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Ok, first to sum up - this is not an actual recreation of the city itself, but a natural growth city on the territory of Los Angeles. In fact, in the end it may not have anything in common with the ral city, except the name and loation. Secondly, this is almost a complete rip-off of CSGdesign's exceptional NATURAL GROWTH Journal, even down to the starting banner What can I say, some of us copy everything we see on the net. And finally, this is my very first City Journal, so bear with me here. With all that being said, let's move on to the custom content list 1.I'm using great map of Los Angeles Metro made by blade2k5 and Heblem. You can get it by clicking on the picture below 2.the NAM,combined with SAM, RHW, and Euro-textures (really, an essential for anyone playing the game) 3.Columbus Terrain Mod by CycleDogcombined with PEG's rock and water mods 4.BRF's Tunnel and Slope Mod 5.Radical Ordinance v2.0 by ralphaelninja 6.and a bunch of other BAT's - I will introduce them by the time they appear in the Journal With all this being listed, let's move on to the satellite pictures The area of Los Angeles remained undeveloped for many years nows, with only 3 major settlements in the whole area. They were peacful communities, living off by what they could grow, but around 1880's the Industrial Revolution reached even this remote western end of the States. The earliest written and photographed records of the Los Angeles are few years prior to the building of the railway, when the few heavy industry factories caused a population boom in all of the 3 towns in the area. First, a shot of the administrative area of Los Angeles Metropolitan and the location of the 3 towns (recreation) The biggest and most developed of all is the one in the middle, oddly named Chinatown (recreation) Sadly, the pictures taken from the air at that time didn't have much contrast and quality (actual footage) shot taken above the clouds and the central part of Chinatown The second major settlement in the area is the remote town of Eastside located....in the most western part of the administrative area. The resident of that time were living in the eatern part of a massive forset, terrorised by a ferousious pack of racoons and a wild bear constrictor, so they immortalized that in the name of their village Eastside, in the early 1880s (recreation) And a few more shots of the town itself (actual footage) from afar and not so far The last of the "three big" is Malibu - located on the east but still not so remote as Eastside The town (recreation) and for the (actual footage) from the clouds sadly, the only picture of Malibu showing the entire town and farmland at that point of time is taken during the night, with lowered visibility, but still provides a valuable imformation for the development level. and a closer shot Malibu is the grain producer of the region, providing more than 60% of the whole grain gain in the 3 towns. This won her the right to have State Fair and a Farmers Market where farmers from all over gather around to gossip about new ways to fertilize the soil. Here is a shot of the Fair itself, taken from a hot-air baloon passing over it. These were the only three clues about any human presence in the Los Angeles region. But as we follow their development, we will see how they grow or shrink in time. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ And as promised, region views: year 1901 satellite view: trafiic view: year 1906 satellite: traffic: year 1910 satellite: traffic: year 1915 satellite: traffic:

Before I was playing on Easy, for the money, and because I could't even hope to balance my budget But since I started my City Journal I'm staying on Medium.

1915 is a historical year in the history of Los Angeles Metroplitan Area settlements. Because on January 1st, exactly at 2.17 AM was born the 50,000th resident of the LA Metro! The parents and the baby itself are now honorary citizens of the town of San Andreas - the birthplace of the infant. But with that the events continued to pile up in the first week if the year. With the recent increase of the population new adinistration laws and settlement borders are now required to govern the populace. New pictures of the region at the first entry! Since the town of Los Angeles has grown the fastest and now boasts the largest population of the whole region, topping over 15,000 people, she is now upgraded from a "town" to "Minor City". With this improvement the town of Malibu and the small viallge of San Andreas are now included into LA's borders and jurisdiction, thus losing their administrative independency. A picture of the settlements, cahnging their status: Now LA can truly be called a "City of Angels". With the improving conditions and services in the centre of the City itsleft, there is forming something that deserves the name of "downtown". An aerial image of the LA Downtown, shot at Free Baloon Day:

Basicly, I would build enywhere a building can pop up But I really prefer flat coastal areas, as they give the greatest amount of opportunities.

