Staunton - A Google SketchUp City [Archive] - Page 20

Patrick

Jun 4, 2008, 10:14 PM

I noticed the similarity instantly,very good. that complex has always confused me,your either looking at a big concrte wall or at suburbs(in the smaller ones) theres no view. oh well.

OK I have a request-your water looks fake,it looks like live.local pictures.

I agree, It must suck to get a view of the wall of the Main Tower!

And really? You think so? Haha I always thought my water looked realistic! :haha: And yes it is from LiveLocal Pictures!

You can see the Heartland Plaza in place waaay on the right:

http://i27.tinypic.com/2nkp550.jpg

Austin55

Jun 4, 2008, 10:18 PM

well,I actually meant the picture lookde like live .local,but OK.

hehehe
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/16m10gi-2.jpg
Since you always say you dont think its in the 200's I copyrighted it 1999
looks good there.

Tanster

Jun 5, 2008, 12:05 AM

Patrick thats a freakin amazing shot!! The low rise buildings make the city more realistic and natural...... How long does it take to load Staunton..?

Dac150

Jun 5, 2008, 12:25 AM

Patrick, that is truly amazing. Really is. You shoud be very proud of this city and the job you did on it.

treras93

Jun 5, 2008, 12:34 AM

Wow! that crazy! those low rises make the city look so realistic

:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

verticalextropy

Jun 5, 2008, 11:00 PM

I have no words patrick, only:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

Concrete and vegetation, I just love it.
Indeed you should be very proud. When Aleks posted that mock I thought it was the real thing (and Microsoft's not google's :cool: )
Keep it up, your work feeds us all!

Aleks

Jun 7, 2008, 1:17 AM

Yeah they look great. It's hella realistic. Maybe a little too realistic?

No but really it looks great. When ever I make my own textures they look like crap cause I can never get them to look like photographs. Do you mix various parts of buildings to make new textures (like mixing various facades to make a new one) or do you get them and crop them?

Wait, what did I mock?

Austin55

Jun 7, 2008, 1:20 AM

Wait, what did I mock?

Hes talking about my live.local mock,he got us confused

I think

Ducov

Jun 7, 2008, 1:24 AM

this just gets better and better. you know patrick, you can make a good career out of this

[SP]Neo

Jun 7, 2008, 9:37 PM

your city amazes me everytime i see it. and i think too there must be a way to earn money with something like this.

Patrick

Jun 7, 2008, 11:13 PM

Patrick thats a freakin amazing shot!! The low rise buildings make the city more realistic and natural...... How long does it take to load Staunton..?

Ah, not long actaully, Staunton's only 37.4 Megabytes, compared to huger cities such as Palm Dunes and City City (if I remember where in the 100+ MB area) Staunton is no racecar, it lags, but nothing painful.

Amazingly Staunton right now is the same size (file wise) as the last version of Staunton, the one that included Jefferson, but this is great! With all the detail I've added Staunton is still small file wise.

Do you mix various parts of buildings to make new textures (like mixing various facades to make a new one) or do you get them and crop them?

Nah, theres just so many buildings across the US I'll never run out of textures, until Microsoft sues me :haha:

Hes talking about my live.local mock,he got us confused

Which btw is very kewl! Sorry for the misunderstanding

this just gets better and better. you know patrick, you can make a good career out of this

Neo;3599563']your city amazes me everytime i see it. and i think too there must be a way to earn money with something like this.

I HOPE SO! I like sketchup alot, Architecture is great, but all that math kills me. I have no clue what I wanna do in the future, but Architect isnt one of them, maybe someone who renders buildings? I like photography, but I still am clueless into what I'm going to persue after High School :shrug:

The skyline's slowly progressing West. I'll soon have to do the Jefferson Bridge offramps, which I have no clue how to make realalistic, usually I just made the bridge turn into a road, but after observing serveral city bridges, they simply dont just lead off into a road but split up into several smaller ones. :shrug:

http://i32.tinypic.com/208jqqb.jpg

bbeliko

Jun 8, 2008, 12:37 AM

Nah, theres just so many buildings across the US I'll never run out of textures, until Microsoft sues me :haha:

I HOPE SO! I like sketchup alot, Architecture is great, but all that math kills me. I have no clue what I wanna do in the future, but Architect isnt one of them, maybe someone who renders buildings? I like photography, but I still am clueless into what I'm going to persue after High School :shrug:

well you could do GTA cities

PD:How do you get your textures????

verticalextropy

Jun 8, 2008, 1:17 AM

Ah, not long actaully, Staunton's only 37.4 Megabytes, compared to huger cities such as Palm Dunes and City City (if I remember where in the 100+ MB area) Staunton is no racecar, it lags, but nothing painful.

