La Ciudad: A medium sized southwest city

[N106 10]

Table of Contents

Pg 1
Update 1: Parkside, a suburb
Update 2: The inner city
Update 3: West of downtown
Update 4: Downtown
Update 5: North and East

Pg 2
Update 6: Missionville and Night Shots
Update 7: Uptown
Update 8: Oaktown and Oak Boulevard
Update 9: Country Club Estates
Update 10: Drive around Town
Update 11: North of the expressway

Pg 3
Update 12: Changes to downtown and other random crap
Update 13: Changes to uptown
Update 14: The zoo and some churches
Update 15: Spring Training and marinas
Update 16: UPDATES (Uptown pics, development, and the eastern suburbs)
Update 17: Inner south suburbs

Pg 4
Update 18: Introduction to Ciudad West
Update 19: The southern edge
Update 20: Ciudad West
Update 21: Downtown Hamilton
Update 22: Historic Hamilton
Update 23: North Hamilton
Update 24: Finishing Hamilton

Pg 5

Update 25: Sandwell Tower and more of South La Ciudad
Update 26: Downtown Stonewall
Update 27: Ciudad Boulevard
Update 28: Downtown up close

A note to readers

Yes, it is only hours after I put Nova Corduva on hold.  However, I felt the need for change.  So, the city you're going to read about is a modern American city.  I'm aiming for about 300-600 thousand residents.  For these first 3 weeks, there won't be very many updates.  However, starting in July, updates will come in with large amounts.
And, if you're wondering if this CJ will stick, the greatest time I've had in a while came from working on preparing this update.  I haven't made a modern CJ yet, so I am open to the opinions of everybody.

Update 1: Parkside, a suburb

Some people like to start their CJ with an image of downtown.  However, I've decided to do something more fiscally wise.  I'm spending money on downtown, but will make these first few updates as neighborhoods on the downtown tile, such as Parkside.

First, we need to address the history of Parkside
Parkside: 1948-present

Parkside was founded between the Jefferson Parkway and Central Avenue, along the Mission River in 1948.  It was the first suburban-styled community near La Ciudad.  In the 1940s, La Ciudad was growing rapidly, with veterans returning from World War 2.  Looking at the sucess of Levittown the previous year, a planner named Richard Goldman had a full sized neighborhood planned along the river.
The neighborhood had a high school, an elementary school, and stores built along the parkway and the avenue.  By 1951, Parkside was a fully developed, pleasant, semi-rural middle class neighborhood on the edge of the city.
However, La Ciudad kept on growing, hitting about 53,438 residents in 1950, over 100,000 by 1960, and surpassing 200,000 by 1980.  The I-7 was built by the nieghborhood in 1957, and upgraded in 1979.  Parkside went from rural community to a suburb deep in the metro area.  Despite the growing inner city just across the I-7 freeway, the community remained vibrant and property values remained high.  How is this possible?  Good planning.  As a result, Parkside didn't suffer from as much crime and property-value decline as other older suburbs.

Parkside Today

Parkside has not changed too much since 1948.  Other than the freeway, and the businesses along the avenue and the parkway, Parkside very much resembles the community it was in the 1950s.
In the heart of Parkside is Parkside Elementary School.  It is a fairly good school, with a soccer field and some brick paths.  However, Parkside Elementary is now stressed by a sudden influx of children from the inner city after the county courts ruled that it was unfair to discriminate against those living east of the I-7 in 1999.

North of the elementary school, there is Parkside High School.  The high school is suffering even worse from the influx of minors from east of the I-7.  Inner city problems have arrived to Parkside High.  A 2007 locker inspection revealed that a dozen teens had guns in their lockers.  A wave of cussing and disrespect towards authority is occuring.  Drugs are infiltrating the school.
Times are changing in La Ciudad, and not necessarily for the better in the charming community of Parkside.

Below is an image of some homes in Parkside.  Nowadays, families are moving out, and retired couples are moving in.  The retired at first like the charm of Parkside, despite the deteriorating schools.

In 1962, a wall and path was built along the Mission River.  It has helped to preserve the charm of the neighborhood.

Before Parkside was built, Jefferson Parkway was built.  Jefferson Parkway was built through the rural areas near La Ciudad in the 1930s. A beautiful arched bridge was constructed in 1937, and is still unnamed.  However, the bridge is seen from the seawall, and is considered a landmark part of Parkside.  However, a bill is being proposed to destroy the old bridge and replace it with a modern concrete bridge.  The idea is being rejected by the residents of Parkside.

