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Title: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: SIMplMn9 on November 05, 2007, 09:15:36 PM
A brief history...

In a striking vote, the SimCity Journal's Union voted to aid Pheonoia in their struggle with the RNAI.  It was at this point that the Regime of Non-American Islanders began their assulat and invasion of Phoenoia.

By the time the Union had arrived, the capital city was surrounded and under fire, and all northern land had been taken.  With that, the RNAI got more dangerous making numerous attacks on the Union, and the closest Union nations, ignited official declarations of war from a few nation, the biggest of which being Fairbanks, angered over an almost daily attack on their country.

Finally, with the RNAI overrunning the capital city, and the government lost or unnaccounted for, the Union began its final major assult to reclaim the city, and find the President.  They suceeded, barely, and within a few more days, an offocial declaration of surrender was given by Conrad Sheppard, leader of the RNAI.  A few days after that, on October the 27th, Phoenoia met with the RNAI aboard a Union vessel and signed the surrender, finally freeing Pheonoia.

With their independence secured, and their freedom enforced, the duanting taks of rebuilding the nation began, starting with the capital of Pheonoia, Paradise Valley.  A plan had been sketched to auction off sites of city for construction, so that the city could regain funds.  With that done, Paradise Valley could concentrate all efforts on the West Bank, the primarily residential section of the city.

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This here is the first residential area opened back to the refugee public.  This lies on the south bank of the new Lake Shatanoga, which was formed when Gabreles tried to close off the city by bombing his own bridges.

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This is the newly refurbished Belview Church, now a historical site as the final stand of the residence in this area.  With the constand fire fight and barage, this church never fell, and not one person inside was killed.

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Here is a section of the new Belview Heights, adjacent to the church.

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More construction is taking place, as the city is returning to its former glory.. and better!

That's all for now.. I hope to bring back those you used to follow... sorry for my absence...
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: canuck3360 on November 06, 2007, 02:43:54 PM
glad to see you back in action.

your hockey team has been doin good in Rorysville they are going to start a tour around Rorysville playing RVPHL teams in almost every state in the country so it's bound to be a good tour and proceeds of the tour go directly to helping the RVERDR(Rorysville Emargancy and Distarer Releif) Build homes in Phoenia for displaced athletes and their families.

oh and Jovi's and Valacu's stats 17 games in
V.Jovi(ARP) 17GP 12G 7A 19PTS 8PIM
F.Valacu(SPC) 16GP 9G  5A  14PTS 12PIM

Autumn Ridge is currently 2nd in the Interior Division(6th in the CR Smith Confrence) with a record of 17GP 8W 6L 3OTL 19PTS
St.Pierre is currently 1rst in the Northern Division(4th in the Pierre Lacroix Confrence) with a record of 17GP 10W 5L 2OTL 22PTS
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: sEAhAwk fAn121 on November 06, 2007, 05:04:56 PM
Great History! Cant wait for more pics! Hope to see this MD prosper!
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: rooker1 on November 07, 2007, 04:04:10 AM
Great start and nice piece of history.  If I could suggest only one thing it would be to add some trees or rocks along the shoreline to hide the jagged edges of the grass lots you have there.   ;)  Other than that, I can't wait to see what's next.

&apls

Robin   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: SIMplMn9 on November 07, 2007, 07:21:36 AM
Oooh.. thanks.. been wondering how I could fix that..
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: bat on November 07, 2007, 08:18:59 AM
That's a great start there, SIMplMn9! Good looking first pictures! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: Emperor Stormont on November 07, 2007, 08:56:53 AM
Indeed this does have a lot of promise and will be very interesting to see it develop.

I can send you all the images for the Pres. Park development if you want to use here, just let me know  ;)
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: SIMplMn9 on November 07, 2007, 09:04:09 PM
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canuck3360 - We appreciate the hospitality shown by Rorysville these last months, and invite Rorysville to diplomatic relations.  Just wait till I get to Takri Hillside.

sEAhAwk fAn121 - You and Fairbanks are as much a part of my nation as its history, don't be surprise to see many mentions. ;)

rooker1 - I took your advice... you won't that update here, but it will show in later ones.

bat - Thank you, and I hope you enjoy it!

Emperor Stormont - Thank you, and I ready when you are for the Presidential Park.




Things have been tough for Phoenoia, the capital city of Paradise Valley is completely in ruins, the worst of which being the Capital District.  Very few places are able to stay standing, and it has been with great dismay that most of the city (and nation) has had to be torn down and re-terraformed.

The new government of Phoenoia has had one strict rule that they have been going by: Citizen before the government.  Because of that, the Government of Pheonoia has remained mostly onboard the HMIS Naran Liberius, the exact ship that Pheonoia gained its independence.  With the assistance of the Imperial Kingdom of Atlantis, they have been working on where to go from here.

Back in Paradise Valley, the main thoroughfare has been pave, and is slowly turning into landmark street.  However for the time being, most of the avenue remains closed to the public.   This, is Union Avenue:

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In a solumn cerimony, President Gabreles open the first of many national cemetaries to remember the thousands who died during the war... the Tomb of the Lost Souls in particular was dedicated to not soliers or freedom fighters, but the innocents who were killed in teh area.  This graveyard is already full.

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Of course, with the shortage of police, and the state of city itself, its of no surprise that every place is not crime free.  This one area, in particular, were a bunch of teens, who lost their parents, and blames Pheonoia for their troubles. 

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But besides that, the South Coast Recreation Center brough some more light, as the new park area opened this past day, welcoming all those to realised that life is slowly returning back to normal.  The Union nation of Mackinac is responsible for the funding of this park.

