built up to avoid the flooding that once occured in 1958.

 

 

( Oh no a zot.. Sorry folks tastyzots didnt work when i put it in. )

Mataen is by far the most natural city in terms of the way they preserve their land. The bay is the most beautiful part of the city. It was the second oldest port called Gaaln. But the port was burned down by a fire that was caused in a bakery. This city is known for its orange row homes. These row homes where orginalloy built in 1840 but were rebuilt in 1900 , 1943 , and where considered land marks and rebuilt in 1986. 

   

Yoten is the newest city founded in 1920. But people were living there in the thosands by 1895 . The city is known by it's suburban feel even though it isnt classifed that anylonger. They are also known for there canal that was suprising formed naturally . The canal runs adjacent to the river and also is considered a place of serenity.

  

Vimaus is the City of Roads. For years bizzare road projects have been going on here. They are also known for Junction Bridge. The Juction Bridge is a bridge that links the center island  to all points north in the county. They are also known for their excellent education system that is taking care of thier 150,000 or so people. They were the former capital until 1978 when it changed to it's sister city Tyrus. This city was the largest port. Port Largo. The port was home to 60 docks and a great host of shops. Port Largo was abandoned mysteriously.

 And there you have it an overveiw of the region. I will give the next update in a day. At the most 3 days . So keep a fast and sharp eye out ok. Until next time...SEE YA!  

Mods used -

-Super Demand Ordinace

-Nam 2007

-JRJ Street Side Tree Mod. 

[homeandaway 1]

GREAT! - im proud to be your first replier! - - i love this very much and cant wait to see this grow! - im eager to see more my friend!

speaking of 'new' - in the forum games - i just put a link to this CJ in the CJ alhabetical game! thanks!

take care

your friend

~alex~

[granto93 4]

great work, I like how you mix the old with the new. i can't wait to see more

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Great start. Lovely terraced housing, it reminds me of the industrial pre-war housing found in typical British inner cities.

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull start my friend very nice planning i love the pics

[Schulmanator 5,787]

A nice start. This looks like a place with real potential...and hot dogs!

[Shingure 56]

Replies:

homeandaway- Thanks. Im trying to make this CJ last alot longer than my other ones. Anyway I'll check the other place out. 

granto93- That was the line used in my old Cj. Wellingstone - Bringing the old into the new. Im great at making cities that are mixed up.

Mike The Mayor - I think when I downloaded that a while back it said something about it being from industrial pre WW2 britian. Thanks for dropping by.

jacqulina- It's and honor you came here and thanks for your critique. Im also going for the big city - green city look. . .

Schulmanator - Lol , Trust me each city here has it's own famous food . Also the potential is something I have been looking for in the recent moments. All my other cities failed before this Cj.

update 2 

Vimaus

 

The Upharie District is a R$$ area. Many people that live here love the beauty can be seen all over and they can access center city by the Dollar Sign Expressway. Since the time of the French immigrants the area has few French buildings left.  

This is the French Tip. The French tip is the place where you will find the most French architecture. The Dollar sign expressway allows easy access to Central of Upharie Distict . 

 

Finally the famed Junction Bridge. This bridge cost over 4 billion simoleans. But it's worth every penny ! This allows people to get from Hill to Kingsessing's Corner or to Central Island or vise versa. This bridge is also meant to help increase trade between Vimaus and Yoten.

Kingsessing's Corner was originally the Dutch Part of the city but since then (Then as in 1905 ) Things have changed. Many buildings that were built in the 1930 to 1940 re-development plan now stand today as high rise ritzy homes. This are is also known for their Doughnuts.

Hill is a seemingly urban mess. It is settled on a industrial district which wasnt really popular with the people. And today many still arent in love with the area. 

 

This area is considered to be south Upharie even though it is really Jacqulina Park. The area is like the younger sister of Upharie. It also has the oldest ballpark in the region dating back to 1857.  

 

Well that was the tour of Vimaus. Until Then Byes!

[jacqulina 162]

thankyou my friend and your off to a great start with building a large city,a nice amount of green too,wonderfull work and pics

[homeandaway 1]

i really like it very much my friend! - nice 3 way interesection bridge! - i cant wait to see mor emy friend

take care and be safe

your friend

~alex~

[Voulpiotis 4]

This is very interesting! How do you build the avenue NAM pieces on the water???

