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Introduction & A bit about the history of Tigre

Tigre South East & Airport
Tigre de los Esteros Race Track

Tigre South
Molinos Port

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Region overview

Tigre West
San Miguel

Tigre North
New Canal

Page 3
Football in Tigre

A bit about the history of Tigre ...
In the year 1801 or 1802 a group of rural workers (gauchos) pursued by the justice settled down on the right side of the Paraná river, 40 miles from the city of Santa Fe. The place was a little unhabited forest, inaccessible by land, but a pond connected to the river provide access through boats. Fishing and cuatrerismo (cattle rustling) were then the main activities and the once refugee of renegade gauchos slowly turned into a little town who was different from others because the its lack of judge, plaza and church, but it had a general store and a pulperia. It is not known why the name of Tigre de los Esteros, some versions indicate that this was the nickname of a dangerous offender who lived in the area, others speak about a jaguareté, something unlikely as the animal is not endemic to the area.


In 1884 the governor of the province of Santa Fe decided to build a planned city on the coast of Paraná, about halfway between the cities of Rosario and Santa Fe. The name of that city would be Misericordia and would be the legislative capital of the province.
The location chosen for Misericordia was high ground to the side of the river, about 3 km from the settlement of the Tigre de los Esteros, which by then was populated by some 300 inhabitants.
With the start of the work on the layout of the city came hundreds of workers, many newly emigrated from Europe, and the residences of these workers were located in the old Tigre de los Esteros. These were the first inhabitants of the new city, and they conserve the name of Tigre, as though for a long time appear on maps as Misericordia, the inhabitants of this place call themselves tigreanos and the city simply as Tigre.

The birth of the town of Misericordia is part of a unique moment of economic flowering of Argentina. The government of Santa Fe wanted a big city and entrusted its route to the Department of Engineers of the Province who were inspired by the urban designs published in Paris in 1880, in the Atlas Universal of Athéme Fayard and by the layout of the city of La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires.
The original trce (now overtaken by urban growth) is a large square that delimits with wide boulevards. The interior layout is divided into square blocks. At the center, the vast plaza San Martín is the meeting point of the main avenues and the diagonals that indicate the cardinal points.
Inside the city is divided into a sort of large blocks, each with 9 blocks, surrounded by wide tree-lined avenues. Superimposed on this plot there are major diagonals connecting the main plazas to each other.
The expansion of the city occurred east, to the port, with the creation and establishment of industries (Meat packing) on the coast. The works of the old canal and the Belgrano Canal enabled lot a large tract of land between the coastal and the city.
The original layout of Misericordia is keept in the historical library of Tigre de los Esteros, here a facsimil:


In the city was built a train station that connected with the Railway General Manuel Belgrano and a cathedral, a novelty for the locals. The first batches were autioned in 1889, and bought the family Aragón, who had a great estancia near in the area.

Here the Cathedral and the goverment building:



The relocation of the capital never became law, but the city grew rapidly with the construction of the port in 1910.
In 1995 the town changed its official name to Tigre de los Esteros.
Here some Pictures of the cener, with some early XX Century buildings mixed with actual developments:



The Libertador José de San Martin plaza:


The Victoria park:


And an overview of de center:

This is looking good, great wtart of MD  :thumbsup:

A very good start for your first MD. I look forward to seeing more from you!

~ Dan

Good job on this first update, it surely looks Argentinian :satisfied:. Looking forward for more

Alan

Great start, looking really good!  :thumbsup:

Amazing work  :thumbsup: I can only hope to build a city this well. Great job.  &apls

Great start and welcome to SC4 MD.  :thumbsup:

Absolutely fantastic work. Looks great for a start.  :thumbsup:

Beautiful but an there is an asian Bat, and it's not beautiul with the style of your city :thumbsup:

First Tigre South East, a low density residential area with the Airport "Comodoro Luis Rucchi". There are 8 flights to Buenos Aires every day, a 2 to Cordoba, Mendoza, Paraná and Sao Paulo. Semanal flights to several cities within the contry and neigbours. Taxi flighst to Santa Fe and Rosario:





And Second the race track of Tigre. The main prix here are the turismo carretera and Top race.