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So now the city is finally begining to return to normal, as least one section of it is.  With the combined effort of the SCJU, the South Coast area of the West Bank is a self-sufficient city, even if a little jobless.  However, it is to the point that two camps were able to close, and the residents were brought back to make their home here.  Again.

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And finally, the end of the day, with this nighttime shot of the souther coast of Lake Shatanoga, in the heart of Paradise Valley.  Hope you all enjoy!

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Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: bat on November 08, 2007, 06:42:56 AM
Another great update there! Wonderful pictures! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: SIMplMn9 on November 09, 2007, 06:14:05 PM
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bat - Thank you!  Enjoy!

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Update 3:
A More.. Natural Feel



We recieved word today that the new Pheonoia Government has begun talks on drafing a consitituion to go with the nation.  Deamnd has increase enough for talks to begin with OneAlliance, the Union's air travel provider, for the drafting and reconstruction of the Pheonoia International Airport.  Already the area is being demolished of all things that are not salvagable.

However, this particular update will deal with the other sign of the rebuilding effort.. the terrain itself.  The rebuilt Paradise Valley has double in size, and so has the attention to the natural wonders around.

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The first stop as you can see, takes us back to the first area of reconstruction, and to the far right you can the landmark Belview Church.  This bay, which now only provides a scenic area, has been offocially christened as Belview Bay, and will be the property of the Belview Church.  The Church has promised that this bay will serve as a place for all, for recreation, relaxtion, and spiritual discovery.  As you can see, this bay is completely residential.

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To the north of the lake, a place most important is the Capital District, the governmental headquarters of Pheonoia.  However, this place is relatively left alone, and closed off, and only Atlantians are allow onto the area.  So far, no one has said anything about what is going on there, however Atlantis officals have stated that Pheonoia would be pleased.  One area still available is the Gabreles Bay, named after the President himself, Kevin Gabreles.  lining the bay and protecting it is a group of islands, known as the Gabreles Islands.  This place will provide a nature retreat, and will not be opened to the public for some time.

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This little island was originally ment to just be a stop point for Union Ave, for a bridge to span the whole of the lake.  Unfortunatly, the threat to the land at the present time is too great, and all attemps for an anchor has proved all but failed.  However, an idea was passed around, and Shatanoga Island begame another recreation point.  The Shatanoga Ranger Station is powered by its own wind turbine, and is the first step to building a campsite area where people can camp and enjoy all the perks of lake camping.

And as always, I said Paradise Valley's rebuilt sections are have doubled in size, so here it.
As always, thank you visiting the Grand Republic of Pheonoia as we come back from the dark times of war.

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Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: Pat on November 09, 2007, 06:30:44 PM
WoW SIMplMn9 i cant belive i missed this start.... You are doing a real good job here with Pheonoia.... I will be keeping my eye out here....
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: sincitybaby on November 09, 2007, 07:19:30 PM
The avenues have a grand feel to them, and I love the burbs!
Great Job!!   :)
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: canuck3360 on November 09, 2007, 08:26:01 PM
a couple of nice updates there and of course Diplomatic Relations will be opened between our two nations and in the spirt of Aid the RVSGA will be sending it's Rink Specialists to Phoenia to scout locations for Community Rinks to hel the youth take that agression out in the Sport of Hockey and also help the domestic league there train athletes.

also I'll be osting your National Teams Tour Schedule along with game 1 's results tommorrow
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: bat on November 11, 2007, 03:57:31 AM
Wonderful new pictures! Great using of the trees! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: SIMplMn9 on November 18, 2007, 08:46:44 PM
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Pat - Not to worry, you are here now, that is what counts.

sincitybaby - Thank you, the Avenues are suppose to be a representation of the city.  The capital city of any nation is usually grand.

canuck3360 - Thank you, nice work.  All I ask to have an embassy here is to have a building for me to put in, that is all I require.  Gives you a littel more closeness to your embassy.  Just try not to choose something that would be used a lot.  I need something a little unique.

bat - I'm glad you like my nature scenes.  Hope you all enjoy this next update.




Update 4:  Heross Hills

The capital city of Paradise Valley is split in the middle by the Silver River.  Or least, it used to be.  In a valient attempt to block more RNAI ships from coming down the river from the north, President Gabreles had authroized the sabotage of the bridges crossing the river.  While sucessful, the result was a blockage that formed, and the Silver River slipt out its banks into the city.  After much discussion, it was decided that the lake would remain, as a rememberance of what the city had to do, and in doing so, the Shatanoga Lake was formed.

But even with the lake, the city is still split down the middle, mostly with the city center on one side, and the residential on the other.  The residential side, known as the West Bank also extends out into the suburb of Paradise Valley.  This 'burb, is majorly known as Heross Hills.

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(Forgive the Maxis Reps...)

Heross Hills is not your typical suburb in the traditional sense.  The city of Heross Hills is self sustaining, and can be its own city.  It even has its own downtown district.  However, the people who reside in Heross Hills are quite content with be citizens of Paradise Valley. 

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One of the major defining features that describe Heross Hills as a suburb is the Heross Hills Mall, smack dab in the middle of the city.  This mall pales in comparison to another mall being rebuilt, the Paradise Valley Galleria.  Still, from its reopen, it was clear that rebuildng the mall was a great choice, as immediatly residence begam to come in and shop, a sign of life returning to normal. 

The city of Heross Hills gets it name from its founder, James Heross, who built his own distant from the banks of the river to find solace in the beauty of the area.  His home quickly grew to a development of a small neighborhood, and from there stopped.  One of the oldest city ordinance states that Heross Hill, and its gated community up top, may not developed any more than how it is, and so, with the exception of Union Avenue to the right of the hill, there is no further deveolpment of the gated community, it's church, or its park.  This is one of the oldest standing residences of the city.

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The Heross Hills National Cemetary is the second largest cemetary in Paradise Valley, the large being the Pheonoia National Cemetary in the Capital District.  This marks the final resting places of clost to 3 thousand men, woman, and children, who lives were cut short by the RNAI during the war.  This is a very solumn place, which stands where the Tristar Apartment complex stood.  This was the very spot where RNAI soldiers rounded all those they could find tinot he building, and set the building ablaze, shooting anyone who escaped.  For many, this is the action that makes it impossible to forgive, or forget.

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Many would find it quite unusual that the main Paradise Valley High School is technically in Heross Hills.  And it is.  One major disput is whether or not the area that the High School is located in the City of Paradise Valley, or just the County of Paradise Valley.  Still, most parents don't mind.  As for the teens, most just are glad its here.  Education is a lot different here than in the United States.  School is mandatory to get a job, but students are not forced to go.  All actually in the school WANT to be there.  It's part of the Department of Education's plan to get kids to want to go to school, by making it impossible to get anywhere without an education, while giving them the freedom to choose.

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Another crown jewel to Paradise Valley, and specifically Heross Hills, is the famous Center for Disease Control's Research building.  This building lies nestled to the Silver Mountains making up the southern city limit.  This building is not only a center for research, but is also hailed as one of the most pristine hospital centers in this part of the world.  It is also famous for being specifically listed by Conrad Sheppard to not be touched during the invasion.  He had recognized the significance of such an institution, and that led to his desicion to spare the building.  Today, it is a known landmark, and still is operating at full capacity.

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As part of a Greening process, the center of the city was cleared to make way for a large park at its center.  Westcox Park, named after Sarah Westcox, was build in honor of that woman, whose talks about the environment and need for such greening led to her death during the war, when she was shot on sight.  The park is massive, taking up a good 12.5%of the city area.  Although just trees, the park has been a big boom for buisness and residence, and as such has turned out to be a good idea afterall.

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(Again, forgive the Maxis...)

With Heross Hills completely rebuild and being lived in, that leaves very little residential work to do, and Pheonoia can now concentrate on resoting its government complexes, so that they, to, can get back to life.  Latest images of the redevoloped area shows that the city is recovering very well.

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Thank you, I hope you all enjoy.

Next Update.... We start on the Capital District!

Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: bat on November 19, 2007, 06:30:00 AM
Fantastic update there! Also wonderful pictures of that great downtown! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: canuck3360 on November 20, 2007, 08:50:33 PM
great update there and I realised I forgot to show off the Phoenian National Team Schedule

Game-Time-Date-City,State(Arena-Capacity)Team(League)-Score-TV Coverage
01-6:00 PM-November 10-St. Pierre,SP(Mountain Nations Memorial Centre-20,270)St. Pierre Cardinals(RVPHL)-3-2/OT-RVAC
02-7:00 PM-November 12-Thunder Bay,NL(Thunderdome-21,250)Thunder Bay Lightning(RVPHL)-3-1-Sportsnet National
03-7:00 PM-November 14-Superior,NL(Northlands Arena-17,990)Superior Polar Bears(RVPHL)-2-4-RVSP
04-7:00 PM-November 17-Aubin,AU(North States Arena-17,800)Aubin Ice Cats(RVPHL)-2-1/OT-Sportsnet National
05-7:00 PM-November 19-Marceau,MR(Marceau Mountain Centre-21,201)Marceau Wildcats(RVPHL)-2-5-MSN/SNM
06-7:00 PM-November 20-Marceau,MR(The Forum-17,800)Marceau Aloetts(RVPHL)-2-1-MSN/SNM
07-7:00 PM-November 22-Marceau,MR(Le Colisee-19,250)Marceau Nordiques(RVPHL)-MSN/SNM
08-7:00 PM-November 27-York,YK(York Colosium(Erradyne Colosium)-17,950)York Warriors(RVPHL)-Sportsnet National
09-7:00 PM-November 28-Yorkshire Island,YK(The Shark Tank-18,950)Yorkshire Island Sharks(RVPHL)-Sportsnet National
10-7:00 PM-December 02-Docklands District/Rorysville City,RV(Docklands Centre-22,600)Rorysville Generals(RVPHL)-Sportsnet National
11-7:00 PM-December 03-Bayside District/Rorysville City,RV(Veterans Arena-18,650)Rorysville Naval Academy(RVCHA DIV I)-RVAC
12-7:00 PM-December 05-Island City,IS(I.C. Memorial Arena-15,590)Island City Silversticks(RVPHL)-Sportsnet National
13-7:30 PM-December 07-St. Joliet,CI   (Maritime Colosium-15,900)St. Joliet Clippers(RVPHL)-Sportsnet National
14-8:00 PM-December 09-Campbellville,OI(The Arsenal at Cambellville Arena-19,300)Campbellville Armada(RVPHL)-RVAC
15-7:00 PM-December 13-River City,MR(River City Arena-15,050)River City Mallards(RVPHL)-MSN/SNM
16-7:00 PM-December 16-Polaris,PL(Polaris Energy Centre-17,000)Polaris Blast(RVPHL)-Sportsnet National
17-7:00 PM-December 17-North Polaris,PL(Chrysler Arena-15,500)North Polaris Cyclones(RVPHL)-Sportsnet National
18-7:00 PM-December 20-North York,YK(Greater York Power Centre-18,302)North York Sabrecats(RVPHL)-Sportsnet National
19-7:00 PM-December 22-Val D'Or,SH(Loan Giants Veterans Arena-17,930)Val D'Or Metropolitans(RVPHL)-Sportsnet National
20-7:00 PM-December 27-Laval,MR(Toyota Centre at Capital Place-21,250)Laval Capitals(RVPHL)-MSN/SNM
21-7:00 PM-December 29-Autumn Ridge,RV(AirRV Centre-20,043)Autumn Ridge Pilots(RVPHL)-RVAC
22-7:00 PM-January 03-Rorysville City,RV(National Arena-21,500)Rorysville Rangers(RVPHL)-RVAC
23-7:00 PM-January 05-Capital District/Rorysville City,RV(Celtic Arena-22,380)Rorysville Pioneers(RVPHL)-RVSP
24-7:00 PM-January 07-Bayside District/Rorysville City,RV(Tide Arena-13,595)Bayshore University(RVCHA DIV I)-Sportsnet College
All times are RV City Local

As you can see the Team is doing well 4 wins and 2 losses in the first quarter of thier tour their travel is a Chartered RV Air Force RVAI-757-200EX(Same plane the RV National Team uses)

I may have an Embassy Building for you just have to see which one for you to use also as soon as I'm done with the Uber Shuffle of Rorysville I'll have your Embassy to show off.(I'm making each State it's own region and migrating the cities to thier respective regions)
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: SIMplMn9 on December 01, 2007, 07:28:46 PM
Hey all, sorry for the long wait... but I hope it was well worth it!  Here is the last portion of part A: Paradise Valley.

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bat - Thank you, thats not even THE downtown, but if that is any indication, I think things will be good.

canuck3360 - Glad to see they are doing well, looking forward to more.  Hey check out the thing at the bottom, you'll like it.

And now.. on to the update...


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Update 5:

The Presidential Park, and the Captial District

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December 1, 2007

Atlantis, an ally and major liberator of Pheonoia, flew the entire governing staff from their temporary governmental location of the Atlantian ship, the Caladon, to the banks of Shatanoga Lake, across the way from the Capital District.  In a grand unveiling, the President was introduced to his new office, and the nation was able to see it's government headquarters.  The headquarter, known once again as the "Presidential Park", was build with typical Atlantian architexture, while giveng added security.  Already it is federal law that no other building may come within 100 yards of the Park, which is why the surronding area has park trees.  An intricate road network inside the park gives it a grand, and safe, appearance.  There are only two road access points within the park, a back exit to the Union Plaza, and the major "Entrance Plaza".

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The Entrance Plaza consists of the Central Fountain, which is the first part of the gardens, and leads to the Presidential Plaza, with its iconic World as One Color, a design by local artist Sam Ell. (See my Contest Entry for the Day In the City)

In addition, the Entrance Park is lined with seasonal trees that change for the beauty of the public.  Currently, as a special gift, this is going to the only time the trees will blossom in early Demeber, but it was part of the presentation.Within a few days the trees will lose the blossoms, and return to their natural state.

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The Gardens extend quite a bit into the Park, which is the biggest reason for its naming being a Park.  At this point, however, the Gardens are referred to as the Presidential Gardens.  Thought not very flowery, the trees here are also seasonal, and there is always something different that shows year round.  As you can see here, there is a ring in the shape of a 'D' of blossom trees, an added touch.

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To the other side of the "Mall", is the second half of the Gardens.  This area consists of a large pond, and is appropriately called the "Pond of Rememberance".  This pond was dedicated to the history, the present, and the future, to always remember how you got to this point, and at what cost.

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Smack in the middle of the Gardens is the most important building in Pheonoia.  This is the Presidential Hall, the place where the President of the Grand Republic of Pheonoia resides to do his work.  Inside there are many rooms, and for security purposes the Office of the Presidence is kept secret.  Here is also where the press conferences and presidential meetings will take place.  This is also where the Cabinet resides.

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Just north of the Pond is the tallest building of the Park, the Laura Roslin Center houses the Department of Health and Education of Pheonoia.  Designed by Atlantis, and dedicated by Pheonoia, the building honors the New Rhodesian Delagate who played a major role in the liberation, as well as the President's own life.

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On the opposite side of the "Mall" and the Roslin Center, is the Department of the Treasury.  This is the location of the current money printers, and right now the biggest challenge is keeping in the green for this new developing country.  However, a bit of good news was the large holiday rush on Black Friday, where sales spiked to unpresedented levels.

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The Justice Building, north of the Treasury, houses the Supreme Court of Pheonoia.  Although currently vacated, the 13 judges would have their individual chambers, as well as around 20 different courtrooms, and the main Supreme Courtroom.  Also this where the District Attorneys to the Government of Pheonoia will reside.

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On the other side of the Courts is the Department of the State, which houses the Intelligence agencies, as well as all internal departments.  This building is broken into two different sections.  The West Wing, which deals with intelligence gathering, and the East Wing, which deals with the state of the Nation.  This is also where the leaders of the different armed forces will reside while in the Park.

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At the back, or North, of the park is the Wartime Memorial.  This museum's purpose is a tribute to Pheonoia, and its begining.  The building is designed from the rubble of the old Presidential Park, for example, the roof of the central part of the building is from the old Capital Building.  This Memorial basically serves as what is left of oldtown Paradise Valley's Capital District.

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Finally, in the center of the park, is the crown jewel of the government.  The rebuilt Capital Building, although now it is humorusly known as "Capital Hill", due to terraforming work done to raise the site of the building.  This is also a facade, as the building itself sits on top of the old underground bunker.  This will serve in the event of a need to evacuate the President and the staff from the Capital.  This building houses the Congress, and the Senators that make up the Congress.

However, not all government complexes lie inside the Park.  The Capital District is so named because it has ALL government facilities.