[Shingure 56]

Replies 

 jacqulina - Thank you...It took over 2 gigs of bats and mods to make my cities look the this. 

homeandaway - Thanks . The 3 way intersection bridge was built peice by peice over a level sea bed.

Voulpiotis - Well you level the ground under the water to a level where you can see it getting lighter and from there on different places build on and off peices. Then you work your way to the center which you choose and finish it off with a 3 way intersection.Simple really.

Anyway to update 3!

update 3

 

This is Tyrus city...Well known for thier plaza's and hot dogs. As you can see this city is very dense and is in fact a cause of extreme population. In a small area ( meaning a small tile ) They have managed to cram about 118,000 souls. But it's downtown is it's signature landmark with it's tallest building being the Coyt Tower. ( Well Really it's a functional version of Sears Tower )

 

This is the Savera Section of the city. Known for it's density by dollar amount. Now adays new laws now require residents to live in apartment buildings and projects. No matter how rich or poor due to the lack of usable space.

Just South of the Savera Section of down we call it the Tyrusan Section of town. It was primarly settled by the French but when the High Density bill of 1987 came in they built up and intergrated with the moving populations.

 

Olga Terrace Street is home to now 4 projects. 2 are from the Unkin Housing Authority and they other are respectively named Hughgo Tower and Homeandaway Terrace Tower. This area was during the 1960's into the middle 1980's was failing area. Crime boiled the streets. Riots occured . And many businesses moved to Central Tyrus.

A picture of the 2 completed towers. In the right bottom corner you see a highway tunnel. The tunnel is used to carry thousands of cars a day across town.

Also how can I forget about Tyrus Hot Dogs.

This was the square where it began in 1919. One hot dog that was sold here sparked a phenomenon . The Tyrus hot dog is a hot dog that is 10 inches long and is about .75 of a pound. A true marvel. They say that you are part Tyrian if you have eaten one and you live outside the city.

[The Big Z 103]

Wow, I really like your CJ. I like how you built the intersection on the water. That was awesome. I haven't seen that before. At least I haven't noticed it anywhere else. I'm looking forward to your next update.

[Cjah 15]

Mostly maxis....however there is a tad of custom content...I do like the older houses,but look harder and you will find alot of good buildings STEX....good start,,,,I like the NAM bridge!

[Shingure 56]

 

-Replies- 

 The Big Z - Thanks. That so far seems to be the highlight of my CJ currently..Lol. 

Cjah - I know.. I was looking for some hi rise housing.

Ok well lets get retarded  started.

update 4

Mataen

The city is called one of the most beatiful cities out of the 5 that make up the region .Formerly called Port Gaaln by Dutch and French settlers many set their homes here for it's beatiful scenery. Lets take a look shall we.

  

This was the first road built in the city that supplied traffic.. Over the years it has transformed from dirt to brick to asphalt . Traffic here is now bad. In this town of 35,000 it has one of the highest ratios of car users .

Dravis Rock is an aquafier that was drilled into in the year 1903. But the plant became backrupt and they decided to make it city landmark. Water now cascades down a waterfall that was hollowed out in one side of the wall.The flowers were already there but the rockbraces came in 1980 when they had a landslide. The landslide caused hundreds of deaths and millions of dollars in damage.

Ok so now we will go on to Neighboorhoods. This town is infamous for people to get lost in. Ecspecially if you dont live there. 

Iwa Lake

Iwa Lake is a strip of land on the border of the city that boast commerce. The lake is beautiul blue with colors of flowers dazzling around it. 

Cashche 

A district that spans 2 blocks by one long block. It used to be for the rich and still is.But in recent years the housing has given way to rowdy tenants.

Bayside Community

One of the few industrial communites that is actually not all that nasty and dirty. It's diagonal streets are something that make it distinct. 

Rosestaat

Home of many Dutch and descendants of first settlers live here. This area is known for parks to be in the back of their houses . And since many people are having nice sized houses in crapmed spaces they can have they bitter sweet life so to speak. 

Tall Platz

A area designated to skyscapers. This area was built for rising commercial demand in the late 1960's . The skyscapers were placed here in hopes of saving the city's veiw of the bay.The lake is also a landmark being the burial place of Rehn Ton Mataen who saved the city from being swallowed alive by Vimaus in terms of land rights 

Qes

The richest part of the city in terms of where the money and taxes is coming from. This was settled by the french originally and remained rich throughout all these years. But many Germans reside here now.