This is the circuit:


And some shots of the race:



That's me driving the safety car:

Very nice airport. And good idea with race track.  ;)
Only one thing I think you culd change - not place skyscrapers near small houses.
I'm waiting for more  :)

Muy buen comienzo  &apls &apls

Really good start ¡¡, , urban planning is very realistic, a bit plain for my taste, but realistic after all, and that racing area is looking really fresh and realistic too.

It's been a pleasant visit  :thumbsup:


Ooops, I forgot to mention, I miss the traffic in your city pictures.... there is an option which allosws you to pause the transit and keep it visible while you pause the game..... just in case you want to add some life to those pictures ;)

Hello Malbec, and of course welcome to SC4 Devotion!
This new CJ - WOW! :thumbsup: I love the diagonals, and the detail, and looks very sunny! :)
Some people have said that Maxis buildings aren't nice, but you make them looked very nice here!
Only thing I recommend: Get the new runways from the RMIP, and your airport will be even nicer!!! ;)

A race track, that's something you don't see everyday..How did you do the cars racing? Traffic generator, lots, photoshop? cool idea.

I like your airport terminal too, very realistic design with a central traffic loop around the main landside terminal, and three concourses.

Wow this update is really splenid, great work  &apls

great start on your MD malbec  &apls great picture  :thumbsup: good airport  ;)
very nice idea for the race track ! I think I borrow it......... $%Grinno$%
buen trabajo mi amigo!

Nice racetrack  :thumbsup: Very nice update  &apls

Thanks to all for you comments :) ! Zaphod: I do the race track with car generators and a closed loop of road.


Tigre South: This area of the city is very populated, and an important part of the comerce is done here. In the southern part there is a low density residential zone, and the stadium of one of the most important football clubs of Tigre de los Esteros.







Molinos Port: Though the economy of the region is well-diversified agriculture play an indispensable role through its profitability and foreign exchange earnings via exports. Twenty-one percent of the cultivated lands of Argentina are in Santa Fe, whose main crops are soybean (main national producer), sunflower, maize, wheat, and rice.
The Molinos port in Tigre de los Esteros is the departure point for the export of the production of a big part of the total production of Santa Fe and many other provinces, witch includes derivates of soybean, flours and vegetable oils. In 2008 the exportation of Puerto Molino comprised over than 400.000.000 USD and over 2.5 million tonnes.

Very nice suburbs, and those docks. Good work  :thumbsup:

great update there malbec  &apls :thumbsup:

Very beautiful &apls
And, can we have a region overview?

Region Overview: Actually the region has more than one millon inhabitants, and include the main cities of Tigre de los Esteros, Costanera, San Miguel and Brazo Carranza,  and is 90% completed. I plan to make another city on the othe side of Parana River.

Really splendid, great work

Woow... that's big

great region shot   :thumbsup:

It's big and very impressive! &apls :thumbsup:

Very nice  :thumbsup:

Thanks to all for yours comments :) :) :) The region is big because I spent severals hours playing SC4, I used to have a lot of free time to play.


Tigre West: Here live more than 100.000 inhabitants. There is the central train station of Tigre de los Esteros, wich conect the city with Rosario, Santa Fe and Buenos Aires.






San Miguel: Used to be separated town but now is part of the greater Tigre de los Esteros. It is well conected with the rest of the city with two lines of light train.






There are two slums here, Villa del canal, between the canal and the highway:


And Villa los Patitos:

that's a really great update Malbec  :thumbsup: good work on your city  &apls

Bravo! Bravo! &apls

Now that's what i call big. ;D :thumbsup:
Wonderful work sofar on your cities.  :)
And i also like the rainy effect you have done on the third pic of Update 5, looks really awesome.  &apls

awesome work that's so realistic and i like your regional view  :thumbsup: , hope to see more !! :)

Very nice. Mass of one-family houses looks a bit strange for me  :P

Absolutely splendid, fantastic work

Very nice update  :thumbsup:

Very nice! A vibrant and pleasant town you have here.   :)

Thank you all for comment here :)


Tigre North: Nothing special here, just the north part of the city ;)



The main hospital of Tigre de los Esteros, built in the '70


There is a sunken highway that round the city by the east and north:


New Canal: Used to be a swamp, but in the '90 there was an important development of comercial and residential zones when the canal was open.