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One of the most important of these is the Pheonoia Department of the Armed Forces.  The plaza in the middle is a symbolic gesture that no matter which branch you are in, you are all defenders of Pheonoia.  The buildings, from left to right, are the Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, which also houses the National Guard, and the Department of the Navy, which house the Marine sector.

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To the West of the Armed Forces is the Military Court.  Thankfully unused, this is more of a precautionary measure.  Than again, at this point the actual Armed Forces are borrowed men and women from the Union, defending Pheonoia.  Only exception to this is the very small Pheonoia Navy and Airforce, based in Tango Peninsula and Silver City, respectivly.

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To the East of the Armed Forces is a tribute to the biggest sacrifice made in Paradise Valley.  The Museum of Civil Defense honors the Police Department of Paradise Valley, as well as the other Police departments in Pheonoia.  During the war, the police wer ethe best Phoenoia had to an army, but they were only police, and could not match up to armed infantry.  Over 86% of the police force in all of Pheonoia were killed.

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On the lighter side, the Simlympic Center is the governing force of the Simlympics of Pheonoia, regulating the teams, and the athletes, overseeing construction of facilities and venues, and housing the Simlympic Committee of Pheonoia, or SCP.  Currently plans are underway to prepare Paradise Valley for a future Simlympic hosting.

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This is the first of many different embassies that are being set up in Paradise Valley.  This particular one is the Embassy of the United Federation ofYið.  More to come at a later date.

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And last but not least, is the new site of the SCJU Headquarters in Pheonoia.  The Union Plaza  consist of Union Avenue (not shown), and leades right up to the buildings.  From left to right is the Union Center, the actual headquarters, then the IASA headquarter in Pheonoia (currently vacant), the One Alliance headquarters (currently just representative helping air travel in Pheonoia), and OPEUM's headquarters in Pheonoia (not much here either, however the building was constructed due to findings of oil and natural gas reserves in and off the coast of Pheonoia.


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And so ends Part 1 of the recovery of the Grand Republic of Pheonoia.  It's been fun but... nah, just kidding.  We are so not over.  However, due to the holiday season, I thought it fitting to go into Part 2, or rather, the next city.  So all, be prepared for my holiday edition of Pheonoia entitled:



Pheonoia Part 2:

The City of Mt. Fresca
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: canuck3360 on December 01, 2007, 09:52:39 PM
very nice update

I have an update for you as well
November 22nd-Marceau City,MR-Le Colisee(19,250)- vs. Marceau Nordiques W 3-2
November 27th-York,YK-York Colosiuem(Erradyne Colosiuem)(17,950) vs. York Warriors W 4-2
November 28th-Yorkshire Island,YK-The Shark Tank(18,950) vs. Yorkshire Island Sharks W 2-1(Shootout 4-3)

Upcomming games
December 2nd-Docklands District/Rorysville City,RV-Docklands Centre(22,600) vs. Rorysville Generals
December 3rd-Bayside District/Rorysville City,RV-Veterans Arena(18,950) vs. the Rorysville Naval Academy Hockey Team
December 5th-Island City,IS-I.C. Memorial Arena(15,590) vs. Island Silversticks

the game against the Naval Academy will mark the first game the Phoenian team has played against a College Team(1 of 2 RVCHA Teams on the schedule)
the RVNA is currently 18th in the nation and one of the most storied of all time in Rorysville College Hockey.
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: bat on December 02, 2007, 05:06:31 AM
The Presidential Park is looking beautiful! Wonderful pictures of it! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: sebes on December 02, 2007, 06:15:59 AM
SIMplMn9, you have started a great new MD here last month. I don't know how it's possible that I missed this one entirely - but that will change. 
I like your suburbian Belview, but also your downtown. (Maybe a bit to much repetitive buildings there however ....) And the Capital District is realy very fancy: good work friend!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: Emperor Stormont on December 02, 2007, 02:55:39 PM
OH ITS FABULOUS

The white trees look fantastic, also love the purple trees along the boundary. A wonderful new governmental centre for a newly revitalised nation.

Looking forward to future updates from you, fab work.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: SIMplMn9 on December 08, 2007, 09:51:22 PM
The Grand Republic of Pheonoia

presents:

Part 2:
The City of Mt. Fresca

This is actually the prelude to Part 2, which will be posted in a  few minutes.  This will give some history of Mt. Fresca, curtousy of the SCJU Union Wiki.  (Or, will be).



The History of Mt. Fresca

The city of Mt. Fresca was founded in 1985 by mountaineer and explorer Jason Fresciopa, an Italian-born American citizen known for climbing every peak in the 50 states. But there was one mountain he had not climbed. The govenor of the state of Pheonoia agreed to let the first person to scale the highest peak in the state to give the mountain the official name. After a harrowing 2 weeks, with thinner air and freezing temperatures, Fresciopa planted the state flag, with his name sewn onto it, into the top peak on February 7th, 1984.

As promised, the Govenor allow Fresciopa to use his name as the name of the mountain, but when the reporters could not accuratly spell it, he changed the name of the mountain to Fresca. In July of 1984, Jason built a cabin at the base of the mountain, having bought the land of the mountain using an inheritance from a relative. He reserved the mountain as a National Park, after much petitioning in Congress, and from there devted his life to the mountain. In September the 24th, 1984, Fresca Peak National Park was made official, and open to naturalists, tourist, recreationalists, and most importantly, mountain climbers.

Jason's love was mountain climbing, and his days in the next months were spent hiking the mountain, trying to find every possible route for every level of hiking and mountain climbing. On December 13, 1984, Jason and some of his close friend built the Fresca National Park Vistor Center, where campers and climbers alike could come check in, and get all the information they needed to enjoy a trip to the mountain. The first few months were slow, as it was deep in the winter season. However, as spring came in March and April, the number of guests to the park skyrocketed.

