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Founding Families
The island population began in 5 small settlements. Since I've been mainlining the tragically awful show Vampire Diaries on netflix for the past few weeks, I've named these settlements after the founding families of the town in the show: Salvatore Village, Forbes Village, Fell Village, Gilbert Town, and Lockwood Town. An agricultural area and ore mining area have also been set up, as well as a general industrial area and many cargo and passenger harbors. Overview of the island and 5 founding settlements Fell Village settlement Gilbert Town Settlement Forbes Village settlement and industrial area Salvatore Village settlement Lockwood Town settlement Agricultural area with Lockwood Town in the background Downtown area of Forbes Village- Read More
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Disaster
for those of you wondering why there hasn't been much activity on my journal lately, allow me to explain. due to a computer problem (basically my copy of SC4 stopped working for some reason that i couldn't figure out) i have lost the city of Simtropolis forever. however i have now managed to get a copy which works (don't want to do product placement here, but i got it through steam). Simtropolis shall return (i just need to build more of it first). -
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Laying the tracks part 2
Here is the second part two of our journal in laying railway through the city. The previous post was meant to be one journal, but I ran out of file uploads. Thanks for the comments, as I am now going to be using imgur, so these two-parters should be a thing of the past. I have also taken on comments about the bend in the road from Browns Line. As takemethere has very kindly shown, by using one-way road instead of avenue, it alleviates an extra tile needed to convert from avenue to road and allows the 90 degree curve. It also adds additional realism with the height of the bridge and the centre markings. If anyone can recommend a good terrain smoothing mod, I would really appreciate it. I have left the terrain unchanged for now, as I'm sure a mod will do a much better job than myself when I get round to it. Here is a snapshot of the altered bridge: Moving on. Next is the Kipling Avenue overpass. This is also where the railway starts to fork. Based on the width of the railway, there should be just under four tiles worth, but because it will be crossing the avenue orthogonality, I will go with three. The line coming off at the south follows an almost orthogonal route through the rail yard, whereas the northern branch follows the same fractional angle of the main line, but it had to be offset using a diagonal route, because you cannot have two parallel FARR one tile apart. The final road/rail interface along the mainline is Islington Avenue. This is unfortunately where the railway is at its widest (458 m or 28-29 tiles!). As NAM does not have puzzle pieces for road viaducts over FARR, I will need to use diagonal rail under the entire length of the bridge. Dual diagonal rail seems to resort to the Maxis default, so I will stick to spacing them further apart, although even these will resort to Maxis default for the road viaduct intersection. Here is my attempt at it. It does look rather ugly, but perhaps when the rail depot comes into place and the lines are expanded, it won't be quite as "bare". I've used 15m viaduct avenue for the entire stretch. Next step is to smooth off the bridge at either end. At the northern slop of the bridge it meets Judson St (which I've marked off using my previous map coordinate system). The intersection is very close, so the gentle ramp for the avenue viaduct is out of the question. The much steeper ramp will be needed; this also allows a few spaces for turning lanes. Whilst I was figuring out if I had enough space for turning lanes, I completed the intersection in its entirety, so here's a first glimpse of Toronto's road intersections. At the southern ramp of the bridge, it meets New Toronto St in almost exactly the same circumstances as Judson St. One major difference is that there is now enough space to fit a smooth sloped ramp AND the turning lanes. Again, I have completed the intersection. This one looks much nicer with the gentle ramp and I have also started to curve the avenue off at a fractional angle immediately outside of the screen. This is one of very few "kinks" in the city's strict grid system. Presumably it kinks to align with the optimum location for the bridge over the rail tracks. Let's bring back the OpenStreet Map and focus on the railway line heading north to the boundary of the map. It's 120 tiles east of the western boundary. For the most part, it is a dual track, with spurs merging on and off along its route. There isn't a built-in 72 degree rail split with the latest NAM, so I've converted the main line to follow a diagonal path for the junction. The northern line can now branch off smoothly with a NAM puzzle piece. The main line does look a little strange and it's hard to tell which one is the main line and which is the minor! There is also a small dual line serving local industry that branches off closer to Browns Line. I've gone for a different approach to its junction here, which does leave a rather sharp bend in the rail. It heads north towards Horner Ave., where it splits into two single track lines and terminates. I think this concludes the entry on rail. Obviously, there is more rail serving local factories and of course the huge rail depot(s), but as far as laying down the tracks, we're done here. Next up is laying down the (main) roads! Thanks for reading. - 3