A five stars hotel, marinas, office buildings and residential zones along the canal:



There are slums here too, very close to rich marinas:


The canal conect the marinas to the Paraná river:


Two lines of light train conect New Canal to the center of Tigre and the Costanera downtown:

first time I pass by and I'm impressed. I see a lot of good work and really impressive region shot. it's so big. really nice update also. i like the pics with the marina and all. good work.

keep it up!

Looks good  :thumbsup:

beautiful update and lovely city !! :thumbsup:

It's clear, I really like this MD .....  &apls
It's a very great new update my friend  :thumbsup:

Beautiful, I lOve! :thumbsup: &apls

Nice new update, your city is really wonderful  :thumbsup:

Football has long been the most popular sport in Argentina. Tigre de los Esteros is not the exception. The most important soccer clubs in Tigre are:

Club Atletico Urquiza: Founded in 1899, this club is part of the city's classic along with the TEFC. He is currently in Category Primera B Nacional (second national league). The team fell from the first category last year, his fans (almost half of the city) are very sad, but hopeful of returning. It has two tournaments of Premier League of Argentina that wins in the decade of the'80s. Their stadium is located in the south of the city, his nickname is the "El grandote de Tigre", for his great capacity. Their fans are known as "the tuberculous", by the proximity of the stadium with the old hospital, which specializes in treating the disease.



Tigre de los Esteros Futbol Club: This club was born in 1919. Currently playing in the Argentine first division, it has three tournaments in this category. Their stadium is located in the west of the city. There is a strong rivalry with the CAU, recently fallen, whereby the classic form of the city. They are known as "the greedies", that nickname came by the time it took to build their own stadium (in 1940). The fans of TEFC are excited about the fall of CAU, but also expect the return to play again the classic in the city.



Club Social y Deportivo Misericordia: Founded in 1901. Plays in Primera B Nacional. He was very popular in the 60s, when he played in the Argentine first division of soccer and won four championships in four years and a continental cup. After that we never won anything else and lost several championship finals. After several corrupt administrations during the decade of the '90 the club was declared bankrupt and is now managed by a private company. In 1995 the roof of the new stadium fell (it was empty, there were no victims). It was recently rebuilt with large reinforced beams to prevent a future tragedy. It is believed that there is a curse on this club. The club's nickname could not be said because it brings bad luck.



Atletico Carranza: It started as a neighborhood club in 1980, gradually grew and upgraded thanks to the brilliant work of lower divisions. In 2006 he became the fourt club in the city to reach the highest level of Argentine soccer. The headquarters is located in an area prone to flooding down in the shore of the river, despite which built a new stadium in that area in 1996, and it is known as the puddle, and his supporters as flooded. When they were in first division the team played in the CSDM stadium, because the low capacity of their own, the next year fell again to Primera B Nacional.



El Padova: Founded in 1920 by Italian immigrants. Its headquarters are in San Miguel, which belong to the great Tigre. Currently playing in the Torneo Argentino A. The club also has a very succesful team of basket and are the owners of the marinas of New Canal.



Club Atletico Villa Soto: Founded in 1978. Currently playing in the Torneo Argentino B. Their stadium is located near the new channel, south of the city. The club grew to thank to the founds donated by the family that own SIDERTI S.A. (The mayor company of the region). Despite being in a low category, the club has been marked by hiring expensive players.



Tigre de los Esteros has always been characterized by the quality of their players that eventually triumph in the local clubs, in Buenos Aires, and sometimes in Europe. Most of them start here:


The habitants of Tigre de los Esteros have their preferences:

      Club Atletico Urquiza                        47%
      Tigre de los Esteros Futbol Club         29%
      Club Social y Deportivo Misericordia    6%
      Atletico Carranza                            11%
      El Padova                                      5%
      Club Atletico Villa Soto                     2%

And if I know how I will put a poll, and you could select your favorite team, but I don't know how.

that's a great update  :thumbsup: great work on the "coat of arms" (?) :thumbsup:

Very good and nice update! &apls A very original idea! ;)

Nice work there on the stadiums and areas around them of each team!!! :thumbsup:

Very nice job!  :thumbsup: