Welcome to San Paso! This history starts in 1870, and will go on to the present.
Update 11: Welcome to 1930
Table of ContentsPg 1
Update 1: Introduction to San Paso (1870)
Update 2: A brief tour (1871)
Update 3: Let's go for a walk... (1872)
Update 4: Jones Ranch (1873)
Update 5: Business Growth (1874)
Update 6: Slow progress (1875)
Update 7: The Main Street Bridge (1877)
Update 8: The 1880s (1880-1890)
http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=9592.20 (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=9592.20)
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Update 9: The 1890s (1890-1900)
Update 10: The 1900s (1900-1910)
Update 11: Welcome to 1930
Update 1: Introduction to San Paso
Hello, and welcome to San Paso, Arizona. The year is 1870. This city journal will be about the events and the growth of this town. First, we'll cover the history of our small town.
History
In 1701, an unknown missionary founded the Mission San Paso along the San Paso River. After native American attacks throughout the 1750s, the Presidio San Paso was built in 1762.
Between the founding of the presidio and the Gasden Purchase of 1854, the presidio and mission decayed, replaced by a tiny adobe village of a few hundred residents.
Between 1854 and today (1870), San Paso grew to 867 residents. Wooden constructions have appeared after the civil war. The undefined paths of the Mexican village have been replaced by dirt streets. A few businesses have developed. San Paso is a beautiful small town, incorporated as a town earlier this year.
The town
Here is a current picture of downtown. It is a 7 stores lining the thin dirt Centre Street.
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There are 2 businesses worth noting at the moment. The first is the Drunken Chico Saloon. It is next to the current town hall. Town hall is to the left, the saloon is to the right.
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Our other notable business is DG's General Goods.
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Okay, now that we've covered downtown, we have some other things to discuss here.
San Paso is a farming town. The soil has been revealed to be able to support crops, and the nearby Rio San Paso offers plenty of water. Here is an 1859 painting of the Rio San Paso.
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In view across the Rio San Paso is Mission Hill.
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A fence exists about 100 yards from the Rio San Paso in order to keep livestock from roaming into the river.
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Some trees have been planted along the streets in order to provide shade. This is Arizona, after all.
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And you have been introduced to San Paso. I do hope that you enjoyed this update. Comments and questions welcome!
Hi my friend! I followed your MD in the Simtropolis and I'll continue to follow him here in the SC4D! I think incredible how you do your updates! Awesome start!!! :thumbsup:
Hey there, it looks really nice, except I can't really see whats going on the picture. Maybe putting it in sepia tone, in stead of the grainy greyscale, would give the historical look, but make the pictures a bit easier to look at.
Other than that, it looks great.
Welcome to SC4D with your really nice MD.
I followed you already at ST (with some bad luck regarding my DSL line while posting) and I am glad that you made it here, too. There are not too much CJs/MDs with a time line, and yours is a great example.
Take care my friend
Bernhard :thumbsup:
Very creative work with the old photos. I love the concept. I'm looking forward to seeing how your MD grows.
Geoff
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Tomas Neto: I'm glad you're following San Paso in Simtropolis. It lets me know that more people notice me than I think. I'm glad you approve.
joelyboy911: I get that complaint sometimes (about 1-2 times every time I make a CJ) The pictures will start getting clearer around 1880. Besides, it's kinda too late for me to do anything about the photo qualities. The photos were made in August.
Nardo69: Yeah, Simtropolis has been having problems. I've noticed the shortage of time-line CJs, which really is a shame, because time-line is a great way to naturally grow a CJ. I'll take care.
calibanX: I developed my old photo skills over time. I'm glad you like the concept.
Update 2: A Brief Tour
It has been a year since San Paso was first introduced to you. Only a few dozen people have moved in, because San Paso is no silver town. 3 new businesses have opened up, though.
Here is a current view of downtown.
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Here is the eastern edge of town. It's a very short distance away from downtown.
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Here is the northern part of town.
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Here is the southern area in town.
