From the camel lands of SimNation...

[aasim45 1]

Nice Update!!!

[rooker1 4]

Yah, I started page two for you, congrats! 

Very interesting style. I really like the desert look you have. Keep the pics coming.

 

L8r

[GMT 389]

wow!

[captain_cookie 0]

Woot woot, page 2! Thank you for all the wonderful comments everybody, I'll acknowledge you one by one!

Jacqulina: Thankyou! I'm glad you like the waterways...shhhhhhh, It's a secret, but I heard there's an even better water development in the making ...

lambsquirter: Thanks bud! yeah, in region views, I love seein my city sprawl everywhere. It looks real cool!

Theblademaster: hey thanks Yep, I have one of those huge water company buildings I got from STEX. Some cities are nice and they share water.

dutch_cove: Thanks! The daily dessert...get it?? It's like a daily dessert...but it's the daily desert. Never mind if you don't get it. haha, too confusing

scf4rk: whoa! You said EXACTLY what newyorkrunaway said in like post 15....weird! But thank you! I love those palm trees!

aasim: Thanks bud! I'm glad you like the updates...sorry if these updates arn't up to par with the past ones...but don't worry, fabulous things are on the way...WINK WINK

Rooker1: Thanks for starting page 2 for me! haha, 'interesting style' eh?? I'm glad I'm different I guess.

GMT: lol thanks for the comment. I'm glad I 'wowed' you!






Here's some pictures of a new neighborhood off of Circus Drive:




Wal Marts have been popping up across the region...Here's one of the newer ones in Encore:




The city has seen a decline in its mass transit system. As you can see, in the past 50 years, train and bus usage have steadily been going down. I meant to put this picture up in the last post with the Flamingo Street station decline.


Thank you for visiting Deluca Desert! And as always, let those camels roll! nice night buddies

[jacqulina 162]

excellent update,i look forward to more water development

[captain_cookie 0]

Thank you jacqulina! I always appreciate your comments!



Le R

[Jerebannus XVI 7]

Amazing! why not try to build pipelines and refineries. oil is always found in the desert!

[dutch_cove 0]

Page 2! I like the new areas! Good job!! Keep up the good work!! I like Le Reve.

[6underground 11]

How refreshing too see graphs and the like. Too much are they ignored. its a great insight to know how well a city is progressing. though i'd hate to be stuck in that city with 21 year olds being far and few inbetween

[captain_cookie 0]

Wow, some comments! Thank you Jerebannus! I'll look into the oil. Thanks Dutch_cove, I'm glad you like Le Reve! I'm rather proud of it myself. Thanks 6underground! I always like what you have to say. And on with the update.




Welcome to this wonderful land!
This wonderful land!
Full of sand!
Guess what?? It's not bland!
This wonderful land!
Welcome to the Camel Lands! (ok, didn't rhyme but close...EDIT: and it sounds better in my head)

TODAY: Snapshots around the Valley. Other News: Look! The Valley's population surpassed 500,000! woot woot! ...On with the show...


1. DeLuca's City Hall (actually, it should be called Regional Hall). All the people who make the Important decisions for the Valley work here on Flamingo Street!
2. Flamingo Street Station. Last time I checked, only 750 people used it. A long time ago, it was used by 30,000.




3. Rainbow Road. Another downtown boulevard in DeLuca. Some of the prettiest boulevards in the Valley are in downtown DeLuca. It's true.



4. Corona Hill used to be the 'hip' place to live...haha But then better towns were built, and this place lost all its wealthy and 'hip' residents. SLOWLY, this town is again transforming from a low-middle end suburb, to a wealthy one. Time to reclaim its former glory!!!




5. Artificial Lakes. Banora Point and Le R

[jacqulina 162]

first of all i love the first pic i wouldnt mind living there its so beautiful,as for the rest of your work it is very good,excellent update

[Nardo69 51]

First of all: Beautiful! But your sims must be rich and have a lot of desalination plants (yeah I played SC2K and loved them!!!) around for these artificial lakes and canals or do they pump salt water into them? I mean it is a desert town ...!!!!
But then - I love those mansions at the Kanals and in the cul-de-sacs - brıght idea I have to comfess!

I wonder what solutıon you'll fınd for that question - the solutıon could result ın some very interesting areas and / or BATs ...

I have to watch this CJ further I think so don't say I didn't warned you!!!

Nardo

[captain_cookie 0]

Hello all! Thanks for those wonderful comments Jacqulina and Nardo! That made my day! Today, I have a mini-update for everybody! YES! ....on with the show....




A town so green, you

[jacqulina 162]

yes very green and peacefull,very nice work,great pics

[GingerBlokey 30]

Wow I love this. Very high quality. I like Le Reve, bootiful.

[oroen 0]

This looks really great. The presentation style stands out. I should come here more often...

[captain_cookie 0]

Thankyou Jacqulina! btw, what's your cj called?? Thanks Gingerblokey, I like to show quality pics and such. I'm glad you like le reve, it was loads of fun making it. Thank you Oreon! Hope to see you around more often! Enjoy people! Hmm, most of the new developments are along the highway. So think of this as a journey along the Corona Freeway..lol ...and let the show begin!


