Chicago

[ak72 54]

Awsome job! I love the black and white!

[zeb_fisher 0]

I'll try to get a map of the roads, elevated train lines, freeways, etc... Does anyone know a good way to get that though? I remember struggling with it a while back.

 

For now, here are a couple of pics:

 

That old 60's color film, just doesn't seem to capture blues like good modern film.

 

This shows a part of the downtown area and a piece of Grant Park. The people of Chicago are hard at work

constructing the park.

This next picture shows Meigs Airfield, Adler Planeterium, The Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium,

Soldier Field, and McCormick Place which is currently under construction (due to be completed in 1972).

 

 

 

Still wrestling with the city and getting everything in order...

[Chester 0]

Maybe u should make screenshot(s) of the city with only roads/railnet visible?

[ardecila 124]

How did you do the photoshopping? Just fiddle with the hue to give it a slightly yellow cast?

Oh, and I've got several new BATs on the STEX for you to check out, several of them from the Chicago area. Yeah, okay, they're pretty much all based on things in the Chicago area. Just check it out.

[zeb_fisher 0]

Just a few more pics of the city...

 

 

Here is the current skyline. What a big difference from the first picture that started this CJ!

 

A shot of an area downtown. You can see it in the picture above if you look for the red building

 

The opera house at night. This is located along the canal. If you look hard you can find it in the skyline picture near a bridge.

 

This is De Paul University area...

 

I do have some of your BATs ardecila... I know right off hand I used the Wrigley, Boston Market, and I think the Reliance Building.

[ardecila 124]

Oh, good. I notice Wrigley Square in the overhead shot in your last post. It should be at the northwest corner of the park, though.

[meinhosen 11]

zeb, this is absolutely fantastic. As a displaced Chicagoan, well, it's like having home on the ST forums. Well, maybe not. But way to go on squeezing in a great city and a great CJ along with work and life.

[zeb_fisher 0]

Ooops, got a little ahead of myself there and missed this important news item!

 

 

 

[zeb_fisher 0]

Another sklyine photo...

 

 

[The Big Z 103]

I love this region.  I think it's awesome how you've decided to present it.  I've actually learned a lot about Chicago that I didn't even know.  Keep up the fantastic work.

[Monteferro 4]

Wow, this is absolutely stunning! I really, really like the way you're presenting this CJ, it does justice to the very city where the skyscraper was born. If only someone had BATted the various buildings along the Chicago River, they make a fabulous ensemble.

I wish you good luck with this!

[andrew george 0]

These pictures are wonderful - everything is so well laid out. Keep it up!

 

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[baldy 0]

Looking good, but I do believe that the John Hancock center is rotated the wrong way.  The narrow side should be facing lake Michigan.

[masher 3]

The region....the pics....the story.....

You are doing an awesome job with this Cj!!

I can't believe i've never seen it before!!

[utora 0]

Wow, wow and wow! this looks just so amazing, it's art! I must know how you make those pics that way, I especially love the Chicago 1971 pic!!!

[Superstar 69]

wow, great city!!! love this CJ, I see it has been dead for long but has woken up again, good morining chicago!!!

[Sir Gawain 1]

I like this CJ a lot, really. I was also working on a Chicago region based on making it as accurate as possible, which was forcing me to edit the map a lot to get roads to fit where needed. The CJ is still on simtropolis somewhere but the region is gone . I lost all of it when I was forced to reinstall windows. I have now started to back up the My Documents folder often because of this (I hate it when games save the info there, not many people use more than one account).

Moving on, I say that this is a very nice looking city and I enjoy your building of this city by year and keeping to history. Can you show a screenshot of the UIC campus (most of it was built in the 60s) ? It would be the area between Roosevelt to Harrison and (Halsted to Racine for east campus) (Ashland to Damen for west(medical) campus). I go to and live at UIC in case anyone is wondering



PS - And speaking about making roads acurate, isn't it annoying trying to make Ogden, Blue Island, Grand, and many other streets that don't go at 45 degrees? I thought it was.

[ardecila 124]

It is annoying, but try re-creating Washington with all its crazy avenue angles.

Really makes me think how lucky I am to be re-creating a city with such a nice grid (yeah, I have one too, but it's not CJ-worthy).

[Shadow Assassin 336]

These pictures make the city look like it really was taken during the 60's. Very, very realistic. I'd like to congratuate you on your Photoshopping.

 

I like the way the city's developing, but what would I know about the way the buildings are built, since I've never been to Chicago.

 

Good work there!

[raindog 4]

Wow, that is a fantastic looking picture of the skyline. I like those colors and the funny little details you make in them. The lettering is correct for the time.

[ChicAgo333 2]

woah, i never really checked out this journal before, always having to do other things when i came past it. But now that i check it out, its awesome! I really like this because i love chicago and my hometown is chicago, also i really like how youre progressing through the years of chicago, it makes it really interesting! ill definately be stopping by this city journal a lot

[jekyll917 0]

Really like your region & the pics you made by photoshop

[edgartamch 1]

Excellent CJ, best i ever seen!!! Keep up the good work!!

[Speedy 0]

Jepp... real good cj... some nice shots in here. can't wait on the modern film pictures tough. I like see the colors clear...

[adambrown14ADAM14 2]

I LOVE THIS CJ!!!!

WHY NO MORE POST LATELY?!?!?!?!?!

[newy2 0]

wow excellent work again on ur cj well done

I like ur skyline/the whole city layout, gives me some ideas

Well done keep up the fantastic work

[brodequin666 2]

WHERE IS THIS CJ AT? 5 MONTHS LATER AND STILL NO REPLY? DID CHICAGO TURN TO WHAT THE USER CHICAGO' AVATAR LOOKS LIKE? DID A A-BOMB BLOW IT UP TO BITS?

[Chris M 406]

Date: 2/16/2005 5:02:40 AM
Author: brodequin666
WHERE IS THIS CJ AT? 5 MONTHS LATER AND STILL NO REPLY? DID CHICAGO TURN TO WHAT THE USER CHICAGO' AVATAR LOOKS LIKE? DID A A-BOMB BLOW IT UP TO BITS?

The Dude who started it probaly has RLS and hasnt been on here in forever.

[ar3man2005 0]

I like this chikago ....this look more clear than another one....but, why no post lately?

[Chris M 406]

Date: 3/6/2005 6:46:03 PM Author: ar3man2005 I like this chikago ....this look more clear than another one....but, why no post lately?

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Probaly because the dude who started it hasnt been seen in over 5 months.