Amazingly Staunton right now is the same size (file wise) as the last version of Staunton, the one that included Jefferson, but this is great! With all the detail I've added Staunton is still small file wise.

Fine that you're using textures instead of polygons, but still with all that vegetation and detail in buildings, it means that you're very efficient in every aspect of it!

I HOPE SO! I like sketchup alot, Architecture is great, but all that math kills me. I have no clue what I wanna do in the future, but Architect isnt one of them, maybe someone who renders buildings? I like photography, but I still am clueless into what I'm going to persue after High School :shrug:

The skyline's slowly progressing West. I'll soon have to do the Jefferson Bridge offramps, which I have no clue how to make realalistic, usually I just made the bridge turn into a road, but after observing serveral city bridges, they simply dont just lead off into a road but split up into several smaller ones. :shrug:

http://i32.tinypic.com/208jqqb.jpg

You could open a business of architectural visualizations, of course outsourcing will kill you when you've got amazing renders made in the Phillipines for 8 bucks. But... you could do something better.
Do you like car race games? I only like Burn Out and play at a friend's. Well, someone made those fantastic cities I have the pleasure to crash cars in. You could make them.
Or Hollywood (sorry, broke the profanity rule again)
The movies always need realistic looking but fantastic cities for the background that replaces the blue screen. And you've got a hell of a portfolio already!
I'd suggest, since computer science might be out of the picture for the same math reason as architecture, that you learn how to handpaint, which is like rendering by hand. That way you'll learn what you need about light to pursue a career in Hollywood (sic)

About your bridge problem: try making a model of an a highway on-ramp from an aerial picture, or even from Sim City.

verticalextropy

Jun 8, 2008, 1:20 AM

will it be possible if you posted an unrendered paralell projection TOP view of Staunton? like a map?

verticalextropy

Jun 8, 2008, 1:22 AM

well you could do GTA cities

PD:How do you get your textures????

my point

PD: I believe he downloads existing buildings from the warehouse and collect their textures.

Austin55

Jun 8, 2008, 4:20 AM

PD: I believe he downloads existing buildings from the warehouse and collect their textures.

Prepare for a slo,painful death....

:dead:

Aleks

Jun 8, 2008, 4:23 AM

Haha ^ Patrick gets txtures from Live Local or Local Live or whatever it's called.

treras93

Jun 8, 2008, 4:32 AM

Prepare for a slo,painful death....

:dead:

:haha: :haha: :haha:

yea he takes screenshots, then photoshops and "skews" them, then applys then to the document(i assume)

Wrightguy0

Jun 8, 2008, 11:18 AM

Well whatever he does, he does it ten times better than anyone else, creates a super awesome city and adds amazing textures, kids' a freakin' Rembrandt.

Patrick

Jun 9, 2008, 12:34 AM

PD: I believe he downloads existing buildings from the warehouse and collect their textures.

Prepare for a slo,painful death....

:dead:

HOW DARE YOU! :haha: Ah no I use Windows Live Local Bird's Eye View, I take screenshots, then use individual buildings facades as texures.

will it be possible if you posted an unrendered paralell projection TOP view of Staunton? like a map?

Here you go! :banana:

Plain

will it be possible if you posted an unrendered paralell projection TOP view of Staunton? like a map?

Natural

http://i26.tinypic.com/op35l1.jpg

Landmarks and Such

http://i26.tinypic.com/2ll0ub5.jpg

Patrick

Jun 9, 2008, 12:37 AM

Well whatever he does, he does it ten times better than anyone else, creates a super awesome city and adds amazing textures, kids' a freakin' Rembrandt.

:notacrook:

treras93

Jun 9, 2008, 12:48 AM

Wow! very nice patrick!

Its so huge and you have tons to go. Keep it up!:worship: :worship: :tup:

verticalextropy

Jun 9, 2008, 3:41 AM

Austin55

Jun 9, 2008, 3:44 AM

I just found a note, Vertical thought those maps were way cool, and that you should continue make some pretty modern lowrises for the south river waterfront instead of gardens.
I'm his brother, Vertical mysteriously disappeared leaving no trace behind but that note!

I thought he said he was an only child?

