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woodb3kmaster
After much too long, it's time for a new episode of Nyhaven! Today, we're looking at some of the city's newer suburbs. All of the areas we're going to visit today are on the islands in the middle of the Columbia River, to the west and south of downtown Nyhaven. We begin our tour on Welch Island, which is home to one of Nyhaven's country clubs. Development on this island has been slow, due to it not having very good transportation links with the rest of the metropolitan area. Welch Island is still waiting...
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When I came to Nyhaven to play soccer, I had heard about the city's athletic facilities. There was ColumbiAir Arena, one of the easiest venues to get to, due to its location in midtown and having its own subway station. As the new rookie in town, I got the chance to ask some of the Huskies basketball players what they thought of their home court. "I've never played anywhere like it," one of them told me. "The atmosphere during games is simply electric, and the neighborhood really adds to the arena's appeal...
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After doing a bit more work on the station area and the new business district to the east, I think I'm finally happy with how everything's arranged (aside from RCI zones, which are as fickle as ever). Here's an updated picture of the station: The only real change I made is turning the one-way roads on either side of the station into ramps into an underground parking garage, taxi rank, and bus stop. The land that the OWRs previously occupied is now home to a pair of short pedestrian malls; removing the...
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To start Nyhaven's time as the cultural capital of the Alliance of Independent Nations, I'm dedicating a whole episode to the city's many ethnic neighborhoods. This isn't the first time I've done this - I first did it seven years ago, at the start of the Nyhaven 2.0 era - but it's only fitting to start the festivities with a celebration of the many cultures that have found a home in Nyhaven. I've already shown you two neighborhoods - Chinatown and Okatown - in previous episodes, but today, we're going on a...
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After an extended hiatus, I'm proud to bring you a selection of photos from Kendall, Nyhaven's nearest major city and the capital of the Federal Kingdom of Lower Columbia. Today, I have four massive mosaics to show you, spanning most of the built-up area of Kendall. Each of them crosses at least one city border and shows areas I've never shown before, so get ready to see more of Kendall than you ever have! This first mosaic, facing east, runs from Parliament House and the Royal Library at the top, past...
woodb3kmaster
Today's update title says it all: I have four images for you, three of various freeway interchanges, and one of a local park. Each of today's interchanges was made possible (or at least easier to build) by NAM 33's new features, especially the improved and expanded FLEXFly repertoire. This picture shows the R-50/R-150 corridor, from Cathlamet to the suburbs east of Midtown. As part of the efforts to extend the R-150 to the north, it has been separated from the R-50 mainline. The interchange between the two...
woodb3kmaster
For those of you who weren't aware, Nyhaven and Kendall are part of the same metropolitan area. In fact, they're the two largest cities in the metro area. The following animation shows my progress in building and merging the two cities over time (up to about a week ago): I've done even more work on the metro area since the date of the last region view here, but Photoshop refuses to export an updated GIF (probably due to a memory shortage or summat). EDIT: After shrinking the image and reducing the...
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Well, prop pox struck Kendall again, and there was nothing I could do to reverse its effects. Rather than limit myself to taking pictures of unaffected parts of the city, though, I decided I had to start over. Rebuilding a city as developed as Kendall - with over 500,000 residents and most of the map developed - was a daunting task, to say the least. I was committed to recreating the city as accurately as I could, so I needed a guide to the old version of the city. Thankfully, SC4 Savegame Explorer has a...
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Today's update is a little more, shall we say, utilitarian than usual (okay, you can stop groaning at that pun now). I've shown Nyhaven and Kendall's transportation infrastructure here plenty of times, but until a couple of months ago, I had neglected the even-more-important electric infrastructure. After all, without a constant supply of electricity, what would power the metro area's economy? (Okay, I'll stop punning now. ) I recently finished working on my first modular nuclear power plant, the Marshland...
woodb3kmaster
Time for a bigger update than usual! Today, we're taking a tour of Hunters Island (simply called "the Island" by locals), which is home to Nyhaven's main business districts. We'll take a look at two of them, as well as several other points of interest. As we start our tour near the north end of the island, here's the Center Street Corridor, home to some of Nyhaven's older skyscrapers, as well as some of its newest. Center Street originally ran straight across Hunters Island, but it was gradually shortened...
