Tenements & Rust: Ghetto Stories

[psander5 198]

I saw those blocks get released, and I didn't think it would take long for them to pop up in CJ's like this   They look great! I don't understand that funny backwards writing though XD

I look forward to more!

 

[kakado_to_save 514]

Cant wait for more!!!! Nice use with those app' blockes... really fits this CJ.

[TekindusT 3,809]

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1.21_Jiggawatts: Thanks for your comment!

wwetom1: Thank you for commenting, and glad you liked them!

Simbourgeois: Thanks for your comment, and very glad to see you're back! Your cities are fairy tales, mine are horror stories...

psander5: Thanks for commenting! The SFBT has been uploading to the LEX some fantastic BATs recently, it was impossible for me not to use this pack.

kakado_to_save: Thank you for your comment!

During the rise of the USSR, Krasnoslobodsk experimented a sudden population growth. People's inmigration from the most isolated parts of the union to the cities was a constant during the 20th century. Because of this, the goverment had to plan and build new suburbs as fast and inexpensively as possible. We saw the first and oldest "extension" in the previous update, but there's more.

The first phase of the extension was proven very "inefficient". Krasnoslobodsk city planner thought that residents would enjoy some space to meet and take a walk. This required to provide some maintenance to the gardens and paths inside, but it never was provided. Furthermore, the more the people met; the more dissidents there were. It was better for the state to keep them isolated at home listening to the state radio.

The Goverment felt specially proud of the public transport system, heavily based in the rail transport. Trains were OK when they were purchased, during the 50s; but now they're old, rusty, unefficient, noisy and impossible to be ridden by the handicapped. The stations fall to pieces this day and the rail maintenance is nearly nonexistant.

The extension continued for one decade more, and plans "improved". Space wasn't wasted anymore with "inproductive" open areas and blocks were placed in the most compact way. Years later, Krasnoslobodsk opened its first metro line and, due to lack of funding; it had to be laid in trench. Because of this, the neighbourhood was torn in two by the Metro tracks.

[Benedict 3,119]

The 2 rail shots are amazing! Just perfect location and feel

[1.21_Jiggawatts 4]

who want's to hear an obligatory 'In Soviet Russia..." joke? Good work by the way!

[dfnva 34]

I love how drab and montononous (or rather monochromatic) everything looks, very realistic. The only thing I'm missing is the vile rivers of sewage slushing through town, haha.

-Dan

[wwetom1 831]

I love that visible underground rail! It looks great with those apartments. The apartments in the first picture are cool too.

Good update. Merry Christmas!

[+Guest Member 193110]

Looked through your CJ from page 1. Have to say that your CJ is really great. Keep up the great work.

[TekindusT 3,809]

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Benedict: Thank you for commenting, my friend! Want more railroads? Look down!

1.21_Jiggawatts: Thanks for your comment! I was about to place a link to this jokes, but I finally turned down the idea...

dfnva: Thanks for commenting! I'll see if I can show some sewage in this CJ...

wwetom1: Thank you for your comment!

algis242: Thanks for your comment and hope to see you here again! Congrats on your Trixie!

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I didn't want to bump this thread to say thanks for the Trixie, so here it goes now:

 

Well, I guess that copy and pasting my "speech" on the CJ Section wouldn't be very nice; just to say thank you very much to everybody who has ever visited this CJ and who has left a reply here. And of course, thank you to who has nominated me not only to the "Best Grimy City" category, but to all the others: "Best CJ", "Best Story", "Awe Inspiring", "Most Realistic", "Best Use of Custom Content", "Best Suburbs", "Most Improved CJer" and "Most Eye-Catching Title". Wow!

And now, let's go with the update!

Today we're following one of the inhabitants of Krasnoslobodsk, who has the "privilege" of watching the different landscapes of the city 9 hours a day. He is Mikhail.

He lives, as many other people, in Workers City. Not a very good place to live for a public worker; but it could be definately worse... Fortunately, the bus stop isn't far from the blocks and today's not very cold.

The bus takes Mikhail and two dozens of workers to the city center ("downtown" is a "too American word"). They pass besides many interesting places, one of them is Lokomotiv Stadion, home field of FC Lokomotiv Krasnoslobodsk. This club was founded by rail workers like Mikhail in year 1931 and they moved to this new stadium in 2004. No need to say Mikhail is a supporter of this club.

Half an hour later, the bus drops off a bunch of commuters in front of the Krasnoslobodsk rail terminal. Some decades before, you could reach nearly most of the USSR from here; nowadays this is just a commuter rail terminal. The offices upstairs have been abandoned for a long time and some homeless have found a shelter there. Mikhail enters the station and goes to the locker room to change his clothes.

Some minutes later, his workday begins.

Eventually, the train goes through Workers City. Mikhail can see his home from here and wonders what is his family doing right now. This is only the first of the 16 times he'll see this blocks today.

[+Guest Member 193110]

Great update. It's probably annoying for Mikhail to drive near his house everyday thinking "I could be there now".

Congrats on winning a TRIXIE and getting nominated in other categories.

[Benedict 3,119]

!!! I think that picture (mosaic?) of the rail station and bus stands is one of the finest in your entire CJ. The rail building is stark, dirty, brutal. Just amazing. The rail junction is also excellent - looks like something Nardo69 made!

Congratulations on your well-deserved Trixie.

