Winchester-A Historic Jewel Part 1-Downtown
Historic Reed River City
Backstory
Winchester was founded about 1880 by traveling industrialist Winston Sams. Sams wanted to found an important city with easy access to transportation, but most areas were already filling up. So he decided to head to the lesser developed west area of Simnation and find an almost unspoiled river territory. This was when he discovered the Reed River, named by pioneers for its forested banks, about 30 miles west of highly-desired Rochester County. After attracting some families to the area who built some homes, Sams would use his savings to lay the cornerstone for the first factory. Soon the area attracted rich industrial investment from many young entrepreneurs and the city boomed. As the city grew toward the 21st century, educational investment became much higher here than in Rochester and attracted both high tech industries and heavy commercial development. To keep the traditional stone style, investors in the city chose to mainly build in old looks and it resulted in a beautiful river city that many dream of seeing.
Downtown
The city center of Winchester is one of the most incredible in Simnation for a city of its size, because of its beauty and scale, and is still booming to this day. Let's take a little look...
The densest area of downtown has been declared a historic district by the city, county, and is waiting for approval from Simnation for the same qualification. The area has an impressive array of early 20th century architecture attracting tourists and offices alike.
Another view...
This part of downtown is also beautiful for its main street feel and old buildings as well. The Imperial theater in the corner is the main playhouse for the city.
Entire city center...
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