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Perhaps some of you around here still remember me and this journal. If you do I have something to say to you. If the name "New Chandler" doesn't ring any bells, this probably isn't going to excite you As you may have figured out if you followed this journal at any point in the last year (or four), I have left Simtropolis and the Sim City community to focus on my now-concluded senior year and the events that the great big world has in store for me in the future. You assumed right, this journal has indeed ended, as has my Sim City career. However, I was lurking on this site earlier this week, and remembered that during this time in early July four years ago was the time I began this journal, which I hastily called "New Chandler" for lack of a better name, since I didn't think it would be a long-lasting project. Looking back at this endeavor from the end of its journey, New Chandler went on for 3 years, 63 updates, went through 3 unions and hoards of Simlympic events, amassed roughly a thousand comments on a plethora of Sim City fansites, and a remarkable amount of views beyond my wildest desires as a journalist (over 90,000 views were on Simtropolis alone, the 11th most in the history of the site at the time of me writing this) on its way to the Top 10 of Ben's Top 100. If you would have told me that those numbers would be for one of my creations four years ago, I would have been in in plentiful disbelief and would have asked you, "the hell are you smoking?" I said my good-byes to my bombastic union life long ago, and to my friends at Simmania in November, but I realized as I randomly stopped by Simtropolis recently that I more-or-less vanished from this site without much of a warning to anyone who wasn't a member of Simmania, which wasn't really appropriate, for this was the site that truly made my journal as enjoyable and such a statistical "success" (if you can call it that) as it was for me for the past years. So yes, I'm here almost an entire year after I left to write my final goodbyes to this place, merely because I didn't do so back then. I'm going to miss this place, and reading every heartfelt comment you guys had on this creation of mine I shared with you on the more lonely and rainy Portland nights. Many of you viewed my humble work as something truly special, and it is a wonderful feeling that I am going to miss. Never would I have ever imagined in my wildest dreams that my work, as ambitious or laid-back as it may have been, would be something people would look forward to seeing. Words cannot explain how thankful I am for all you have done to make this journal what it became. As baseball announcer Ernie Harwell said: "It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure." I'm going to college in two months and I can't wait to see where it takes me, because I do not doubt it will throw lots of exciting suprises at my life. Best wishes to all of you and all of your future aspirations as well. -Ky Smith, the journalist better known as K50 6 July 2014

Great tutorial Huston, thanks for sharing

Looks nice :)

It's like Nouadhibou, Gansbaai all over again :P Awesome work my friend!

I love that central park, nicely done :)

You said the road dies... and road's aren't capable of dying :P Anyway it's great to see a driving update from you - your driving updates are what got a lot of us hooked on your work several years ago, and you've still got that touch :)

I'm happy with four, congrats to Hiigarar and the rest :)

Huston: Thanks for the comment, I'm glad this warmed your night :P (not trying to sound creepy there) mystic_destiny: Thanks for the comment, I personally would love to see you do a driving update! Benedict: Always nice to see your comments, thanks! raynev1: I'm glad you think it's fantastic, thank you very much :) TekindusT: Thanks for the comment... that's probably unlikely but you never know :P Haljackey: Thanks for the comment, it's great to see a comment from you on my work :) I don't think I'll be able to make a video just because the computer I use is getting old (and I certainly wouldn't make one like what you do) but there's always a possibility :) Jedahdiah: Thanks for the comment, I think I know you like my driving updates :P kj3400: Thanks for stopping in Kenny, it's been a while! I think you're still the roadgeekery king around here though. UndercoverNinja12: Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it! gman28: Thanks for the comment - always nice driving around without maniac drivers, isn't it? pole475: Haha thanks for the comment :P RepublicMaster: Glad you thought so, thanks man! Paulobergonci: Thanks for the praise, I'm sure you could if you put a little time into planning it :)

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I was going to show parts of the Don Fierro District (there's glimpses of it early in this update) but the driving updates seem to be popular - and with Bayview and most of North Doherty looking presentable, I thought I should show it off with a highway update As always the plants are all hand-placed by me. Enjoy update 63 folks! We will start our drive on the hills north of Don Fierro Bay on Highway 1, and work our way south toward the heart of Doherty. Though this exit doesn't look busy now, during event days at Don Fierro Stadium, the largest stadium in the entire metropolitan area, this exit can get dicey. Heading down the hill, the skyscrapers of the Don Fierro District tower to the left. Crossing over the Don Fierro Bay Bridge now. Along with the Pulaski Bridge (refer to the giant mosaic to see the south end of it) it is the only method to drive across the Don Fierro Bay. At the southeast corner of the Bay lies Springsteen Avenue, which loops through the wealthy houses in a district nicknamed "East Egg" after the Great Gatsby. Now it is the official name of the district (and no, there is no West Egg, although Bay Point would geographically fit the criteria. Bay Point was the focus of the giant mosaic in my last post). Curving around a narrow stretch between Bean's Addition and East Egg. Central Avenue is the boundary of several districts in Bayview and the main surface street into Downtown. The main freeway into Downtown is Highway 266. The interchange between Highway 226 and Highway 1 is massive, with neighborhoods and on-ramps in the middle of the parts of the giant cloverleaf. The eastbound exit ramp. Finally out of the 266 mess now.... A major surface street here is Othello Avenue. We are now officially out of Bayview and in Doherty. Teeder Avenue connects two major intersections together and with Highway 1. A simple exit onto Oceans Avenue (not so simple going Northbound). Oceans Avenue is the major artery running along or near the Pelham Bay coastline from Bayview to Abbott's Island, paralleled by Highway 1 most of the way. Country Club Avenue is the main entrance into the sprawling 18-hole Pelham Bay National Golf Club. It extends through a bustling commercial district, Greenfield, as well. On our left is a major transit center for the East Pelham Metro as we approach Highway 19. And we're at the interchange, which is where we will stop for today. It's decision time. Okay folks, THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN VOTE! Before you do a few notes about things. About option 1 (pink, staying on Highway 1). This will take you to North Central Doherty for Update 64, as far as another interchange where I'll poll you all again on which way to go for another driving update for Update 65. If you like the roadgeek updates, this will guarantee you two more, so definitely vote for this one! Also, if you like really tall stuff, Abbott's Island is the Manhattan Island of New Chandler, so this will be a taller choice About option 2 (green, taking Highway 19 east). We won't be on Highway 19 long because we've been on almost all of it already, but we will switch out toward Garden Grove (we will not go back to St. Clair or Murray City again) on another freeway. We have seen Garden Grove already so we will drive all the way through it and further. This would probably be a slightly longer drive than option 1, but I wouldn't do another driving update for Update 65 because there aren't any freeways nearby. Thanks for the support, remember to comment (and vote!), follow, +1 - your love is what keeps me going deuces!

Fantastic work Paeng, as always. As Yoshi said too, you are definitely one of Simtropolis' all-time favorites.   I'll be the first to ask because someone will eventually :P Is the building in this picture available for download? It looks awesome :)

Thanks to everyone who stopped by my last entry! This is a teaser to the 63rd entry. This is an area I have enjoyed working on but I'm not sure it will fit into where I will be showing the next entry, so I thought I'd show it all off in one big picture. Also I have no idea when the next entry will be but hopefully it will be sooner than later. A few notes - as usual, EVERY tree and rock along the coastline is placed individually by myself. This took a great deal of time to do but I think you will like the result. Second, every metro station you see here exists and goes to the giant metro system reaching over the entire metro area. This part of town doesn't get as much metro activity as the rest (a little less than a thousand people commute on the 9 every day) but it is sort of isolated from the rest of Bayview and the huge metro area it is in, so that's not really surprising. Finally, as you may have noticed, this teaser is my 100th post in the new CJ section, so that's pretty cool also. Thanks for all the support for getting me to this landmark milestone! Now a note about the picture. A while ago I did this with San Clemente City (another city in this megatropolis) but this time it's a little different. One version has labels that name every station, street, and landmark, on top of a picture that just shows off the city. I'd encourage you to view both

Jedahdiah: Thanks for stopping in as always, I'm glad you loved it! MilitantRadical: Thanks for the comment! Don't you love how versatile those pieces are? TekindusT: Thanks for the praise! (as always) Benedict: As always Ben thanks for your support!  RepublicMaster: Thanks for the comment, that shot was so good I posted it twice :P (not on purpose) Whte_rbt: Thanks for the comment, that was probably the first time I even used a lens flare in about two years :P Those diagonal parks are here. Schulmanator: Thanks for the praise man! §haÅ--Ñ€ §hÅŽo: Thank you Kurt! I appreciate it :) urialgarcia: Thanks for the praise. I'm going to miss it too but, in the wise words of Homer Simpson in Hit and Run when you hit something, "nothing lasts forever" :P

The futuristic New York scenes are awesome, wonderful work Huston :)

Al-Qurayyah knows how to party :P Nice update Dan!