Slowly more facilites were built to sustain the influx of tourists, and the Fresca Village was born. Jason was doing near daily tours up parts of the mountain. One blow was Jason declining an offer from a company to buy out the mountain, as it would have resulted in trams and lifts on the mountain, defeating the purpose of the park.

By late August, the number of permanent residents had increase far past the tourist "Village" could handle. Jason was forced to give a housing company a contract, and small cabins were built up, the start of a neighborhood. This continued into September and October, and in late November of 1985, the number of residents officially declared the area a town. It was a near unanimous desicion to elect Jason as the Mayorial representative of the town, which adopted the name of the mountain. November 13, 1985 was the official birth of the city of Mt. Fresca.

The city quickly grew, as more and more people discovered the lushness of living the small town mountain life. In no time, the town became an ideal location in the state of Pheonoia, surpassing even Aspen, Colorado, as the winter hotspot of the United States. Then, in the 1993, the uprising of the Regime of Non-American Islanders occured, and the emergency election of 1994 occured, seperating Mt. Fresca from the United States. Mayor Fresciopa, who was a proud American, renounced the action of Sheppard, but did nothing more. The city declared itself neutral from the struggle between the RNAI and the Patriots, and beefed up its police force to counter any hostilites in the city. For now, the city seemed to return to its peaceful nature, now a growing city with a busting downtown. Unforutnatly, in 1995, the original Village was burned to the ground in a wildfire started by an arson. The culprit was discovered to be an RNAI party member, and in retaliation to this attack on their history, Mt. Fresca joined the other mayors to a secrect council in the city of Paradise Valley.

With this declaration of their intentions, Jason returned to his beloved city, and went on one final hike. It was this hike that the mountain was sabotaged, and an avalanche threatened to take his life. He miraclously survived, but the damage was done. Exposed int he snow for hours, he developed peumonia to go with his broken limbs, and a combination of the two, plus internal bleeding, caused him to die in late 1995. In memory, a statue was erected in 1997 in the now Historic district, in the central plaza of city hall. The statue portrayed himself looking up at the mountain, as if always looking out for climbers.

By 1998, the city had grown to three times it's side, and the central downtown district formed more downt he mountain, with the rest of the modern governmental center, however the Historic district remained the way it was, unchanged and still functional, and City Hall remained where it was, and remained the City Hall of Mt. Fresca. By June 1998, a bowl shaped valley a little ways up the mountain became a large campsite, and was named the Fresciopa Memorial Park. It offer a road access for the beginner, or the people who wished to just camp, and a hiking trail at the main road with a challenging trail to the campsite.

The new millenium brought about changes in population, as more and more intolerance started to affect the town. Supporters for the new government decided against leaving the homes they built, and instead demanded City Hall give in to their leader and declare the city seperate from the rebellion. The new Mayor, Joseph Cross, outright refused, stating that the founder was always a Patriot, and that he would not let the town go against that belief. Needless to say, this angered the RNAI, and civil disobedience plagued the town, until finally Mayor Cross said any RNAI can either get out, or shut up. The following day, the Statue of the founder was destroyed, and an all out war ensued, competely seperate from the ongoing struggle going on between the territory of Pheonoia and the RNAI controlled Pacific Island.

Fearing for the life of the Mayor, and to take advantage of the meeting called by the new Mayor of Paradise Valley, Mayor Cross left Mt. Fresca, and arrived in Paradise Valley just as the northern roads out of the city were blocked off. Mt. Fresca was on its own for now, lead by the town council, and under the authority of the Mt. Fresca Sheriff's department.

Cross was intrumental in the writing of thier declaration of independance, and to the appeal to the SCJU General Assembly for assistance. However, he was a Mayor without a city. As the SCJU pressed forward in late 2007, Mayor Cross's thoughts turned to the mountains in the north, where he had lost all communication with Mt. Fresca. He lead the SARF coalition up the mountains to save the city, but when he got there, Mt. Fresca had changed.

The RNAI never made it up the mountain. The city had fortified itself with the natural resources of the mountain, aided, surprisingly, but the RNAI supporters, as it had become clear to them that the RNAI meant total annihlation of the South, and that they would not believe any "supporter" to present themseleves. The entire South has been declared enemies of the state. As for Mt. Fresca, it was a valient stand, and the farthest an RNAI soldier got was just past the city limit. The city was spared from invasion, and from aerial attacks, as the geographical make-up of the mountains interfered with a sneak attack, and the SARF prevented jets from flying into Pheonoia airspace.

Today Mt. Fresca is the base city of Northern Phoenoia, and the main financial center for the nation, after Silver City and Paradise Valley, while the northern border cities are rebuilt. Mt Fresca stands a defiant symbol of the north, a quite tourist town, and the Winter Resort Capital of the Pacific.
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: SIMplMn9 on December 08, 2007, 11:12:12 PM
Welcome to the City of Mt. Fresca, Pheonoia

Part 2.1: Historic "Old Town Mt. Fresca"


Far from the hustle of the rebuild process, and north of Paradise Valley, Phoenoia, lies one of the best known cities of Pheonoia.  This city, of course, is Mt. Fresca.

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Nestled in the shadow of Mt. Fresca, shown above, the city is the highest city in Paradise Valley.  Which is fitting considering that Fresca Peak is the highest point in Phoenoia, as well as the rest of Pacific Island. 

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Fresca Peak is also nearly the highest point in North America, only beaten out by Mt. McKinley by a mere 500 feet.  Currently Mt. Fresca (the city) is experiencing some pretty good snowfall, and temperatures range from 13-56 degrees Farenheit  (-10.6 - 13.3 degrees Centigrade). 

