Terraforming Teton

[emilin]

Very organic. Very good looking. You really managed to build a nice town without hurting the environment around it.

[Serkanner]

I have been following this diary in silence for 6 pages but  this time I need to respond. You have done some excellent work on this region. In concordance with previous posters I have to agree that you managed to naturally grow the city within the restrains of the map in an fantastic way ... keep it up!

[Antoine]

Your city look realistic 

Good job 

[urban]

Wow, this is soooooo good. One of the most beautiful and realistic citys I have ever seen 

[rw0381c]

Great update! The underwater stuff is amazing!! Love the small town feel as well!!!

[pvarcoe]

Update 11, Jackson, a further look



Replies


dedgren
Hi David. I'm just loving the 3RR journey so far. Thanks for popping over and being so supportive.

Badsim
Welcome to Teton Badsim. Thank you for the kind comments. It will be a challenge to grow this region without 'spoiling" it.

Giligone
Heya Giligone. Thanks, I was hoping some would like the water effects. The 2 piece overview shot was almost an afterthought. Glad you liked it. Thanks!

Rayden
Hi Rayden. Your eyes are correct. Those are the runs at Teton Village (about 10 kilometers north west of jackson). I really hope to be able to create some kind of alpine skiing area.

thundercrack83
Thanks for the compliments thundercrack83. One thing working in my favor is, because the region is so accurate to the actual, the Jackson town fits in there very naturally.

threestooges
Thanks threestooges. JBSimio's stuff is high quality work and fits so well in jackson. I hope he creates more, cause I will sure use it.

Darmok
Hi John, hehe I hadn't considered the spooky cemetary angle. Can't be any worse than that playground I build on the cliff edge in Bow River Valley. Thanks and take care.

Bat
Thank you bat. You are always very supportive!

emilin
Hi emelin. That was the hope. Non-intrusive to the enviroment and an authentic small town western feel. A work in progress.

Serkanner
Good to see you here Serkanner. Thank you for the kind words.

Antoine
Thanks and welcome Antoine.

urban
Welcome here urban. It will be interesting to see Jackson grow. Hopefully we can keep it looking natural.

rw0381c
Hiya rw0381c. The underwater shots will be show in more detail in a couple of updates from now.



Pictures


Two state highways meet in Jackson. The main highway in the region was and is state highway 89.
89 runs north south through the region and now ends in Jackson at the edge of the lake.



A few blocks north of where the lake interrupts 89, we come to the intersection of 89 and 22.
State Highway 22 winds westward across the valley and then climbs up into the teton range.
A few restaurants sit near the intersection.





As the intersection of 89 & 22 is in old Jackson,
most buildings on W Broadway ave(89) are smaller historical commercial buildings.







Zooming out gives us a little better look at the intersection of the two highways.



A closer look allows us to see the beautiful detail in some of these buildings.
Having such quality bats at our disposal makes creating period pieces a lot easier.



As we take Highway 89 back towards the river and the newer area of Jackson,
we pass by the largest grocery store in town.



Across the river into New Jackson, the first buildings we see are in the industrial area.
The largest single employer in town is the Domino Sugars company.



The industrial park is no prettier than most, but the residents pride themselves on at least keeping the place tidy.



The industrial park extends easterly, tucked between the town proper and Snow King Mountain.



In the most eastern part of town a central depot for transporting goods was built.
This occured after the rail was connected into Jackson,
and most good and supplies flow through this depot.



With the amount of jobs this depot created, housing sprang up close by,
quickly follwed by a few commercial stores as well.
A second passenger station was built here.
Quite a luxury for a town of this size to be able to support two stations.


Back in the center of town we see the original passenger train station.
This station sits between the industrial park and the downtown.



Along N Cache Drive (89), we come to the primary business district of town.
Several hotel are found here. Tourism was the one of the major industries here before.




 
Here's a few more shots detailing some of the business in the downtown area.








Backing out a zoom level, we can see that like most small towns,
commerce usually runs within a block or two of the main drag.



The city hall and courthouse are combined in one building.
We can see it in the upper left corner of this next shot.



Rumour has it that the federal government may build a whole new set of buildings.
They would be used to administrate growth in the proposed decomissioning of Teton National Park.


That's it for this update.
More on the town of Jackson in our next update.

Thanks to all for checking out Teton!

[Giligone]

Another amazing update. Not quite as breathtaking as the mountain vistas but still very good. You have lots of unique bats that I've never seen before! Great historic downtown too. And really good factories. Well done once again.

[urban]

wow, I really like this town. Every building fits and it's so detailed and realistic. Well done

[Antoine]

Great views of your city  I think really she looks realistic

[Air6]

Great update.
Your town is very beautiful. I would like to live there.

[meinhosen]

Wow!  Fantastic downtown.  I'm a big fan of the mix of buildings you've shown us.

I'll echo an earlier comment that your town absolutely fits into the terrain you've built it on.  Looking forward to more!

[ExiLe]

ONE word;

              MINDBLOWING

   


take care,

[Serkanner]

Great use of all the different buildings available to us ... makes me realize that the sheer number of buildings is mind boggling.

My personal favorite shots are the industrial ones ... really like those area's of the town.

See you next time.

[Rayden]

What an update. Beautiful layout and wonderful choice of buildings. I've taken notes and some ideas for my own use
Favourite part, the retail and business districts. 

[thundercrack83]

Another great update! I love how we get to see the town in so much detail! The industrial parks, particularly the Domino plant, are my favorite part. Keep up the good work!

[Livin in Sim]

Hey, Phil, you've been busy.  FOA, thanks for the map and orientation regarding direction of the pass; I am centered now.  Next, from one who has been there many times, you are capturing the Jackson experience.  That's exactly how Jackson is one with the mountain.  Except part of it is gone--whoa.  (Have you managed to keep your silly Sims from driving on the underwater highway??)  Teton Village!!  Pauses as that "darn glad to be alive" feeling comes over her...  Oh, yeah.

The closeups are spot on, too.  These are the small towns of the American west, thanks to the cream of the crop of BATs you've chosen.  I, too, am a lifetime member of JB Simio's fan club, and every tourist trap needs tons of SG lodging and restaurants.

Well, I came here intending to comment on one update, and got lost in another one.   This smiley isn't crying--he is yawning.  Thanks for making my lack of sleep so enjoyable.

--Liv

[emilin]

What a great small town feel you have created. Lovely mix of some of my favorite BAT:s (the bookstore with the ants on the wall is really awesome) and I nice selection of Maxis content.

[bat]

Great city and pictures! Looking forward to more!

[rooker1]

Great update.  There is a very nice feeling I get from these pictures.  It's very realistic.  The hieght of the commercial buildings isn't all over the place.  Everything looks very well placed and the transit looks very well laid out. Great MD, I'll have to keep a watch on this one!

[dedgren]

Phil-   Another fine update!  You have a great collection of custom BATs that, despite coming from so many different sources, you have organized into a unified whole.  You've also accomplished something that is rare- your neighborhoods and different areas each have an individual ambience- I'd bet that you could mix the pics up and most folks could sort them into the general area of Jackson that each is located in.

TT's a keeper.  I think you can take this down the road quite a ways.


David