Dubuque, Iowa

[This is my name 13]

Wow. Everything looks real. But Iowa looks boring though (no offense to Iowa fans).

Good work! I like to see more of your creations!

EDIT: Ooh, page 16...

[Mr. Beer 12]

 

 

Raysfan16  -  I do. I use a modd (by RaphaelNinja) to decrease the commute time. Thanks for your post!

Mayorm  -  Thank you!

art128  -   Thanks!

lucky7  -  Hello René! I took the idea to use the modular airport puzzle piece from your CJ! Very useful! I was wondered by how you've made your warehouses! I'll take care about my night view pictures.

Thank you for your post and keep NYC up!

Victor Valdes  -  Thank you Victor! I'm very glad by your comment!

crazychickensc12  -  Thank you very much! Take care!

tkuelker(at)gmail.com  -  I simply use the diagonal taxiway puzzle pieces. It doesn't look like runway with the textures, but it gives some realism that can be really appreciated!

Benedict  -  Thank you for your post!

aleking  -  Thanks!!! I'm very touched!

Muck308  -  Thanks! Some of these real neighborood inspired me for my lots! Thank you again!

1994  -  I know about Iowa! But I like these mid-sized cities you can find all around the Midwest. Thanks!

 

West Rockdale, part of Rockdale.

pop: 65.807

This is the second part of Rockdale, much more industrial. The western section lies next to the I-129.

 

 

Dodge Heights Veteran Mediacal Center, Rockdale, IA

Dodge Heights College, on Hickman Rd. Rockdale, IA

Hickman Rd. Rockdale, IA

Emmaus Library and Park. Rockdale, IA

Paccar truck frame plant. They also build chassis for Winnebago. Rockdale, IA

 
Industrial sector near Dodge Ave. Rockdale, IA

Industrial zone on Hickman Rd. Rockdale, IA

Warehouses with the Georgia Pacific Plant (packaging division). Rockdale, IA

Car dealers and strip malls along Dehli Rd. Rockdale, IA

Junction of Hickman Rd and Dixon St. Rockdale, IA

Mix of industrial warehouses, residential and offices (also with the Saint Mary Baptist church) Rockdale, IA.

 

These last two weeks, I worked on East Dubuque and I've selectioned some skyscraper for Dubuque's downtown! Here is a picture of downtown! 

 

See ya and take care!

David

[Benedict 3,119]

Just amazing in the region view as you start to fill in the downtown area. Things I liked about this update: the fact that you have two different sports tracks/football fields; the way you place your industry - lots of parking around buildings, lots of space (grass, trees etc) between the buildings.

[penguin007 27]

Great industrial parks there and the sports fields look great among the suburbs. Also region view is out of this world!!!

Will

[tostartpressanykey 2]

oh my god, this is the greatest thing ever created, exept the internet, and tv, and food. Anywho, this is awesome!

[GreekMan 246]

are you working on downtown next?

great job by the way!

[Mr. Beer 12]

Benedict  -  Thank you a lot with your comment! I'm very glad!

penguin007  -  Thank you very much Will! Take care!

tostartpressanykey  -  Wow! Thanks! Trucks and beers are also great thinks too! Thank you again!

GreekMan  -  I just did some sketches about where to place some buildings but I'won't build downtown yet. I'm going to finish the western suburbs and uptown before. I'll probably post one or two pictures about East Dubuque soon!

 

Epworth, IA

pop: 28.704

Now we are going to the southwestern suburbs with Epworth, IA, a bedroom community that lies between I-92, US-151 and Sundown Ave (IA-53)

Let's take a tour!!!

Industrial area near Melleray Ave and Prairie Creek Rd. Epworth, IA

Strip malls and retails at Melleray Ave. Epworth, IA

Melleray Ave, metro Dubuque's busiest road in the southern suburbs. Epworth, IA

Suburban subdivision. Epworth, IA

Cunningan's Auto Center at Melleray Ave. Epworth, IA

Kennedy Mall, the third largest shopping center in metro Dubuque. It opened its doors in 2003 and offers 820'000 sq ft. of retail space. Epworth, IA

Close-up of the north gate with the multiplex theatre. Epworth, IA

South gate of the mall at Bakey Rd. Epworth, IA

Interchange between I-92 (E-W) and the I-129 (north) who becomes Malleray Ave. Epworth, IA

Sundown Ave. Epworth, IA

Special features..

This past weekend I reworked the mall I built in Edmore (northern suburbs) that looked ugly... here is the new one

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I did the same work on what it was before an office park.

Here is a satellite view of the Southwestern suburbs... lot of work has been done since these past weeks!

Thank you for viewing!

Take care.

David

[Benedict 3,119]

Once again, really good work. I am amazed how the basic grid, with the occasional diversion, works so well. There's also something about the color of the greens.. tone perhaps... that fits so well with what you're creating.

[art128 4,618]

Wow ! As always it's awesome !

I loooove your interchange build of oneway streets, it's creative and usually it doesn't look so good, but your way to use it is simply stunning !

[tkuelker 2]

Can you provide me with a link for the parking lots you used in front of the large Soriana? Great work by the way!

[TmiguelT 10]

wow and just wow. your work is amazing !!

[rewright 804]

Wonderful update! Your regions are a great inspiration for me, and I judge my regions by them. The detail you incorporate is fantastic for sure. Always a joy...

Dick

[crazychickensc12 84]

Another fantastic update, love the sprawl and the region shot is epic!! Great work my friend can't wait for another update!

[Mr. Beer 12]

Benedict  -  Yep, but it's the only way to make something realistic with the limitation of the game... Hope to make something different when I'll buy Cities XL ;  Thanks for your comment!

art128  -  Thank you! The terrain texture appears unfortunately under the overpasses... and some curved pieces would be more aesthetic.

tkuelker(at)gmail.com  -  I'm going to do that for you as soon as possible. Thank you!

TmihuelT  -  Thank you Miguel!

rewright  -  Thank you Dick. Your comment is very appreciated!

crazychickensc12  -  Thank you very much!

Prairie Grove, IA

pop: 15.604

Here is a new update about Prairie Grove, a high wealth suburban community that lies in the southwestern suburbs of Dubuque, south of Interstate 92 and west of Epworth. Enjoy!!!

Lone Pine Acres, next to Placid Rd. Prairie Grove, IA

I-92 running through the farmlands and subdivisions. Prairie Grove, IA

Junction of Placid Rd with I-92 (Exit 68) at Kidder Junction. Prairie Grove, IA

 

Koopman Acres with the community church and cemetary (Holy Family Church). Prairie Grove, IA

Koopman Farms and Pleasant Lake. Prairie Grove, IA

South of Timberline Golf Course. Prairie Grove, IA

 

Timberline Golf Course parking lot and country club at Dutch Lane Rd. Prairie Grove, IA

Another high wealth subdivision at Farmers High. Prairie Grove, IA

Junction of Placid Rd and Pleasant Grove Ave. at Pleasant Corner. Praire Grove, IA

 

Junction of Pleasant Grove Ave. and Dutch Lane Rd. Prairie Grove, IA

Hope you have enjoyed!

Take care and see you soon!

David

[crazychickensc12 84]

Another wonderful update!! I really love that Peg stream with the lake looks really nice and incredibly realistic!! Great work once again lookin forward to the next update!!

[Benedict 3,119]

Those power lines look phenomenal. Very realistic in their placement.

[Raysfan16 5]

It's pretty hard to improve from a fantastic update like this. Great suburbs and I especially like the little creek winding its way through the intersection.

[rewright 804]

I love the openness of your commercial areas. You use some sort of lot to bring traffic into a commercial lot,

that blends in with the gray pavement. They don't have sidewalks. Are they traffic enabled? I've tried to do a

similar thing but not as effective as you have achieved. Very nice indeed!

Dick

[Shilka 0]

I never liked gridcities, but man, you're definately the exception on that rule, what an awesome CJ!

I especially like your use of the peg ponds and streams (big fan of those myself), the way you use trees, the powerlines, your use of parkinglots, and in general the way you manage to break up the grid with your detailing. One of my favorite CJ's here to follow, though I might not comment much. Just awesome.

[penguin007 27]

Awesome as per usaul I love the highways!!!

Will

[Mr. Beer 12]

crazychickensc12  -  Thank you! I agree with you, the PEG's Stream Kit is a wonderful and usefull pack that gives you the ability to make realistic and tiny rivers.

Benedict  -  Thank you! Sure that these ploppable powerlines look better than the in-game ones...

Raysfan16  -  Thank you very much for your comment! I'm glad you appreciate it!

rewright  -  Not entirely, I've download a parking lot pack with parking entrance that are transite enabled (1x1) and I've reloted them using PEG's textures for the driveways. Their function is only to simulate parking or path entrance and they are very modular! Thanks for your post Dick!

Shilka  -  Thank you, I'm very glad by your comment! Midwestern cities fit good with the in-game orthogonal pattern. I get inspired a lot by image I can find with Google Earth. Thank you again man!

penguin007  -  Thank you Will!

Iowa Departement of Corrections - Prairie Grove Heights Facility

The metro area of Dubuque wouldn't be complete without a correctional facility.. this ome is part of the Iowa's first judicial distric and lies near the US-20 at Prairie Grove Heights, near Mercier.

