Mandursuro: a ChicAgo333 city journal

[Merkinball 0]

Wow, you've been playing that sucker for a long time haven't you?

[masher 3]

You want more replies? update a lil more often this is a great cj i like your beachfront in the first pic

and i don't understand why so many highways?

it's a nice well developed city very nice!!

[Equinox 1,218]

I love organization ... and SOMY lots ... so ...

Great CJ!  More pics = more replies, like Masher said. 

Keep it up, this is a promising project.

[DuskTrooper 316]

Still, IMO, you should use less highways.  They take up too much space.  Also, what are your traffic counts for each highway?

[ChicAgo333 2]

don't worry im getting a big update in tomorrow...and i will get traffic counts for the neighbor connections, downtown, and beach entrance as well!

[Casper3141 60]

whoa all i can say chicago is NICE i really love the suberby feel in Woodshore and i cant wait for that update

[Superstar 69]

I love the city, it's really nice, love to spend my summer vacation here...

 

This comment is here not because of the chat we had but because it deservs it

[ChicAgo333 2]

thanks for the comments everyone!'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/1.gif width=15 border=0>

 

now for the big update'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/10.gif width=15 border=0>...

 

first of all i promised DuskTrooper i would show my neighbor connection traffic counts

 

here is the connection via the 1-Expressway

 

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and here is a shot of the connection via the 3 Freeway

 

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don't worry i will also add the beach entrance and downtown entrance traffic counts when i show them!

 

now lets get on to the city: here is a shot of the Mid-Town South Community occupying the only Walmart in the city and the only other McDonalds...and don't forget the Woodshore City College!

 

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and just above this community is a very small community, Mid-Town North Community, and it is small enough that i will show you closeups of this one

 

 

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and here is a shot of the community flipped the other way...the second Toys R Us in the city is located here as well (also the more popular because it is located near the beaches)

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files/WSHOREPOINT_MIDTOWNNORTHCOMM4.jpg>

 

Stay tuned today for the North Community, West Community, and Beach Community!

 

Again, comments are appreciated!'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/10.gif width=15 border=0> (I have a lot of views and not enough comments, please, if you view this please comment i will appreciate it greatly!'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/1.gif width=15 border=0>)

[the_new_simman 5]

Very good CJ...this gives me an idea...it will be a story...I will give you a hint. It is about a farm and a huge city....lol

 

If you don't already, you should host your CJ Picture on this site: http://simtropolis.forumer.com/

 

 

[DuskTrooper 316]

Hmm...well, Thanks for the pics, but...
If You're going to have traffic counts like that, I would have used avenues instead. They are more ground oriented and would impact the city less than highways. All you have to do is mod the capacities in reader, to enable them to carry slightly higher loads. For extreme numbers, see my CJ.

[jasperdeman.nl 1]

Hey!, that's a very nice city you got going there, i really like teh low-rise! Could you tell us some more about the commute times? Because i really like your system with only one on-ramp, but want to know how that goes for commute times.

Keep up the good work!

[mattc005 2]

Beautiful city! Lot's of trees!!

[Vlad788 13]

Nice city chicago. I like the way it looks. Especially the highways and the road design. Make's it look different. Nice job.

 

-Vlad

[JohnB 66]

Amazing!!! I love that city. It is very planned out and creative. I love the explanations you gave for why the the McDonalds and Toys R Us are so popular.
Its great to see someone use all those BAT buildings in their city. I think that this city is more like Miami or some kind of resort town on the ocean. I mean it does not have many skyscrapers. You done a Great Job Chicago!! I cant wait to see more updates.

[+Guest]

As for a short saying. it's looking good.

[masher 3]

Aren't those the same pics...well it looks really green!! i like that!!! but i guess your sims' comute must be a great ride with all those ramps and highways listen to DT and don't use so many of them other than that this is a great city i like your suburbs very cool place to live!!

[frogface 354]

looking very nice so far, the suburbs look nice because they dont have grid which is very good,

keep up the good work

[MayorVieira 1]

Beautiful road layouts, Chicago. I would like to see some region view and transportation map pictures...

[TheJerseyDevil73 13]

Its pretty realistic...Nice beach...green and looks upscale....Doesnt have an ongoing grid which is nice on the eyes. Thumbs up.

[Dannato 4]

How do you get so many of the same buildings to grow next to each other? Although in some places it looks a bit too repetitive, it looks very good in other areas.

I like the look of your low-density, high-wealth residential areas, and of course that long beach-front looks cool.

 Cheers.

[ChicAgo333 2]

(NOTE: Sorry this update is late...ST kept logging me out on this computer and I kept having to re-do it over...this is my third time doing it over'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/34.gif width=15 border=0>'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/15.gif width=15 border=0>)

 

Dannato: yes the repetition in the office park did not happen like I wanted it to. I was trying to get the whole office park filled with the white 2 story office buildings as many realistic office parks have repetition of the same building, as in not bad repetition but good repetition, but that did not happen and I ended up getting repetition of many different buildings'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/15.gif width=15 border=0>

 

jasperdeman.nl: yes I'll add the commute times and other city stats when I am done showing this city

 

thanks for the comments you two and thanks to the rest of the people who replied to my CJ'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/1.gif width=15 border=0>

 

well to start it off here is a shot of the North Community

 

 

and I also made a few shots of the North Community up close for you'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/2.gif width=15 border=0>

 

 

 

 

and now what you've all been waiting for...the Woodshore Point coastline!'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/10.gif width=15 border=0>

 

Here is a shot of the West Community, just south of the Beach Community. Did I mention I love doing R$$ suburbs? It looks extremely realistic because of the 1x1s.

 

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now here is a center shot of the Beach Community with the shopping center right in the middle

 

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Here is a side shot of the Beach Community with Cobb's set of Seaside Villas, a very nice site to see in this city, right behind another very tourist attraction, the shopping center

 

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here is what you have seen in my Mandursuro banner, Lincoln beach and the ever so famous Lincoln Blvd. with the very popular resturaunts located there, many tourists love to come and eat there.

 

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moving north here is the very private Lincoln Beach Club where the richest sims live.  Also notice that there are walls surrounding the area to show the sense of privacy and most of the lots are 3x3 not 2x2 like most of the city. They also have their own private beach.  Also there are the two hotels located in Woodshore Point, the Embassy Suites Hotel and the Courtyard Marriott Hotel.

 

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and here on the penninsula which was just recently constructed on is the very relaxing Woodshore Country Club, the Sports Square, where sport fields/courts are located for young sims to have fun, and the Lincoln Marina, a fun place for the whole family'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/1.gif width=15 border=0>

 

 

Stay tuned tomorrow for: I reveal where I live in Mandursuro'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/3.gif width=15 border=0>, more closeups are revealed, and traffic counts for the Beach Community entrance are shown! Also Downtown will be shown!

 

As I say, Comments are still greatly appreciated!'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/3.gif width=15 border=0>

[Equinox 1,218]

I have to say, you make the best suburbs and rowhome communities I've ever seen.  Great job BHawks, I wish I could do more stuff like this ... mine looks too neat all the time, not very natural. 

[clindhartsen 5]

Wow! It looks awsome Chicago! Well, compared to other stuff I have seen and some of the stuff I did myself. Anyway, I really like it except for the over plpoed look in some spots (which is ment to happen) and the outlining of the outlets/on-ramps to highways.

[subedei 3]

Looks great so far. Will be looking forward to some more updates.  

 

 

Subedei

[Screwballl 196]

very nice, i will be keeping an eye on this one

[Dolfan348488 0]

Looking pretty good so far.  Hope to see more updates soon.

[DuskTrooper 316]

Soo...Your country club has...2 holes...
Nice burbs. The city has a patchy feel to it, somehow. It must be all the highways.

[vidioman 21]

Those palm trees are HUGE! And I find palm trees ugly. But the city looks interesting! I'll have to respond again somethime!

 

-you know what to do!

-vid

[ChicAgo333 2]

DuskTrooper: Soo...Your country club has...2 holes...
LOL, yes it does only have two holes because I was trying to make it a small country club just to relax, play tennis, or go in the pools.  It

[Alkaola 18]

I love this Cj