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Today we are going to the most sacred part of Mt. Fresca.  To a district of the city named "Old Town" Mt. Fresca, a snapshot of time (on the outside) where tourists can come and visit the beginings of the town.  This first shot is of Town Square and City Hall are located.  The center of the park was where the statue of the founder, Jason Fresciopa, had stood, before being blown by a homemade explosive from an RNAI-supporting Mt. Fresca Resident.  Plans are already underway to construct another statue of the founder, to fill the hole in the middle of an otherwise beautiful historic park.  It should also be noted the uniquness of City Hall.  While normal looking, City Hall is still what it says, the City Hall of Mt. Fresca.  Even with the city's expansion and the movement of most government offices downtown, City Hall passed a law that City Hall may never move from its location, or to another building.  Another point that makes this a historic setting.  The current mayor, Joseph Cross, is rather proud of his city, and is not a mayor to stay cooped up inside.  You can see him outside, usually at Town Square.

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Surrounding Town Quare, and growing outwards is the Commerce Center.  Begining from just the area around the Square, the Commerce center was the cause of such growth, as it just continued growing out, adding more residence and starting a trend.  One notable feature (that many find ugly) is the foundation built under many of these stores, lifted the land level enough to build on.  However, a city law for the "Old Town" allows for restoration only, however the building themselves may not be rebuilt for a more appealing look.  Its just eyecandy that residents have learned to ignore, and tourists have learned to respect.

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Of course, the reason for the start of the city is the residents here.  Starting from a single dirt road, the Old Town boasts street with the classic mountain cabins.  The oldes cabins are the larger ones, home to the richer residents.  These cabins are still used as a residential building, as noted by the smoke coming from them.  Again, no other buildings or construction work may be used, however, many of the residents here bought the houses long since vacated by the original owners.

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Lining the original residentials is Service Road, first built as the access route to the city power plant and water pump.  It also became the prime road for residents, and therefore the main services were built.  The first medical clinic, Hillside Medical, is closest to where the powerplant is.  Next to that is the first school, Mt. Fresca Education Center, which still holds students of all grades, despite its small size.  Next to that is the first Fresca County Sheriff's Department, though the county headquarters moved Downtown.  Lastly is Station 1 of the Mt. Fresca Fire Department, the first response station to the mountain of the old district, as wildfires are prone in the summer.

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Down Service Road more, past the power plant, is Fresca Academy of Young Scholars, a privately funded institution of gifted learning.  It can take about 200 students, and is hailed as one of the best learning institutions in Pheonoia.  Next to that is the old Mayor's Manor, now a museum in honor of Jason Fresciopa, as this was his home, built for him by the residents of Mt. Fresca at the time.  Some say that the ghost of Jason still wanders the manor, sometimes standing on the balcony overlooking the mountain, as that was his favorite spot.

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One of the most honored features of historic Mt. Fresca is the Mountainside Campgroup, a place designed by him, created him, and finished in hornor of him.  Service Road turns here continuing towards City Hall, and the Service Road trailhead is actually a back entrance, for the experience campers and mountainmen to enjoy a challenging route, which actually takes them for a bit deep into the mountain, to come out to the campsites.  The Boy Scouts of Pheonoia, or BSP, always take their troops up here.  Below is a mosaic of the main campsite area.

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It is only during the winter months that the trails here are seen so easily, normally the trees cover up the campsites, making them perfect locations, as the camp areas are cleared.

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The biggest of these camps in the campground is a parade field style camp area known as the Fresca Camps.  Here is for the large groups, or for group camping.  You can cearly see in detail the bathrooms and shower areas

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Besides the camp grounds, the mountain area here is also home to Fresca Game, a hunting lodge and club that has highly regulating hunting seasons for recreation.  However, hunters are required to turn in a whole body, and leave nothing out there.  Also is the Ranger outpot for the camground, and to watch the hunters, as well as the Jackson Hot Spring, another plus to camping.

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Here is the head of the Campground area, with the Ranger station to check in, as well as roadside equipment, and recreation, for those just visiting, but not camping.  This place is where it all began, the place where Fresciopa built his first lodge, and his friends helped build the village.  It was a shame that the village had burned beyond repair in a wildfire suring the summer of 2002.  Still, there are pictures posted showing what it used to look like:

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Lastly for today, is the Slopes of Time ski resort, holding the honor of the first ski resort of Mt. Fresca, and one of the busiest of a skiground of this size.  Boasting a large parking lot at the bottom, the ski resort can take up to a hundred to 200 skiers at a time, though it never gets that busy.  On average, a typical day sees close to 1500 skiers and snowboarders goes down the historic slopes.  And don't let the image fool you, there is a state of the art skilift in place:

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Ok, well, maybe not that state of the art, but it is a fully functional lift system, and to date, there has only been five lift closers on any of the runs.  Lastly, on the three main runs, Stoic, Foolhardly, and Goldeneye, it has a lighted slope to allow for night runs, as well as a side aid for casual relaxing.

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Well, I hope you enjoyed our first day here in Mt. Fresca, Phoenoia.  Feel free to stay here and enjoy the slopes.  You can stay at the Mountain View Ski Resort Hotel for the night.  Have fun!

Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: Emperor Stormont on December 09, 2007, 01:10:32 PM
That looks fantastic Kevin, love the snow mod, the whole town looks stunning, fabulous work.
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: bigberta on December 10, 2007, 02:26:43 AM
Very well done  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: Strechnitz on December 10, 2007, 02:50:41 AM
wow! that resort is very well done indeed.

