Update 23 - 2/20/11 - Redeveloped Peninsular Downtown

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Entry posted by packersfan · February 20, 2011

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Update 23 - Redeveloped Peninsular Downtown

This update has been in the works for awhile. Finally a new view of downtown Martin. I redeveloped the street layout and the buildings have grown considerably taller. D50 originally ran along E Main St to the docks on the east end of the peninsula. Now D50 has been redirected on E Mitchell Ave which becomes a boulevard after the intersection with D29 (N Wisconsin Ave). The downtown peninsula is now serviced by three Wenzel Transit Authority Metro lines - Line 1, Line 2, and Line 3. Line 1 currently terminates along the Hawthore Pike (D34) south of Martin and runs along Wisconsin Ave (D29) until the Mitchell Ave Station which serves as a transfer point between Lines 1, 2, and 3. Line 1 continues east along with Line 2 until Commerce Ave Station where it then heads north to the Near East Side. Line 3 starts at the Mitchell Ave Station and runs along D29 northwest. Line 2 travels east-west along D50 through the downtown.

Downtown Martin on the peninsula in its earlier days. The docks are still around along with many small tenements and small wall-to-wall businesses.

Many years later, the street layout has changed, with Mitchell Ave becoming a wide boulevard with bus stops and metro stations in the median decorated with flora.

The iconic Church of St. Linus is still on the corner of N Wisconsin Ave and E Main St (the former D50), but the first high school and grade school of Martintown have been replaced.

New government facilities stand at the end of the peninsula where docks and marketplaces used to thrive. An old brewery still remains on the corner of N Market St and E Jackson Ave.

The Martin Municipal Convention Center.

Quite a transformation to the peninsula.

Here is a picture of the problem I was describing. I open the city tile right next to the downtown one and the edge props don't seem to load, giving the appearance of many abandoned residential lots...I suppose if I can figure out this problem and it doesn't become incredibly widespread, I can adapt the game error to emulate more abandoned lots. (WE ALL KNOW THE REAL STORY OF THE PROP POX NOW.)

Thanks for checking out my journal. I plan to add the metro lines to my street map, might even start working on that today. I think my peninsular downtown has evolved well, not perfect. I'm also building downtown further out around all the warehouse industry between the Brittany River and Bitter Creek from many updates ago. The downtown was far too small and compact, especially for the size city I plan on Martin becoming. Keep stopping by and feel free to offer suggestions, tips, and help.

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