Here is an image of some businesses along Jefferson Parkway,  and the interchange with the I-7.




Wrapping Up

Parkside is a beautiful community, with a doubtful future.  In his book La Ciudad: 2025, Larry McEdwards states that by 2025, Parkside will probably be "...an abandoned, dilapedated, and poor part of the inner city, a hotbed for crime, if urban renewal projects don't begin on the other side of the I-7 immediately..."
Comments and questions welcome!

[jacqulina 162]

great start and intro my friend,great first pics.

[chrissc94 1]

This looks great, I hope this one lasts.

[hollysovdi 0]

Very realistic suburb. I think this CJ has a ton of potential! Excellent work so far.

[buildsolid 4]

Great start, The pictures are amazing, hope it does not become a crime spree because it looks like a wonderful place to live. Good luck with this one, and hope to see future updates

[TekindusT 3,809]

Love the atmosphere you have gotten in your pics! Very good job with La Ciudad and Nova Corduva!

[N106 10]

jacqulina: Thank you
chrissc94: I'm enjoying every second I work on this city, so it probably will last.
hollysovdi: Thank you
buildsolid: Thank you, and the crime spree is really occuring around Parkside.
TekindusT: Thank you

Update 2: The Inner City

Overview
 
Across the freeway from Parkside and other old subdivisions is a place that resembles a different world.  Crime and pollution are everywhere.  Schools are overcrowded.  Gangs roam this area to the southwest of downtown.  For, this location has only one identity... The Inner City.
The Inner City really starts once you cross the I-7.  The difference is obvious, as seen in the below image.

How did the inner city come to exist.  Here is how:

History of La Ciudad's Inner City

In the 1890s, La Ciudad began to grow steadily from about 3,219 residents.  The old city layout wasn't enough.  So, in 1897, several city blocks were built to the southwest of the city.  As La Ciudad grew, so did these new, low wealth neighborhoods.  In 1900, 4,987 people lived in La Ciudad.  By 1910, that figure was 10,814.  In 1920, 23,064 people lived in La Ciudad, and about 6,000 of them lived in the growing district to the southwest.
La Ciudad continued to grow.  By 1930, the population estimates placed La Ciudad's population at 34,111.  A 1950 estimate put the population at 53,438.
However, in the 1950s, the southwestern neighborhoods were poor, but not polluted and crime ridden.  Things changed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Some small factories opened in a few blocks, adding to La Ciudad's mild but growing pollution problems.  Then, a wave of crime swept through the area in 1983.  Property values tanked.
By the 21st century, the inner city of La Ciudad was poor, polluted, and dangerous.  Many wonder if a future exists for the area.

The Inner City effect: Declining subdivisions

Across the I-7, on both sides of Parkside, are subdivisions.  On the north subdivision, crime is a growing problem, with graffiti and tepeeing.

On the south, property values are declining, and the neighborhood is becoming increasingly poor.


Back in the Inner City...

The inner city of La Ciudad is characterized by neighborhoods like the one below.

Also, low wealth businesses exist, as the area is too undesirable for offices or higher services.

North of Central Avenue, an example of failed urban renewal can be seen.  While the area is a little more desirable than the neigborhoods south of Central Avenue, it is still poor and dirty.

In the neighborhood north of Central Avenue, there is a historic building... Roth Elementary School.
Roth Elementary was built by Public Works in 1934.  It was nearly demolished in 1986, but the residents of the surrounding neighborhood rushed in to save the only thing that kept them from turning into the inner city neighborhoods seen southwest of downtown.  Today, Roth Elementary is still a functioning school.


Wrapping Up

In the book La Ciudad: 2025, McEdwards states that "...If urban renewal doesn't occur, the inner city will become abandoned and dilapedated.  Gangs will rule the city.  The crime problem would be so bad that police may have to be placed on watch so that criminals don't attempt to bomb the highway overpass.  Roth Elementary may become home to the 5th grade crack trade.  And the suburbs nearby will suffer as their property values dip below $100,000 dollars..."
It is clear to most everybody where things are going in the inner city.  Families are moving out to the new subdivisions on the edge of town, just to avoid the crime and pollution.  As with Parkside, the future is in doubt for the inner city of La Ciudad.
Comments and questions welcome!

[chrissc94 1]

Incredibly realistic inner city. It reflects the truth about many American cities. Can't wait to see more of La Ciudad!