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Greater Lancaster City: An Alternate History Pt 2
Thank you everyone who have commented! Judging by it, it seems I'm heading in the right direction! Replies, @kingofsimcity Thank you Sir! Comic Sans is decent enough for me but the choices are a bit limited here! @Ln X Yes, but not quite complete! There's plenty of work left to do that'll keep me busy for quite some time. It's 7 x 7 all large maps! I think my favorite part of building up a region is laying out the forests. I won't plant on flat land or rolling hills as they'll be developed. I do plan on adding tree lines and small patches of woods later on. @Swordmaster Thanks! @raynev1 I think a good backstory will give a region character! This entry ought to bring the region up to it's current time which will be just short of the second World War. Thanks for following and the stars! @kschmidt I've studied old maps of my area from the 1950s on up. Once you left the city limits you were in farmlands as far as the eye could see. No sprawl, just small towns and villages. No shopping centers, business parks, and no freeways! I'm trying to replicate that now and then go crazy on the 'burbs but that's probably not gonna happen anytime soon and there will be plenty of farm left over. @MilitantRadical Thanks! It's only gonna get more wicked as time goes by. Now onto the CJ...... By the early 1800's, Lancaster had become a hub of activity both in the city and in the country side. Immigrants continued to filter in, one group in particular were the Anabaptist from Germany. Also known as the Amish and the Mennonites, they were attracted to William Penn's promise of freedom of religion, they came to Pennsylvania to escape the religious persecution of their people in both the 18th and 19th centuries. They were a people who worked the land and upon arriving to the region they found the soil to be richer and easier to farm then what they had in Europe. It wasn't long until the area was being dubbed the "Garden Spot of America" a term that's used to this day. During the War of 1812, Lancaster Barracks was once again called into action by forming and training new and old soldiers alike. The city also did it's part by supplying the Army with uniforms, weapons, ammunition, and food rations for the troops. After the war many citizens turned their attention south of the Mason-Dixon line. Slavery was outlawed in Pennsylvania and and due to it's location, Lancaster became an important hub to the Underground Railroad. Once a fugitive slave made it across the M-D, they were given the choice to settle in the North, continue to Canada, or return to their homelands. Tensions were high all along the M-D and even though Lancaster County shared only 5 miles of it, there were many noted skirmishes between slave hunters and those suspected of harboring fugitive slaves. The region produced many abolitionists who would go on to fight against slavery and rights for the former slaves after the Civil War. Lancaster was the home of the states only citizen to hold the Office of the President. James Buchanan was the 15th POTUS, holding office from 1857 to 1861. Many in the North did not have favorable views of President Buchanan. Many believed that he sided more with the pro slave South and sat on his rear on the issue while trying to expand American influence to the Caribbeans and Central America. Towards the end of his term, the war drums began to beat as the southern states began to talk of seceding from the Union. That talk became reality the end 1860 when the state of South Carolina seceded from the Union, several other southern states followed suit and a few months later the Confederate States of America was organized. The CSA took over all federal facilities located within their boundaries thru eminent domain, President Buchanan did nothing to prevent this, just sat on his rear. President Buchanan eventually did call for the mobilization of the Federal Troops but it was too late, his words fell on deaf ears in Congress. Nothing further was done to prepare or prevent the coming conflict. By the time Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated, war was at the gates. As horrendous as the Civil War was, Lancaster benefited greatly from the economic prosperity that it brought. Tens of thousands of troops rotated thru Lancaster Barracks for training before hitting the battlefields of the south. A permanent medical school was established at the Barracks as an attempt to improve battlefield survivability, which it did at the cost of many troops returning home with limbs missing. Many