Patrick

Jun 9, 2008, 3:45 AM

verticalextropy

Jun 9, 2008, 3:51 AM

i never said i was an only child. I'd like to see a helipad near the convention center, just like in... ooops!

Austin55

Jun 9, 2008, 4:04 AM

oh durrrr,I dint even see the maps,maybe you shouldput em on this page pat.

absoulutly amazing!:cool:

Patrick

Jun 9, 2008, 4:11 AM

oh durrrr,I dint even see the maps,maybe you shouldput em on this page pat.

What do you mean? They are on this page.

Austin55

Jun 9, 2008, 4:15 AM

mmm,I think I have a different nnumer of posts per page then you guys maybe,iis it page 78 for anyone else?

treras93

Jun 9, 2008, 4:20 AM

on my comp patrick is up to page 97

Patrick

Jun 9, 2008, 4:23 AM

Mine says page 97.

Austin55

Jun 9, 2008, 4:27 AM

ahh theres my problem. yay page 387!

Dac150

Jun 9, 2008, 3:02 PM

[QUOTE=Patrick;3601197]
http://i26.tinypic.com/op35l1.jpg

This deserves a second look. I love this shot Patrick. It shows the size and density of the city well. Did you happen to take out one of the bridges, because one was absent from that photo? Or is it just further up north and out of sight?

I also admire your Galcorp Center. This is the first time I'm really seeing it from above, and I love the layout.

Also, is the JFK Expressway yet to be built? If so I look forward to seeing some real infrastructure in your city, as far as highways go.

Wrightguy0

Jun 9, 2008, 3:16 PM

Thanks again Wrightguy0 for the names for the Westly Center!

You're welcome :D

Patrick

Jun 10, 2008, 9:35 AM

Did you happen to take out one of the bridges, because one was absent from that photo? Or is it just further up north and out of sight?

Ah, thats the Jefferson Bridge, the Staunton Bridge is up West.

Also, is the JFK Expressway yet to be built? If so I look forward to seeing some real infrastructure in your city, as far as highways go.

I chose to turn the JFK Expressway into a simple avenue, as its only a few blocks long, but there will be a JFK Expressway, probably in New Ganton leading off from the New Ganton Bridge.

From the Pier 13 Parking Lot.

http://i31.tinypic.com/2hxpn6b.jpg

Ohhh Staunton Styled shot.

http://i26.tinypic.com/2n5dat.jpg

Looking South.

http://i28.tinypic.com/2n8a17d.jpg

Dac150

Jun 10, 2008, 1:54 PM

I love it. Looks great.

treras93

Jun 10, 2008, 5:48 PM

All the shots are great but that last one is gorgeous! it looks so real.

:worship: :worship:

[SP]Neo

Jun 10, 2008, 5:58 PM

the top view of staunton is so cool! i can't find any differnces to a real city.(except the white area up in the west ^^)
if you go on with this level of detail staunton will look better than the real NYC :tup: :tup: :tup:

Austin55

Jun 10, 2008, 9:42 PM

Heartland Plaza is so cool!

I wanna see more inner city shots like the first two and maybe some Lloyd :)

Aleks

Jun 12, 2008, 10:18 PM

That looking south shot looks really cool. Did you take the sky picture?

Patrick

Jun 13, 2008, 1:02 AM

So Everyone seems to be making disaster shots...

http://i31.tinypic.com/opzf9z.jpg

I was going to make a Fox News based picture with ANN (American News Network) with Bob O'Really but too lazy :) The title was going to say something like "America's most Liberal City washed away, coincidence?"

Some boring facts

Nickname: The City of Justice, America's Next Best Thing, The Garden City
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Boroughs: Staunton Island, Jefferson, Hamilton, New Ganton, Brighton
Founded: 1669
Mayor: Marty Green (C)
Demonym: Stauntonite

Dac150

Jun 13, 2008, 1:04 AM

Cool news effects.

drew11

Jun 13, 2008, 1:11 AM

Verry cool shot, any influence from the day after tomorrow? :)

Austin55

Jun 13, 2008, 10:02 PM

floods are god ways to mask lack of street detail:p

That picture is sweet though even without floods

Patrick

Jun 13, 2008, 10:35 PM

Did you take the sky picture?

Actually I didnt, but I use it alot!

I'll try and do more inside the city shots, theyre just hard to make realalsitic.