woodb3kmaster
Well, after a much longer-than-intended break, Nyhaven is back! Today, I bring you a flash-forward to the present day with a look at Nyhaven International Airport (IATA: NHN, ICAO: KLNH). Nyhaven International Airport serves all of Nyhaven's metropolitan area, which also includes Kendall, the capital of Lower Columbia. Here's a Zoom 1 mosaic of the finished airport (clickable for the full-size version): The central terminal turnaround, as well as two hangars for Lower Columbian government planes: The main...
woodb3kmaster
Today's update isn't as glamorous or spectacular as the last one (then again, that university is a tough act to follow). However, even though the areas it features are more mundane than the university, they're still important parts of the city. Let's dive in, shall we? Like the previous version, Nyhaven 3.0 has a variety of ethnic neighborhoods, owing to the city's status as Lower Columbia's greatest engine of prosperity. Chinatown is just one of those neighborhoods. Located along 24th Street, it's served...
woodb3kmaster
If you've been following Nyhaven in the CJ forum, then you've already seen part of Nyhaven's main university, which I was still working on when I resurrected this CJ. Well, it's now finished, so here's a look at the complete campus! Building the University of Nyhaven was a challenge, because the campus crosses a quad border; half of it is in my Nyhaven Central quad, and half is next door, in Nyhaven East. While building in Nyhaven Central, I had to carefully map where all the buildings were, as well as...
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It may be winter in the Northern Hemisphere right now, but springtime is just around the corner... Soon, people will be out in the parks, enjoying the blossoming flowers and the warmer weather. They'll also start fishing in the Elochoman River again, especially those who live just over the levees from it. If winter weather has you down, cheer up - spring is coming! (Scenery/zoning in these images is still being developed and is in no way to be taken as a final product.)
woodb3kmaster
It's time for another present-day look at Nyhaven's metro area! Today, we're examining the second-largest city in the metro area, Kendall, which is also the capital of the Federal Kingdom of Lower Columbia. In particular, we'll be focusing on the city's Government Quarter, which is centered on the Royal Promenade, a large park shaped like the cross on Lower Columbia's flag: Major public buildings anchor each of the Promenade's four ends, while a circle of 16 Lower Columbian flags sits at its center - one...
woodb3kmaster
Today's mini-update focuses on the Sporthaven complex of stadiums. First, here's an overview of the complex: Sporthaven was built in the late 1970s on what used to be part of the Port of Nyhaven, as well as some adjacent industrial blocks. After the shipping industry switched from break-bulk to containers, Port Brunsmjöd was built just north of Kendall, downriver from Nyhaven. As a result, shipping traffic at the Port of Nyhaven suffered a massive decline, as the only ships to keep using it were barges on...
woodb3kmaster
September 1, 1580 "Land ho!" I could scarcely believe mine ears. After many days at sea, our long journey eastward was finally nearing its end! It had been weeks since we departed the shores of Shushtrepistaz, and months since our party had left Odense. Now, at last, our destination was before us! After entering the mouth of the great river, we sailed until we came upon an island which looked promising. The captain gave the order to bring all the people and animals ashore. This task being completed, we...
woodb3kmaster
Thanks for the encouragement, folks! Today's preview is about Ebenezer Square, the heart of Nyhaven's Midtown district. Ebenezer Square is home to many of Nyhaven's theaters and nightclubs, and it has gratuitous advertisements. This is the northern half of the square, between 10th and 12th Streets. Ebenezer Square gets its name from this large stone, which itself is simply called "The Ebenezer" (from the Hebrew for "stone of help"). It has stood here since before Nyhaven was founded and is the reason the...
woodb3kmaster
Welcome to Nyhaven 3.0! Some of you may be familiar with Nyhaven from the CJ forum, where it's been for the past 5+ years. For most of that time (except at the very beginning), I've shown you pictures of Nyhaven 2.0. While that version of Nyhaven is still playable, it's gotten difficult to squeeze in new construction projects. In addition, I want to try building Nyhaven from its historical beginnings in what could best be called a modified form of natural growth. However, since I'm still waiting to receive...
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