Centra Cit Ly

Translated as Center City from the Gaaln dialect this is home to one building that is about 35 stories tall. The area is poor but much talent comes from here like Kintley Nears and Chiles Caskson. The area is also known for it's smart persons . And many politicitans live in this area instead of Qes.

Anyway 5 is coming up...Hold tight..And please comment. I love critiques.

[homeandaway 1]

it all looks amazing! - i love it! - im so eager to see more my friend

take care

~alex~

[Cleaner475 150]

I love the brilliant dtory you have put behind this region and its cities - It truly is amazing and really makes your CJ stand-out. Your on my best CJ list.

[jacqulina 162]

i can imagine you would have a large plugin folder lol,but you have done a excellent job with all of them and you have put your city together so well,excellent work and pics my friend

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Nice stuff, some excellent pictures of city traffic to. Just one thing, the pictures will look even better if you turn the vehicle icons off, otherwise great, my friend.

[patriots_1228 51]

extremely repetitive, and why cant ppl spend five seconds to turn zots,u-drive-it icons, zones, and toolbars off? noone wants to see them.

needs some more work, but keep trying, its not bad, im just pointing out what needs work.

[Shingure 56]

Replies

Homeandaway - Much Much more coming up! I promise everyone here that.

Cleaner475 - Thank You so much and Welcome to Simtropolis.

jacqulina - I will tell you how much stuff is in my plugin folders. 1081 files and 91 Folders or sub - directories. So yes the Stex has helped me. ( Even though It hasnt shined through all the way yet. )

Mike the Mayor - I was looking into turning the icons off. I cant really seem to find the switch ( preference  to cut it off. 

patriots_1228 - I was trying to see if there was a way to cut the zones off. Is there a mod for that . The tastyzots cheat works finall with help of the extra cheats Dll. But and the way I take the pictures I make sure that the toolbar doesnt show. I do shut it off for large or full shots of the skyline. 

update 5 

       ~carrigy~

This is the newest city in terms of signifigance but it is one of the fastest growing places . They still find ways to enclose the natural beauty that makes the city green.

  This is a picture of the Single home and Rowhome Project 1. The purpose of this project allows people to own their own properties while allowing the city to make less of a time handling such high density messes like the one Vimaus is having ( Future Chapter)

This is a medium wealth part of the project. Many people say that living with houses in such a way allows them to co react and that living cost are about 600 dollars lower then they are in medium and high density apartments. 

This is Trentwaldorf . A community of mixed architecture and one that holds the largest population of the city,about 32,000 of the 68,000 people that live here.  They are also the city that incorporated project ' Green Street Side ' That allowed trees to be placed on the sidewalks. They are serving the city well cutting the cities air pollution down 50 percent.

Here are more pictures.

 

Lake Sywe

 

CANAL DISTRICT

The Canal District is a district that spans from both sides of the canals outwards until the avenues and highways border it ( Which is aboout 1 or 2 blocks on the southern side and 3 or 4 short blocks on the north side ) This a picture of the Ritz Area. ( Im serious it's called that.. )

And this is the over view of the canal district 

The West Mouth.

Anyway this is all...Wait for it...It's closing..

Gerrica: Why?

Why what?

Grace: Why so soon?

Anywho so long and chapter 5 is tomorrow.

[Cjah 15]

This whole CJ kinda reminds me of a recreate of Chicago I was saw...its kinda similar,but mostly its unique and the midrise has a good feel to it...to bad there is so much traffic....

Interesting work with the water and great job overall!

[Shingure 56]

 ( Apologizes for keeping you waiting. Real life decided to come down hard on me this week. Darn school... I hate being 13)

R.E.P.L.I.E.S

Cjah- The traffic actually isnt as bad as it seems. ( *coughautomataparksandhigherdetailcough*)

But thank you. 

Ok...Ill just get started 

update 5

~Carrigy~

Airport and New Developments

( Nightshots too )

Jixion Development is the lastest housing development to inner city Carrigy within the last few months. This is pictures from the 3rd month of construction. As you can see there are some single houses which wasnt supposed to be in the plan. But the designers insisted,no

      This is development is located in Outer Carrigy called Frothorn Heights . This is the construction of the place 9 months ago from Carrigy Main Road.