factories and shops sprouted up in the city and surrounding towns to meet the supply demands needed at Lancaster Barracks, adjoining farmland was cleared to make way for tent cities for the incoming troops. While no direct combat actions took place in the county, the citizens and soldiers in the Susquehanna River town of Columbia prevented the Confederate Army from crossing the river and occupying the region on June 28th 1863. In a last ditch effort to thwart the approaching Northern Virginia Army, the covered bridge spanning the mile wide river was burned forcing the army to turn back. Less then a week later, the battle of Gettysburg was fought. While the war ended in 1865 and even after the assassination of President Lincoln, the war over civil rights would last for many years to come. After the Civil War and the dawn of the industrial revolution, the region experienced explosive growth. The city from 1860 to 1880 grew from 22,540 to 39,200. The city became a hub for manufacturing of various goods, along the Susquehanna, steel mills were constructed to meet the demands of a growing and expanding nation. during this time a shopping and entertainment districts were established in center city. Financial companies also began to flourish. On April 1st 1898, the capital building burned to the ground. People at first thought that it was a prank at first until seeing the burned out and half collapsed shell of what was the cities most prominent building. The governor who had just returned from an overseas trip to Europe vowed to rebuild the capital building more grander then any in America. The new building was completed in on July 4th 1910 which was heavily inspired by the Hungarian Parliament Building, to which the governor had seen being constructed during his trip. By January 1st 1900, Lancaster City had grown to 78,950 and had no signs of slowing it's growth. Here are some shots of just a few prominent places around the city during the 1800's that were taken in the early 1930s. The new capitol building with the Commonwealth Park and it's unique pond shaped like the state boundary. City Hall, the large domed building was constructed in 1899 and is a smaller replica of the origional capital building that had burned down. The building to its right is the original city hall built in 1788. The Lancaster-Union Shot Tower, once the tallest structure in the country was constructed in response of the War of 1812. The Lancaster Federal Penitentiary was built in 1804 and houses only the worst of the worst violent criminals. It has a capacity of 66 inmates and due to it's ultra strict protocols, there has never been an escape at this facility. Originally it served as the county prison until 1880 when overcrowding forced the county to construct a larger facility. The Lancaster Central Market was built in 1800 and is the oldest continually operated farmers market in the country. The Brunswick Hotel, built in 1833 was the center of social life in the region well into the 20th century. It still remains a hot spot for the social eliete. The Fulton Theater (top, 1888) and the Republic Opera House (bottom, 1801) are the anchors of the Entertainment District. Many thespians got there break here before moving onto Broadway, Vaudeville, and Hollywood. There is also the Rembrandt Theater (1875) and the Little Tokyo Theater (1897). They were constructed as a result of the economic boom the region experienced during this time, many more theaters are to come making the Entertainment District a popular destination from up and down the eastern seaboard. Musser Park on the eastern edge of Center City was founded in 1830 and is the largest park in the Center City neighborhood. The Old Colonial Cemetery which layed its first person to rest in 1729 and closed due to being at capacity in 1866. Finally the Conestoga Wagon Works, the oldest industrial building in the county built in 1715 and rebuilt in 1852 after a fire. The CCW built the famous Conestoga wagon from 1715 until 1893 and was instermental in the expansion of the nation. The CCW would later become Conestoga Motor Works and then the Murphy Automotive Works. I think in the next update I'll go thru the different neighborhoods in the city. Tomorrow I go back to work for the first time this year.....YAY!! I had a ruptured appendix at the beginning of the year which allowed me to build up this region greatly in the past month! I don't know when I'll get around to the next update but it should be next weekend or maybe sooner if works quiet! As always I appreciate any comments, critiques, and advice! - 2
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Trip in the old town 1
Matilbahus -Trip in the old town 1 Welcome back to Matilbahus today we're going to take a trip in the historic center of the city.
Here are the most fashionable shops in the city but also many bars and restaurants. no shortage apartments and offices. In this part of the city life more than 30.000 people but the apartments are very expensive. The historical center is crossed by two rivers the Oirse and the Elbahs whose shores are surrounded by tree-lined walks. Then we begin the trip.