For the last 5 years the sound of drills, hammers and couring concrete was echoing all across the Chinatown Bay. It caused frequent headaches and migrenes for all of the people liviing in close procimity of the industrial quarter of the town. But now, with a little delay (the prohect was scheduled to end in September.1910) the new Los Angeles Harbour is complete and operational. It was built on a artificial extension of the Bay. The actual filling with dirt and leveling of the dock area took more time than creating the dock itself! 1909 - the bay extension prior to dock construction: March.1911 - The Harbour is now operational with it's first break-bulk dock: Right next to the harbour a storage tank for oil and a freight station are located, thus allowing much easier load and unload of goods for the local markets. An aerial picture of the Los Angeles Harbour complex: In 1911 the Chinatown Industrail District is the largest production machine in the South-West of SimNation. The amount of various items made here amount to 135 000 tons of production every year. In every household in the country there is an item, labeled "Made in Chinatown". With the construction of the new harbour a new wave of large and profitable industrial businesses is expected to come to this thriving town. Part of Chinatown's Industrial District in 1911:

Sorry for my absence in the recent month. I was a little preocupied by the "real-life" and slight loss of interest But update is coming very soon, I'm working on it.

Los Angeles is growing confidently into one of the biggest cities on the West Coast. Her rapid growth has been made possible by many great men and women and we are gathered here today to pay our respects for him. James Scott Mason, son of Harold Scott Mason and Mary Blithe Mason, was born in 1871 in what was then a single family farm located pretty far away from the little village of Eastside. In 1889 he married Emily James Espenson, the youngest daughter of John Frederick Espenson, the owner of John's Tools and Thingies, the biggest shop in Eastside. Right about that time, the Eastern Railway Grand Line was being constructed, and it passed right through Eastside. James joined the project as simple builder, but soon his natural intelligence and quickness of the mind raised him to the position of a brigade leader. He worked at the rairoad till it was finished, in 1898. But while the young James was working on the task of connecting the developing region of Los Angeles to the SimWorld, old grandpa Mason died in 1895, and just a month after the railrway completion, in July, grandma Mason fowolled him. That way, James Mason was now the owner of Mason's Flower Fields. He and mS. mason led an uneventful life, filled with flowers, gullable tourist buying them and a lot of kids. But, in November 1909, the wind of change knocked on Mason's door once again. His farm was scheduled to become a suburbian heaven. James and Emily had seen this turn of events long ago. Both were prepared for the inevitable. And so, in the middle of December, 1909 Mason Flowers were no more. On 19.December.1909 according to the train ticket, James S.Mason and Emily J.Mason left Eastside with the Chinatown-eastside express. Now we make a little detour. The Chinatown-Eastside express is part of the Malibu-Eastside rail line, the main artery, transporting people, mail and goods between all towns of LA, and exporting or importing these thing out to SimNation. Since the part between Eastside and Chinatown goes through the Santa Monica mountains, it provides great views for the ones riding the train. The only stop in the one-day journey is at the small villlage of Santa Monica, located at the only relatively flat piece of ground in the whole mountains: Once the Masons reached Chinatown, James once again joined the train-contructing bussiness. He was the brigade leader,responsible for building the rail lines crossings - the one rail going to the future Seaport, and the other one - to Malibu. It was here, in Chinatown, that James and Emily first tasted the city life - in a small 2-story house, called "Mason's Mansion" by the local kids. Except his extremely responsible duty at the rail construction site, James also joined Chinatown's Farm School of Crops - the only educational facility in the LA Metro area, dedicated solely to creating farmers and crop-growers. There he served as a profesor of "Growing Hard Crops andBoosting Agriculture Input" at a part-time basis. Mason (the one on the left edge of the picture) with his class of 1909/1910: With the ending of the school year of 1910 in March, and with the completion fo the Railway Port Extension, the Masons were on the move again - this time they settled in the center of Los Angeles Area - the administrative town of LA itself. As both James and Emily had their sweet memories from the time spent with the students, they settled right across the Los Angeles High School of Learning. This time it was time for Emily Manson to demonstrate her skills and ability to thrive in the busy center. She contacted her relatives in the area, and just after 3 monts, the Mason saw themselves proud owners of a Retail Stores right next to the Police Station. Here James S.Manson can finally rest and enjoy his well-deserved pension. 2 of his 4 kids are students at Chinatown's Farm School of Crops, one is married and has a family of his own, and the youngest one is now enrolled into one of the Los Angeles' finest Junior Schools. The towns of Los Angeles wish to thank this noble man for all of his hard work and efforts put into upgrading the quality of life. everywhere his footsteps took him. He is now awarded with the honour of "Honorary citizen of Los Angeles". We hope that his bright life will be example for many of our younger citizens and they will help the region as much as he has. James S.Mason, the towns of Los Angeles want to say to you: "Thank You!"

Too bad for Everglade, I really liked it :/ But I bet this one will be fantastic as well

_marsh_ Yes, I was surprised too. But when I saw the rioters, I really felt that I am governing the city of LA As for the small towns, there are really not so many posibilities to create towns along the road, because everything is so steep and rugged. There is only one place where a small community could exist, and I can predict there will be one in the future - just as soon as I introduce PEG's Mountain Theme Pack to my Hard Drive

The construction of the I2 is well under way and the road is expected to be finished in the middle of the next year. The people of Eastside are constructing the end of the road since the beginning of the project and are now nearing the West side of the Santa Monica mountains. At the foothills of the mountains the roads from Los Angeles and Eastside will connect and form the finished Interstate Road 2. Together with all this construction, the town of Eastside is growing larger and larger - with 8000+ residents she is aproaching the "Minor City" mark. But the farms around the town are rapidly being eaten by the residential zones and the heavy industry of the town. The farms soon reached the end of Eastside's administrative area. So the decision was to create a satelite village eastwards of Eastside. It would be populated with farmers and rural lovers who do not want to live in the growing Eastside with her complicated lifestyle. In the great geographical manner that gave Eastside her name, the satellite village was named... Westside. The town of Eastside and neighbouring villages: The first priority in the new village was the farms - so they were constructed at the beginning, and after the first harvest was collected the construction of the village itself could start. First farms in the area (Dec.1908): Despite being small, compared to the other towns in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Westside still needs a mayor. And with a beautiful mansion on top of that: Many of the people living in Westside still work in Eastside. So they must go everyday to their respective jobs and work to boost the sprawl of the town they left. The fastest and the cheapest way to do that is via the train: Now, Westside harbors lettle over 1500 residents and is one of the greatest areas to live in the whole of Los Angeles Metro. The clean air and healty, natural lifestyle led here attracts a lot of visitors. And a big part of those visitors decide to stay and to aid the community. but this poses another problem - with all those newcomers and and in the same time being so close to the rapidly expanding Eastside, Westside is in real danger of one day becoming what it was build to escape from - busy, growing, noisy, dirty settlement on the way to become Huge Metropolis. Westside, 1909:

The rail connection to Eastside and the Eastern Railway Grand Line is way under way and is making good progress. The rail will be accompanied by the Interstate Road 2 (I2). After the completion of the project, all of LA's settlements will finally be connected together. The rail and the road are passing between the Santa Monica mountains and the ocean shore, providing breathtaking views for the drivers. I2 and the rail can be seen on the map below. There are quite few tunnels on both the rail and the road, so they dissapear from the map on some places: The city council is quite optimistic that the road and the rail will be completed by the end of the next year. But this is not the only change in the LA Metro area. The towns too have upgraded and developed. First, let's mention that now all of the houses in all of the towns have fresh water supply. A shot of Eastside's centre and water tower: The case with Chinatown's water tower is much different. Soon after it's construction in 1904 the tower could not provide enough water to all of the industry and houses so in 1905 additional, bigger one was erected. Here we see the both towers in the upper and down corners of the picture: Now, finally the mayor of Chinatown could enjoy freash water for his bath and his little pond. No longer the maids have to run for water to the ocean and then pour it into the pumping system of the pond. The water pipes and the now watered mayor's house: The citizens of Malibu were privileged with large water tower form the begining. It was constructed right next to the Farmer's Market: Malibu saw fit that now that she had water supply, the Town Hall must be Improved. The fields around it were destroyed and replaced with rural development - a park, commercial zone, and houses. The development report ends with the Town of Los Angeles itself. Since LA is now supplied with free oil, Gas Stations are sprouting everywhere. The town even withnessed some big corporation opening their Gas Stations on the main street. This does not bring good news to the owners of small, rural gas stations. Mr. Kreszky's gas station, dwarfed by the LukOil behemoth Station: In addition to that, to celebrate the new 1907, on New Year's Eve, the citizens of Los Angeles rioted! Apparently it all started when some drunk bums tryied to rob the Mobil Gas Station. The staff defended themselves with shotguns and crowbars. Attracted by the noise, local citizens joined the action. Soon the things got out of hand. The mob: Property damage for thousands of Simoleons was inflicted: The government was forced to send out the best of the newly formed Police Force to deal with the rioters: By the end of January 1st the order was restored and the town could return to normal. The council and the citizens of LA wish to express their gratitude and respect to the police, for doing such a fine job on the New Year's Vandalizations. Thank you, boys!

Thank you councilors, your input is much appreciated. After counting the votes and crunching the numbers, provided by councilor naftixe, the town council has come to the decision to adopt plan B - and thus the construction of the docks is now signed to Ishmael Sea Mongrels inc. The date of completion is set to the end of 1910. I wish to thank all of you for your cooperation and help in taking a decision on this matter. and... Dethsrow Yeah, there are hell of a lot of broadleaf trees in the LA, but they came with the terrain mod xD But the coucil is making efforts - all the trees planted in Mayor Mode are palms. But when I looked in Wikipedia what the fauna in LA is like, it was mostly different kinds of shrubs and broadleaf trees in the mountains. So I don't see a problem with leaving the trees. They all will be cut down for future expansion eventually xD

Very nice entry, I really liked it. I hope the Charleston train station is a separete extension of the railway? If it is part of the main railroad it will be quite deavastating to squize two rails into one and later into two again O.o

With complete mutual consent of the whole LA council, it it agreed that building a port will be too cost expensive at this point and time. So, the only other desicion left, is to link the existing rails in Los Angeles Basin with the Eastern Railway Grand Line at Eastside. But, since the engineering of a port in Chinatown has already began, the council has decided to reveal the plans for the port to the public and to give it to be concessed. In other words, companies enter a competition and give offers to build the port at their expense. The town council will choose the one they think is fulfilling all of the conditions for effective seaport. After completion, the selected company will own the port land for 5 years and manage all trade through the seas. With the completion of the rail extension to Eastside, the construction of the Chinatown Seaport will begin. Chinatown designated port space: The port will be build in the Chinatown bay. The shore is largely unused, leaving just enough space for a port installment: After announcing the concession, a hanfull of companies proposed their projects for a port. It took some rigourous filtering, but finally, two final plans were selected. The first one is simple and uses the existing infrastrucure in the town: The second one is quite complex and requires a lot of investment and terraforming. It includes a drect rail link, and leveled long bay, giving room for future expansions and improvements. While undoubtly it is much more expensive, it is the one with much more potential for future growth: Well, the decision where the port have to be build, does not require any imminent answer right now, as the rail is much more important, the time will come when one of the two projects must be chosen. Now everything rests on you, councilors. Here are some numbers: Plan A cost ~15000 time ~5,5 years new jobs 230 $; 50 $$; 10 $$$ income from tax ~9500 per year Plan B cost ~27000 time ~7 years new jobs 270 $; 65 $$; 13 $$$ income from tax ~11000 per year

DarthViper3k Yes, both ways are expensive, but than again, every infrastructure requires investments :) _marsh_ Yes, the idea of linking the existing rail to National one is a good idea. But the southern edge of the region is too far. The Eastern Grand Rail is much closer and more accessable.