[James_Shafer 0]

As chrissc94 said, it does reflect most American Cities.

Good job, wanting more!

[Hawkeye9 0]

Wow this is by far some of the best work you have ever produced!!! I love it!!! The suburbs are fantastic and super realistic!!! I especially love the use of the schools and parks throughout the area!!! I must also compliment you greatly on your use of the RHW!!! That is one awsome highway system!!! I would also like to compliment you on the photoshopping, its a very nice effect you have put on these pictures!!! Iam really glad we are getting to see your cities in the present and I am very much looking forward to more!!!

[Pitito21 1]

Those pictures are excellent.

[smartlake 0]

Good Job, the way you presented Parkside looks very realistic.

[N106 10]

chrissc94: Thank you

James_Shafer: Thank you

Hawkeye9: Thank you, and I do agree that this is some of the best work that I've produced.

Pitito21: Thank you

smartlake: Thank you

Update 3: West of Downtown

This update is about the areas between downtown and the Mission River about 2 miles west.  There is plenty of new development.

Historic district

Development here started at the city's founding in the late 1860s.  By 1890, the area north of downtown was moderately affluent.  The district expanded, and technology modernized.  However, the district reached full size by the 1910s.  This nice neighborhood remained quiet despite its proximity to a booming downtown in the 1920s, or the city's explosive growth in the 1950s.  However, by 1980, the district was threatened.

It was feared that the north was about to follow the south.  Many believed that the reason the north hadn't fallen apart yet was because people there started out wealthier, and urban renewal was needed.  In 1981, city concil made the neighborhoods immediately northwest of downtown historic.  Also, some homes were sold and opened as museums.  The neighborhood became popular among tourists, and desirable to residents.

Below is an image of an area that is in the heart of the historic district.

In 2003, City Council added an old neighborhood nearby to the historic district.  The other neighborhood developed in the 1920s.  It was threatened, and the only way to save it without massive urban renewal in the inner city was to add it to the successful historic district.

Ponderosa Islands

As La Ciudad expanded, the wealthy needed a contemporary place to live.  In 1950, developers purchased a couple of islands known as the Ponderosa Islands (after a tree planted there by a farmer in 1894), and began developing it.

The Ponderosa Islands were already connected to the Jefferson Parkway by bridges.  As a result, anything built on the islands would be accessible.

Ponderosa Island's large mansions opened for sale in 1952, and were all purchased by 1955.

Being in the middle of the river, the only thing that could potentially threaten the Ponderosa Islands in the future is water pollution.  Because there are no industries on the Mission River waterfront, and 1970s environmental laws ban dumping in the rivers, water pollution will only become a problem if La Ciudad becomes an extremely large city.

To get to Ponderosa Islands from Parkside, one would need to take Jefferson Parkway.  Connecting the two islands is the Ponderosa Bridge, built in 1938 by public works.

The mansions on the Ponderosa Islands are beautiful.  Here is an image of some mansions on East Ponderosa Island.

Below is an image of mansions on West Ponderosa Island.

Other areas west of downtown

Where does the trash go?

Well, for now, it goes to the La Ciudad Waste Disposal Center, which is in the heart of the inner city.  The waste disposal center was built in 1947.

Central Avenue is the crossroads between the inner city and areas benefiting from urban renewal.  At night, the low class businesses offer many lights, as there are people who do shady dealings, and need to see to trade weapons, drugs, and pornography.

Also in the inner west areas is a fairly large office building by the highway.  The building belongs to FAUX News Corporation.  It was constructed in 1992.

Wrapping Up

The northwestern areas of La Ciudad are not in danger like subdivisions south of downtown.  The area is actually quite desirable.  This realization has allowed city council to breathe a sigh of relief.  At least for a couple of decades, northwest La Ciudad is safe.

Comments and questions welcome!

[jacqulina 162]

beautifull work my friend

[N106 10]

jacqulina: Thank you

Update 4: Downtown

Now, for the moment nobody has been waiting for... the unveiling of downtown!  We will start with history, before moving on to show buildings and areas.  This is going to be a HUGE update!

History

Downtown dates back to the founding of La Ciudad in 1868.  It started at the intersections of Center Street and Main Street.  The first store opened there in 1870, and many adobe buildings had developed there by 1880, including a schoolhouse and a hotel.

During the 1880s, things changed.  In 1886, downtown burned to the ground.  New Victorian-styled buildings developed.  Sidewalks were paved.  Streetcar lines were built.  By the 1890s, buildings as high as 4 stories were developing in downtown.

By 1920, downtown covered several blocks with hotels, saloons, stores, and even civic buildings.

During the 1920s, several big buildings projects were being constructed.  In 1923, the Ciudad Bank Building became the first skyscraper in La Ciudad.  In 1928, the Sears-Roebuck department store was completed.  The next year, the Senator Hotel, the Stewart Building, and the Jackson Tower all opened.  The last of these projects was completed in 1930.  The last project was the Ciudad Tower.

In 1933, public works started construction on a government plaza.  In 1938, the plaza was completed.  It contained city hall, the county courthouse, and the county government building.

Below is a 1940 image of downtown.

After World War 2, new suburbs were built around La Ciudad.  They contained stores, attracting business from downtown.  Downtown began to decline until 1963, when the Downtown Renewal Project, or DRP, began.  The project started by improving the government plaza, before beginning construction on a civic center in 1965.

In the late 1960s, some new businesses developed.  None of these buildings were any larger than the ones built decades before in the Roaring '20s.

The most important new structure was the city hospital.

Below is a 1970 image of downtown.

The DRP finished in 1977, leaving behind a revitalized downtown.  The first of the new projects was the Lloyd Limited Building, which immediately became the tallest in La Ciudad, taking that distinction from the Ciudad Tower.  Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, many large new buildings were constructed.  One was the Chase Bank Building (then the Bank of America Building) which was completed in 1980 and became La Ciudad's tallest.  However, in 1986, the building that is the tallest today,  the Ciudad Bank Tower, was completed.

Below is an image of downtown from 1990.

Today, La Ciudad's downtown is a fine place to do business, with plenty of stores and offices.  This is one of downtown's better times.

Downtown Today

Civic buildings

These buildings tend to be city owned, and are some of downtown's most important.  The most notable of these buildings is the Civic Center.  The Civic Center was built in 1968.

City government operations are conducted from the Government Plaza.  The plaza was started in 1934.  Parking lots were added in the 1960s.  The original county government building was destroyed in 1994 to make way for the new county courthouse.  Non-judicial county government operations went to the old city hall and courthouse, both then vacant.

In 1968, the city government outgrew the old city hall, and moved to a new skyscraper built nearby.  Now, however, the beauracracy is outgrowing the current city hall, and plans are already being made for a new city hall that would last the city well into the 21st century.

Another notable civic structure is the minor league baseball stadium, home to the La Ciudad Mules.  The stadium was built in 1992, and has provided entertainment for the people of La Ciudad.

Historic Buildings

There are many historic buildings in La Ciudad.  Some are quite large.

One of these structures is the Ciudad Tower.  It was built in 1930.  At 13 stories, it was the tallest building in La Ciudad from 1930 up until 1977.

In 1928, a large department store was built in La Ciudad.  It was the Sears-Roebuck store.  The building is 5 stories high and very large.  Now, it houses offices.

In 1929, the Jackson Tower was completed.  At 12 stories, it was the tallest structure in La Ciudad until the Ciudad Tower was completed the next year.  Both the Ciudad Tower and the Jackson Tower host a variety of offices today.

In 1929, the beautiful, 10 story Senator Hotel was completed.  It was a luxury hotel, and the pride of the city then.  It is still in business as a hotel today.

The Stewart Hotel was completed in 1929.  It was another fine hotel in downtown, and the Senator Hotel's cheif competitor for years.  The hotel ultimatley lost and went bankrupt due to its smaller size.  Today, the building houses offices.

La Ciudad's first skyscraper was the Ciudad Bank Building, which was built in 1924.  The bank relocated its headquarters in 1986 to a newer, larger structure.  Today, the Ciudad Bank Building is now known as the Ciudad Building and houses a variety of offices.

Newer Structures

Today, the old buildings are dwarved by many newer, taller buildings.  Here is a list of those structures.

Chase Bank Building- 19 stories

Built in 1985

Ciudad Electric Company Headquarters- 13 stories

Built in 1973

Nearby buildings of importance: Police Headquarters, La Ciudad General Hospital

Double Tree Hotel- 15 stories

Built in 2002

Lloyd Limited Building- 17 stories

Built in 1977

Mackenzie Offices Building: 11 stories

Built in 2005

Arizona National Bank: 18 stories

Built in 2008

La Ciudad News Building: 10 stories

Built in 1969

Parker Real Estate Offices: 10 stories

Built in 1996

Ciudad Bank Tower:  19 stories

Built in 1986

Wrapping up

Downtown La Ciudad is not threatened, is booming, and will likely see the Ciudad Bank Tower lose its position as the tallest in La Ciudad in the next ten years.  Historic preservation laws passed in the 1960s will prevent older projects from dissappearing as the city grows.  The future of downtown La Ciudad is not in doubt.

