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After realizing that the Santa Rio Metropolitan Area was now 90% complete, I decided to take a tour of some of the cities and I realized that the region was not very unique, especially when compared to all of my cj's. A game like Simcity 4 can only go so far, so I decided tor recreated an old city journal of mine: the Kellan Metropolitan Area. Although this is my personal favorite, the funny thing is that in a poll I conducted in a previous entry of The Forgotten it wasn't even close to the top choice....
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Previous Update: The University Update Next Update: Midtown Santa Rio No prologue today... Replies are at the bottom... First up...Palos Verdes Foothills Population: 15,032 Median Household Income: $104,683 Intersection of W. Redwood Avenue and N. Foothills Blvd., the center of life in Palos Verdes A local distribution center as well as Palos Verdes High School, a school that is so known for it's snobby student body that it was the setting of a high school drama show that became very popular...
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[Click banner for full size] College Town, home to three different colleges, is a district of Santa Rio that is full of young, ambitious adults that finally managed to move away from their parents and find a creepy roommate to bunk with. Although the district is often criticized for it's virtually absent nightlife, students still find a way to have police show up to the dorms every night, and with a median age of 20, that tradition isn't going away any time soon... Replies are at the bottom... First...
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[Click banner for full size] I planned to update Santa Rio a long time ago, but my hard drive got corrupted. Luckily, Santa Rio is backed up but my wife decided to send my computer to Geek Squad despite the fact I told her I could fix it myself. Toshiba, for some reason, decided to replace the motherboard as well so now I'm dealing with a whole new slew of problems related to Windows 10 not being activated now. Also, two things about the the valley's grid pattern (I know people are silently judging me...
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[Click banner for full size] Downtown Santa Rio is home to some of the region's only luxury condos, ones with beautiful views of the city and its windy rivers as well as the surrounding forest. However, with these condos maxing out at $3.5 million, they aren't nearly as luxurious when compared to those in larger cities. Once one exits the area of downtown filled with skyscrapers, they will notice that the area's residential neighborhoods are actually quite charming and peaceful, and is known for it's...
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[Click banner for full size] Santa Rio is a relatively dense city located along the Zeus River, a deep and very windy tributary of the Kellan River. Santa Rio has seen accelerating growth due to its participation in the statewide Skyline Race, the name given to for the skyscraper construction boom all across English Vancouver. While Santa Rio may not have as many skyscrapers as nearby Kellan or the charm of Oceanside, it still has a special feel to it that makes it's residents proud to call it home. ...
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[Click banner for full size] Riverdale is a prominent, relatively sprawly city with a denser core that is situated along the Riverdale Avenue Corridor. Downtown, Midtown, and Lower Riverdale are all located along this business corridor and each are only about 2 miles apart. The entire metro area follows the geography of the Oceanside River Valley, which is where it is located, and is also also known for being very hilly with the exception of the RA Corridor. Replies are at the bottom... Downtown Riverdale....
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Note: Greater Xylo is still active. 120 miles north of the Kellan Valley lies Oceanside, another thriving city in the Pacific Northwest. Despite its name, Oceanside is situated on the coast of the Columbia Sound. Oceanside is known for the very large amount of rain it gets every year. Since it is located farther north on the Pacific coast, Oceanside receives over 100 inches (2,540 millimeters) of rain from January to December. The city is also prone to earthquakes and volcanoes, like the rest of the...
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While 2013 was a bloody year for Henderson, 2014 proved to be God's apology. Not only is Henderson's economy now the third largest in the world (after the U.S. and China), but citizens are continuing to come together to mold the friendliest, smartest, and safest country on Earth. Although 2014 was relatively quiet in pop culture compared to 2012 and 2013, Henderson made national history by rejecting to participate with the any of kind combat for the first time since the Korean War, which ended up improving...
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During a population boom that even earned a name, the "Decade Burst" (2000-2013), Downtown Island and Business Bay grew by 268k and 294k, respectively. Both went threw what some call a skyscraper competition, making the number of 1,000 ft. skyscrapers go from three to sixteen. At first, Downtown Island was winning, it had to anyway since it was the formal "downtown" of Xylo. However, in 2009, the Business Bay District Mayor approved the construction of four new super-tall skyscrapers, including one that...
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This was supposed to be a Christmas update, but I already photoshopped the pictures and I would've forgot. Light snow currently falls throughout Northeastern cities like New York City (it really is) and Radiator Springs while the Western cities like San Francisco are preparing for nearly three inches of rain (again, real event). But in the Xylo Metro Area, which is very close to Radiator Springs and NYC, sudden blizzard conditions has caused massive power outages, road closures, and a temperature drop from...
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As most of you know, all of my cjs and cities, including The Forgotten (this cj) take place in the fictional country of Henderson. Henderson is basically a near replica of the United States, and because of that, it is also in an alternate world where the US and Henderson somehow co-exist together. Many cities are similar to US cities. Radiator Springs is NYC, Xylo is a city near NYC, Kellan is Portland, Benjamin is Dallas/Houston, and so on. But today, I have photo-shopped a satellite picture of Kirkland,...
