Digby - East Coast Region

[dig1tal 0]

Really nice updates paul ... i really love your cities man !
they are awsome ... could u post a big region pic with the names of the towns ? thankz man ! LOVE your cj
thank god that was a joke, i HATE sims ... : @@

[Mayor_of_Trafalgar 0]

UH OH! I'm seeing that that Cute little town is becoming bigger i'm seeing townhouses and apartments and your develpoping more of the city! Are you planning to make a adorable little town into a bustling city where everything can happen or is it just a growth spurt? I hope it becomes a city!

[alt+tab 2]

Hey lewellan, just a little question for ya, are the planners checking into the whole subway development for stimulating future growth? cause if they are they should definately consider this the Golden Age of Technology since in some cities, subways were the way to go.

[lewellan222 3]

News in Three of Our Cities

There are going to be some changes in our three coastal cities in the north. The following newspaper headline will give you a good idea what it's about.

 

 

 

[Elodia7 2]

Nice.  Sounds like a pretty extensive upgrade for these three cities.  Can't wait to see the end results. 

[lewellan222 3]

PEG's Waterfront Enhancements

The following posts are all going to feature the incredible waterfront enhancements by Pegasus. The work he has gone to has ensured that waterfronts don't need to be drab.

 

I am going to use just about all of them. So keep your eyes open, and hopefully I can induce you to using these little gems!

 

And a special thanks to Pegasus for making this possible!

 

[lewellan222 3]

 

Eppel Park in Lancaster

Our first shoreline improvement project takes us to Lancaster. This improvement uses Pegusus' Trail Park Waterfront Enhancement.

 

 

After acquiring the funds, the city of Lancaster built Eppel Park. The park is a long, narrow park that runs from the Digby Ferry Terminal to the northern city boundary. The citizens are very pleased with their new park.

 

Here is a few of the park from afar.

 

 

 

 

How did things look before the park was built? Well, it was a bit of a mess. This is the area just to the north of the ferry terminal (the view is rotated).


 

 

 

 

And moving a little further north, we can see a marked improvement.

[lewellan222 3]

A Detailed Look at Eppel Park

Like every other place in Digby, there's always a little more under the surface if you take a closer look. The new park is going over extremely well. Property values have already started to rise!

 

The park is even open during the night. In keeping with the Take Back the Night movement in Digby, city authorities try to use non-offensive lighting in parks and streets. Our new waterfront park is a great example. There's just enough light to keep pedestrians from stumbling over the railing into the ocean.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a look at the far north perimeter of the park.

 

 

 

 

Of course, there still is that odd floural phenomena...

 

 

 

 

And like all places in Digby, Lancaster has its personalities...

 

You'd think Mrs. Dilly would simply be happy with the nice, new view she has out her front window...but you know people!

 

Well, that's it for Eppel Park. We'll be back again sometime, I'm sure, but get ready, because we are headed across Hampton Strait to Lancaster's sister city, Wentworth! They've got a little project of their own going on!

[TheeLord 42]

First time listener, first time caller. Im thourougly* impressed with your region. You have taken a ton of time it seems and have really developed it. Its awesome seeing someone enjoy the history of their region as much as you.

[uncrazycooper13 0]

Thats a really nice park! I especially like the path on the edge and the water walls! Keep it up!

[Llama_Sim 0]

That new park is awesome! I can't wait to see development, now that property values are skyrocketing. This is very impressive.

P.S. (my voyeur hide-out has been discovered!)

[steveg 0]

Eppel Park is breathtaking!

[+Guest]

Hey Lewellen, absolutely brilliant journal.  I like the newspapers and your neat little maps, also the history is interesting.  One of my favourite journals.  Keep up the good work mate.

[+Guest]

Brilliant, I must say, that looks nice.

[SimMaster 17]

I love the use of PEG's lots.

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This is by far the best CJ EVER!!! Good job lewellan. I love those waterfront add-ons

[A Killer Ewok 2]

I thought this journal was dead, concidering all the replies i see weren't from you. But now, I am so into it again! Thank you for this amazing city journal!

 

view count as from now = around 14000

pages of actual development = 4 pages

pages of law stuff = 6 pages

are these estimations? = yes, no duh!

 

CANUCKS RULES... hehe we make playoff haha.

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Hey! I've noticed something SPECTACULAR occur, Lewellan222 has the MOST VIEWED CITY JOURNAL EVER!!!!!!! I was just looking at the old Cjs and i noticed a trend, no matter how old, long, or exciting a Cj was, Digby surpassed it! Digby has enticed so many viewers to come back to the warm, down-to-earth feeling of Digby, that I think that DIGBY DESERVES AN AWARD!!!!!!

So if if you think so, Hassle Administraters Until They Do, or, H.A.U.T.D. has been started!!

[davidhogan 1]

there's always something new to see in digby.  keep it up.

 

dave

[Mayor_of_Trafalgar 0]

I really like that waterfront promenade you built if i lived there i'd be happy with the results, unless i was the people whose houses were destroyed, but i think it's was for the best! can't wait for more updates!

[lewellan222 3]

Lancaster-Wentworth Refresher

Before we scoot across the strait and visit Wentworth, let's just have a quick recap of the relationship between these two cities, and why we call them the twin-cities, even though they are separated by water.

 

 

 

Both of these cities were founded at the same time, about 1815. Their relationship is an interesting one.

 

Wentworth, on Williams Island, was named after Lord Edmund Wentworth, who owned most of the land on the island at the turn of the eighteenth century. It was founded by Edmund's cousin, Walter Ellington (watch for Ellington Street and Ellington Park a little later). The town of Wentworth had a lucrative fishing and shipbuilding industry, but being on the island, had limited resources of mastwood and no iron at all.

 

Lancaster, across the strait on the mainland, was named by its founder, the Earle of Lancaster Simon Dallywater. Lancaster was surrounded by tall pines suitable as mastwood, and had a fervent mining industry, with foundries that produced high-demand iron.

 

Each of these towns had what the other needed. So a lucrative trading relationship was established immediately. Further, the water in Hampton Strait at the exact point between these towns was abnormally calm most of the time, make it good for crossing more often than the other channels in the area.

 

So the two towns had a perfect symbiotic relationship right from the start. The towns were intertwined in trade, culture, and family, and have been known as the Twin Cities since anyone can remember!

 

Here is a look at the cities as they appear today.

 

Okay, that's our history lesson for today. Now let's have a look at the new development on Wentworth's neglected waterfront!

[lewellan222 3]

 

Wentworth's Waterfront
As mentioned before, the shoreline improvements in these sections include judicious use of BAT structures (and some lots, too). These are the work of Simtropolite Pegasus. This time, we'll be featuring his boardwalk and pier stuff...so here's the eye-catching intro graphic...

 

 

 

 

 

And now to Wentworth. Here is an overview of the shoreline development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The before and after pictures will give an overview. The view will now be rotated. We'll start on the southern shoreline of Wentworth (see the mini-map inset).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now the northern portion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting from the south, let's take a closer look. Wentworth City Beach is the largest municipal beach in Digby. Here it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just to the north of that, is Ellington Park (remember we talked about that before).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving north from Ellington Park, we reach the ferry terminal (gateway to Lancaster!), and then another walkway that leads to Sugar Bowl Park (which, by the way, was always there and remains unchanged).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, after we pass a few houses, we end up at the Piers and Gull Beach. This is a very popular area, and is almost always full of people!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a closer look at Gull Beach and the Piers reveals some interesting details...

 

 

 

 

Okay, that's all for now. Tomorrow, we'll look at Wentworth's waterfront again in even more detail.

[Mayor_of_Trafalgar 0]

WOW i love those coastal promenade updates. If i lived there i'd be very pleased with the results, unless i was one of the people whose homes were destroyed in the process , keep up the good work!

[+Guest]

Two thumbs up, I like the update.

[Llama_Sim 0]

They're both incredibly awesome projects! I like Lancaster's more, but I wouldn't mind living next to either of them! Wonderful Job!

[anxious 0]

Where are the hotels? You would think that big hotel companies would be attracted to the largest beach in the area.

[lewellan222 3]

Hotels, you ask? Ummm...
This one is across the street from Ellington Park. It's old though, and will likely come down one day.

[Sabretooth78 808]

This CJ never ceases to impress (and often amuse) me!  I wish I could lay out cities as conscientiously as you can!

 

Gimme more!!

 

-Chris

[lewellan222 3]

A Closer Look at Wentworth's Shoreline
In the previous section we looked at the general state of the Wentworth shoreline. The town spent lots of money on this work, which included considerable landfill and the removal of old cottages and abandoned shacks.

 

Now it's time to take a closer look at what goes on along this shoreline. It didn't take long for residents to make use of their new playground.

 

Remember Ellington Park?

 

 

By the way, that little bus stop statistic is a hint of a much broader report on the state of mass transit in Digby (which isn't much). The six main cities have bus service, but that's about it. We'll talk more about that later.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let's head over the city beach and check out the goings-on in the wee hours of the morning...

 

Of course, Wentworth will one day need a police presence of some sort. There are two levels of policing in Digby: city police forces like in Granton, and the Digby Regional Police Force, which is much like a country sheriff department, which polices all the little towns and highways. As these cities grow, their policing needs will grow also.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we've mentioned earlier, Lancaster and Wentworth are connected by a ferry service. It's the only way people can get to the mainland from Williams Island (unless they fly, but who can afford that!) So there is always something going on down by the ferry terminal. Here's the latest...

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking of nudity...

People are just as prude in Digby as any other North American city (especially on the east coast)...our European counterparts don't worry about this kind of thing.

 

 

 

 

 

Boardwalks are an attractive way to provide people with a space on which to walk and play. Not everyone likes the sandy beach, but all Digbyers love the ocean air, so boardwalks are for everybody! They are fairly cost effective, and require little maintenance.

Some of these people are lucky enough to live right across the street from the boardwalk. We can only imagine what will happen to property values there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even at night, the Piers and Boardwalks are a great place to spend time with friends and family.

 

And that's it for now! Come back soon!

[uncrazycooper13 0]

I love all of your new waterfronts! They're amazing! I also love how you have all those different little stories like about the nude bathers and the statue! This isn't just a CJ its like a best selling novel lol