Show us your Downtown!

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

what do ya think? its pretty compact, but its my first "kinda" big CBD or city for that matter, 320, 000 inhabbitants

I think it's kind of nice. Its compactness doesn't disturb me, and actually there are some parks and green areas, so it's not a mere concrete jungle. My only suggestion: You should place an airport at a city's border, not in its center. I don't know how other people think about this, but I for my part don't want to live next to an airport.

The Phoenix airport is right next to the downtown. It's kind of convenient. The airport is more or less the center of Phoenix metro.

I quick glance at Google maps shows that Phoenix is a mere 5km from the airport, but this is still a distance of 1-2 city tiles away.

Despite that, you've made the city look very nice and the airport works in the setting.

[Turjan 1,048]

I quick glance at Google maps shows that Phoenix is a mere 5km from the airport, but this is still a distance of 1-2 city tiles away.

Despite that, you've made the city look very nice and the airport works in the setting.

 

 

I probably have to point out that it wasn't me who made the city your are talking about. Regarding Phoenix, the distance from the airport to downtown is less than the length of the runways. Talking about Simcity 4 tiles neglects the distance compression factor of the game with regard to reality. Downtown Phoenix is maybe 20 buildings away from the runway. Downtown Tempe is slightly farther on the other side.

 

Anyway, my point was that having an airport as city center fits the current state of Phoenix metro. There are better examples for runways between skyscrapers than this.

[Pioneer 140]

Dayshot:

 

Nightshot:

[Johan_91 179]

I dug up this city centre of mine xO

 

I'm not a skyscraper guy really x) I prefer medium rise buildings with high density x)

[Bdub01 201]

@ Pioneer:  Where did you get that building that looks like a rainbow.  I must have it

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

 

I quick glance at Google maps shows that Phoenix is a mere 5km from the airport, but this is still a distance of 1-2 city tiles away.

Despite that, you've made the city look very nice and the airport works in the setting.

 

 

I probably have to point out that it wasn't me who made the city your are talking about. Regarding Phoenix, the distance from the airport to downtown is less than the length of the runways. Talking about Simcity 4 tiles neglects the distance compression factor of the game with regard to reality. Downtown Phoenix is maybe 20 buildings away from the runway. Downtown Tempe is slightly farther on the other side.

 

Anyway, my point was that having an airport as city center fits the current state of Phoenix metro. There are better examples for runways between skyscrapers than this.

 

My apologies

The tile compression is true. For example I find SC4 population to be greater than real life. How often do you find 8 or 9 people living in a double story detatched dwelling?

[Nevermore2797 112]

My new downtown......

 

[Indiana Joe 1,752]

@ Pioneer:  Where did you get that building that looks like a rainbow.  I must have it

 

That comes with the game; it's the Gateway Arch from St. Louis.

[schokoladeneis 1 193]

A downtown picture from my first city journal.

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,198]

A few of my older cities, I don't have these anymore since I got a new computer.

Masterton, pop 68,510.

 

Bramela, pop 276,400.

 

Belmont, pop 356,780.

 

Wentworth, pop 1,704,800.

 

Etobicoke, pop 1,387,680.

[Whte_rbt 1,431]

Lowden CIty Centre

 

[Ace3 1,209]

@Whte_rbt: Hey that looks really good man! The architecture style is very balanced, and that section to the bootom left was done really nicely in regards to the plazas. I feel like maybe this was stretched though?

 

Here's one from a looonnggg time ago lol

 

[Mr Saturn64 742]

I dug up this city centre of mine xO

 

I'm not a skyscraper guy really x) I prefer medium rise buildings with high density x)

what's the cathedral north of the park? Looks great, not to mention, like the cities of Europe.

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,198]

Some downtowns from the current region I'm working on

Oak Station, population 6,100.

 

Islington, population 16,600.

 

I just finished this city, here is downtown Ramsey with a population of 367,156.

 

 

Have a Merry Christmas everyone.

[GeometryMath Algebra 614]

Octalhoma's CBD at night... (Sorry for the window border above the pic, I got waaaaay to excited to share it I forgot to remove it. )

 

[wasso38 10]

Octalhoma's CBD at night... (Sorry for the window border above the pic, I got waaaaay to excited to share it I forgot to remove it. )

 

your CJ is amazing! but you need to make new updates. because the CJ is now at "inactive" state.

[Prophet42 1,503]

Here is a shot of my CBD of En Gedi.  Notice the stock exhcange at the corner of Time Avenue and Money Avenue.

 

[weixc812 509]

A new CBD of mine

[wasso38 10]

Mayon Volcano's downtown district. for my CJ. here's the photo:

[SimRico 968]

@wasso, let me be the first to +1 and say nice work!

[PucciniLove 0]

I have built this city a few months ago.

I hope you can see the CBD, it's so large that

it needs the space of two great tiles.

 

It's my version of Gotham City, I tried to make a more realistic

version of the city, but nevertheless, I decided to use many

Art-Deco-buildings and old skyscrapers to conserve the

images you can get in the movies by Tim Burton.

 

 

 

 

[wasso38 10]

@wasso, let me be the first to +1 and say nice work!

thanks! but i have more photos in my CJ. here's the link: https://community.simtropolis.com/journal/4760-the-mayon-volcano-the-most-famous-town-part-2/.

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,198]

Downtown Madoc with a population of 379,518.

 

[jmsepe 2,039]

 

This is one of the CBDs (actually one of the 8 that I am currently working on. Well it is technically not a CBD but rather more of a city center.  This is Shinkyo district, BTW. I wanted to model it after Baguio but I guess that would not be possible. Hahaha 

 

Happy New Year guys! 

[Ion_Cannon 677]

A new CBD of mine

 

Normally I wouldn't quote the picture, but in this case I'll let it slide. Holy waterside downtown Batman!

[zimmie 521]

^^^  I second that notion Ion_Cannon. I saw that yesterday and thought the same thing just didn't say anything. That is one great looking city! Ultra realistic with tons of character. Excellent job on that Weixc812.

[Thin White Duke 4,072]

Here's a mid size, all-buildings-plopped city I'm working on. It's called Loriant, and is located in the middle of a valley in Tahoma. The fifty first state of the USA.

 

 

It's not meant to be a wonderful paradise city in the style most players of SC4 choose. I go for pure realism (or maybe dirty would be a better term). I want it to be gritty and somewhat unattractive. The industrial area to the east, for example, is downright repulsing.

 

 

And that's what Lorient, TA looks like so far. I hope you like it. 

[Whte_rbt 1,431]

CBD from a city I've yet to name...

 

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

Charlotte City Centre. Featured are some of the beautiful Art-Deco style buildings constructed in the 1930's. Charlotte, the capitol city of Westria grew rapidly in the first half of the 20th century bolstered by a strong financial sector and the discovery of large fossil fuel reserves. Growth stagnated during the recession in the early 1930's but regained momentum following WWII. Today, the city remains a financial powerhouse, with aspirations to one day rival world leading cities such as Hong Kong, London, and New York.

 

[PlanetOfHats 506]

This is a new project.

 

A couple from downtown Sydenham, ON.