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Finally, we have the western end of town.
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Surrounding the town is about a quarter-mile of farmland. That soon gives way to inhospitable desert.
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A school is planned for our town. This location has been chosen.
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Finally, we have an image of the largest building in San Paso. It is a boardinghouse, not a mansion. Nice, cheap accommodations for field hands.
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And that's it for this update. Two or three updates will come tomorrow (we are 52 updates behind the Simtropolis version of this CJ/MD, after all)
Comments and questions welcome!
Wow, fantastic update again!!! Great work!!! :thumbsup:
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Tomas Neto: Thank you
Update 3: Let's go for a walk...
Today, we're going on a walk through town. But first, I need to show you something important.
A school house was just completed in town. Children have a place to be tortured learn.
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We also have a map of San Paso.
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Now, lets take a walk along Main Street. We're starting where Main Street begins to fade into desert plants. We'll be walking about 1 mile. We're moving from east to west. We stop once we reach the Rio San Paso.
Here's our starting point.
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After walking for a couple of minutes, we reach the first farms.
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We make our way through farmland, approaching the town of San Paso.
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We soon enter San Paso.
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In downtown, we stop for a quick drink at the Drunken Chico Saloon, then continue to move along.
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We see the new San Paso Bank as we make our way west from downtown.
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Soon, we've left San Paso. After passing a farm, we find ourselves at the muddy end of Main Street, facing the Rio San Paso.
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Don't worry folks. Photo quality will improve around 1880. But currently, cameras are just so new.
Comments and questions welcome!
Really nice pictures and Start. &apls
I want can see more.
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Earth quake: I'm glad you like my CJ. In this update, we have.... more!
Update 4: Jones Ranch
James Jones has constructed a massive ranch about a mile out of town. Here is an overview.
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This is the entrance to the ranch.
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There is a wheat field on the ranch.
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The ranch is a cattle ranch. Unfortunately, bad photo quality makes the cows nearly invisible.
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The ranch relies on a large pond.
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Finally, we have the ranchers house, built in a modern, Victorian style.
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And that's it for this update. I know, I'm updating frequently. I have over 50 updates worth of photos waiting to be posted.
Comments and questions welcome!
Update 5: Business Growth
Over the past few years, business has grown in San Paso. 16 businesses currently exist in downtown. That's more than double what there was 4 years ago! Here is an image of downtown as it stands.
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We have 2 new businesses worth mentioning.
First, we have the Drunken Chico Hotel.
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Next up, we have the 3 buildings featured below. One is a telegraph office that will allow for us to keep in contact with the outside world. The next business is the offices of the San Paso Weekly Herald. Finally, there is the home of local real estate company Wild West Holdings and Sale.
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Homes are getting larger and classier in this town. Here is the current largest, most luxurious home in town.
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Finally, we have an image of the new mayor's house.
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That's it for this update.
Comments and questions welcome!
Nice job with the black and white images, they are a very interesting touch! That hand drawn map is also pretty cool! Looking forward to seeing more!
Wow, my friend, fantastic again!!! Great updates here, really awesome!!! :thumbsup:
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Battlecat: I'm glad you like my images. The map wasn't hand-drawn, though.
Tomas Neto: Thank you
Update 6: Slow Progress
Slowly, but surely, San Paso is growing. 2 new blocks were added in the northern part of town.
Here is an image of the northern edge of San Paso back in 1871.
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Here's an image of the area now.
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A train station is planned for San Paso. The station and railroad will be completed in 1880.
Here is the future site of the station. The site was chosen due to proximity to downtown.
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A catholic church started construction here in 1855. 20 years later, it has been completed. The problem construction faced was a lack of a workforce. It is now the largest building in town.
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Finally, we have the local newspaper, the San Paso Weekly Herald.
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That's it for today's update! Comments and questions welcome!
And the railroad is on the way! I'm looking forward to seeing the changes that will bring. Nice update and great newspaper. A newspaper always brings character to an MD I believe. Nice job.