Yeah, dangerous as hell. Even more, considering there is no guardrail along the road.

Cool! Altough I was expecting a larger Marina, considering how much wealthy residents Everglade has. Well, I guess we will see that in the future :)

IrvingTwoSmokes I think it is nice too. And we all are looking forward to making it into one big city. But I wolud really appreciate it if I receive feedback about some aspects of the region's development. Like now, for example, a way is needed to export the gathered oil out of the region borders. I personally lean towards a sea harbor in Chinatown, but if I the CJ recieves more replies (let's pray about that) and proposals about more effective way of shipping, the region may take another direction of development. I don't think a Journal is made by me just for you to see. The readers make suggestions, discuss different ideas, than they are incorporated in - that way we can make the Journal more pleasant to read and watch.

Approaching the end of 1906, the citizens of Los Angeles saw the completion of the first road connection between the towns. Interstate Road 1 (I1) is spanning between Malibu and Sun Valley, crossing Los Angeles and Chinatown. The planning and estimating of the future continuation of I1 to Eastside is curently in progress. Interstate Road 1, connecting all towns in the Los Angeles Basin: Of course, it is well known that this road and the accompaning railway extension were constructed for faster shipping of oil and more rapid connection between Sun Valley (and particulary Rising Sun Oil inc.) and the rest of LA. Still, corporate interests bring development and new opportunities to the towns of Los Angeles, so everyone is happy. The I1 was completed in record speed - just little under 3 years, while the completion of the region's first railroads required 7! Now, lets take a closer look at some interesting parts of the I1. The first thing we notice is, that opposite of the railroads which require extremely straight tracks with the minial amount of curves, the Interstate Road is actually much more bendy and curvy - almost like a river. I1, just after leaving Malibu: After that, it follows almost a straight route to Los Angeles, and then leaving to Chinatown. But when entering into Chinatown Town Borders, the I1 is creating some very interesting shapes. The reason for them is that the road has to go up a hill. So, for traffic to maintain the high speeds on the Interstate, it has to climb the hill gradually: Soon after that I1 leaves Chinatown's borders and heads North to Sun Valley: Now is the time to mention the upgrade of the Chinatown-Malibu Connection Rail - it was extended in order to reach Sun Valley. The extension was cheap: Only few farms had to be cleared and buldozed: The Interstate and the railroad are soon joined when entering Sun Valley. But just before reaching the Santa Monica mountains, they split again: The rail goes West, through the lower parts of the mountain, and the road heads East, around the hills: Here the I1 ends - it becomes the main street of Sun Valley, ending abruptly in the fields north of the town. But the rail goes a bit more - it splits into the industrial area and into the central part of the town: The power plant had to be relocated in order for the rail and the train station to be build: It was not the most cost-effective way, but the town is rich enough to afford it and they even planted a plaza in front of the station. Thus, the transportation and shipment of the precious oil can begin. But there is still more work to be done. Experts predict that till the end of 1910 the oil produced by Rising Sun Oil will be 5 times more than the estimated oil need in Los Angeles. That poses in front of the LA city council the question how to find a way to distribute the Rising Sun Oil inc. oil around SimNation. And it needs an answer fast. *The LA City Council is currently issuing a statement, that it is accepting all proposals and suggestion from the councilors and enginners who may be reading this, about the problem with the shipping of RSO's (Rising Sun Oil) products across the region's borders.*

That is something very good. Keep it up

Wow. That was the most scientific explanation of a city growth method I have ever seen.

Now that's gonna be one hell of a construction O.o Nice plan, the bridge will really add to the view of Everglade.

Well, what can I say :) Thank you both. And since it seems you two are the only one brave enough to comment you are now in the board of directors of Shining Sun Oil inc. (if you choose to accept it). Your rewards will be measured in imaginary Simoleons and some corporate pride.

Okay, I'm in too.