The Laughing Moose Showcase

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Westramine & The Laughing Moose Showcase

Table of Highlights:

Cumberland

Page One:

Cumberland - Bergenside

Cumberland - Westend

Cattaxqua

and you can scroll to the rest

Page Two:

+Cumberland City Center+

Alcesia, A Nearly Natural Growth Experiment

Nearly Natural Growth

Westramine

Sunderland

Page Three:

Sunderland

Financial District

Page Four:

Midtown Sunderland

Lincoln Heights and Uptown

Page Five:

South Sunderland Connector Interchange

Topsham

And Now for Something Completely Different!

Page Six:

Coming Soon! Berkshire Area

  Edited May 8, 2012 by bluemoose  

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Continuing my tradition of ADD and distractions, we will be taking a look at different cities and regions I've been working on.

But First, a Teaser!

Enjoy! And be looking forward to more!

Check out the new CJ section for the full look at this area

[Jamesrules90 133]

Nice, the area looks nice. The dilapidated look of the neighbourhood is a good start to your CJ, I'm looking forward to future updates.

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Cumberland: Bergenside

Welcome to Bergenside, a mixed use Industrial/Residential neighborhood in the City of Cumberland. Bergenside is located to the east of center city. Its borders are First Street and Mill Creek in the East, Newcastle Street in the North, Fifth Street in the West and E Cambia Street in the South. The Blocks in between are a gritty mix of factories, w2ws and walk-ups.

Thank you all for visiting Bergenside!

Next time: The Westend and Bloemfont neighborhoods of Cumberland

[AdoxxBE 289]

Great start, will be visiting more

Also a good composition of those buildings

[bluemoose 223]

Hey everyone!

Heres my FIRST EVER attempt at a custom map!

This is Center City Cumberland, which will be revealed... soon

What do You Guys Think?

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It's that time of year, late summer air is filled with the smell of used textbooks and sholars prepare for the upcoming term.

Here's a look at Cumberland's own Torham University, where Students are just arriving from around the country.

Cheers! And good luck to students this next term.

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Cumberland - Bloemfont and Westend

Welcome Back

Today we'll look at Bloemfont, the City's polished financial district, and Westend, the Shopping District just West of City Center.

Westend is located around West Market and Cambria Streets Just to the West of City Center between Eighth Street and Eleventh Street.

The Cumbria County Vetrans Arena is a major part of Westend and is home to the Cumberland Jackals, the areas hockey team.

The Cumberland Bus Terminal is a relic from the mid 20th Century located on Eleventh Street, headed south toward Bloemfont.

Bloemfont Square is Home to several Banks, financial firms and the Central Rail Terminal.

Head east on Water Street to skirt Sylvan Park, and pass the Wescester Water Control Board, so located due to the famous Bloemfont Cold Springs located within the protected area.

Thank You for Visiting!!

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Interesting variety of stuff here... you are off to a nice start.

[MayorAwesome 12]

I like the feel of your city. Looks realistic and with barely no repetition at all. Keep it up

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Cattaxqua

Welcome Back!

Today we'll look at the Borough of Cattaxqua, located just East of the Cumberland City Limits across the Lehigh River.

Lets start at the Borough's exit on the Northern Lehigh Expressway, which also services the Borough of Whitehall to the north.

We encounter the Midway Business District on the way to Cattaxqua. It is so called because of its location roughly halfway between Whitehall and Cattaxqua.

And Cattaxqua Itself:

Thanks for Visiting!

[androidboi 57]

lovely town! looks great!

[simlink 1,098]

Wow, this looks really good. I really like the downtown area and area by the expressway exit, both look really realistic. Look forward to more!

[IDS2 3,344]

Looks really nice! Nice variety of buildings.

[Kifflom112 355]

Nice addition. I love it.

[Mayorm 14]

I love your cities and the way you present them I also like how you incorporated a hockey team into the region

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Replies:

Everyone!: Thanks a lot! Your comments really mean a lot!

Sim_Link: Thanks! There will be some more Roadgeekery, if thats your thing.

Mayorm: Thanks! They're actually named after the Elmira team, because I couldn't decide on a name.

Cumberland - Lower West Side and South-West

Hello All! Today we will look at the Lower West Side and South-West Cumberland. Lower West Side is located directly West of Bloemfont and south of Torham University.

Cumberland BLVD carries most E/W traffic through and past Central Cumberland. To the West it becomes West Cumberland Expressway. Both exits take drivers to other shopping districts. The Trumpet leads north to Woodlawn. The partial interchange takes traffic south to South-West Cumberland, a City Annex.

South-West Cumberland:

Thanks for Visiting!

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Hey Everyone!

This is just a quick political/sattellite map of Cumberland Metro so far.

As you can see there is a long way to go!

Region View

Be sure to click the link as the small preview is useless :/

Anyways, Thanks for visiting!

[Kifflom112 355]

This is an amazing map, I love the photo editing too.

[Roger51 381]

Great looking region!!

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Looking good... and the map is delish!

[simlink 1,098]

Looking good, love the retail areas. The interchange is cool as well.

[steelersfanforlife 43]

I like your cj so far. I will check back when there is an update.

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First of All, Thanks for the comments everyone!

A Sunday Drive

Hey Everyone!

Today we'll take a shore drive down M40, the main Motorway through the southern region of the Lehigh Valley, servicing Cumberland form the East and Southwest.

We'll start out from the East, headed westbound towards South Cumberland. Here, M40 winds its way over a ridge and down into the Lehigh Valley:

Here is the Exit for South Cumberland. It is almost directly south of Center City, but since it is a small interchange, most traffic to the center is rerouted via Avenues and other motorways.

If we took this exit, we would arrive at the Cumberland Rail Yards:

FYI, this is my first EVER mosaic!

But we continue on, through South Side Cumberland, where M40 forms the southern border of the City:

We Exit Here, an interchange that will take us through South-West Cumberland to the West Cumberland Expressway. Traffic Approaching from the Southwest to Center City is routed this way.

Thanks everyone!

[nathanthemayor 1,261]

Excellent roadgeekery and good job with your moasic!THat railyard looks fanstastic!

[steelersfanforlife 43]

This is a great update. i really like the interchanges and railyards.

[Roger51 381]

Great railway yard

[emperordaniel 1,281]

Lovely update! Like everyone else, I also love the railway yard

[AdoxxBE 289]

Looking good Nice mosaic even if it's your first ever!

[simlink 1,098]

Fantastic mosaic, the rail yard is amazing! The roadgeekery is great as well. Look forward to more.

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Replies!

Thanks Everyone! Theres going to be a lot of roadgeekery and rails. I have a thing for infrastructure

Cumberland - Torham University

Welcome back everybody!

Today we'll look at Torham University, the Area's premier university of the Fine Arts and Architecture, Law, and a bunch of other things .

The Main Quad is located on Market Street, West of Cumberland's center.

Wesmont Square is the official West Limit of the Cumberland Central Business District, and is where Cambria and Market Streets merge to form only Market Street.

Some Dormotories by the central pond on Vine Street, the Major Northwest Route into/out of the city.

The Fischer Academic Building containing Laboratories and Technological classrooms as well as traditional lecture halls and classrooms is the newest Addition to the University.

An Overview of Torham University from the South, Looking North.

And a peek at Woodlawn, the neighborhood to the West. Notice the northeast US traditional H block pattern of alleys.

Thanks! Untill next time!

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