I love the bats you use. and the snow makes me want to go on a skiing holiday myself ;D

Strechnitz.
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: bat on December 10, 2007, 06:37:29 AM
Wonderful work on that city! And great pictures with snow! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: suplado! on December 13, 2007, 12:47:41 AM
cool work...really like the snow terrain!!
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: Xiziz on December 13, 2007, 04:03:45 AM
Nice work here! Snow looks great, and tis nice to see you using more coustom content :P
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: SIMplMn9 on December 23, 2007, 09:36:48 PM
Sorry it took so long.. work and final, ahhhhh!!

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Emperor Stormont - Glad you like the snow.. took me forever to get it right... still not perfect, but it will do.

bigberta - Thank you, enjoy the next update!

Strechnitz - Well, you better book now.. these slopes are always sold out...

bat - Nothing says Christmas in the mountains like snow...

suplado! - It's actually not snow ont he terrain.. its just lots placed there with snow..

Xiziz - I'm glad you are liking the Custom... I working on it...

canuck3360 - Sorry for not responding, I hope Pheonoia is doing well.

sebes - Ah! Forgot about you too!  Well, Welcome to the Grand Republic of Pheonoia.  Good to see you here.






Update 2.2:

The Rest of Old Town Mt. Fresca



Well, its late December, and you know what that means, its Christmas in Mt. Fresca.  While Downtown still has the hustle and bustle, I think we should at least stay in Old Town.  Besides, Old Town is the only place where its the Christmas Holiday, not the Holiday Season.  This tradition goes back to the first people, who really went all out on Christmas.  The town at that time was completely Christian and Catholic (Fresciopa was Roman Catholic), and from there, it just stuck.  Even the minor Jewish population had taken part int he Christmas celebration, to the point that anyone with a problem just didn't live there.

Today, for the most part, the city is very neutral to the holiday season, but Old Town still keeps its tradition.  In order to live there, you have to agree for a full holiday display, and be a member of the community.  So, lets see some key areas for Holiday enjoyment.

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Here is the first modern schools in the city, Newhall Elementary and Middle School, and to the left it, Fresca County High School.  Why would I dare show schools?  Well, every year Old Town has the Historic Mt. Fresca Christmas Parade, which starts on Farralone Rd, and drives right up to City Hall for an end of parade festival.  In fact, you are just in time, take a look:

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Ok, I know, that banner clearly was fixed, but c'mon, the school used to be called Sheppard County... why keep the name of the dictator?  Anyways, FCHS is rather happy, probably because they won the first National Marching Band Competition, just bearly beating out Paradise Valley High School with their "Tribute to John Williams" set.  Very superb.  First act was Harry Potter, followed by Star Wars, and ending with Indiana Jones. 

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Look, its the Make a Wish children on Engine 15 of the Mt. Fresca Fire Department.  Make a Wish this year raised 154 million Pheonoian Dollars for displaced children of Pheonoia.

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Awww, aren't they cute?  Its the Little Strings, a non-profit group that meets at the Elementary school, and teaches young kids the wonders of musicianship.

Ok, that was fun, now, lets see the rest of the Old Town....

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Of course, the biggest part of the Christmas season is shopping, and here is the biggest in the area, the Fresca Peak Mall.  Built in 1998, the mall boasts over 300 stores, and 7 big department stores, as well as the theater.  The mall is like its own city, complete with food areas, seating, and all sorts of needed things.

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Along Farralone Road (remember that place?) is Santa Claus Lane, a street that holds Santa's a Village, a holiday center holding everything one needs (if they choose not to brave the mall).  It has rides, a petting zoo, food area, and of course, shops.  All in all, a nice place to be, and it in its 4th year running, having started in 2003.  People can also walk the northern trails and see "Santa's Rest Stop", a place that looks like a Reindeer landing pad.  There, the kids are greeted by Santa himself, and given gifts.  They can even see one of his reindeer.

Still, many believe that this is a real landing pad for Santa, during his stops in Mt. Fresca.  There was even one photo taken....

Also, south of the villiage, you can see part of the Fresca Speedy Rail system, or FSR.  This is a monorail-like system contructed in 2005, to give quick travel to all tourists coming into the vacation spot.  However, the FSR has grown since, and is not a public transportation system.  This is the Old Town Stop, with the line going to the Fresca Slopes, and the line coming from The Peak.

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Last on this stop, is the last area contructed before the city ordinance that made this Old Town a historical site.  This is the Twin Peak neighborhood, with more suburban housing and a modern feel.  With the Twin Peak Road right in the middle, the neighborhood is almost symmetrical.  A prime location, the housing in this area is in the millions, even the smaller housing.

For all your transportation fans, at the bottom of the Old Town (picture is taken facing the South), you can see Highway 105, one of the major roadways in Pheonoia.  This highway goes straight through the northern cities, bending south to wrap around Mt. Fresca.  This route is a necessary route fro all current Union forces guarding Pheonoia from the RNAI.

It's not much, I know, but I did my best with what I had.  I promise things will be better again after the new year.  Besides, the next update will be....

Downtown Mt. Fresca

Stay tuned!
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: Yoman on December 24, 2007, 04:31:46 PM
I'm really liking the lodges here in  Mt. Fresca, looks like a great winter town taht is sure to have fun celebrating christmas.

For old town American style you might want to check out some of the Simgoober w2ws and Spa's stuff that should be on LEX, and instead of using that mall you may want to check out this one (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1248), highly recommended, great lot.
Title: Re: The Grand Repubic of Pheonoia
Post by: Strechnitz on December 28, 2007, 04:02:39 AM
Rebuilding a country after war is an exhausting feat. Why not come to Stropon and have a ball mr President?
I do apologise for the misspelling on the invitation. instead of "your majesty" it should have read "my lord President"

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Strech.