Nyhaven: Views From Within (Nuclear City - 5/8)

[scott1964]

Nice update. 

[nedalezz]

Again, you deliver some fantastic park pictures.

It might be small, but it is full of character, especially the pathways.

I will be waiting and hoping you will release them sometime soon!

[bat]

This park is looking really beautiful!
Fantastic work on it.

[Tomas Neto]

Nice work, really great plaza!!!

[woodb3kmaster]

scott1964: Thank you, my friend!
Nedal (nedalezz): Thanks, Nedal! I'm glad you like Spring Square so much. It's one of my earlier lot creations, but it's great to know that it still looks good in its surroundings.
bat: Thank you!
Tomas Neto: Thanks, Tomas!



After building the Capitol area in Vancouver, I thought it looked grander than the Parliament area in Kendall, and I wasn't happy about that. So, I decided to try replacing the BAT I was using for the Houses of Parliament with the Hungarian Parliament building, which forced me to change some things around in order to make it fit. I thought I'd show you the results and let you tell me whether the new Parliament house and its surroundings look better than they used to.

First, here's how the area used to look:



And here's the area now, facing east. I'm going to replace the Maxis growables next time I play SC4.



And from the back:



Finally, at night:



Thanks to yoder7562 for making this great BAT!

[ScottFTL]

Always great to see another update from you, Zack!   

The new parliament building is much grander, and I think the park area in front is a great improvement.  I still love the old building, though.  Maybe it could be relocated somewhere else in Nyhaven and preserved?

[woodb3kmaster]

ScottFTL: Thank you very much, Scott! I'm thrilled that you like the new Parliament house and its new surroundings so much. As for the old building, it certainly is a great BAT in itself, so I'll be sure to reuse it in another city. I don't plan on rebuilding it elsewhere in Kendall, though; its replacement is really a retroactive thing, so it's as if the "new" building had always been there, at least within this alternate universe. It would still make a great state capitol, though, so I'm not going to completely discard it!



It's time to continue with our series of excursions! This time, we're going to follow University Avenue, from the northern suburbs all the way to midtown Nyhaven.


Development around University Ave starts at the R-148 beltway, up north in the Sepulveda Valley. Ah, suburbia...


I hope you like suburbia, because there's a lot of it along University Ave. There's also the MetroRail's Central Line, which parallels the avenue for much of its length.


Further south, we get to some of Nyhaven's older suburbs around University's intersection with Sunset Mountain Road.


After passing through the Melrose Industrial Park, we come to Nyhaven's famous park belt, the greensward that encircles the inner city.


From here onward, the surroundings are much more urban. The Central Line's tracks are once again visible on the surface here.


Once we cross the R-150 beltway, we come across Nyhaven's movie studios, which have a long history in the city. Nyhaven is a popular filming location for Lower Columbian movies because of its status as one of the country's iconic cities.


There's a string of interesting neighborhoods along University Ave between here and Skamokawa Road. The northernmost of them is this high-rise development, which was built back in Update 24.


Before passing under the railroad viaducts near Nyhaven Central Station, we enter New Moscow, home to much of Nyhaven's Russian community.


On the other side of the viaducts lies the city's Arab neighborhood, Little Baghdad. The centerpiece of this ethnic district is the Arab Christians' church (yes, church, not mosque; these Arabs are mostly not Muslims, although I might just add a mosque nearby anyway).


At last, we come to University Avenue's namesake, the University of Nyhaven. We've seen the campus lots of times before, so I'll let the mosaic speak for itself.


After crossing Elochoman Slough, University Ave enters Midtown and becomes Ninth Avenue, bringing our journey to a close.

[bat]

The area of the previous update is really nice!
Also great new update with beautiful places and cities...

[RickD]

That was another very interesting excursion through Nyhaven. I also like the parliament area in the previous area. You build some pretty impressive parks.

[canyonjumper]

Very cool Zack! I like the number of parks you've managed to get in the city

            Your friend,
                           Jordan

[peter007]

Nice city. The bridge on the last pic is pretty awesome.

-Ernst

[ricardomiranda]

Very cool your MD, I'll be following more closely!

[jigsaw]

could you show us an updated region pic at all? fantastic work btw

[woodb3kmaster]

bat: Thank you, bat!
Raphael (RickD): Thanks, Raphael! I'm glad you liked both of those. I definitely put a lot of effort into my parks, so I'm happy you're so impressed with them.
Jordan (canyonjumper): Thank you, my friend!
Ernst (peter007): Thanks, Ernst!
ricardomiranda: Thank you!
jigsaw: Your wish is my command - see below! Thanks for stopping by!



After a long hiatus, I'm back to honor jigsaw's request with a new region picture! You can click the picture below for full resolution.



The whole region now has a population of 4.5 million residents, if you're curious.

[nedalezz]

WOW!

How long have you been playing and developing this region? Its massive!

Very impressive! 

[bat]

Superb work on that region!
It is looking fantastic.

[Tomas Neto]

Awesome region!!!

[Infurno]

As a new member, I have to congratulate you first! The region itself is amazing. I'm impressed by the level of detail you put into every part of the city. My cities tend to have a unique downtown for each city but the suburbs all end up the same.
I was wondering, do you plan on merging Kendall and Nyhaven in the future to become one supercity?

- Thomas

[jigsaw]

thanks w3k, it's beautiful. 

too many ppl dont show region shots in their MD's. i dont care about stories, close-up shots of common buildings, just show me the region shots, as that is the true representation of a person's work.

Nyhaven looks fantastic. one of the best regions of seen in a long time. 

[noahclem]

Wow, phenomenal region shot!