Comments and questions welcome!

[TekindusT 3,809]

First the bad part: I was waiting to see the downtown, I expected a ton of skyscrapers and high rises.

The good part: despite the lack of skyscrapers, you are carrying on a very interesting CJ (I said that I like historical ones) and all your pics are very realistic. In fact, too tall buildings could have ruined the athmosphere you get on your pics and it wouldn't be good, so it's fine without skyscrapers.

Keep with your brilliant job!

[Kryptowhite 9]

If you were wondering:

I noticed you left the stories for the arizona bank building blank, which i'm assuming is because the building is quite dark and there are 42 windows vertically, however this building is obviously not 42 stories. Well, I looked at the base and it appears as though 2 windows is 1 story, so it would be 22 stories. Just thought that might help. Would that make it the tallest in the city?

I love this city. Classic American midsize city, and its amazing the restraint you have shown in not plopping skyscrapers all over the downtown, as I often do when i aim to make a midsize city.

[Raysfan16 5]

Wow, that is one nice donwtown! You certainly did it VERY well. I was just driving past dontown St. Petersburg, Fla (after the Rays game of course...) and this really reminds me of there! It looks so modest and realistic. Although, I do have one suggestion: Since it's downtown, where the city began and has been built on for 150+ years, make sure no one knows what terrain mod you're using if you show them a pic of dontown.

Other than that, I LOVE it!

[Hawkeye9 0]

Wow this has probally been one of the best updates I have read in a long, long time!!! I love how you presented it: The beggining was nice and I liked how you showed the progression, great job on the history too!!! I also love how you showed each individual building and gave its facts!!! As far as the city itself goes I think its close to perfect!!! Its extremely realistic, the skyscrapers are a perfect hight and the open space, parking lots and plazas blend perfectly!!! I only have 1 suggestion: Get rid of that pine tree on government plaza, its way too tall and a little distracting. Other than that it is seriously perfect!!! This CJ is definatly going in my signature as a favorite!!! Awsome work!!!

[jacqulina 162]

very nice history there my friend,great pics too.

[chrissc94 1]

This downtown is great. As you said in the first update, the city is midsize and this downtown reflects that size. I'm glad that you showed the history of Downtown as well, it reminds me of your past 3 CJs.

[N106 10]

TekindusT: Trust me, it is simply not possible for La Ciudad to have a skyline full of skyscrapers.  Phoenix, Arizona is Arizona's biggest city. It has a skyline that makes you think "not a super hi-rise skyline"  Tucson, which is more closely  sized to La Ciudad, has only a few skyscrapers in the skyline.  And I will keep up the brilliant job as much as possible.

Kryptowhite: Thank you for catching my mistake.  I'll make an edit immediately.  And, it's not too hard to show restraint.  All you have to do is establish a building as the tallest, and measure other buildings you plop next to it.  The hard part is not plopping too many other buildings.

Raysfan16: I'm glad you approve.  As for the terrain mod thing... when large skyscrapers started building in the 1970s, many developers bought the entire block, and turned areas around the skyscraper to either parking or gave it a southwestern appearance.

Hawkeye9: It's that stupid city hall custom tree bug that causes the distracting pine tree.  However, I am enjoying the fact that you're enjoying this CJ

jacqulina: Thank you

chrissc94: Thank you

Update 5: North and East

The wealthy north

As the old town plan became to small for La Ciudad in the 1890s,  the town began to expand in all directions.  Wealthier residents felt the need for a place to live.  So, they began to build in a new neighborhood north and northeast of downtown.  This new neighborhood was upscale, and somewhat rural in nature at first.  However, as La Ciudad expanded, this wealthy neighborhood became an important part of the city.

However, the neighborhood found itself threatened in the 1980s.  Many wealthier residents were moving to the suburbs due to increasing crime.  A developer wanted to build a shopping mall over the neigbhorhood.  However, many passionate residents of the northern neigborhood fought to make every building historical.  And, they suceeded (mostly).

