Chrysler Guy2

Completely irrelevant, but fischbob, that post was the very first of 2006 on these boards in the Midwest.

Just checked, the population was 22445 at the time the last picture was taken. UPDATE 2: Growth on the South Bank With all the money generated from new residents, the city was able to spend it on planning out the South Bank of the city. Now people who wanted to live in the city but not in the busy, dirtied streets of the North Bank could live in a more spacious, less urban setting, yet still retaining the distinct city feel. Developement did not come slowly, as more populants yearned for the wide, open spaces on the other side. Ironically, this side of the city would suffer greatly once the housing bubble burst. That's all for now. Next chapter:Rapid advance of the suburbs

I think that the population in the last few photos was around 25,ooo, not quite sure. I'll have to check back in the album. You'll know when I post the next update.

Ah #$%! I had forgot the 800x600 rule. Mods:Don't delete. I'm changing them all to 800x600 now.

I'm sure you're as sick as I am seeing cities listed with the prefix 'New' slapped hastily on. Well, now I give you a city that rightfully deserves the cliche term. I tried to keep the city in a progressive state, so that buildings would get more modern as time goes by. Every so often one ultramodern building will be built in a much older time period, I try to raze these, but just a few have some sort of speciality in their location that has me sympathizing with their construction. Sometimes they slip by because they grow like weeds. Sometimes they were necessary, as in the case of hospitals and the main el train station. This city is mostly finished, I'm probably not going to do much more with it. When I left it it had a population of 25o,ooo or so. And, as I recall, cheats were used exclusively minimally. Amontillado was founded in the late 17oo's as a fur and lumber trade port on the West Coast of the United States. The city's economy boomed, but due to poor living conditions the city's industry and landscape created, very few actually dwelled within the city's limits. In 1848, after a long summer drought, resident's angered with the mayor's overtaxation on most any freedoms set fire to the Golden & Murray lumber yard. The fire quickly spread into the streets of the city at an uncontrollable rate. 25oo of the 6345 people living in Amontillado died in the blaze. In 1850, wreckage of the city was dumped into the river and ocean, creating a new map for the city. The fire destroyed the original, confusing street system, and the new government decided to start with a variation of L'Enfant's popular and proven grid. Chicago was already creating its elevated rail system, and, thinking of the future, planners decied to also carry over an el system. Infill of the old city levelled and made habitable many of the marshes surrounding the city, making it a much more livable enviroment. Combined with its comfortable climate, it quickly became popular around the nation as one of the country's more livable cities. Many of Amontillado's old industrial firms converted and became commercial companies, mostly in commerical service. It was those factors that lead New Amontillado to be the city that grew too fast. The city's new start, an easy to navigate grid, along with immature rail yards. Former residents quickly returned to the city, but most outsiders at the time were weary of another dank, disaster ridden city. Most of the old factory workers lived meekly, yet happily, in their new, cheaply constructed homes. Industrial demand prompted the city to zone farther North. This move allowed the city to regain its economic stability and jobs, which attracted more outsiders. New jobs had the city growing at a rate too fast to allow for gradual growth. Dense neighbourhoods were quickly popping up adjacent to empty fields. Around 1856 is when industries began going commercial, which satisfied many new residants, and attracted many more. The growth of a new hub for businesses on the East side of the city prompted more R$$ and R$$$ growth in the city. The city celebrated the construction of its first steel caged skyscraper: By 1863, the first population boom was cooling off and the construction of less dense, single family home neighbourhoods began growing. A photograph from a balloon, 1864: Next chapter:Growth on the South Bank