(Since the old town is quite large and I had not much time to write this post I decided to divide it into two or more parts)
Entering the old town we pass King Albert Aveneu. Here there are some offices including the Alianz centrer. The avenue is full of flower beds and in the center is the Victory Column was built to commemorate the conquest of colonies in Africa. In the background there is Felum Bridge one of the links to the districts of Heracles and Ferhestrum. At the intersection of King Albert Avenue and Alsborg Street there are the department stores of Matilbahus. The imposing building built in Eighteenth Century style located there more than 200 shops and 10 bars / cafes. The building is spread over 6 floors of which is underground. In this department stores work 200 people It plans to build an underground car park which clashes with the protest of the local citizens. In the Western Church Plaza are some of the major medieval monuments of the city that is: St.Paul Cathedral, Torre dei Merli and the real baptistery. This square was the center of the city in the Middle Ages, and it was used for the agricultural market. Also in the cathedral he was located the bishop. Torre dei Merli was the headquarters of the traders. In 1150 it became the center of the Hanseatic alliance of Matilbahus. It was renovated in 1996 and is now home to a museum. The actual baptistery is the second most impressive building on the square. Built in 1200 by Prince Eugene of Matilbahus II consists of four main aisles and a dome of about 50m whose windows have been decorated by a number of Dutch artists. From 1450 it became the place where the kings were baptized dell'Netherland including FedericoVI and King Arthur. Even today it is used for this function even if today the Netherland are not a monarchy but a republic. In Kassel Avenue meets the Old City Hall. Built in 1467 its dome is 80m high it was the tallest building in the city until 1700. It is among the largest municipalities of the Netherland and work there nearly 900 people including politicians and employees. Besides the common will it is also home to the province of Matilbahus-Winthenur. The municipality is surrounded by flower beds a perfect place to relax after stressful working hours. Kassel Aveneu is definitely the busiest stretch of road in the city even if were established new buses to ease traffic. And finally here is an aerial view of the neighborhoods of Saint-Bretgne and Helenbach Ok all for today
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Algonquin City [Update 1]
Hello Simtropolis! It has been awhile since I posted anything to this site. I have been busy with real life and attempting countless times to perfect my region. But here it is! Finally. With this City Journal I am interested in updates from the role of a planner who works for the city, but that will come later after a few introductory updates. Welcome to Algonquin City! - thanks, canadiansim - -
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Rockdale a City built on Promise
This is Rock Dale Reginal Airport when the power gets turned on It will house FEDEX, DHL, and KLM Administration hubs for the western United States. A subway location and a transit train station I am 1/4 done and have never posted on this site yet have seen many inspiring realistic photos that I hope you can see in my city Created on city skyline... The Rail Transit station KLM, FEDEX ,DHL Hub Main Airport entrance...Taxi awaiting your arrival! Private Jets way...1st class overnight delivery \ Delivery in the morning! -
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3. A Boost In Education
Hello. Today I add an university to the city because some of the businesses needed higher educated workers to functions. I rebuilt the road across the river so the traffic would go over the dam instead of into the residential area. I added a second way across farther done and added another dam on another river farther down. I also added more high rise residential to the south end of town. Please follow me on Facebook and YouTube. That would be appreciated. Video for this entry:- Read More
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The Final Chapter
The Final Chapter Dear fellow simtropolers, this will be the final entry for the city journal of Leningrad. I want to thank all of you for your amazing support in every single entry. It is always a great pleasure to read your opinions, feedback, and (why not admit it) praises. In this I can't complain, as you all have pushed Leningrad to the top spot of BTT 16 weeks in 2015! The last picture I want to post is the first picture I uploaded. I had it in my mind for several weeks before I even had the idea of creating the city journal of Leningrad. In a way, it made it all possible. So what's next? There was a city journal called Antarctica that I abandoned after 7 updates to start the project of Leningrad. In this months I decided that as soon as I have some free time I would reset the whole thing and start from the beginning with more detail and care. Urban development is going to be one of the key areas of the new Antarctica, showing you the whole process, from the briefing to the construction; from the master plan to the reality. Photoshop is coming back and I will be using it a lot in the adventures to come (don't want to spoil the fun yet!). And last but not least, how can a city exists without its little and not-so-little stories? The Sims 3 will again be my tool to show you what happens inside the houses and in the streets of Alexandria. This is the Preface and first entry, posted again with some reworks and adjustments: ANTARCTICA - 24
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I AM ENDING THIS SERIES
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Goodbye Park Plaza Hotel
Here's another spontaneous update. Welcome back to Bandar Sabah, the capital city which never seems to stop growing. Today we will take a closer look at one of the construction projects in the city. Welcome to the Holladay Park Plaza hotel. Once one of the most prestigious hotels in the city, boasting riverfront views and a high (for that time) panorama of the city, it now sits in disrepair. Completed in the early eighties, it was a landmark to construction on Borneo and set Bandar Sabah on the map for the first time as an optional vacation getaway. There isn't much time for reminiscing here though. The new corporation promises a gleaming tower to help revitalize this side of the CBD. 3...2...1... Success! With only a few people minority injured from the implosion, and with the rubble cleared up, construction can begin. And just like that... Done! Thanks for checking it out! - 19