Today, the neighborhood is the home of families that have been wealthy for a long time.  Old money.  The neighborhood is conservative in nature.  Over half of the population is retired.

Here is a view of a typical block in the aforementioned neighborhood.

One block couldn't be protected from re-development.  In 1979, a developer built large, historic-looking condos.  At first, the residents in neighboring houses protested, but then decided that it helped define the character of their neighborhood.

The residents have the best schools in the city.  Younger children go to North Ciudad Elementary School.

However, the gem of the neighborhood is North Ciudad High School.  The school itself is massive, and has a football team that wins most of the time and a fine baseball team.  The school itself has the highest graduate rate in the entire county.

Near the mansions is the road that connects downtown and uptown.  On this road, many businesses have developed and thrived.  The road is known as Main Avenue (called Main Street until it was paved in 1911)

Take note of the mansions on the bottom corner of the photo.

The Industrial East

It all started when the La Ciudad Union Station was built in 1889.  Central Avenue was extended to meet the station.  In the 1890s, homes started to build along the avenue.  The first factories opened next to the station in 1905.  By the time World War 2 broke out, a full-fledged industrial district existed along East Central Avenue.

Today, the district has lost its importance.  Newer industrial parks with more modern facilities are opening in the suburbs.  The industrial district has deteriorated into a pollution-creating monster due to the fact that only the most disgusting industries are willing to use the area.  The Industrial District is in decline.

Where is the district centered.

The La Ciudad Union Depot.  The depot station was built in 1923, replacing the aging Union Station.  The depot served all of La Ciudad's needs, and is still operating today.

The largest factory in La Ciudad is the Ciudad Ceramic Tiles Co.  Founded in 1907, the business grew, and moved through a number of facilities before building the huge Ciudad Ceramic Building in 1929.  The factory is still in operation today.

To the south of the industrial district is another horrific part of the inner city.  There are mixed factories and homes.  That area is not in decline- it hit rock bottom in the early 1990s.

Wrapping Up

Some of the areas around downtown are just as they were in the early 20th century.  Other are no longer even recognizable.  However, the area around downtown is important for industry and historic appeal.  And city council wouldn't want it any other way.

Comments and questions welcome!

Note to Readers

This is going to be the last update until July 6.  Why?  I'm about to go on vacation.  And I can't bring my computer.  I may be able to log onto Simtropolis, but I surely wont' be able to post updates.  However, when I return, the next update will arrive without any delays or problems.  And, after July 6, things will go mostly uninterrupted.

And, here's a quick quiz question.

What is La Ciudad in English?

[jugioh1012 2]

Have fun on vacation!Your CJ is simply amazing, and very realistic.I love it!!!

La Ciudad in English is 'The City'

[Kryptowhite 9]

This is a great journal, the first journal that I think I will be regularly following in quite some time. You have an excellent ability to make maxis look good, i've always found a lot of there buildings to be too cartoony, but you have been able to use them in a way so that they look normal. I also enjoy the high school complex, very nice job.

[Raysfan16 5]

Lol, that's the easiest trivia question I've ever heard. Nice update, way to finish strong before your long vacation. Enjoy it, wherever you're going!

[Hawkeye9 0]

Wooh so I officailly added this CJ to my collection of links in my sig.!!! Awsome update and i will be looking forward to more when you return!!! Have fun on your trip!!!

[Amryai200 2]

This city is looking great so far, it's quite similar to what I hope one of the cities in my Adobe Springs CJ will eventually become.

I'm particularly impressed that you resisted the temptation to cram in a bunch of skyscrapers in downtown, and instead put in 5-10 medium sized buildings, all relatively spaced apart thanks to the parking lots. It's far more true to life than most of the "realistic" American-type cities I've seen here. Awesome job!

Will we be seeing a region overview soon?

[GreekMan 246]

WOW some start1 i should have come by earlier.....ya i like this cj much more than the others!!!

no offence but i didn't like that 1880s stuff you used to have. it was boring you know but his this is GREAT!

and the pic quality just superb!!!!!

[TekindusT 3,809]

I was waiting to see a wealthy district and I haven't been disappointed!! Good job with your schools, they are very realistic.

Just one tip, your polluting industrial areas could be much more realistic with custom industrial BAT's rather than default Maxis buildings.

Great job, looking forward to see something of your transit network!

[Petrovar Ambassador 15]

awesome work N106! With each new CJ your skills are getting better and better. I really hope this one lasts! Keep up the great work xDDDD