[noahclem]

Great update Ioan!    The selection of bats is perfect and I love the layout of the streets and trams. The park in the last (night) picture looks great.

I'd also add that the pictures seem to load a bit slower. And if you find an image upload site that works great for you be sure to let me know!

[io_bg]

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art128 - Thanks my friend! In the first half of the 20th century they used large-plate cameras which, combined with low film speeds (equivalent to today's ISO 10) resulted in photos with slow shutter speed which resulted in blurry vehicles and pedestrians. So I thought this would make things a bit more realistic
carlfatal - Thank you Carl!
Dantes - Thanks Dantes!
Kergelen - Thanks! I uploaded those pics in Imageshack and updated their links so I hope they load faster now.
nbvc - Thank you! I made that effect by selecting the the cars in Photoshop and applying the Motion Blur filter. I chose a higher value (50px IIRC) and then brightened the selection to make it look like car light trails. Seems I'll have to try harder next time
noahclem - Thanks Noah! It took me some time to plop and grow them As I already mentioned, I re-uploaded the pics in Imageshack as it seems to be faster than the site I previously used.

Update 81 - The Gloomy Side Of Wilshire

A while ago I made a commie depressing update, now it's time for an American one
Such flats were built in the last few years to meet the increasing demands for cheap apartments.
81.1


Wilshire has polluted air thanks to all these factories.
81.2


The crossing of Hunter and Mateo streets
81.3


One of the bridges crossing the LA river
81.4


Rail yards located along the river
81.5


81.6


Just another tram stop along 7th St.
81.7


And a tram depot next to the end of the line
81.8


Another rail yard
81.9


That's all for now, I hope you like it

[RickD]

Fantastic pictures. The reduced colors give it a fascinating vintage feeling.

[Delecto]

Great work Ioan as always. 

[SeanSC4]

Amazing pictures. I love all the railways.

[jmyers2043]

Hello IO

That's all for now, I hope you like it

Wow, that is a great looking power plant!! I'm going to jump into the lot editor as soon as I get done with this reply.

- Jim

[art128]

Excellent update, Ioan! I really liked this industrial area. Maybe because i'm a fan of depressing things but it looked rather nice.

[TiFlo]

The last updates are fantastic! I love the overall gritty mood of that city. It could almost be a clean looking Detroit.

[rooker1]

OH WOW!!
Love the dirty city and all those rail lines.  I can really tell that it took a long time to put this area together. 
I hope we get to see a lot more.

That update deserves a K-Point.
Robin

[nbvc]

Great industrial area. I also was thinking how to make industries with single rail tracks. Your solution looks good.

[carlfatal]

Oh i love these railyards: perfect, quite perfect! Best detail are the old no more used switch on pic 81,5 and also the grass between and on the rails... 
Really fantastic also the industrial area with the spur lines and the tram depot. I can´t stop looking... 
Yes, i like it dirty, and here i get a feeling as i would dive back into the fifties. Wonderful! 
Greetz, Carl

[Girafe]

Fantastic update 

really well deserved point, entire lotted industrial zone, I have rarely seen this before,

keep going on this way 

[apeguy]

Excellent update, I always love seeing gritty industrial areas, a well deserved K-point.

[threestooges]

I love it Ioan; right down to the seeming reference to the Red Car streetcars. The tunnel/rail crossing in 81.2 has an excellently grimy feel to it that just lends itself to imagining the clouds of smog hanging over it, dampening the sun. As for the bridge crossing the LA river, I think you went with too much grass on the banks and not enough graffiti. Overall though, nicely done.
-Matt

[Dantes]

A great industrial area.   I like the dirty atmosphere.  If you are working properly and goods produced. I am very impressed with the feeling of heavy industry. 

Fantastic work! 

[Kergelen]

  Fantastic industrial area!
I like the mosaic 81.2 with the tunnel rail and the rise tram-on-grass and avenue.
Also great is the tram-depot picture with the chimney in the middle.
 

[Ol.S / Benoit]

Great work with the colors, perfect atmosphere for an industrial area !  

[Swordmaster]

I heartily approve of all the rail stuff on there - very realistic and all. Railways move the world!

Cheers,
Willy

[Battlecat]

Those look great, looking forward to the next update! 

[noahclem]

Awesome teaser Ioan 

I just love your last update    You did an especially great job with all the rails and provide a great feel of a dirty industrial area--just perfect really! Is that a functional Avenue-to-subway transition in 81.9?

Look forward to what's next