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Krongans: 1967 report
Hi everybody ! Krongans City is back, and this post takes place in 1967, 7 years after the last one. Nothing really new happened here I'm afraid, the city just keeps growing and extending to the east. Supreme General MacWillems is still at power, at the age 75 years old, and yes he decided Supreme General was better than General. But many voices raise, saying that he may not have the entire control like before anymore. Some say the Vice-Supreme-General, Matthew Hewson, is the real boss and who is about to replace him when his last hours come. Hewson is kind of a curiosity for the Krongans population, he's not really famous, never really been that much public, and his intentions are quite unknown too. That probably explains the slight increase of interest in the resistance process, as part of the population is afraid of getting a new chief, more severe than the current one. Only time will tell us, now let me show you some pictures of Krongans City in 1967. That's it for today, thank you all for watching ! I'm gonna start a new city journal with cities of Cities Skylines, I don't know when exactly, but in the following weeks for sure. I will keep updating the Krongans' CJ as well. See you all ! v701 - 14
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Winter Coast
As #Blizzard2016 slams the Eastern US I thought now would be the perfect time to show y'all a little bit of Florida. Warmth and sunshine year-round.
The CBD of Winter Coast hugs the Atlantic Ocean. There is beautiful landscaping done with native plants throughout the entire city. What is Florida without palm trees?
Sims that call Winter Coast home enjoy a lifestyle that revolves around the outdoors.
Ponds, nature trails, beaches and activities such as tennis and soccer are all centrally located. There is an indoor upscale shopping mall and an outdoor outlet mall. Also located right in Downtown is a Floridian staple, Publix.
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Indiola Part 5: East Lake Rudy W.I.P
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This city journal is based in SimCity 4. I will probably post entries every saturday for the status on Pfnaníana and Dulfinæ.- Read More
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3. Villa Grande - Details
Overview The completion of Phase Two in early LC-68 PL was an eye opener to the opportunities found on this world. The soil is rich, and the air and water is clean. Humanity was just barely scratching the surface of this new frontier. Phase Two - Aerial photograph showing the completed Phase Two warehouses and commercial shops selling samples of products. Monteverde Farms - The Monteverde family farms awaiting their shipments of horses and cattle while their apple crop is in full swing. --- I think I used FrankU's modular warehouse pack to great effect here, forming a natural extension of the Cogeo logistics center. It takes quite a while to fill areas out with MMPs, so I will only be focusing on a few key points to show. Using MMPs is much like painting. You have to keep in mind the textures and colors you're laying atop one another, the shape of your 'strokes' when you move the mouse, and the end result you have in mind. Here, I used an overlapping jagged motion to fill out the grassy areas and the pastures, overlaying two types of grass MMPs and a clover field MMP. It will take me a while to find which files have which MMPs, so I will add the list in a later update. Chances are however, you already have them. Tree Farm Earth Green - The opening of the Val Rike experimental tree farm in LC-66 PL proved that some Earthborn strands of paper and ethanol trees could be grown on local soils without major genetic engineering, paving the way for sustainable paper and bioethanol production. Shown here is the lower half of the tree farm near the flour mill and abattoir, and the attached lumber yard that services the farm. The Earthborn trees stand out quite well from the native ones, as they are a brighter green. --- I just had to make up a quick story to explain the difference between the trees from the PNW tree controller and Cycledogg's ploppable trees lots from the ones that show up on the tree farm. Flood Wall Conceptualization - An artist's conceptualization of the flood wall's initial design. However, difficulties in sinking and securing the steel pylons into the soft riverbank meant that a wall-like structure sturdy enough to hold back the tides was a mere fantasy at best. A compromise was made through the proposal of a system of water locks that would separate Harmony Bay and its surrounds from the Slate River during the flooding season, though only time will tell if such a measure is effective. Defenses - Construction of the N-1 High Avenue extension flood wall began in early 68 PL to coincide with the completion of the Phase Two agricultural extension. Concrete barriers were erected and thousands of tetrapods were laid on the riverbank atop a layer of riprap for additional reinforcement. Meanwhile, botanists have cultivated various shrubs and grasses to help hold the floodplain's upper surface together in anticipation of the yearly floods. Rest Stop - Truckers make use of a rest stop built along the N-1 High Avenue, -- I had a little trouble with the floodwall. The set shown in the Conceptualization photo looks alright at this level of zoom, but some epic texture/rendering problems arise when I zoom out so I had to replace it. These were some walls I found while trawling through uki-sim's blog, by the way. They should be around 20-30 pages in. In the fourth entry, I will wrap up with Villa Grande with a short bit on how in-game events can be used to drive your story. - 3
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THE END OF SICULIA
COMMENT REPLIES: Coal Hill (SC4) takemethere: Thanks for the comment The end of Siculia With great regret I have decided to quit this city journal so I summarize the best images of this city journal. Scene of daily life in the countryside of Coal Hill Rossano centre close to the beach Highway near the river San Foca downtown at night International Airport of San Foca (Hub Aeroflot) (Putin likes this) Vice City during storm The old church of Torre Canne These are some better pictures of my city journal but there will be other better images.