A lot has been happening in this sprawling desert! Yep, our camels have definitely been rolling! Today, we're going to be traveling up and down the Corona, as I show you the many changes.....



Just north of Stepford is Palmdale. A city known for sprawling neighborhoods and technology parks.








I'm not sure if anyone else does this, but I take pictures of my cities during progress. Like freeway projects and housing projects and such. Well, I stumbled upon this old one. It's of DeLuca in its earlier dilapitated phases with the Corona Freeway expansion. You can even see Circus Drive on the bottom! gross!



20 years later, Circus Drive has grown....

Look! New clubs!! Scandalous!!



The Tahj Hotel built luxury condos! what??



Are we in France?? ... No no, it's the Paris DeLuca! Circus' newest resort!




Follow the Corona going south, you'll end up in Telescope Peak...




Here's before/after of Telescope. I love the new feel of the town after renovating this district. This town feels like it has potential now!!








If you drive all the way back up the Corona, passing Stepford and Palmdale, you'll reach.....

La Laguna...Everyone, welcome to La La Land.




The future: Flamingo Valley expansion



More of this place later. Good night everybody! Drop your camel and leave a note!

capt cookie

[Jerebannus XVI 7]

wow i really like this city, Stepford seems very pleasant to me, but are you gonna build up high on those mountains? also i would relly like to see a regional transportation map

[MasterPlanMan 1]

WOW things are developing very nicely. I dig the canal regions! What a great desert city. Very sharp layout. I will be following this one for sure.

[Ninja12 3]

this reminds me of las vegas haha you should make a strip

 

im loving the desert theme and the redevelopments great job

[jacqulina 162]

you are welcome,your update is amazing,i love the detail and design,keep it coming i am enjoying it,my cj will be called paradise falls,when i get to do some more work on it i have been babysitting a lot lately maybe in a few days i can post a couple of pics on the show us your accomplishment thread,thanks for asking

[Nardo69 51]

First of all: sorry that I didn't came back earlier, but wow, did I miss a lot!!

That Stepford really looks nice but have you seen the movie? Where is the laboratory? I mean, c'mon, this is too good to be true!!

Palmday in its not spectaculary way is a nice plkace too, but I really appreciate your Before-and-After pics.

So let's wait and see what will follow! You showed us the direction ...

Nardo

[sirgeoj2 1]

This is a really nice CJ!!  I really like your cities and the way you present them!  Great work!

 

[elle_driver 2]

Very interesting CJ! It's cool with the whole desert theme. And you've got some great areas. Well done

[Allybabba 0]

wow how do you do it? so many great and nice homes buy the water thats so real! and dry!

[captain_cookie 0]

Hello all! The camel has came back! Wow, thanks for all the comments, and sorry for the LONG delay.

jerrebannus: Thanks! I'll add a transportation map in the next update..my computer is slow right now =(

Masterplanman: Yah, I love the canals too! They're time consuming to make though, but once finished, they can look amazing.

Ninja12: haha yeah, Las vegas has been a big source of inspiration for sure.

jacqulina: I'm glad you like my city, I'm looking forward to seeing yours!! I can't wait!!!! =)

Nardo: Thanks for coming back! I saw Stepford the movie, that was my source of inspiration for my stepford town...and I promise that my town has no robots.

Sirgeoj2: Thank you! I'm proud of several of my towns. It's hard to try and make each individual town unique. That's why some look real cool, others look like cookie-cut towns from other towns, and others just look ugly with no planning or direction. Telescope peak was one of those towns, so now I'm 'redeveloping it.

elle_driver: I love desert themed cities..I just wish there were more buildings that looked more appropriate in the desert here.

Allybaba: Thank you!!! There are only a few neighborhoods in my entire region that look really neat. In this journal, I over-glamorize them. Seriously, how many pictures of treasure coast, a town of only 3000, did I put up? haha.


-----NOW.... ON WITH THE LITTLE SHOW----------

recently, In the camel lands of Sim Nation....a few luxury suburbs up north have been developing....

The Town of Strawberry Mansion. Located next to stepford and Palmdale.







La Laguna (La la land). A small suburb north of Treasure Coast and Polo Beach. Since there's no commercial or industrial, this is like a big neighborhood surrounding a lake. A resort is in the planning stages. This town is so perfect and quiet, it's like you're living in lala land...24/7. hence the nickname.





MORE LAND FOR GROWTH!


Again, thanks for the comments, and sorry for the long wait between updates. I promise the next one will come sooner haha. And YES I will have an updated transportation map!!

Ride that Camel!!
cc

COMING UP NEXT: New exotic cities! You will gasp at the new cities of Copacabana and Flamingo Valley.. =)

[Nardo69 51]

Date: 8/8/2005 2:40:21 AM
Author: captain_cookie

COMING UP NEXT: New exotic cities! You will gasp at the new cities of Copacabana and Flamingo Valley.. =)

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I hope you do have the correct beaches for the first place.

If you do have you will know what I mean, if not then you may find the answer in my CJ ...


Nardo

[Traffic_Jam 0]

Nice work!

[wallasey 8]

Wow I am lovin this Cj!!!!

It's different to all the others and really fresh with all the housing devlopers adverts!!!!

[jt_144_2004 0]

The green grass looks very nice next to all that sand