Kent Plaza, one of my favorites, simply cause it wasnt based off of a single tower (that I rememeber). The base has an atrium, a large mall, and its famous Ice Skating Rink on the roof. The skyscraper is known well for its large KENT Enterprises sign and its highly visible from the North River. Kent Enterprises specializes in anything winter related, I still gotta figure out what this company dose, any suggestions? Its a clean company, with a good record.

http://i28.tinypic.com/jqj18l.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/2lu5qaa.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/fu8aqr.jpg

Aleks

Jun 13, 2008, 10:35 PM

The sky looks a little too clear to be a storm. Looks tight though. You should make some other type of disaster like bridge collapse or something. Even though I hate the thought of hundreds of people dying I like the thought of a city being destroyed by a giant monster or something. Can we see a skyscraper with a hole at the top?

Austin55

Jun 13, 2008, 11:36 PM

It has a monsterous houstonian feel to it. Maybe you could make itcompany that sounds good and jad fa good record but is actually bad, like Enron.

verticalextropy

Jun 14, 2008, 3:13 AM

I love and have always loved KENT. I thought it was a cigarrete brand beforehand. I'd suggest make it a group covering from insulation products, to urban and suburban heating, and Vitamin C pills.

Cool disaster shot and very funny caption, only a little too realistic ;)

verticalextropy

Jun 14, 2008, 3:14 AM

are your trees a little transparent?

Patrick

Jun 15, 2008, 12:52 AM

Can we see a skyscraper with a hole at the top?

What do you mean!

I love and have always loved KENT. I thought it was a cigarrete brand beforehand

Kent Cigarettes, wow thats a great idea :yes:

are your trees a little transparent?

Yes, tragically, so thats why they seem to appear over the water.

Raaandom shots.

The first of many signs.

http://i29.tinypic.com/jh7l09.jpg

Stevens Insurance on the left.

http://i28.tinypic.com/snezb8.jpg

United American Avenue.

http://i30.tinypic.com/23r3ejd.jpg

Aleks

Jun 15, 2008, 1:23 AM

I mean something like there was a fire a top a building and then this HUGE gas tank that people for some reason didn't know about exploded and then just a hole was made and hjejfgASGJ!

Or we can see a building with just a hole at the top like the SWFC. Just with less focus on the hole.

The last shot looks like the city is abandoned. It's dark, the buildings all have their windows turned off, it just looks eerie.

verticalextropy

Jun 15, 2008, 5:36 AM

cool, those green signs give it fantastic realism - more so.
KENT is an actual brand of ziggies with a very similar font, it's not that my mind spontaneously thought of nicotine...

Patrick

Jun 16, 2008, 12:55 AM

Some stuff about Downtown North.

One Market Place, 1983, B&RT Bank
Added a while back, never showed it
Two Market Place, 1985, Orion Industries
Added it way back, at the spot of the Rothenburg Center, but later replaced it with the Rothenburg Center

http://i25.tinypic.com/2w4zncz.jpg

Gellar Financial Center, 2006, Gellar Financial
One Westly Plaza, 1979

http://i29.tinypic.com/2eq9k51.jpg

Downtown North, for clarification

?, 1933
?, 1956
Atlantic Security Bank, 1965 (Reclad in the near future)
TGI Plaza, 1990, Trinity Global Investors
Heartland Plaza, 1959, Heartland Trust
Stevens Insurance Building, 1931, Stevens Insurance
Wentworth Building, 1924, Converted to lofts 2005
Prairie Grand Hotel, 1929, Converted to lofts 2003

http://i31.tinypic.com/vscft0.jpg

Austin55

Jun 16, 2008, 2:19 AM

Wow,its pretty awesome to see the individual buildings. B&RT is really cool,its got theboxy flare but its not to boring. In the last Pic,that Tsll glassy one to the left of the red one Lookslike it could use some work IMO

Tanster

Jun 16, 2008, 5:04 AM

freaking awesome !!!!

Aleks

Jun 16, 2008, 5:51 AM

Great work. I also like B&RT but for some reason I really like Gellar Financial Center. Just something about it I just like. And are you talking about the 1956 building Austin? I just think it needs base and roof work.

The Atlantic Security Bank is FATT! I like it though and I don't think reclading should happen.

