Ventura City

[cashius 25]

Very Urban, good, awsome, spectacular!

Also, good residential areas, makes the city more desirable.

[Benedict 3,119]

Fantastic new updates. Great region view, too, I love how the city is developed around the hill area, taking on a boomerang shape.

[tshirt23 75]

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Vivapanda: Thank you. And thanks for being a regular commenter Comments always spur me to update faster!

Cashius: Thank you! I love urban environments and I hope that Ventura City does it justice

Benedict: One of my big things when I started Ventura City was to try to make the city wrap around the mountain as it does - and I'm glad that its turning out to be successful. It's probably not realistic to have the downtown where it is - it should more likely be along the waterfront or on the river, but I liked the challenge it presented.

Today's update is still in the University area, focusing on Rutledge, a neighborhood sandwiched between downtown Ventura and The University of Ventura.

Here is an overview of the area:

Here are a couple shots of the neighborhood High School, Rutledge High School:

Here is a bike path through Rutledge:

This is Franklin Community Center:

And last, a few residential shots:

Thanks for visiting, and please comment

[N106 10]

Very realistic CJ so far. I like the heavy use of custom content residences, and noticed the curving streets, which is also a nice touch. Franklin Community Center and the surrounding park look very nice, and Rutledge High School also keeps with the realism. So far, this is an incredibly well-done CJ, and I am definitely looking forward to the next update.

[vivapanda 422]

I always liked how the city snakes trough the valley, it turned out very nice indeed! All those row houses give a great finishing touch to the area

[tshirt23 75]

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N106: I'm glad that you like this CJ, and I am very glad to hear that the realism shows through.  Sorry for the very delayed update, but here it is.

Vivapanda: I'm glad to hear you like the way Ventura City snakes through the valley turned out, It is one of my favorite things about Ventura City.

 

Again, sorry for the very delayed update.  I got busy with school and work again.  But, bright side, I graduated, so I have much more free time to hopefully update regularly now.  This is more of a teaser, I have been working lately on trying to fill in the region a little more, and so here are some region view.  The next update will again focus solely on one area.  If anyone wants to see a certain area showcased, leave me a comment, and I will try to focus on that in the next update.

 

 

A closeup of the western edge of the city

 

A closeup of the eastern, mountainous end of the city

 

Thanks!

[89James89 1,169]

Love it.

 

Very clean and pleasing to look at and very realistic looking.

 

Loving how your slowly showing the region growing as well.

 

Cheers

 

James

[TekindusT 3,809]

Those suburbs look truly realistic, fantastic job!

[Dazzyls 576]

I like this topic! I like your style!

Thumbs up!

[tshirt23 75]

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89James89: Thanks very much!  I'm glad you enjoy watching the region grow.  I wish I could have finished it completely before starting this city journal, but it takes forever, and I would probably never start a city journal!

TekindusT: Thanks!  It is a lot of fun making the suburbs!

Ultimate727: I'm happy to hear you like this CJ!

This update will focus on Quincy, a neighborhood just north of downtown Oceanside.  I am also trying my hand at night shots, I hope they came out well. To orient yourself, here is a region shot of the area:

 

 

1: Quincy Freeway during the day

2: Quincy Freeway during the night

3: Quincy Drive during the day

4: Quincy Drive at night

5: Cascade Avenue at night near Orange Drive 

6: Driving west on Cascade Avenue

7: Cascade Avenue, just to the East of Quincy Freeway

8: Cascade Avenue as it passes Quincy Freeway

9: Markum Square

10: Southmoore Drive in southwest Oceanside

 

As you approach Quincy via the Freeway, this is the view you will be met with:

...and the same shot at night:

 

The main road through Quincy is Quincy Drive.  It cuts straight through the heart of the neighborhood - you can see the beginning of Quincy Drive in the above picture if you look just to the right of the highway for the diagonal street.  The road just to the east of Quincy Drive is Southmoor Drive, which we will visit further on in this update.

 

and again at night:

 

Another major road through the neighborhood is Cascade Avenue, and this is one of the few roads that reach all the way from downtown Ventura to the Ocean.  Here is a shot of Cascade Avenue on the eastern outskirts of the neighborhood.  Orange drive is the diagonal road which cuts through the picture:

 

And driving east, we come to a few shopping centers:

 

Just before the freeway are many popular restaurants, bars, shops and hotels:

 

Finally crossing over the highway, you are only a few blocks from the ocean:

 

Here is a pretty shot at dusk of Markum Square, a quiet little plaza tucked away amidst the homes and shops.  The lights stay on year round, and it is a popular place for locals to pass the time, playing or relaxing.

 

And finally, we will visit Southmoore Drive, which connects downtown Oceanside to Quincy:

 

I hope you enjoyed this update of Quincy.  Please comment, and come back again!

[tshirt23 75]

Tonight's update is of Brentwood Heights, the commercial district of Brentwood, a rich suburban neighborhood east of Downtown, reaching up into the mountains.

1.  An aerial shot of the area

2.  Harrison Plaza

3.  A residential street at night  

4.  Walnut Plaza and Chestnut Plaza

5.  Life along Brentwood Avenue

6.  A quiet residential street

7.  A quiet plaza amidst offices, restaurants and shops

8.  Victoria Park

9.  An overview of the neighborhood

10.  An overview of the neighborhood

 

 

 

 

Walnut Plaza to the left, and Chestnut Plaza to the right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks, and please come back again soon!

 

 

[waybig 35]

I'm using the same map to build on, so it's interesting to see how two people can take the same thing and use it so differently. Really great CJ, looking  forward to more updates. 

[КaZZ 203]

parks and green areas are really good side of this cj! like it

[Snugies 91]

egh..egh..ugh that CJ is okay...no i'm not blu...blu...blushing in jealousy right now

[TekindusT 3,809]

I officially love that region view pictures you show us with all those neverending suburbs at the bottom of the mountains!

[SimCoug 5,976]

You have some really impressive region pics.  Keep it up!

[Dazzyls 576]

Nice city...

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Wonderful work, and I'm happy to see my buildings in your thriving city.

[ThirtyThree 141]

Very realistic. Well done - I will be following this CJ closely.

[tshirt23 75]

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Waybig: I would love to see pics of your city, I also find it very interesting how the same parameters can produce very different results.

Testuser1234: I'm glad that you enjoy my parks, they are a lot of fun to create.

Snugies:  I'm embarrassed to say, but I honestly can't tell if you are being serious or not with your comment, so sorry if you don't like it...

TekindusT: Thanks much!  I put a lot of effort into my suburbs, and I am happy with how they are turning out, and that others think the same way as well.

SimCoug: Thanks!

Ultimate 727: Thanks...

Aaron Graham: Thanks!  I really love all of your buildings - I have downloaded the majority of them, so I hope that I am doing them justice

ThirtyThree: I am glad I hit refresh, or I would have missed your comment before I hit update.  I'm really glad that you enjoy Ventura Cityj

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So, obviously I am not very good at regular updates.  I tried, I really did...but I got distracted.  But here I am again, this time with an update featuring Ventura City International Airport. And just a disclaimer: I am in no way an airplane, runway, taxiway, or anything airport related expert, so there are probably technical problems in the design, which I ask you to please ignore and imagine it is as it is functionally supposed be.

 

First off, lets situate ourselves with a region shot giving you an idea of where the Airport is located - a very centralized location touching the southern edge of downtown and near two major highways

Here is a closer picture showing a bit more detail.  I am a little upset that the neighborhood around the airport isn't a little more built up, though I wanted to get an update out before I lost interest again.

This is the main plaza and parking, collectively called Warren Plaza.

and again at night:

This is the east entrance to the main terminal of the airport

And finally, here are some shots of the terminals, first an overview of all four, with the forest courtyard in the center:

And a closeup of concourse D:

And Concourse B:

 

Hope you enjoyed!  

[Dazzyls 576]

Wow, nice done airport! Could you tell us to what destinations the different terminals fly?

[tshirt23 75]

Thanks Ultimate727, and I'll do you one better.  Here is a map of the airport, though it is set up by airline more than by destination:

 

 

 

 

 

[Dazzyls 576]

I thought I saw KLM on the picture of terminal D, but that could be a mistake...

 

It's still a nice airport, but isn't that parking a bit too small?

[tshirt23 75]

You probably did see KLM, I used the planes that I already had downloaded and forgot to change/download new ones, so none of them match right now...

And there is massive underground parking, the circular road at the end of the parking lot right up next to Warren Plaza leads to it.

[Superbacon 380]

You should build those runways on the west end of the airport. As it stands, it would take an awful long time to taxi a plane all the way around the terminal wings to the other side of the airport. 

But I digress. That is a snazzy looking airport and an awesome region view. I love what you've done with it. Must have taken quite a lot of time to work out. 

[TekindusT 3,809]

I'm liking this CJ more and more! The concourse layout of your airport is very nice, original but keeping the design simple and realistic, great job! The runways and taxiway connections could meet some more realism (insider tip: Google Earth and Wikipedia) with its lenght and markings, but these are easy to implement changes.

 

Cool job overall!

[GreekMan 246]

What a nice looking city! great start! looking forward to more! highly realistic!

 

I seriously love this CJ!

[ThirtyThree 141]

Very good!

[tshirt23 75]

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Superbacon: I never though about how long it would taxi around the airport, and your right...I would hate to have to wait all that time just to start my flight!  I'm glad that you like the airport anyways, and that this oversight didn't ruin it for you.  It did take quite a long time to work out, but it was enjoyable

TekindusT: I'm really glad to hear that you are liking Ventura City.  I am still learning things about the game and hope it continues to improve, and that you continue to like it!  I'm not ignoring your suggestions about improving the realism of my runways, yet I need a break from the airport.

GreekMan: Thanks! Its good to hear that the realism is showing through, that is my goal with playing SC4

ThirtyThree: Thanks!

 

Thanks again to those who gave me feedback on how to improve upon my airport.  Its much appreciated, and I'm not ignoring you, but I am a bit bored with the airport, thus I'm going to work on other projects of the city for now.  

And this brings me to the neighborhood of Williams, and older, low income neighborhood sandwiched between the airport to the south and the central warehouse district of Ventura City to the north, as you can see in the region view below:

 

The two major streets running through the area are Hawthorne Avenue running north and south and Cascade Avenue running east and west.  Roosevelt and Venton are also two major streets bisecting the neighborhood.  Roosevelt is the southern boundary of the Central Manufacturing District, while Venton Street cuts through the center.  

 

Zooming in on Hawthorne avenue, we see where the power lines cross the avenue, surrounded by commercial and industrial businesses.  

 

And there is also residential mixed in as well: 

 

Following the power lines to the west, it cuts through the backyards of homes

 

Now zooming in on Roosevelt and Venton, we come across the Woodville (on Roosevelt) and Salisbury (on Venton) apartment complexes

 

Heading south on Venton, we drive through block and blocks of houses...

 

And driving East along Roosevelt, we see the neighborhood transition from residential to warehouses.

 

And last but not least is McKinley Elementary School and Park

 

Thanks for visiting!

 

 

[GreekMan 246]

seriously it is pretty realistic.  I love the urban feel. I can never seem to make my cities like Brentwood Heights. that kind of low density..my god so damn AWESOME!!!