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Tailfin Harbor

Population:  Approaching 200,000

Tailfin Harbor is a unique, shallow harbor on the south side of the Dornelles Region.

Most of it is too shallow for major shipping.  So for much of it's existence, the city was a haven for fishing concerns.

As time went on, and the big city to the north, Jamestown, grew into a massive business center; Tailfin started to see an increase in visitors, and them commuters.

It began with the rail bridge.  For a long time, a traveler from Jamestown had to journey around the South Sound, a significant ocean inlet and shipping lane to supply Jamestown.

When a bridge was finally authorized to cross the sound, the immediate traffic was a shock to the system of little Tailfin.

An expressway bridge recently mirrored the crossing, in an effort to reduce the rail congestion.  So far, the trains are still packed like sardines.

Where small shops used to line the main roads, now towering skyscrappers were their neighbors, buying up all the surrounding land for parking.

Tailfin is interesting in how small the "big" part of the city is, and how fast you can escape it.  At least, so long as you aren't headed to the bigger city next door.

The city proper is a bustle of clubs, hotels, and highrise apartments with harbor views.  The city is very clean, very new, and very plastic.

What most Sims think of, when they dream of vacations in Tailfin Harbor, are the barrier islands.  A small finger of a peninsula and a few islands help separate the shallow harbor from the open sea.

By City Charter, most of the ocean shore is undeveloped and public access, which provides both a rustic and yet manicured uniformity to the area.  If one looks out to sea, they can feel solitude and quiet...if they turn toward the harbor, they can feel energy and excitement.

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This is a good city.  Mostly because I don't mess with it much.  Particularly the barrier islands.  I don't think I've changed a thing out there since I laid it down.

The downtown seems crazy oversized for the population, but with trainloads of commuters from Jamestown heading south, skyscrapers next to cornfields are going to happen.

My vision for this city is to one day have a picturesque parkway run along the waterfront.  It would end up costing me a lot in terms of real estate...many of those towers would have to come down...but I think a pretty drive would be nicer then yet another city of sky needles.