Geoff
It's always great whenever someone sneaks in an article done in The Onion style.
I also want to see if the $900 spent on the rail is going to be a waste or not.
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calibanX: Seeing as I'm talking from an 1877 perspective on an 1880 railroad, I don't know how it'll change San Paso. I'm glad you enjoy the newspaper.
emgmod: The Onion was my inspiration to do newspapers. And the railroad is being built for sure... trust me, my dad's a doctor.
Update 7: The Main Street Bridge
The biggest thing on people's minds now is the new bridge that has opened over the Rio San Paso. The Main Street bridge is now providing transportation west to Mission Hill.
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Across the river, expeditions to search for gold and silver have begun in this spot.
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And, to finish the update, we have a picture of a farm.
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That's it for this update.
Comments and questions welcome!
Update 8: The 1880s
First, let me explain. I've decided that SC4 Devotion should be at the same place that Simtropolis is in where this MD is at. So, I've taken a few highlight events of every decade and will be packaging them into 4 updates. This update will be about the first population boom of San Paso: 1880-1890.
In 1879, gold was discovered near San Paso. The next year, the railroad and train station was completed. Word was slow to get out, and the estimates of the amount of gold weren't very large. As a result, only a few thousand people ended up moving into San Paso during the 1880s. The population went up from 2,000 to 14,000 over those 10 years. It wasn't until 1889 that word got out of massive gold stores 2 miles west of San Paso.
So, we're going to go over the highlight events of the 1880s.
1880: Train station is built. This allows for San Paso to be connected to California and the East.
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1882: Business growth is occurring in downtown. First brick buildings are built.
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1883: Map of San Paso reveals that a grid has been put in place.
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1885: Anasazi County Courthouse built.
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1885: San Paso Trinity church built. It dominates the skyline for the next 14 years.
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1886: Heavy business growth has created a wood-dominated downtown. Crime is rampant due to the fact that this is the wild west.
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1887: Fire breaks out, burns down business district.
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1888: Main Street widened into Central Avenue.
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1889: New city hall built.
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1889: New San Paso Union Depot replaces remains of 1880 train station.
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1890: Downtown has mostly recovered from the fire. San Paso is growing rapidly as word of gold gets out.
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Next update will be about the 1890s. I know that these updates seem uber-compressed, but I want this MD to be as far here as it is at Simtropolis.
Comments and questions welcome!
Where did you get the train turning thingy? :D
@scott1904: Have a look at cogeo's Rural Rail Station Pack (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1838) on the LEX.
Sorry, hope I didn't spoil you ...
You did take care and you brought up a lot of great pics here. I most confess I didn't do that when I started my MD here some time 2 1/2 years ago (but had done 2 years CJing and a Trixie on ST so ...)
I still enjoy your b/w Shots even though I know them from St. And I am really curious where you will lead us to! ;)
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scott1964: Rural Rail Station Pack
Nardo69: I work hard on photo-shopping my pics. And, unfortunately, I have to create an abridged version of my CJ here in order to catch up to Simtropolis.
Update 9: The 1890s
The 1890s was the generation that defined San Paso. It was the generation that allowed for modern San Paso to become the city it is. San Paso is the largest city in Arizona today, thousands of people ahead of Phoenix. However, it was the gold rush of the 1890s that allowed for the development of a San Paso akin to how we know it today (1942) San Paso grew from 14,000 to 60,000 people during this era.
So, here's a timeline.
