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A journal that shares with the community the current districts and documents the development of the city...

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Arts and Entertainment

By gviper,

Basketball anyone? The citizens of Vista Del Mar are ravenous fans of their basketball team! So are the city's political leaders HA! The arena by night. Hot dog and a cold brew: only 55 Simoleans! Perhaps baseball is more your flavor? Yeah Vista Del Mar has that too! By foot, by car, or by yacht; come one come all... What's that? Oh, you prefer the theatrical arts and concerts...got you covered! Concert hall by night as a catamaran cuts the evening waters of Del Mar Bay...
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Vista Del Mar Presents: Monkey See Park and a new citywide picture... An updated shot of the entire city of Vista Del Mar. I kicked out the beach mod and have been slowly working on adjusting the flavor of the beach and vegetation. Monkey See Park Anyone who has followed my work thus far knows I like parks. So, this one started out with no direction whatsoever. After completing it (just some minor vegitation work remains) I noticed it looked a bit like the face of a monkey! Any resemblance? Hmmm...the...
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Well, inspired by Mymyjp and the desire to incorporate a custom airport into Vista Del Mar (since I had to keep the default to maintain adequate commercial demand) this is the airport I constructed to serve the international market. But, the addition of so much content absolutely wreaked havoc on my game and really disrupted playability so I had to remove it. Nonetheless here is what was Vista Del Mar-Legacy International Airport. ***Sneak peek is at the end*** Operations near terminal... Commercial and...
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This is a region view of Vista Del Mar in its entirety. It presently is divided into 6 districts: Central, Kennedy Bay to the southeast, Oswander to the south, McNell to the north, Montclaire to the southwest and Richmond Heights directly to the west. Current mayor is Daniel Williamson, son of the founding mayor Patricia Williamson that served many moons ago and set the tempo for the city moving forward. Current population is approximately 505,000. In the next entry I will begin to work my way around each...
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Richmond Heights district of Vista Del Mar The citizens of Vista Del Mar can't wait for the long dreery days of winter to give way to the sun-filled ocean breeze majesties of spring and summer. When this long-awaited for time comes, they know exactly where to go! The resorts, sights and shops of Richmond Heights! After navigating the chaotic and congested Del Mar highway headed west out of the central city, sparkling blue waters, emerald hills await eager citizens. First opened for development during the...
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In operation for quite some time now, the Port of Vista Del Mar is a moderately-sized port featuring bulk and container operations for the city's commercial consumption and industrial production needs. Situated in the Kennedy Bay district of the city the port is a very active place during the work week. Comprehensive view of nearly the entire port area with container, bulk, and refinery operations... Comprehensive view of the port at night with bulk and container operations as well as Petro Co. refinery......
gviper

A new city hall!

By gviper,

One happens when the mayor gets bored with the drab, old, decrepit digs of the current city hall? She builds a new one. Mayor Dovodee ordered that task to be completed...and completed it was! City hall looking to the north. The "Arrow" of the landscape is representative of the seat of government pointing to the city's lifeblood: the bay and its waters. View of the steps of city hall... Artful night shot of city hall's signature dome... So, what goes on inside the walls of city hall you ask? Well, some of...
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Well, this is an entry that documents a development first for the city and a dilemma for me the creator. Though I am not sure I have resolved the problem entirely (time will tell) I think at least part of the game clock bug that struck my core city was related to getting greedy with my plugins folder. I recently decided I wanted to add a custom airport to my city and shortly thereafter KAABLAMM! Bugs galore, crashes to desktop. I restored everything from a recent backup, but unfortunately this high-tech...
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Well a new mayoral administration for Vista Del Mar and with it a bevy of new development. First off an updated city-wide picture featuring the two newest districts to the city: Treasure Beach and Capistrano Beach. (Click on the picture for a better view of the entire city) Capistrano on the top left and Treasure on the bottom left... Plus two snapshots of the city's newest district Treasure Beach, which follows the beach highway that starts in Capistrano Beach. These newest districts will be featured in...
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After countless man-hours of dirt moving, brick-laying, porta potty using, and soggy sandwich for lunch eating, the contractors and construction workers have finished Carlton Country Club & Estates, a new 9-hole professional course nestled along First Finger Lake in the Oswander District of Vista Del Mar. Mayor Williamson cut the ribbon officially opening the course to resident owners---and for a higher fee---the general public as well. Executives at Monticello Dev. LLC are savoring the bounty of cash...
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After nearly a year of cutting through the red tape, legal wrangling, illegal schmoozing, slush fund depositing, and other devious, high-level chicanery, Monticello Development Partners LLC, received final approval from mayor Daniel Williamson for the construction of a golf course and accompanying lots for homes along the prime land skirting the shores of First Finger Lake. Perhaps the mayor is eying one of the homes that will be built as a place to retreat once his term in office is over. Initial stages...
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It's a short entry but this is a project called Pebble Creek Country Club. I am in the process of beginning the landscaping and have quite a bit of work left to do. Going to try to incorporate some estates within the club so the full entry will probably be for a journal entry some time down the road. Nonetheless I hope folks enjoy the peak inside. The mayor of Vista Del Mar is already calling for tee times! There will be none of this... when the course is finished!!!
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Wealthy golf-loving Del Marans are really having a tough time keeping the drool off their professionally tailored suits and their tongues in their mouths. Development of Carlton Country Club & Estates is roaring right along. Construction has been completed on the clubhouse, featuring a four-star lounge and dinner house. All the new hires have arrived today for orientation and training such as the ornate folding of toilet paper, the art of sucking up to club members for big tips, and valet stunt parking...
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