With this City Journal and the end of Federal Republic of Siculia (version 1.0), though in a few weeks there will be a new city journal that replaces this modern and real version. And with this news bomb, is now closing! See you in a few weeks. - 25
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A Portrait of Nowhere
Welcome back to Nowwhere Short update this week with a mosaic for you all! Replies to Last Update The Avatar Thanks! Alejandro24 Danke! titanesk Gracias! Schulmanator Arigatou! - 6
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HTRC Proposal [Interactive Entry!]
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Interactive Entry #1 - H&T Proposal So, this isn't exactly a traditional update, but instead what I call a Interactive Entry, where I make Washington County, which involves you voting on a particular proposal set by a company, or government authority in the county. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROPOSAL: H&T Elevated Rail Proposal Hoffbauer and Terrebonne, who runs the historic street-car line in historic Bristol district, attempted this proposal in the 1960s, but was shot down due to citizen's concerns then, but now in 2016 they bring up the proposal to give Bristol something almost any major US City has, a elevated rail line to help reduce traffic throughout the city, and encourage public transit. ABOUT THE PROPOSER: Hoffbauer & Terrebonne was established in 1860, and created the historic street-car/trolley line on Central Street in what is now, historic Bristol. They provide railroad transit and currently manages the Liaojiang-Bristol Station in Liaojiang. They are a main passenger railroad company in Southern California, started by Anton Hoffbauer and Francis Terrebonne, in a attempt to cash in on the new railroad business by establishing work for the SoCal region of the United States. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROPOSAL VOTING: http://strawpoll.me/6462784 Choose wisely, on the proposal. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Washington County Government & Bristol City Council Government Washington County Government Address: 1459 Main Street, Washington City, California Bristol City Council Government Address: 545 Barou Street, Bristol, California - 3
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Call for Leaders and the Start of Reconstruction
RULES FOR THE ELECTIONS: * Voters can be anyone on Simtropolis * Candidates must be followers of this city journal. Send a PM if interested * Elections will be held if there are more than five (5) candidates. The five who get the most votes wins * The term for the elected positions will be for the seven (7) city journal entries after the one with the election results. * Deadline for nominations will be January 17th, 2015, elections will be for January 24th should more than five nominations happen. And now for the next report for the Great Council: PROGRESS OF FORT IMPROVEMENTS AND OTHER DEFENSES: The main fort has finally been restored! The east wall was repaired in unison with earthworks and the addition of the second ring of walls. This will allow defenses to withstand much longer sieges, such that the fall of the outer wall does not mean the end of defensibility of the position. The fort also got a new pier, allowing supply lines to use the bay as an alternative to the overland path: The north side of the bay has started construction of the crossfire fort, this one will have a moat and three wings to provide coverage in multiple directions while thwarting progress of invaders: The southern auxiliary fort has also begun construction, providing coverage for the newly formed agricultural lands and protection for the land route that will enable supplies and manning of the lighthouse and the main fort: Finally I'm extremely proud to announce that our shipbuilders have completed four new Aquamare ships! We may now have a force large enough to attempt the capture of the town of Tarazed! This includes the eight new ships and the ships stationed at Drakonfaucem. GROWTH OF CANOPUS: As Drakenburguoise refugees escape the harsh rule of their new Hydrakoneian overlords they have brough manpower, families and dreams that contribute to the growth of Dragon's Head Island. They have been settling on this town, which so far looks quite promising in terms of growth. Once it reaches a population of 12,500 inhabitants it will be eligible for a City Charter: In order to sustain our military efforts and the growing population the Town Assembly approved a large expansion of agricultural activity, essentially tripling the land producing crops and feeding livestock: Reports from the other towns and cities in Dragon's Head Island are yet to arrive. From what local townspeople have made known to the Council there's a petition to establish two more settlements within the Island, they fear the existing settlements of Drakonfaucem, Phecda and Canopus will not be able to house the huge influx of new residents; while military advisors recommend ensuring as much of our shores are in active control, rather than remain as natural lands. Which of the three proposed settlements should we build first, if any? - 2