1891: Ponderosa Park becomes first city park.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg22.imageshack.us%2Fimg22%2F4174%2Fnewpark.jpg&hash=4ff5feb170ae03a7bccea56f3508edd810766e69)
1891: Village of Farmville started a mile north of San Paso. Farmville would be absorbed by San Paso by 1910.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg12.imageshack.us%2Fimg12%2F793%2Ffarmvillei.jpg&hash=587d979eab2665ea29f867e0d9e21dd363a6bb73)
1892: Main Street Bridge widened into Central Avenue Viaduct.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg24.imageshack.us%2Fimg24%2F7629%2Fmainstreetviaduct.jpg&hash=e691a5fcad6e00c00ecec98a1d37d86cf8ee191f)
1893: A wealthy district has begun to develop south of downtown.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg12.imageshack.us%2Fimg12%2F378%2Frichdistrict.jpg&hash=5bd395fcd25e41102893a186e8973f0e6fc1e1ba)
1894: San Paso Union High School becomes first high school in the city.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg709.imageshack.us%2Fimg709%2F7103%2Fsanpasounionhigh.jpg&hash=56f71b00d2620cece9fc61ee098600a4ed6abc20)
1895: Washington Street widened into Washington Boulevard to create central intersection.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg12.imageshack.us%2Fimg12%2F8628%2Fwidenedroad.jpg&hash=9996046345870633150de786d89bc213e7b9c224)
1895: Downtown has seen major business growth over the past few years.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg15.imageshack.us%2Fimg15%2F9233%2Fdowntowne.jpg&hash=9801fa390ff789ac56a239a352980d5125bc24f0)
1896: East Paso Park becomes first "suburb" of San Paso.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg137.imageshack.us%2Fimg137%2F7785%2F19thcenturysuburb.jpg&hash=e4084d8d8624eedb59c6c7dc18648d17d9a74513)
1897: Park built in downtown, becomes known as Central Park.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg710.imageshack.us%2Fimg710%2F9015%2Fcentralpark.jpg&hash=6f4e1fd1f1811fe2256eafe2cb61a14d7e99d993)
1898: Central Avenue and Washington Boulevard paved.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg22.imageshack.us%2Fimg22%2F9740%2Fcentralintersection.jpg&hash=11b9a94e046fb5a453ab21936c460c5c92a8718f)
1899: San Paso Architectural Company (SPAC) headquarters becomes first skyscraper.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg137.imageshack.us%2Fimg137%2F2663%2Ffirstskyscraper.jpg&hash=d91ace10c5bf5844ad30e41386d21e67e43c779d)
1900: Map of San Paso reveals grid, avenues, and massive growth since 1890.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg17.imageshack.us%2Fimg17%2F5359%2Fsanpasomap.jpg&hash=0be62d8bb0db0183a16f8bd42ed5b14bdfd0a3b3)
1900: A view of downtown shows a developing skyline.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg710.imageshack.us%2Fimg710%2F7325%2Fdowntown2.jpg&hash=5d9813fce0f2474897cfca9f5a6daf15e0e7fa00)
And that's it for this update. Next update will be 1900-1910. Comments and questions welcome!
Fantastic update again my friend!!! I like very much of the sequence of events in your updates!!! :thumbsup:
Coming along great! I like how the photos are getting less grainy as we move forward.
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Tomas Neto: Thank you. I'm glad you like how I do my CJ.
Battlecat: And the photos will get even less grainy as more time passes.
Update 10: The 1900s
During the 1900s, San Paso saw exponential growth until it reached a population figure very similar to the current population figure by 1910. The population grew from 60,000 to 135,000. The skyline grew, with 4 skyscrapers ruling the downtown by the end of the decade. Roads were paved, electricity began to find its way to the wealthy members of the public, and the University of San Paso was started.
Here's the timeline.
1901: About 15 apartment buildings are built total before an act is passed by city council to prevent tenement development.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg707.imageshack.us%2Fimg707%2F5922%2Fworkerhousing.jpg&hash=8e9782319c1452c90ac8c80cee23cf5041e29f5c)
1902: The ruins of the San Rico Mission are opened to tourism.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg24.imageshack.us%2Fimg24%2F7116%2Fmissionruinsz.jpg&hash=4a0a9300673a3cfd402c0779242f47508e4e1bae)
1903: Roads in downtown are being paved.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg709.imageshack.us%2Fimg709%2F2568%2Fpavedroads.jpg&hash=a90cb6a1877263ec175d09da2c2cae72f48cd0b2)
1905: A skyline is clearly developing as business growth continues in downtown.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg709.imageshack.us%2Fimg709%2F9233%2Fdowntowne.jpg&hash=3e11a978c58042914708eb39c5353d41e7f8e971)
1905: The University of San Paso is founded.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg16.imageshack.us%2Fimg16%2F4180%2Fnewuniversity.jpg&hash=8f2dc25dd55fa21dfa8fce3263da8134c2991e40)
1906: Carnegie Library built.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg16.imageshack.us%2Fimg16%2F8193%2Fnewlibrary.jpg&hash=e0850a35af5108c9cee67febc782ea62ba1490dc)
1908: Norwell-Hucks builds headquarters in downtown- new building becomes tallest in city.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg16.imageshack.us%2Fimg16%2F7351%2Fnorwellhucksheadquarter.jpg&hash=2b1b39b5e9b94c940de98af986c2e0a9d2bcea5d)
1910: Downtown has 4 skyscrapers and is going through the greatest boom so far.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg25.imageshack.us%2Fimg25%2F1371%2Fdowntownnorth.jpg&hash=ec0327c4a87d7b2595bc85779431a5d76735bcc8)
Next update will be about the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s.
Comments and questions welcome!
Excellent work on those pics. You seem to be letting only the appropriate buildings grow. It works well.
Geoff
You're doing a great job of restricting yourself to mostly period appropriate buildings! That's a pretty impressive feat.
Wow, your MD is magic!!! Another great update!!! :thumbsup:
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calibanX: It takes lots of practice to do so, too.
Battlecat: I am very careful with my architecture.
Tomas Neto: Thank you, and another update is coming up.
Update 11: Welcome to 1930
Yes, that's correct. It's 1930. And I am going to try to get you to the Simtropolis location in 1952 as fast as possible.
First, a picture of our current city hall.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg686.imageshack.us%2Fimg686%2F903%2Fnewcityhall.jpg&hash=edb9c5d972397bb90dfe597dc5caba46597796aa)
A new train station was built in the 1920s.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg148.imageshack.us%2Fimg148%2F4566%2Fgrandunionstation.jpg&hash=5c71786b82d0fd55278d365316ef6929fe6cbacd)
Here's an image of downtown at the moment.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg697.imageshack.us%2Fimg697%2F8821%2Fdowntownny.jpg&hash=8003df78dbe207aa271d66746c955f3c45bc2adf)
The headquarters of Norwell-Hucks is the tallest building in the city.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg694.imageshack.us%2Fimg694%2F4552%2Fsale10.jpg&hash=49b724ad676729806c6aa7900a56271da0d4dee6)
The University of San Paso has expanded a lot.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg137.imageshack.us%2Fimg137%2F1344%2Funiversityl.jpg&hash=c0e0ca42c04f00083da777bc4b2703686c39879a)
A resort was built a couple miles north of town.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg694.imageshack.us%2Fimg694%2F8479%2Flargeresort.jpg&hash=617599bc0b1cff2590d721ea89a25d15a667096b)
A small airport now exists several miles east of San Paso.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg263.imageshack.us%2Fimg263%2F577%2Fairportr.jpg&hash=e460654b4ae29725da240f9366b3391283111296)
Here's a nice catholic school for your children to go to.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg217.imageshack.us%2Fimg217%2F7348%2Fcatholicschool.jpg&hash=957663bc175f65a06b962293b435264b68599e0b)
Finally, we have the city's best high school. White only.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg137.imageshack.us%2Fimg137%2F2996%2Fhighschoolu.jpg&hash=ed6502345021d508bfe4f978a85ffd42459936c6)
That's it for today's update. Next update will be about the 1930s.
Comments and questions welcome!
Everything looks very impressive indeed! Looking forward to seeing the first color photos of the region!
That are really great updates! Nice work on the history of San Paso!
Looking forward to the pictures of the 1930s... ;) Really good MD! :thumbsup:
Always impeccable in your updates! Fantastic again! :thumbsup: