San Leandro (#11 Connecting the Dots)

[Drosovila 86]

This is just awesome I love how much thought and detail you put into everything ! Really makes me want to give up city building

 

And you wanted casinos right ? Because I've started working on one now. Got a bit distracted though and made this, so I have to see how much of it's coolnes can be translated into the game, because a casino relies on nice lightning and the night a lot, which will be hard to achieve in cities...

 

Edit: I released it you can find it herehttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=431256117. It's not very...conventional...though.

 

[Mr_Maison 2,426]

I whispered some profanity while gazing that last update. The canals and that shot with the sunken railroad.......................I really look forward to your updates. This CJ would make great Cities Skylines coffee table book material.

 

Drosovila- I look forward to when C:S look like that picture. ^^

[YUUU 65]

That harbour looks really nice! Best attempt at realistic harbour seen in a cj yet

Also your stadium is really lovely. I like how you did the area around it

[max_13 128]

Replies:

Haljackey: Thank you!
Carnivorus: Thanks, good to hear it looks somewhat realistic.
kingofsimcity: Thanks a lot!
Ln X: Thank you!
Sirti: Danke!
TheX: Thank you, I am using this mod.
Ultimate727: Thanks mate. What, you don't have a yacht? You should stop spending money on useless things like welfare or education.
Drosovila: Hey, nice to see you around here. Thanks for your kind words, I really hope you get demotivated building cities so you spend more time with awesome assets! I already incorporated your casino into my city, thanks a lot for that! But I agree, we really do need a propper day/night cycle, it's one of the things I miss from SC2013.
Mr_Maison: Thank you!
YUUU: Thanks, glad you like it.

 

 

San Leandro

#11 Connecting the Dots

 

After a well-deserved time off that I spent with cheap liquor over in Talooga I am back to work in San Leandro. My focus is still to connect undeveloped areas in between my various cities and towns. Two new projects have been realized: Ocean City is growing outward, the new district of Ocean City West is up and running. Across the highway is a smaller town, called Creola.

 

But before I get to the main part I am happy to show you yet another attraction on Ocean City's Strip:

 

A new casino on The Strip

 

 

Alright, here are some overview pictures of the new areas.

 

Overview - the upper half is Ocean City West, the lower half Creola

 

Ocean City West is actually to the west in this picture - the interchange you see is a first attempt at freehanding a curved DDI

 

 

I begin the tour in Ocean City West. After some consideration, I decided to move the county seat over here to give it more room and thus a more respectable surrounding. Apart from that the district is dominated by appartment blocks, shopping streets, a few offices and the iconic elevated rails which weave through the narrow streets.

 

Overview of Ocean City West

 

Coming from the roundabout which connects Ocean City West to the highway you are greeted by this clock tower

 

Main plaza and shopping with San Leandro County seat in the back

 

Behind the county seat is a roundabout with a beautiful statue

 

Elevated rails go through the district

 

Apparently the fast food joints needed a refill

 

More rails

 

Inner city lake

 

The lake with its terrace is a great place to relax

 

The only highrises allowed in this district are the office buildings

 

Extravagant blue trees and pedestrian walkways in the office area

 

High school

 

Backside of the school with a skate park and basketball court - notice the pub immediately adjacent to the school, I realized that I find that much more hilarious than the parents

 

Students getting ready for some after school skating

 

A peculiar hotel based on an old train station is situated next to the office area

 

A typical shopping street

 

Rail crossing leading into Ocean City West

 

 

Next up is the town of Creola.

 

Overview of Creola with the train station and main business area in the front

 

The different angle shows the train station and a synagogue - a symbol for the strong Jewish community living in this suburb

 

A pedestrian underpass connects the bus stop to the train station

 

Reverse angle

 

Rail crossings close to the train station

 

IKEA and gas station

 

Fast food behind IKEA

 

Synagogue with a farmer's market next to it

 

Farmer's market

 

Rails leading into town

 

Various bridges cross the rails

 

Coffee shop in front of the local cinema with the pedestrian bridge in the back

 

A street with offices and shops

 

The local high school

 

One of the main sights of Creola is this historic watertower inside a roundabout in a residential area

 

Some of the houses have more individual gardens

 

A construction site in a residential area

 

The northern part of town is bordered by an extensive park which is very popular among joggers

 

 

Okay, that's it for now. Thanks for reading!

[Carnivorus 19]

Whoa    what an awesome update. This looks fantastic!
I love the pedestrian underway. Again brilliant use of terraforming 

Every shot looks so damn realistic.

 

Awesome work !!

[Fricti 17]

Your city has to be one of the prettiest ones out there.

[47ply 1,100]

speechless simply awesome would love to see a video of this city

[YUUU 65]

That's a lovely looking city really. I love the sunken railway!

[Sirti 16]

Du weißt echt was du machst Sieht bei dir alles sehr real aus, fast als hättest du jedes Haus einzeln gesetzt. Ich finde die vielen Bäume echt toll^^

[Dazzyls 576]

Looking great once again! Great update and great LUT

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Awesome!

[akot378 0]

One of the best CJs! Awesome update

[tankmank 853]

Looking amazing, I like the way yo have laid out the railway network

[Benedict 3,119]

Congratulations, your CJ was number one on Ben's Top Ten for the week ending 30 April.

[max_13 128]

Cool

 

Just as a quick update regarding this CJ: I stopped playing CS:S and thus this city a while ago (I binged a bit too much and got bored of it). However I just started a new city on a European map with the latest update. I might post some pictures in this thread soon.

[Benedict 3,119]

Hope to see you back with more.

 

And well done, your CJ was number one for a second week on BTT on 7 May.