Campbell

[Cob92 360]

Campbell began its existence in 1878 as a small community of farmers and ranchers who settled in the vicinity of a major river. The town was renamed in 1882 after Lieutenant James R. Campbell sucessfully defended it against a an Indian attack, with his 100 troops working with the settlers to hold off some 1200 Indian attackers. Trade along this river helped to enlarge the town from the initial 30 families to over 10,000 people by the year 1900.   During the 20th century, Campbell became the largest city in its area, and although farming remained the focus of the economy, an industrial sector did develop. In the 1970s, with a developing space program and technology advancing at a faster pace, the mayor of Campbell (then a city of 131,000 residents) announced an initiative to make the city a major player in the technology industry. Today, Campbell's population stands at over half a million, and continues to grow rapidly as the technology and manufacturing sectors outstrip agriculture.

(The bottom 3 pics are slightly older. I was using Australia 2000 roads at the time, and the skyscrapers seen in the top pic had yet to be built)

[jazyje 1]

Looks great -- very airy and open for a city with half a million residents!

[Cob92 360]

Originally posted by: jazyje

Looks great -- very airy and open for a city with half a million residents!quote>

The open space was necessary in order to fit the freeway. I had to bulldoze 2 neighborhoods, some businesses, and a farm in order to fit the highway network in, especially with the weird way that interchanges will snap to nearby surface roads.

[Damastius 5]

Nice city Cobhris! I like it.

[Skimbo 304]

too much grid road network......

[Damastius 5]

@ Skimbo : not all cities look good with a grid network, but this one doesn't only have grid... it has variation too which makes it look good!

[Herdervriend 46]

Ik vind het er geweldig uit zien

[jazyje 1]

Skimbo, I guess you hate Manhattan or Chicago then?

[johannesut 1]

Nice work

[Mountain Dew 0]

wow, I love the midwest...

I'll be looking forward to it

[Cob92 360]

I'm basing some of the look and feel of Campbell, especially the inner city, off of what I saw in Chicago when I visted that city with my high school orchestra back in mid-March (I actually began building Campbell the day I returned home).

Uptown (top) and Downtown (bottom):

Campbell's own little Silicon Valley:

Rural farming areas:

And wind farms:

A poorer neighborhood, mostly with immigrants from the countries of the former Warsaw Pact (note the flea market):

Downtown viewed from above. Some older neighborhoods had to be demolished to make way for the new Highway 131:

Downtown at night:

Uptown skyline viewed from the Main Street bridge at night:

Street view in Uptown:

Headquarters of the National Farmers' Association:

Entering Uptown from the Jackson Avenue bridge:

Suburbs of Campbell:

Campbell City Hall, built in 1950 to replace the aging town hall on Main Street:

Overview of the city (yes, I know the farms are close. MC decided to put the farmland in the middle of the map, so I couldn't build out until I downloaded the sandbox mod to get more farmland):

[Jaybyrd05 3]

Great update... I really like the downtown area

[jazyje 1]

Wow! This City has REALLY improved since the last update --- I really like the grid actually, it has a very mid-west feel to it, really reminds me of St. Louis or Minneapolis/St Paul in parts -- keep it up!!

[Damastius 5]

It's looking vrey good! You have a good road network!

[jacqulina 162]

very nice work my friend

[Cob92 360]

Mini-update: I noticed the roads were kind of difficult to see on the overview map I uploaded, so here's one taken at night so the roads stand out.

[Damastius 5]

Thanks, hope to see some more soon Cobhris!

[patriotizzy 0]

It really reminds me of American cities. Lots of grid, which looks awesome with bird's eye view.

[Cob92 360]

Now for the weekly update.

As we look toward Uptown, one of the city's new downtown bridges can be seen on the left:

Looking down at the streets of downtown:

The wealthiest neighborhood in Campbell. If you have to ask, you can't afford it:

The Northwest Freeway (I-82) bridge:

The city on the Campbell River:

State Highway 431 bridge. This road is relatively new, and links the farms in the hills with Campbell's suburbs and the city itself:

The Downtown Bypass was constructed recently to provide more direct access from the Northwest Freeway to downtown:

Development begins to push beyond the historic urban area:

A new international airport has been constructed. The previous city airport was no longer adequate for handling the volume of travellers passing through Campbell, and it's proximity to the city center made expansion impossible:

[Xidillon 0]

I definately love your building placement within each city block. very nice detail with that. I just wish we were able to modify city block auto layout just to make it easier but for now it those of us who put more work and effort that truly reap the better looking cities. Great work.

[Mountain Dew 0]

You have a great Downtown!

[mentarman 14]

Looking good.

[chilean1 2]

This CJ is beautiful. It actually make me want to play CXL, but I got a mac. Really, really good, the planning of the city is exelent

[Damastius 5]

Nicely done! Love those highways throughout the city!

[Cob92 360]

Originally posted by: Xidillon

I definately love your building placement within each city block. very nice detail with that. I just wish we were able to modify city block auto layout just to make it easier but for now it those of us who put more work and effort that truly reap the better looking cities. Great work.quote>

Actually, what I do is draw the road layout I want, then use the zoning tools to fill it in with lots, and then I bulldoze the filler area around the lots so I can add plazas, parks, and parking lots. Most of the lower density areas outside of my downtown were made with the rectangular zone tool, but I always lay major roads manually to keep the city organized.

[kevin1031 0]

my favorite and most realistic cxl cj so far keep it up!!!!

[jazyje 1]

The twin-cities are looking great -- I love the new bypass expressway!

[Cob92 360]

As Campbell moves into the 21st century, development continues relentlessly. Today, I will show some of the new construction, as well as a couple parts of the city that I neglected to show you before.

Looking toward the towers of the Lord's Palace, the most luxurious condo development in Campbell. Rooms start at $40,000 a month:

And on the other end of the spectrum, these row houses are so cheap that you can live in them with a minimum wage job and still have plenty of cash left over:

Every city needs suburbs:

As development sends land prices skyward, farmers sell out and head for the hills--literally!

Doing business from under the bridge:

Wide shot:

This bridge links the island neighborhood in east Campbell to the city center:

The southern stretch of I-82 is finally complete! Now that it's past the city limits, construction is officially "not our problem":

[jugioh1012 2]

BEAUTIFUL!

[Damastius 5]

Good job Cohbris