Staunton - A Google SketchUp City

[foxmtbr]

Wow!!! :psycho: 41 million, eh?

[Patrick]

Yup, The Chairman of Galiviston Enterprises bought the 2 story penthouse for 41,900,000 as his Downtown Residence, him real residence is in Irvington, a huge mansion, where mostly his 13 year old son lives in.

Of Course all this money is nothing compared to the money he has. :)

Callahan Park City - Callahan Point & Lloyd International hotel

Harbor View
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6866/apicjm8.jpg

Aerial View
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4563/apicji4.jpg

Tower Names
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5388/apicct5.jpg

Here is a bonus shot of southern Torrington
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7826/apicqz5.jpg

[foxmtbr]

Wow, amazing job! The colors are bright! :D

[Patrick]

Come on people someone has to be visiting SSP Cityscape :(

[foxmtbr]

Maybe we are the only people who care anymore... :haha:

[Boris2k7]

Wowzers, COLOURFUL! :cool:

There seems to be about 5 or 6 of us who are creating cities here (at least with Sketchup).

[Patrick]

Maybe we are the only people who care anymore... :haha:

Most likely :)

Wowzers, COLOURFUL! :cool:

There seems to be about 5 or 6 of us who are creating cities here (at least with Sketchup).

Thanks Your City is coming out very well, it should get its own thread :)

And yeah only like 5 or 6 and during rare times so other fourmers come here, the other fourmers need to know about our great cities! :D

[Patrick]

People tell me what you want to see and I will show it!! :)

Here are some Updates/Skyline Shots

I havent posted a shot of the Skyline from the Northeast, The Skyline looks like a tall mountian from this angle. This View will probably be the rooftop of a Tenament, in the Future Jefferson District.
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7493/apictx6.jpg

The New Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Hospital, I Really love this tower :)
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3946/apicnj0.jpg

Apperantly Callahan Point was built from 1985 - 1989, and later expanded in 1996, only to be haulted by the (here we go again) Worldwide Financial Crisis. The Smaller Tower is going to open very soon, but since Lloyd International is recovering the taller tower is on-hold
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6263/apicmp3.jpg

This is the Callahan Park District So far (formerly Murray Park)
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/13/apicyo0.jpg

[Bergenser]

wow the skyline is nice!
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7493/apictx6.jpg
your city is so detailed Patrick :D!

[foxmtbr]

The World Financial Crisis strikes again! :wizard:

Very nice! :)

[chicago2stlouis]

wow this is so cool great job

[Patrick]

The World Financial Crisis strikes again! :wizard:

Very nice! :)

Hehe Thats just my exuse for leaving buildings on-hold plus it sound cool :)

[mthq]

I agree, it does sound cool.

nice Staunton Square pics! You oughta create a website and make your textures (signs, facades, roads) available. While people flock to it, you can also showoff your diagram while visitors are there :D

I know I would download those textures in an instant.

[Patrick]

I agree, it does sound cool.

nice Staunton Square pics! You oughta create a website and make your textures (signs, facades, roads) available. While people flock to it, you can also showoff your diagram while visitors are there :D

I know I would download those textures in an instant.

I wouldnt know where to put them though, Its not that hard to make skins, if you look at my city the textures are just patterns, it only takes a few mins with paint.

Although, I'm probably saying this cause I draw diagrams :cool:

Here are some Emporis Pages, these buildings deserve the spotlight by now...

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5183/apicva5.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5573/apicsh2.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1860/apicni5.jpg

[Boris2k7]

Amazing how you make all those textures yourself. I can't even take the time to make a few (maybe I'm just not confident enough in my paint skillz to make the effort?).

[Patrick]

Thanks!

Here are the 4 sides of Staunton Square :)

North East
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/3920/apicmg5.jpg

West
http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/3926/apiceq9.jpg

South
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/8026/apicey7.jpg

East
http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/1378/apiczt4.jpg

I'm makeing more billboards and expanding Staunton Square more soon :)

[Patrick]

Latest Skyline Shot
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8062/apicwf0.jpg

Kondak and Planet L.O.V.E's lease on the JC Summit Tower has expired, Galviston Enterprises and Derril Flinytch took their spots.
http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/2168/apicef3.jpg

The RegionBank Logo (based on Citibank/Citigroup)
http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/4527/apicpu9.jpg

Callahan Square, a new part of the Callahan Park Distirct
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/1452/apicrk0.jpg

Callahan Square Skyscrapers
http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/532/apicml1.jpg

Look familier? Callahan Square is based on Union Square in San Francisco, I just really like the Westin St. Franscis Hotel, Original and new one.
http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/2809/apicoe1.jpg

[foxmtbr]

Nice! :)

[Boris2k7]

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/2809/apicoe1.jpg

Pat, your version looks a LOT better!

[Patrick]

Really? Thanks! :)

More Emporis pages

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7472/apictj5.jpg

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/1601/apicsu8.jpg

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/9145/apicbh1.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6012/apiceu1.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1479/apicsx8.jpg

[NYRican]

Skylines looking amazing! And I like how you made Callahan Square based off of Union Square in San Francisco. I think I might make a Square in my City based off of Union Square in Manhattan.:haha:

[Patrick]

Thanks, only one reply so far though :(

This should get people's attention

I have been making models for the Google 3D Warehouse, Including the Freedom Tower and the New 7 WTC

Here is a link to my work :) So you can download my other models, but sorry, Staunton's not there :)

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?result=4&uq=01866623185825681452&scoring=d&mid=721933f989da15479c3eaf814b860e

[foxmtbr]

Wow, those look great! :D

[Patrick]

Thanks! :) As you can see some of those are from my cancelled Sketchup Downtown LA.

[foxmtbr]

I noticed that :D

[Bergenser]

nice buildings Patrick! :)

[Patrick]

^ thanks :)

No updates, just skyline shots :)

North: Torrington
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1534/apicje3.jpg

South: Jefferson
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/103/apickb9.jpg

West: Staunton Point
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/3448/apicyb4.jpg

East: Callahan Square
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9834/apicpy3.jpg

[Patrick]

Dose anyone have any suggestions for the city, I'm running out of Ideas

[foxmtbr]

Amazing, escpecially that east view of Callahan Square. Maybe you could build some sports stadiums?

[Patrick]

A Stadium is defantly on the list, except I have not idea where I would put it :( There isnt a Stadium District Created yet, but.... I think this is where the most likely spot would be for a baseball field, and arena would go in future midtown/galleria.

Although this space might be used for tenaments...
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2989/apic6rx8.jpg

Here is something new: Jefferson Heights/Jefferson. Jefferson Heights is what is in the picture so far, a cluster of highrise middle-class apartment towers. Jefferson will be nearby but will have tenaments and lower-class residential buildings, simular to someparts of Harlem and The Bronx.
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/9713/apic6mk0.jpg

Closer view
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9596/apic6jm8.jpg

Looking South, these buildings are pretty tall, and have excellent views of the City.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7050/apic6ma3.jpg

[foxmtbr]

That looks awesome! And I love the elevation change. :)

[Patrick]

Thanks! Its on Downtown too but us covered with trees and lowrises.

[Patrick]

A few new towers over Callahan Park.
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/775/apic2qm5.jpg

[CGII]

You know now that you'll have to put this up on the warehouse when you're 'done...' ;)

[foxmtbr]

Nice! :D

[Patrick]

You know now that you'll have to put this up on the warehouse when you're 'done...' ;)

My computer will probably blow when I try and upload the city :haha:

Let me explain the Worldwide Financial Crisis.

The Worldwide Financial Crisis started on May 7th 1999, corporate scandals, and stock market crashes happed around the world. The Crisis lasted for 4 days, fears rose such as "the end of the world" or "world war 3"

On day 3 businesses where in ruins, riots destroyed the city, looting went crazy. Riots destroyed Stuanton Square. Billions across the world lost their jobs. The Stock Exchanges across the world where vacant.

STAUNTON, NEW JERSEY, MAY 9TH, 1999 (you can see some buildings havent been built yet like the 21st Century Tower)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1610/apic2bw0.jpg

By day 4 things recovered, no one knows exactly what caused billions in damage, hundreds in deaths, millions in job losses and the biggest stock market crash in history.

Imagine, if the Crisis did start World War 3,

STAUNTON, NEW JERSEY JULY 23RD, 2006
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/7334/apic2nm4.jpg

[Patrick]

Also Staunton has a new Location, closer to New York City and Philadelphia.

OLD LOCATION
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7968/apic1xf.jpg

NEW LOCATION
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6158/apic2dw9.jpg

The New Location is now very close to New York City, outside the bay. It might be possible to see the skyline from the ESB. On the map, I had to replace a bunch of smaller cities, sorry New Jersey Cities :)

[NYRican]

Nice flashback picture, looks like a building collapsed in the middle of the city with all that smoke.

[NYRican]

Also Staunton has a new Location, closer to New York City and Philadelphia.

OLD LOCATION
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7968/apic1xf.jpg

NEW LOCATION
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6158/apic2dw9.jpg

The New Location is now very close to New York City, outside the bay. It might be possible to see the skyline from the ESB. On the map, I had to replace a bunch of smaller cities, sorry New Jersey Cities :)

Haha you put Staunton right on top of Monmouth County, possibly the most sprawled out county in the New York City Metro. Now when I go see some of my family out there I can visit Staunton on the way there and actually have something to do!

[foxmtbr]

I like the relocation :D

[Patrick]

Thanks! Not too much today, except The towers of Jefferson Heights are now textured,
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/227/apic2je2.jpg

Here are some skyline Shots
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6223/apic2bv5.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/6523/apic2oq4.jpg

[BrandonJXN]

Emporisize some buildings.
:)

[CGII]

If you're doing requests, could you do an SSP-esque photographed walking tour?

[Patrick]

If you're doing requests, could you do an SSP-esque photographed walking tour?

Cool idea, I'm not sure if this is exactly what you mean but here you go, ThreeHundred I'll do some more Emporis Shots soon :)

Staunton Harbor Bridge, Callahan Park, Callahan Square

We Start out under the South Tower of the Staunton Harbor Bridge looking at the Newport District Skyline.
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4904/apic2fv5.jpg

Going down the bridge, another shot of the Newport District Skyline, Stuanton Square is visble in the background.
http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/5705/apic2vb3.jpg

Continueing our decent down the bridge, The Newport/Staunton Square/Torrington to the left, Callahan Park and Callahan Square to the right.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8531/apic2np1.jpg

Towers of Callahan Park and Callahan Square in the back.
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4649/apic2ix4.jpg

On the corner of Atlantic Boulevard and the Canson Freeway
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6952/apic2qb0.jpg

Going down Atlantic Boulevard, Torrington Towers in the distance
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6469/apic2gl3.jpg

Looking up at the Atlantic Tower Residences
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2301/apic2wx4.jpg

Now at the McArthur Hill, The Old San Remo Hotel is being remodeled into a modern glass hotel.
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6972/apic2fv1.jpg

Looking Up
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/5918/apic2fq3.jpg

Looking over the freeway to Staunton Square.
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7640/apic2aj4.jpg

Now under the bridge, looking at the Derril Lynch Building and the Opera Towers in thr background.
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/3945/apic2ax1.jpg

At Callahan Square
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5123/apic2xd1.jpg

Looking up at the Opera Towers.
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/5308/apic2iu6.jpg

Still at Callahan Square, The New and old St. Marks Hotel at the right.
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/176/apic2dj4.jpg

More soon

[foxmtbr]

Very nice!! :D

[NYRican]

Great tour of your city!

[Bergenser]

I really liked the city "walk" :tup:

[Patrick]

Thanks! I'll make more Emporis Pages soon ThreeHundred :)

Staunton is in the middle of a huge rain storm.
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/930/apic2je4.jpg

[foxmtbr]

Uh oh! :D

[Patrick]

Emporis Building of the new Towers of Callahan Park/McArthur Hill

These are more detailed :)

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5380/apic2bz1.jpg

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/1802/apic2vg3.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/188/apic2vz6.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7017/apic2ul2.jpg

Dose anyone else have any city picture requests? Or perhaps dose anyone want to see any other buildings emporized? Just look at the skyline pictures and tell me what building you want to see emporized :)

[foxmtbr]

Those are great! :D

[Patrick]

Dose anyone else have any city picture requests? Or perhaps dose anyone want to see any other buildings emporized? Just look at the skyline pictures and tell me what building you want to see emporized :)

I'd love to do this any requests!? :)

[CGII]

A non photo request would be to see a shorter neighbourhood across the river from downtown, behind the Jefferson Park co-ops, those skyscrapers in Jefferson Park would make a great Gold Coast...

Just an observation. ;)

[Patrick]

I meant any photo requests or buildings with emporis pages. :)

And those towers will only line parts of the coast, Industry and some suburbia is going behind those towers :)

I need your guys opinion. I recladed the JC Summit Tower, is it better or worse?

http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/6052/apic2bi1.jpg

The New Reclad causes the nearby Stuanton Financial Center to be recladded, because they will look too simular..

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/8198/apic2xr0.jpg

Downtown is coming to a close, (buildings are getting lower, we are getting closer to suburbia)

This is McArthur Hill, seen on page 6, there are some really tall condominium towers in this district (probably the last of the tallest in the city :(
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/1755/apic2hj4.jpg

Heres a cool shot of the 21st Century Tower
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7150/apic2zu1.jpg

Here is my first panorama more soon :)
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/324/apic2oz5.jpg

[CGII]

Awesome work, as usual! Do you have an estimate of the Staunton metro population?

[foxmtbr]

To answer your question, I think the towers look better now. Nice job! :tup:

[Patrick]

Hmm I've been thinking about that. Here are my guesses

City Population - Stuanton New Jersey
2,786,916

Metro Population - Stuanton-Arlington-Irvingdale-Newport Metropolitan Area
12,874,003

I didnt want the city to be larger than Chicago, LA, or New York, I was going to put it in the 3 millions but thats too much, plus look at Chicago, more skyscrapers than LA but less people.

Stuanton was once the thrid largest city in the USA, until the 1999 Worldwide Financial Crisis.

Staunton has a simular population to Chicago's but has, smaller city pop, larger meto pop.

[Patrick]

Thanks Foxmtbr!

Anyways thanks to CGII's tips, I have these cool perspectiveless pictures of Stuanton. These pictures show how tall the buildings are, hmm Those Jefferson Height Towers might be too tall...

South View
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8962/apic2as8.jpg

North View - I love this shot :)
http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/2589/apic2oo6.jpg

East View - You can see the street girds
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3481/apic2ti1.jpg

West View - What ships see when they enter the harbor
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9905/apic2zw8.jpg

Now Sim City Style Pictures :)

Northwest
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/4343/apic2xp1.jpg

Northeast
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3553/apic2bm5.jpg

((too lazy to post other directions :) ))

Stuanton City Street Grid
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/9558/apic2jb8.jpg

City Overview
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/4931/apic2um1.jpg

Stuanton Square
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4154/apic2rl6.jpg

More Soon! :)

[CGII]

Holy Fricken Jesus Christ. Those are amazing. And, if possible, could you turn off the big black outlines on the buildings? Those white outlines shouldn't happen if you have the shadows on, and if you do have the shadows on, you can just make the shadows slightly darker and it usually fixes the problem as well as bring out more depth.

Totally amazing.

[foxmtbr]

Holy Fricken Jesus Christ. Those are amazing.
I second that. :worship:

[NYRican]

Great pics, I'm gonna put some of my own up right now!

[Patrick]

And, if possible, could you turn off the big black outlines on the buildings? Those white outlines shouldn't happen if you have the shadows on, and if you do have the shadows on, you can just make the shadows slightly darker and it usually fixes the problem as well as bring out more depth.

Well, you see if I do not only do the white lines appear (no matter what) but the cables on the bridge dissapear and the city just dosnt look right :)
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/8914/apic2md2.jpg

Here are Emporis remakes of the City's 3 top tallest.
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/6122/apic2tp6.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9429/apic2ia5.jpg

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/4571/apic2fg2.jpg

[foxmtbr]

Nice! :)

[Bergenser]

it's amazing every time I think about those Emporis pages... :D

[Patrick]

Two new panoramas

Staunton Square
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/3248/apic2pf4.jpg

Downtown
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/8039/apic2yr8.jpg

My How things have Changed
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/1468/apic2rf7.jpg

[CGII]

Are you just sticking together a bunch of photographs for those panos or did you figure out how to change field of view?

[Patrick]

^ Stuck them together, whats change field of view?

[CGII]

Field of view would determine the angle at which you can see everything. Standard field of view is 35 degrees, and I think you can only change field of view in the full version. If field of view was 50 degrees, you'd have peripheral vision and can see everything from your extreme left to your extreme right, and if field of view were 100 degrees, you'd get an error message because I have no idea what that would look like.

[BrandonJXN]

Ok..regarding the Garden State Building: How does one jump from 900 feet high and live?

[Patrick]

Ok..regarding the Garden State Building: How does one jump from 900 feet high and live?

The building has large setbacks and the observation floor is on the second to last setback. So if you jump from the 76th floor, you would most likley land on the 74th floor's roof. Now 47 people probably stopped at the next setback, then wanted to live, the others got injured on the 4th to last setback which is 7 stories high then stop.

[foxmtbr]

Perhaps a diagram... :shrug:

:haha:

[Patrick]

I hope its not too confusing, my physics might be off :)

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/666/apic2ma1.jpg

[foxmtbr]

Awesome!!! For some sick reason, I love suicidal diagrams.

[Patrick]

lol! I'm not sure why I got so detailed with suicides.

[NYRican]

That diagram is sick! :haha: Looks like Staunton has a suicide problem that the Mayor needs to fix fast.

[Patrick]

Staunton has a big suicide problem, not just that but the city also has a huge crime problem. Too bad the mayor dosnt care much for the city, (hmm wonder how he got the job in the first place)

and wow 8 pages now (too bad 75% of those posts are from me) thats :) and :(

[Patrick]

Pan-o-rama time :)

Central Financial District
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/860/apic2jl6.jpg

Torrington/Civic Center
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2826/apic2nz9.jpg

Above the Civic Center View Special :)
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/6137/apic2lg0.jpg

[Bergenser]

nice pics! :)

[Bergenser]

is the city going to grow more?

[Patrick]

^I dont have too many new ideas yet, I'm just sorta improving the city.

Stuanton Square
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4774/apic2mx8.jpg

More Emporis Pages These are the lesser known buildings of Stuanton Square
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9532/apic2gb0.jpg

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4875/apic2cm5.jpg

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2747/apic2gp0.jpg

[Patrick]

Where's everybody?

New Tower in Jefferson Heights
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3281/apic2mp5.jpg

[foxmtbr]

Nice!

[Bergenser]

cool I like it..

[Patrick]

Finally and update! Wow its been slow around here, where is everybody? :)

Anyways, 1 Stuanton Square has always been one of my favorite buildings. 1 Staunton Square is like 1 and 2 Times Square, a tall centerpiece building covered with tall billboards.

The Building was added around June 15th when Stuanton Square was forming, with buildings like the JC Summit and N Hotels building. You can see it on the bottom of this picture
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4753/ghj9ba.jpg

Stuanton Square, still under development, 1 Staunton Square was redone and became the way it was. The Billboards freatured JC Summit, Staunton Airlines, The Exodus: The Movie, John Harrington Fashion, and Stuanton Vision
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/7641/ghj3co.jpg

There was also a large portion to the left side of the building with two huge Bentswell International as seen in this picture. As you can see the 21st Century Tower isnt textured yet and there is no Callahan Park.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3458/ghj3jy.jpg

The City really developed after Staunton Square.

For a few days now I've been wanting to change the billboards for this tower (of example The Exodus came out July 12th), I eventually redid the whole tower, but in real life it just got a renovation. The Older billboards are on the sides of the building now.
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1442/apic2tw5.jpg

The New Billboards are larger. They are Galviston Enterprises, Olympus International, Abicruble & Flintch and Panoramic

If you havent noriced are based on: Olympus America, Ambocrombie & Fintch, and Panosonic, which has SNN (Staunton News Network) on it based on CNN.

Look its the Galviston Enterprises World HQ
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/7982/apic2aq9.jpg

I love this one
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1664/apic2ua5.jpg

and this one :yes:
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3601/apic2bq3.jpg

Whats up with that fire anyways?
http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/8800/apic2qh0.jpg

[foxmtbr]

Nice! :D

[dizo1000]

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!looks so nice!!!:runaway:

[Bergenser]

absolutly wow!:)

[CGII]

Do you have animated GIFs on the Staunton Square billboards?

[Patrick]

^ no, I dont know how to make animated Gif's is it possible for them to work on Sketchup?

Well here are Staunton Square Shots
http://img419.imageshack.us/img419/8457/apic2oj3.jpg

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/9818/apic2un6.jpg

http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/666/apic2ma1.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/439/apic2hi6.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9107/apic2ux9.jpg

[Patrick]

^hmm no replys to that post, What do you guys want to see?

[CGII]

The axis feature turned off. :D

[Patrick]

I finally got a new computer, my old one was Really slow, I couldnt move around Staunton without everything becomeing wireframe. The Graphics Card was also dated (2002) My new computer is great, Stuanton runs amazingly faster, I can move around with the textures staying in place :)

This makes construction a lot easier. I've already added some new things like:

North Stuanton Square
There has always been a North Stuanton Square, but it wasnt much really. Remember there was that funky Museum and a small pond? I removed the park and moved the Museum to McAurthur Hill.

In This Picture the Museum's site has a new tall hotel, The Milton Staunton Square Hotel, (yes Milton/Hilton) Also Five Staunton Square (center) was recladded and has more billboards, the big black building (top) I just pasted a bill billboard on the top of the tower :) And 1 Staunton Square now has a second face, with all the original billboards :D
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/267/ghjor6.jpg

In this picture, The Staunton Financial Center now has huge billboards on the bottom of the tower, Olympus International has now leased 53% of the building.
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5515/ghjbg0.jpg

Close up of the new side of 1 Staunton Square.
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8697/ghjek7.jpg

McArthur Hill

Shot of the new spot for the museum, it now has a nice plaza.
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/7972/ghjwb3.jpg

Also this has been here for a while, I just havent shown any pictures of McArthur Hill.
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2697/ghjlu0.jpg

And a Skyline Shot.
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1359/ghjdq2.jpg

Expect more updates soon! :)

[foxmtbr]

I finally got a new computer, my old one was Really slow, I couldnt move around Staunton without everything becomeing wireframe.

That happens to me, simply because Sun City is so big. :haha:

Great job, nice pics! :tup:

[CGII]

Here too. When I only have SketchUp running and not Photoshop and Explorer, which is not the case when I'm building, I can move around City City with the textures going coloured, but not losing them to wireframe. wireframe happens when a bunch of stuff is running.

[Patrick]

Staunton Inner City Tunnel Opens after 10 years
Back on February 17th 1996, the Staunton Inner City Tunnel collapsed around 2am destroying abandoned older buildings over the tunnel. Luckily there was no one under the collapse zone, nearby cars crashed, 10 where injured. It took 10 years to reopen the tunnel, but many still think it is unsafe.

Ok What happened was I replaced that freeway starting after the bridge, it looked too tall and was to large. I replaced the freeway with a better looking tunnel, this makes building some midrise buildings over the tunnel.

Some Shots
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/6181/ghjfj1.jpg

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/6431/ghjhh9.jpg

http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/5043/ghjdm7.jpg

New City Block
It is seen here on the left
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8241/ghjvq7.jpg

No Perspective
Random Shot
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9595/ghjlt0.jpg

City Map
This Maps districts, not zones or areas, the only Zone's or Area's on this map is Jefferson and Downtown Staunton
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/9699/ghjsm1.jpg

[Boris2k7]

Pat, your city still blows me away. Absolutely.

Some ideas of what you can do now.
1. Animate your city, throw in some model cars or something. People too (does anyone else notice that the person they originally throw in is 3m tall?). Oh, how about street cars or cruise liners?

2. Maybe go ahead some years? You know, this is how the city is now in 2015... Start throwing in some near-future tech?

This picture makes me want to cry. It's just so beautiful.
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9595/ghjlt0.jpg

[CGII]

Top notch work. So long as the computer can still handle it, I'd start moving out of the CBD and on surrounding entertainment, lofts, or arts districts.

[BrandonJXN]

How about some night shots? Hope you have a good lighting scheme in mind.

[Patrick]

Some ideas of what you can do now.
1. Animate your city, throw in some model cars or something. People too (does anyone else notice that the person they originally throw in is 3m tall?). Oh, how about street cars or cruise liners?

2. Maybe go ahead some years? You know, this is how the city is now in 2015... Start throwing in some near-future tech?


I'd love to do that, I started before too, by adding streetlights, but after a while the city becomes extremply slow. :(

Naw, the City would defantly stay in 2006, and will just take place in the present. By 2015, I bet Staunton would be in ruins, who knows.....


Top notch work. So long as the computer can still handle it, I'd start moving out of the CBD and on surrounding entertainment, lofts, or arts districts.


I'm already in a lofts/arts district, Atlantic Park, if you see the skyline shot, the buildings are getting lower and lower to the left.


How about some night shots? Hope you have a good lighting scheme in mind.

I did do a photoshopped nightime picture a while ago, here it is
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4196/apic2ca.jpg

I didnt do another one after because I only got 2 responses.

Here is a new one from the top floors of the Staunton Exeutive Plaza (DEF Building)
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143//ghjqo0.jpg

I appreciate the responses and ideas, thanks :)

New Building:Harriott Marquess - Staunton Square
Based on the Marriott Marquis Times Square, except less, umm ugly ;) The building replaced the Cosmopolitan Records Tower, (which now never existed in the Staunton Universe)
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5511/ghjrb6.jpg

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/2539/ghjbj5.jpg

Next door, was the Staunton VISION Plaza, now an emply lot for The New Cosmopolitan Records Tower I dont have any idea what it will look like yet though. Staunton VISTION Plaza was moved to Torrington:
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/732/ghjht1.jpg

I think I'll do some more Emporis Pages, here is a list of the possible buildings, tell me and I will do an Emporis page :)
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5158/ghjlk3.jpg

[Bergenser]

interesting updates, I like the night shots.