Iowa Correctional Facility. Prairie Grove Heights, IA

The main building opened its doors in 1912. In 1953 some extansion have been added. The building in the back was build in 1936. It holds the heaters and some technical installations and workshops. Prairie Grove Heights, IA

Closer view of the penitenciary. Prairie Grove Heights, IA

Dutchman Acres near US-20. Praire Grove Heights, IA

Millville Rd and Hartbecke Rd at Duschner. Praire Grove Heights

Closer view of a subdivision in Duschner. Prairie Grove Heights, IA

Duschner Crossings. Prairie Grove Heights, IA

Satellite View

Current status of the downtown and uptown area.

In white: medical centers (Finley and Mercy Medical Centers)

In light green: cemetary

In orange: Loras University... and many more!

I'm going to present view as soon as possible the state of the western suburbs, which are almost done!

Take care.

David

[dafiden 11]

I'm really enjoying your region. You've got a knack for making realistic suburbs. You must plop a lot of your stuff, eh?

[Mayorm 14]

very good, I like it... hmm never thought I'd say that about a prison... anyway keep it up

[nate1245 8]

I absolutely love your CJ!!! It's so realistic! You're doing an awesome job here!! Just wondering how i can subscribe to this! Keep up the fantastic work!!!

~nate

[Mr. Beer 12]

dafiden  -  Hi, yes I do. So I can have realistic-looking of my city. It takes a lot of time to finish one map but the result is just amazing! Thank you for your comment!

Mayorm  -  Thank you very much! Glad that you enjoyed my prison!

nate1245  -  Thank you for your comment Nate! It's really appreciated!

Satellite View - Downtown

I don't have a lot of time this week to keep my work forward. So, I touched up some part of my region, especially South Dubuque and downtown.

I've added a larger river (Grande Fourche River) who sepparate downtown to the southern neighborood and flows to the Massagamee River. Some industries will take place in the area west of the baseball park (South Pointe Field)...

Roosevelt St. (parralell to the Grande Fourche River) have been raised to avoid on-grade crossing with the railtracks (some close-up pictures will be posted soon)

Grande Fourche River needs to be re-worked a little bit to looks less smooth-curved.

Here is the picture!

Thanks!

David

[penguin007 27]

Awesome region view there

Will

[lucky7 73]

Hey, I am glad you took up my idea of using the airport puzzle pieces for warehouse complexes, it's very efficient, isn't it? Honestly spoken, it would even be more efficient if someone BATted some warehouse puzzle pieces, as this would be very simple IMO Only by changing the roof textures of the different types one could build more realistic complexes. Mhm, I should make a request for this, I am sure a lot of of people could benefit from that... ! And thanks for the compliments!

Back to you: the satellite pics are awesome, really! Do you take them by using the sc4mapper region view or the Maxis's one? The best thing about these is that when you slightly close your eyes it they seem to be real. Great work, looking very much forward to more and take care,

Ren

[thepokemaniac 18]

Wow! Amazing! Your city is just breathtaking!

Adam

[Mr. Beer 12]

penguin007  -  Thank you Will!

lucky7  -  Thank you René! Yes, it is! What a brilliant idea to use these pieces to make large and modular warehouses. It would be a great idea to use the same logic for a collection of modular warehouses. Somebody on the STEX made modular storage center. So it wouldn't be difficult for a BATer to creat a collection.

For my region view, I use the sc4mapper region view. Better and much more detailled (I often make a "print screen" to select a part of my region)

Thank you again René for your comment! Take care and receive the same encouragement from me for your region!

thepokemaniac  -  Thank you very much Adam!

Galena, IA  (south part)

pop: 45.568   

Galena is one of the western suburbs of Dubuque and a major commercial and industrial spot in the Dubuque metro area.

Pictures you'll se below were taken between I-129 and US-20.

Centenial Park Golf Club, south of US-20. Galena, IA

West Dubuque Jewish College near Chevenelle Ave. Galena, IA

Intersection of Chevenelle Rd and I-129 at Radford Point (Exit 39) Galena, IA

Multi-intersection with I-129, US-20 and Pennsylvania Ave. Galena, IA

Middle Rd and I-129 at Exit 37. Spartan Chemical Co. plant is situated south of Middle Rd. In the opposite is the HQ of Pritzker Technologies. Galena, IA

 

Residential scenery at Middle Rd. Galena, IA

Oil depot near the US-20. North of it, the West Dubuque waste plant and reception center. Galena, IA

Special pictures

Here is the first picture of the downtown area! This is East Dubuque as seen from Dubuque (not built yet)

The North is on the left corner.

With (left to right) Waterloo Bridge, Julien Dubuque Bridge and Grant Ave. Bridge.

Picture of South Pointe Park and Stadium. The elevated road just behind is Roosevelt Ave.

And finally a region view of the western suburbs (hours and hours of work... but I'm very satisfayed by the result)

Yep, it is the current population... I think I'll reach the 1.5 million of population when the region will be done!

Thank you and take care!

David

[Raysfan16 5]

Absolutely astonishing. I especially like the gritty feel of downtown East Dubuque. And that region view is second to none. Simply amazing.