Vancouver, Natrual Growth

[gorbag]

I can see why you wouldn't want that giant farm building behind your house. There'd be no sunlight at the back.

[Tomas Neto]

Great work on this update!!! Very nice!!!

[marsh]

Blahbady Blah Blah the III is going to win against Pedriana Farm Inc. I know it.

Also, at the distance the pontoos are from each other, could they connect and make a pontoon bridge?

Well due to Pedrinas plant so close to the current city, development will build over it soon

And lol, mabey

Your region shot is quite spectacular! I also enjoyed the past couple of updates with the information tidbits

thanx man

That was an interesting update.  A simple causeway like that is a great investment.  Certainly cheaper in the long run than a ferry service.

yes it is. It was only a small distance so it wasnt a big issue for the budget.

I can see why you wouldn't want that giant farm building behind your house. There'd be no sunlight at the back.

Umm.... I think the massive grinding noises coming from it and the shear... uglieness, is worse then lack of sun. 

Great work on this update!!! Very nice!!!

Thanks

Alright, today is just two current regional veiws. (Click links below thumbnails for full size)
The 1927 one is curent, (literly from today ) and it has a map.

1925



http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/5412/region1925.jpg


1927



http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/721/1927.jpg

[penguin007]

As usaul some lovely work here keep the great work up!!

Will

[TheBluejay]

Thats looking really good, although you might want to fiddle with the trees in some tiles, you can sort of see the tile boundaries.

[marsh]

As usaul some lovely work here keep the great work up!!

Will

Thanks man!

Thats looking really good, although you might want to fiddle with the trees in some tiles, you can sort of see the tile boundaries.

Yea I have been. Its starting to annoy me





Vancouverage University is the the first university in Vancouver. It isnt in Vancouver its self, but south of it in Gould. But who needs to get technical right?



The University is only down the road from Vancouver, but sims are tired of driving there. The Rail road goes right by Vancouverage, however the stations down the way a a bit far to walk.



One station is in the industrial area...



The other near City Hall...



So a station was given the "Go Ahead" for construction near the University, and the building permit was filed.



A bit of the hillside was leveled to build the station. With the news of this station, some new houses were alredy being moved into.



The station's construction was started and a small road was ran twords it.



March 27th, 1927, the station was complete. Houses spawned up around it about a month later. An elevated walkway was built across the rail to get to Vancouverage U. This was cheaper and more obvious than building a road to it, due to the fact that nobody took a car on a train. It was also much safer since students didnt have to walk across the train tracks.

[nedalezz]

One of the major landmarks of any growing city is its university, and I see Vancouver is no exception to that rule. Great update

[Aspirin4o]

Vancouver University, educating young siminds since 1927 
I haighly appreciate this update, very good job.

[penguin007]

Nice pics love the suburbia you have created

Will

[Battlecat]

You've got a fascinating pattern of development building up there.  It's really interesting when compared with the real world version. 

[marsh]

One of the major landmarks of any growing city is its university, and I see Vancouver is no exception to that rule. Great update

Thanks 

Vancouver University, educating young siminds since 1927 
I haighly appreciate this update, very good job.

Thanks! Cool to see you on SCDevotion now too.

Nice pics love the suburbia you have created

Will

Thanx

You've got a fascinating pattern of development building up there.  It's really interesting when compared with the real world version. 

Thanks Man



Northwest Lumber is aparently a New Lumber Company that just came up here to Vancouver. NW Lumber has been up a bit down south in Seattle for a few years now. I've seen their  new logo. That forest background apparently makes it seem like the company is FOR saving trees, however... I have this crazy idea that there not.



I recently saw a picture in Logan Town Hall of NW Lumbers recent land Aquisitions. Alot of them are located very close to my farm, (located at the tip of that thar inlet near Logan. All that forest will soon be gone im guesing, Hopfully what they say about those sriped areas is true, that theyd creat more expense then income for the company since theres not alot of trees, or to much swampy land or sumthin.



That blasted company already tore down a huge load of trees, now other farmers are going to move near my farm with all their so-called "fertilizers" and such, and make my plants unfertile.



Their even grading roads for the promotion of the new farmland, for farmers to darn lazy to get off ther behinds, (pardon my french) to tear down the trees them thar selfs.



That sawmill they set up is even getting more industrius citizens to come to Logan. Some company called Adriat Paper came to town. NWLumber and Adriat even said that their building a railroad line out to the Sanntex Peninsula to get more workers for both companies. Now dere gonna start takin our jobs!

[canyonjumper]

Looking great marsh! That narrator isn't pleased with everybody invading his land, is he?

                -Jordan

[Aspirin4o]

Too bad for this Logan resident But, as we all know, there is no stopping the Industrial Growth.

[RickD]

On the one hand it is a pity to see all the beautiful woodland being cut down. But on the other hand the region needs space to grow. It would be a very boring Natural Growth MD if it didn't grow. 

[antimonycat]

Your interesting narration made me smile, looking forward to how the area will turn out in the future.

[marsh]

Looking great marsh! That narrator isn't pleased with everybody invading his land, is he?

                -Jordan

Thanks! And no... *sarcasticly* he's actualy happy.

Too bad for this Logan resident But, as we all know, there is no stopping the Industrial Growth.

I know, its kinda sad. .
Also, glad your becoming a constant veiwer, hope you continue

On the one hand it is a pity to see all the beautiful woodland being cut down. But on the other hand the region needs space to grow. It would be a very boring Natural Growth MD if it didn't grow. 

The region still would grow, its just that now, instead of private owners cutting down the trees, a private company buys the land, gets money for trees, then sells the land again. VERY good buisness investment

Your interesting narration made me smile, looking forward to how the area will turn out in the future.

Thanks, glad you like it and hope you become a regular veiwer






Curently there is a large project going on in Larimer. Its small... but for the city, its the largest to date.



What the project is doing is pretty much making a retaining wall, in order to build the new power plant. A (very) similar project happened right nerby to support some warehouses. The hill is way to steep to support large buildings, but with the new idea of retaining walls, Large buildings are now possible on steep hills.



In about a month, the Larimer Power Plant was completed. It is now the largest power plant in the Vancouver region, which is now needed for the growing region.



The wall also allows for other factories and warehouses to be built in the area too.



Another wall has also been constructed about a month ago. It was funded by Blahbady Blah III. What it is, is a retaining wall, similar to the one near the powerplant, only its to keep the ocean back. Almost half of urban Vancouver is less than a meter below sea level. This area, Blahbady is perticulary worried about, (since its near his house), so he funded a seawall to be built around the former, Agate Island. The causeway is now almost as wide as the former island. The "island" is still called an island by locals, but tecnichly it is a peninsula, or as said on maps, "Agate Point". Soon it may not even be that...

[marsh]

Alright, Today I am Proud to announce, Vancouver is now published on 4 different sites!

Simtropolis!
http://www.simtropolis.com/


SimCity4Devotion!
http://sc4devotion.com/


The CSG Forums!
http://www.csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/index.php


And SimPeg4!
http://www.simpeg.com/forum/index.php

[canyonjumper]

Congrats marsh!

[Aspirin4o]

Congratulations, you are spreading out! 
And nice update about the powerplant too 

[dedgren]

Hi, marsh...

...don't you mean "Natural" Growth...?

You are one busy guy- if you can keep up with publishing Vancouver in four different places, my hat is off to you.

I stopped over and registered at your new SC4 website CSGforums [linkie]- running that'll keep you pretty busy, too.

Good luck with all this.


David