From Downtown to the Burbs
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@Schulmanator: Thank you!
@SimRico: Thanks for the props! I appreciate it. The USN Consulate is in downtown Powhatan City and will be featured in this entry 
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Good Evening and Welcome!
In this tour I will take you from the CBD of Powhatan City to its western suburb, Powhatan Heights. The scenery changes gradually from skyscrapers and highrises to medium density, then to farms, single family houses, forests, and small towns.
This image shows the premier office/retail district in downtown Powhatan City. Numerous banks, financial institutions, foreign consulates, IT companies, and other firms have offices in these office towers. The United SimNations maintains its rather large consulate on the middle 5 floors of the white office just above the plaza, and flanked by two significantly taller buildings. The mid-rise retail building near the plaza houses some of the most prestigious shops in the state, including Louis Vitton, Gucci, Rolex, Chanel, Saks Fifth Avenue, and other luxury brands. The apartments in this area have starting rents of $2000/mo for a studio, and condos sell for $500,000 for 1 BD units.
Here is another angle of the previous picture, centered on the main east-west thoroughfare in Powhatan City, with the PCLR in the median.The tall building on the right of the avenue houses the HQ for Powhatan National Bank, as well as regional offices for Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Certus Bank. The smaller, orange building is Powhatan Galleria, a high-end mall catering to the metro area's elite and upper crust.
Here is a typical middle class/yuppie neighborhood in Powhatan City. This shot is focused on Oglethorpe Square.
Here is the main east-west avenue, passing by the Azhar Mosque, an Ikea, GE Money, and the Victory Baptist Church and School.
Here is a shot of the Victory Baptist Church and School. One of the largest churches in the state and having a K-12 enrollment of approx. 900 students.
And here is an overview of the previous 2 shots, showing the numerous single family houses away from the busy avenues.
15 miles west of downtown will put you in the suburb of Powhatan Heights, a rapidly expanding city. This is the historic downtown of Powhatan Heights, home to numerous coffee shops, art galleries, restaurants, and quirky shops, as well as a Ukrops grocery store, and an historic church.
The area east of downtown Powhatan Heights is exploding! Houses are being built at a rate, exasperating the traffic problems in the area. Looks like we will have to come up with a solution to the traffic woes
Further west of town are numerous industrial facilities, immediately adjacent to a rail freight terminal, speeding up the time it takes for the goods to be delivered to market. In this area are several pharmaceutical plants, a brewery, mills, and some research plants.
These next two shots are in the same area of Powhatan Heights, and features the area's Walmart and a major strip center amongst the crops and forest. Numerous residential areas abut the strip center and Walmart. Adjacent to the commuter rail station is a hotel and a regional office for GEICO.
I hope you enjoyed this tour of Powhatan City from the CBD to the burbs! Stay tuned for more!
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