Fort Martin County, Florida - A Tropical CJ

[mnmsimmer 0]

Welcome to Fort Martin, enjoy your stay in the land of paradise and vice.

We are now arriving at your destination. Please remain seated while we land. Thank you, and enjoy your stay in South Florida.

[C.Ronaldo69 0]

Very nice start , the airport looks very great ! I'm waiting for more Pictures ! Good luck

[Ntq€310 1]

sounds nice, but i see no images. Are the something other the jpeg? because IE dosent work with images other then JPEG.

[mnmsimmer 0]

Fort Martin Florida is situated in the quintessential lush, tropical paradise setting of South Florida. Royal, Coconut, and Phoenix palms thrive in its warm, humid climate. Tourists flock to the warm, white sandy beaches around the port city, which are always crowded.

In the 1960's, people started migrating to this paradise in droves. A large number of people came from the New York area and Chicago. Before air conditioning became commonplace in single-family homes and residential buildings, very few people found living in South Florida hospitable.

A couple homes in one of the first suburban neighborhoods to develop in Fort Martin. These Florida Ranch style homes peaked in popularity in the 1960's and were highly sought after.

Today, these homes have depreciated in value considerably. No longer considered luxurious, neighborhoods with these homes have been in steady decline. This particular neighborhood would now be considered a dangerous place to live; it is no longer far removed from the slums of Fort Martin.

[mnmsimmer 0]

If you cannot see the images, it may be because you are using Internet Explorer. I no longer use IE because it has very weak security and is very slow. You can download Firefox for free on their website. IMO, it's a much better, faster, and safer browser than IE and you don't run into the same problems you do with IE.

[s_olah 87]

The colors are spectacular, I really like the airport, even though it's a Maxis one. I can see a bright future for this CJ, although, I think it's not going to be a long lasting one...Keep up the great work...

[mnmsimmer 0]

Yeah, a lot of times I just don't finish what I start. Sometimes I get a better idea, drop what I'm doing and roll with it. It happens over and over. I'm going to try to be more committed to this CJ than others in the past. Thanks for the comments everyone.

[dfnva 34]

I'd recommend converting your pics to 'jpg' so everyone (including me) can see them. Good luck.

-Dan

[mnmsimmer 0]

1960's era buildings along the bayfront.

Florida Trailers

Nicer Middle Class homes. This style has been popular in Florida since the 80's: homes like these are often built in suburban culdesac neighborhoods and have contributed to ridiculous traffic and SPRAWL.

[Ntq€310 1]

it's not a internet explorer error, it's just you pics areant in the right format.

[mnmsimmer 0]

Originally posted by: dfnva I'd recommend converting your pics to 'jpg' so everyone (including me) can see them. Good luck.

-Danquote>

Will do... it'll take some time though...

[mnmsimmer 0]

Originally posted by: Ntq$310 it's not a internet explorer error, it's just you pics areant in the right format.quote>

No, you're right, it's not an error, but IE is a sucky browser that cannot view different formats. That's why Firefox is better.

[mnmsimmer 0]

All of the pictures should now be visible on all browsers.

[Raysfan16 5]

Ooh, I've been contemplating starting a Florida cj, since I live there. I'm looking out for mnore!

[N106 10]

Nice work. I like the idea of a South Florida CJ. Keep it up.

[mnmsimmer 0]

It seems that converting to .jpg from .png adversely effects the quality, but at least people can view them...

[Wheezy 23]

I've been working on a Floridian CJ (Osceola, FL) for the past few months, but you beat me to it. (The little I got done can be seen here: https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Taiyou/Osceola/ )

I like your syle, though. The colors look great, and even the Maxis buildings work very well where you've put them. We seem to have some Floridians on ST, so feel free to ask us anything.

[mnmsimmer 0]

There are some decent hotels to stay at near the airport:

[mnmsimmer 0]

Originally posted by: Wheezy I've been working on a Floridian CJ (Osceola, FL) for the past few months, but you beat me to it. (The little I got done can be seen here: https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Taiyou/Osceola/ )

I like your syle, though. The colors look great, and even the Maxis buildings work very well where you've put them. We seem to have some Floridians on ST, so feel free to ask us anything.quote>

Thanks. I think the 4 different kinds of palms really help with the whole look LOL.

Here is a picture of a wholesale plant nursery I made especially for the Fort Martin area. I included the typical Florida vegetation (e.g. Live Oak, Butia palms, Coconut palms, Phoenix palms, Roystonea palms, Crape Myrtle, Azalea, Southern Pine, Bananas, etc.) As you can tell, I am really into creating the tropical look through use of Florida flora! The Fort Martin area is kind of supposed to be a mix of Miami, Fort Myers, and the Tampa area.

[mnmsimmer 0]

Would it be an American city without American chain stores (and hotels) and big box retailers? Of course not.

Publix Supermarkets are very popular throughout Florida as well as the Coastal Southeast.

I'm not lovin' it... but what could be any more American?

Did you stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night?

Costco and Century Cinema

Red Lobster and Ruby Tuesday

[mnmsimmer 0]

Time for some more pleasing, perhaps, images.

One of three built-up CBDs in Fort Martin proper ~ At dusk on a warm October night

The skies grow ominously dark as a large hurricane approaches Dolphin Cay (in the city of Fort Martin)

Dolphin Cay (back) and the northern end of Fort Martin Beach (front) on a hot, steamy August afternoon

The built-up section of Dolphin Cay ~ Sunset

A panorama of Fort Martin Bay - all in Fort Martin proper. As you can see, the area is very urbanized and crowded.

The Casino Boat Terminal and a pier in Downtown Fort Martin

[mnmsimmer 0]

If anyone is wondering what the purple trees all over my CJ are, they're Jacaranda. Their beautiful and grow all over the Miami area.

[mnmsimmer 0]

Some nice, expensive Mediterranean-style homes on Fort Martin Bay.

[Sky Guy 163]

wow, looks good- I like your skyline, and greenery, nice photoshoping too

[jacqulina 162]

very nice start my friend,i love the pics great work there

happy new year

[mnmsimmer 0]

thanks for all the compliments guys. hopefully I will have the time to keep this one up and movin!!!

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

I like all the little tropical islands, reminds me a bit of Miami

[chrissc94 1]

great start! I love the bright colors and overall Florida-ness of your pictures, good work!

[WillR116 60]

nice dude, On the one with the buissness chains, Publix are popular all over the Southeast, I had 3 in my hometown in Huntsville alabama and I think they maybe building the 4th or 5th, Is that Kevdan25s Mcdonalds or is that a custom one? Personally I like the ones by TG or Jmeyers off of SC4 Dev. I like the CJ so far, question though. Whats the Water Mod used? And whered you get the yellow crosswalk texture? Anyways, seems florida like, even though I have been only twice... and it was north Florida.

[SounderBruce 173]

Great work!