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Carlsbad, one of Xylo's oldest suburbs, is home to some of the nation's smartest students. With a HKI Score (Henderson Knowledge Index) of 927 out of 1000, it is also home to some of the nation's smartest adults. The city of 79,000 people, however, is rapidly aging and has barely seen any residential construction since 1984. In 1999, former mayor Bonquisha Hamilton announced the New Downtown Carlsbad project, which was expected to add numerous jobs and housing for as many as 15,000 residents. In 2009, the...
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St. Cloud is a small town of 6,000 people located on an island outside of Xylo. The town has filled all the land on the island suitable for development, which is why the St. Clouds population jumped from 192 in 1940 to 5,783 in 1950 and then flat-lined. In 2009, ex-mayor Hayne Smith proposed expanding the island via land reclamation and constructing a series of hi-rises that could populate up to 80,000 people. In 2012, this proposal was taken into effect and the project is expected to be completed in late...
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City of Lennox Replies are at the bottom... To see replies from Update 21, see the Greater Xylo Update here. Lennox High School (2,058 students), with the Velroy J. Lennox Stadium across the street, serving Lennox High School and Riverdale High School. Speaking of Riverdale High School (2,756 students), this iconic high school that even has underground classes was once the flagship high school of The City of Riverdale, which was annexed by Lennox in 1988. A strip mall near the amusement park. Lennox Yards,...
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More Xylo Numerically, Xylo is one of the fastest growing cities in Henderson. The city has long been known for its low density traditions, but in 1980, a new mayor was elected for the quiet city of 550,000. By 2010, the Xylo's population skyrocketed to over 1.5 million. This has also spawned new business districts, part of the mayor's plan to concentrate skyscrapers in certain areas. Some are even predicting that Greater Xylo and nearby cities will merge with the urbanized Radiator Springs Bay Area, more...
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Palmdale will still have its last 3 updates, just had to get this out the way. Xylo, home to the second densest urban core, is a city with one of the fastest growing skylines in Henderson. In 1985, the tallest building in Xylo was barely over 300 feet tall., but in 2014 Xylo had two buildings over 1,000 ft high and six over 800 feet. This skyscraper boom also brought a load of people, with Xylo adding over four-hundred thousand people from 1990 alone. But along with this came many city planning failures,...
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City of Mountain's Edge Contrary to popular belief, the city of Mountain's Edge is a lower middle-class city. Many assume it is a high income city due to its high educational reputation. In 2013, 11 high school seniors got a perfect score on the Henderson College Ability Exam. The average HCAE score that year was 2370 (highest is 2500), which is nearly 95% and is also the highest score of any city with more than 50,000 residents. The city is so well known internationally that even Harvard University and...
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Here's Palmdale's August Census. In game it would be the 2010 census so yeah. And I'm planning for Palmdale to have one more census before I switch on to a difference city. Replies will be covered in the next update. The Palmdale Valley remains largely undeveloped, which is why there are only seven cities at the moment. ALL units are US/Imperial! And make sure you read the text before the image before asking questions... In case you're confused, the colors within the white boxes are the "sub categories",...
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August 22, 2014. The sun sets in the Palmdale River Valley as it ends its transit across Earth's sky for today. Kids all across the valley sadly watch the sunset as they realize tomorrow is their last week of being free from prison, a.k.a school. Many are making sure they end this crazy summer with a bang, after all next year's summer break is going to be two weeks shorter. The world-famous amusement park Crystal Laughter, has slashed their ticket prices from $30.00 to $10.00 for all youth younger than 16...
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--PART OF THE DOUBLE DAY UPDATE SPECIAL-- --CAREFUL! LARGE PICTURES-- --Check out the Weston Hills Update HERE-- Founded in 1932, The University of Henderson's Palmdale Campus in College Town is the 4th oldest campus in the UofH college system. With 41,495 undergraduates and a total of 54,227 students, it is also the second largest campus of the 1.1 million student UofH system. One fact that even many locals don't know is that 94% of the 111,000 residents in College Town either are or have attended the...
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--PART OF THE DOUBLE DAY UPDATE SPECIAL-- --CAREFUL! LARGE PICTURES-- --Check Out the College Town Update HERE-- Weston Hills, a quiet rich city, with a bustling downtown area home to any regional headquarters, and even some world headquarters. With its expensive, yet peaceful homes, large playful parks, and beautiful mountain views from any point in the city, Weston Hills is the perfect suburb for any family. However, with its many offices home to big corporations, two super-regional malls, and busy ski...
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Replies will be covered in the next update College Town and Weston Hills. Many will turn their heads if one tries to compare the two. One is full of ambitious, yet lower class college students, who happen to dream to move to Weston Hills. The other is full of older, upper class residents, many of whom got their degrees from UofH in College Town. Some Weston Hills residents commute to College Town to educate the eager members of Generation Y, while some College Town residents commute to Weston Hills to...
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