[penguin007 27]

Some great pictures there particually the rail system with the underground station and the railyards

Will

[psander5 198]

Brilliant update!  I love the way you used the banality of Mikhail's journey to work to chronicle the update.   That picture of the suspension bridge over the rail lines is my favourite.   I like the train station too.  It's one of my favourte train stations in the game.  You've used it well! 

Congratulations on the Trixie!

[Simbourgeois 139]

As depressive as ever... Well, you certainly deserved your Trixie

Congratulations!

Will be waiting to see more - just curious when the life will get better in this part of the simworld...

Best regards,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[GreekMan 246]

great work! congrads on the trixie!

wow you have had this CJ for almost a year right??? wow, feels like yesterday when u first started

[packersfan 666]

What is your suggestion for ground texture and rail texture...I'm trying to figure out the best way to present a consistent style.

[kricsmark 0]

Brilliant!

Though, at parts, it almost felt like you enjoy torturing your citizens with the worst living conditions possible. :V

[КaZZ 203]

hehe.. i think that last picture series is not depressive at all  maybe it'snot compliment here but it's rather beautiful than real ghetto but my point is somewhere else, it's really realistic and good job, eaven more realistic than older pictures 

[TekindusT 3,809]

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algis242: Thanks for your comment! More than annoying, I think it can be frustrating...

Benedict: Thank you for commenting, my friend! I appreciate your comment on the station pic, as it was one where I dedicated a lot of time. The only way of showing it was with a mosaic... And thanks for commenting on the new CJ section!

penguin007: Thank you for your comment!

psander5: Thank you for commenting, and very glad you liked the whole update!

Simbourgeois: Merci beaucoup! Life getting better? Never!

GreekMan: Thank you for your comment! I barely hadn't realized a year has gone since I began this CJ!

packersfan: Thanks for your comment, answered by PM.

Géza!: Thank you for commenting and welcome to the ST forums!

testuser1234: Thanks for your comment! No depressing pictures? I have to add an extra grime on the next updates...

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In this CJ, there's always a power plant near, it is like a classic here. I feel confortable showing them and I like how they look. The one we see today, is one of the ones that feed Krasnoslobodsk, there are some more in and around the metropolitan area, but this one is very close to Workers City.

Here's where it all begins. The rusty cranes work non-stop unloading the coal coming from different parts of the nation. If one of this trains couldn't reach its destination, nothing happens, as the power plant has coal reserves that could last up to three days. Of course, that's the "official" version.

Here, this coal is burned and the heat this process gives, heats water that becomes steam. It passes through a turbine and its movement generates the electricity that Krasnoslobodsk citizens enjoy 16 hours a day. The effects of burning the coal can be smelt in the air and felt in the building roofs in a 10-kilometers radius.

Instantly, this high-voltage electricity is delivered to other parts of the metropolitan area, or transformed into medium and low voltage electricity to be used in the surrounding neighbourhoods. This is how Krasnoslobodsk keeps its slow way to the progress.

[Benedict 3,119]

Amazing as always. The picture with the coal wagons and rail siding is just fantastic.

[+Guest Member 193110]

Great work once again.

[TekindusT 3,809]

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Benedict: Thanks for commenting, my friend!

algis242: Thank you for your comment!

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Now the exam season is coming, I won't be able to update for a couple of weeks, so I thought I should bring something a little bit special.

I love building airports for my cities, and I thought I should make one for Krasnoslobodsk. It was quite a challenge, because it should be different to what I'm used to do. Lately, I had been building some fancy (or wannabe fancy) airports, with RHWs here and there, and more or less varied terminal designs. But Krasnoslobodsk's had to be the opposite: boxy, grey, ugly... Here's the result. No tenements today.

Krasnoslobodsk International Airport (KNB), formerly called Yuri Andropov International Airport, was a magnificient facility when the first flight landed on the runway, in 1957,  it was the proud of Krasnoslobodsk and the gate to the city. Since then, only a few upgrades have been made in the terminal building, and the only the basic upkeep is made for safety reasons. Its 1992-meter asphalt runway doesn't allow the landing of the largest aircrafts, but there's no need for larger aircrafts here.

Only a handful of national and regional airlines operate here: Aeroflot, Aerosvit, Armavia, Dniproavia, Easyjet and Transaero; with daily flights to Moscow and Kiev. Three cargo flights are operated weekly by UPS, DHL and TNT.

[+Guest Member 193110]

Great mosaic and the airport looks great. Would be interesting to see the whole airport.

[kakado_to_save 514]

I like it mosaic 10\10 city 10\10 updates 10\10!

Good luck on your exams  

[9988 428]

Where did you get these tenements on the top of this page?

[psander5 198]

Krasnoslobodsk airpor looks... quite nice   

The runway looks nice and clear and clean, the planes look like they'll hold together in the air and the terminals, though plain, look reasonably well maintained! 

I guess there aren't any airport packs that fit Tenements & Rust perfectly, but you've done a great job with what's available! The image editing loos great as always. 

[Schulmanator 5,807]

WOW! Your work continues to impress. Very nice

[Simbourgeois 139]

I just hope that the runway is well kept and there are no holes in it...

Great mosaic!

Best regards,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[9988 428]

Impressive. Truly Impressive.

[packersfan 666]

Nice airport...very plain. I need to build an airport in my city soon. Last time I essentially just copied Cincinnati-Kentucky International for my Sessquenna Region...this time it will be more about trying to find the right place. Enough about me, haha, great airport mosaic. I'd like to see a complete view of the entire airport sometime. Keep up the stellar work.