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Downing
Hello again! Here is another update from Ocean's Edge. North of Midland Plains, there is an area called downing, which consists of farmland and a small-ish community. 1. Rural Three-Way Interchange 2. Farmland Small farming community west of the three-way interchange. 3. Village At the Foot of a Mountain 4. Isolated Rural Getaway 5. Countryside Infrastructure 6. The Town of Downing 7. T Junction East of Town 8. Overview ___________________________ Thanks for stopping by! Next on the agenda is expanding the town, the farmland, and the forest. I also plan to connect the railway here as well as on other city tiles. - 13
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Columbia
Welcome to Columbia, the Capital of the state of Fairfield. Columbia is a medium sized town of 183,000 people, it lies on the banks of the Congaree River and has a medium sized airport to aid travel. Delta, JetBlue and United Airlines Planes all wait for either pushback or passengers at Columbia's Metropolitan Airport. The Delta A319 on the left is parked their after the left gear failed to retract.
On the other side we see the cargo terminal, housing the operations for UPS' Southeast and Carolina hub. Notice the rail yard in the background.
The Columbia Regional Hospital at the corner of Gervais and Bull Street.
Shopping along Gervais Street.
A Bridge built in the mid 1800's by French Architecht Jean LeJouve, connecting each bank of the Congaree River.
The Riverfront in Columbia. The town constantly plans events here and is one of the more happening parts of the town.
Gamecock's Stadium (however it's not football season so its a bit empty).
A glimspe of the University of Fairfield (USC in Real Life) with Gamecocks stadium to your right and I-20 above.
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So we are close to Christmas! Time to think about what we´ve done so far, time for peace, time for remembering others, time for gifting... In Swartzia, Christmas is celebrated seriously, with Christmas parade, big pines tree all over the city... In December, the hotels are always full of visitors, coming from several places of the nation and with some international tourist too. Ok, enough talk, lets get to the pictures. Merry Christmas and a happy new year! The end (?) As I mentioned on my back, my objective was to get this CJ done and I consider it is. However, I never know if maybe someday on the future Ill wish to play SC4 again, maybe get more inspiration and do a better "work". Anyway, I´d like to thank you all for attention and comments. For those who didnt saw yet, I recommend to take a look at my 3 "Articles", they are a good read (Article 1 is the best of them): Thank you all and happy 2016! Comments reply @raynev1 Thats a nice vision, I actually feel like I should stop gaming to do other stuff and in a decade or two get back... People on 2035 are going to say that their video-games are the real ones, that everybody before was fake,maybe they are even going to call them "simulators" instead, and they might say that our era sucked... Well, that´s going to be nice for City Building, really! <the picture below is a glitch and it appears by its own even if I edit the CJ post> - 16
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By TogaMasterJohn · Posted:
Yay! It's back! Alas, like Tamijo, I can't remember what I voted for the first time around! Thank you for providing a brief summary of the highlights; that made it easier to sort of remember things! I had fun looking at all of the neat pictures again, too. -
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That's a lot of industry! Im curious, where are the commercial zones in the city? I couldn't spot them. -
By ilikehotdogsalot · Posted:
Lovely airport! Nice to see Pan Am made a comeback in your city! -
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By Tyberius06 · Posted:
Very cool images and nicely designed airport! Great work! -
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