This is the same area now. The area boast alot of small house architecture from the Dutch. Here are more shots of a same area and an evening shot last.

And those are the City Developments for now.

~ Airport Upgrade ~

     This is the airport in 1985. 1 Runway in..1 runway out.. That simple . Recently they have been going through serious renevations and this is the fruit of their labor.

There are now 5 runways. 1 for small planes. 2 for Municipal and Domestic flights and the last one for International flights. The return for Domestic flights is shared with international since there are not many flights and most of ther airport services Boeing so naturally you will se alot the gates.

Not much there . But now the last thing you have been waiting for ...Night shots..

And with that I say goodnight ( Even though it's afternoon here )

[Amerikaner 42]

weird, your old city was wellingstone, mine is wellington...lol oh well anyway this is an amazing city, i cant belive i havnt seen it till now, and i cant wait for the airport to be finished, though you might want to turn those plane around, cause there aint no way i be in that building when one of those planes started to taxi lol , cant wait for more

[homeandaway 1]

OMG! - so cool! -

[AIX 270]

Your housing projects are very realistic. Good work.

[jacqulina 162]

i can well believe it lol,your doing amazing work in your city excellent building and planning and amazing pics my friend

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Awesome stuff. Great pictures all round and a good airport too!

[Shingure 56]

Replies

Amerikaner - Well isn't  that deja vu. I know. More airport updates are coming to fix the no room problem.

AIX - Thanks. It takes alot of B.A.Ts.

jacqulina - Thanks for sticking around. There is  a shoker in store.

Mike the Mayor - Thanks and the airport was done on my first try. 

Ok...The heat is on. . 

update 6 

   

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     Many people say that the poor fire response was the cause of the fires going out of control. But in fact smaller fires were popping up around the Vimaus , Tyrus and Carrigy area. Being overwhelmed and not enough hoses allowed many to go unchecked. Garret West of Qes lost his 500,000 dollar studio in the blaze and he was angred. " This city is the worst when it comes to the health , safety and welfare of the people " He said angrily. " We blame mayor Chouska for this so called mishap that killed over 200 people in a matter of 12 hours. " 

     When asked the question the mayor declined to answer. He said that all questions should be held at the press confrence this evening at Cornerstone Hall in Centra Cit Ly. 

Many enviromentalist groups say that this is also what the effects of global warming contributing to high tempuratures. 

The press released these photos with captions under neath. 

     

  7:56 am.Fire rings from a row home in Osawalk section of the city.

8:34 - Several people are reported dead. The school for 1600 primary school students burns down.Several row homes are burned to the ground.

8:51 - Fire spreads into Wawashaw Square. Damage approaches 5 million dollars. 13 people are presumed dead. Mass evacuations have finished completing in the square into nearby commercial and industrial businesses.

9:05. Fire deaths are now up to 29. Cost of the fire are past 10 million dollars and fire still burns in Wawashaw.

9:43-Fire then blows east into the Rhenhurst Industrial Center. Harsh chemicals cause explosions that send the fire all over the neighborhood.42 people are now dead and the fire is now worth 30 million in damages. 

10:34 - Fire dies down and ends 5 minutes later burning down 30 buildings and costing 45.6 million dollars in damages. 44 People are killed and 139 are hospitalized. 

Fire in Rosestaat.

 9:13 - Fire rings out of control after call comes into 911 office 11 minutes earlier. 

9:34 - 16 Million dollars in damage and 9 people are killed in the blazes so far. Fire spreads to the hospital where it is put out quickly by water pumped from the bay. 

10:01 - Fire spreads and lowers in intesity . 17 deaths have occured and 28 million dollars in damage has been reported. Many homes are still ablaze.

Qes studio apartments are now the next victim at 10:18. 

7:49 - Fires continue to burn into the evening. 67 million dollars has been reported in damages and 34 people have died. 200 or more people have been sent to the hospital with smoke inhalation. 

This is a picture of the area after the fire. This fire cost 44 lives and 47 million dollars after pipes are damaged. 

9:19 pm - 2 small complexes stand . 71 million dollars damage along with 41 lives have been lost. The fire was so hot that it made the roads shift . Water and electicty are not to be restored to the residential area for another 3 months.

[granto93 4]

awsome city!

[homeandaway 1]

oh no! - thats so dramactic! - im so eager to see more now and then!, take care and be safe

~alex~