Bergenser

Jun 16, 2008, 10:30 PM

This (http://i26.tinypic.com/op35l1.jpg) map shows how realistic the city really is.
:tup:

Patrick

Jun 25, 2008, 6:15 AM

Sorry I haven't updated in a while, busy with life, went back to the Southland, aka LA had fun, now I'm going to Chicago, so excited! Maybe ill do a Chicago picture thread? Hopefully I have enough camera memory to snapshot all of downtown, including, the view from the top of the Sears Tower! Oh yeah! so no updates for a while!

So later! :yes:

Mocholate

Jun 25, 2008, 8:09 AM

Awesome, I might be heading to the U.S soon . I may only have one chance to go o/s in my life and would hate not to have been there.

Some say only gods are perfect, so I can only assume you are stealing his SU models !!

Wrightguy0

Jun 25, 2008, 1:33 PM

Sweet, bring us lots of pics

Austin55

Jun 25, 2008, 10:39 PM

ahhhh,Lord I Miss that city,maybe you could move there with Derek and I!!

have fun.\

Oh Btw,I dont think my riends could stand going to chicago with me,thede be all like "WTF is a 181 west mad?" haha

verticalextropy

Jun 28, 2008, 4:55 PM

WELL, sorry i havent updated in a while, busy with life, went back to the Southland, aka LA had fun, NOWW IMMA BE GOIN to Chicago, YAAYYA, so excited, just me, my best fraaaand and her mom flyinn tommorow morning for 10 DAYS, w00t. Maybe ill do a Chicago picture thread? Hopefully I have enough camera memory to snapshot all of downtown, incuding, the view from the top of the Sears Tower! Oh yeeeah! so no updates for a while!

So LATERRR. :yes:

cool! I knew you were sick of Arizona.
I'm sure Chicago will leave a footprint in Staunton ;)

[SP]Neo

Jun 30, 2008, 9:39 PM

enjoy your stay in chicago and think of new ideas for staunton...^^ (some "chicago styled" skyscraper would be cool!)

Austin55

Jun 30, 2008, 9:43 PM

Ive always pictured 311 South Wacker and Chicago Title and Trust as stanton buildings.

Wrightguy0

Jul 2, 2008, 12:11 PM

The CBT kinda has that gritty dark stauntonian feel to it.

Patrick

Jul 6, 2008, 6:06 PM

Back from Chicago!

Sweet, bring us lots of pics

I'll post a thread soon! I took around 300+ pictures, but I'm only going to show the worthy ones.

cool! I knew you were sick of Arizona.
I'm sure Chicago will leave a footprint in Staunton ;)

Eh, I've always been sick of Arizona, I'm a sucker for Los Angeles, but I must admit, I love the Arizonan Desert, I can never get sick of its beauty.

Neo;3645061']enjoy your stay in chicago and think of new ideas for staunton...^^ (some "chicago styled" skyscraper would be cool!)

Staunton already has a lot of Chicago styled buildings, most hidden downtown, I'll be more specific in a later post.

Ive always pictured 311 South Wacker and Chicago Title and Trust as stanton buildings.

311 South Wacker is an awsome building, I love how it offsets Sears, Galcorp is the Sears in Staunton, but Garden State is the offset building, so Idk if I could have a 311 South Wacker inspired tower in Downtown, maybe midtown. The Chicago Title and Trust Building is one of my favorites, I'm looking for room to put a nice modest sized postmodern building somewhere downtown.

The CBT kinda has that gritty dark stauntonian feel to it.

I love that building! I think I'm going to do some sort of Park Avenue styled area in Midtown, with a building terminating the street (or built over) like the Chicago Board of Trade Building or Helmesty Building in NYC.

PLANS FOR STAUNTON:

CIVIC BUILDINGS

After visiting Chicago, Staunton is in need for a Library, a few Museums, and an Aquarium or Planitatium, like Chicago all in Downtown. I'll mess with the Fort Staunton Area, maybe demolish a few buildings for public space.

A PIER

Navy pier was so awsome, and I think I have the perfect place for "Army Pier" which will include many charming old buildings and retail space, centered with a ferris wheel. I want a roller coaster as well, but I dont think I can make one of those in sketchup! :haha:

DOWNTOWN

Will go through a few improvements here and there and although I want to add a ton of new buildings, Downtown dosnt simply have enough room.

SO

I'll start working on Staunton, I've got nothing planned today, so I'll just see what happens, pictures later.

J.M.

Jul 7, 2008, 7:21 PM

I love the Wentworth Building it stands out and also blends in and both in good ways. The whole city looks outstanding, keep up the good work! Ohh and an awesome idea for a picture is Staunton at night maybe will lights on some buildings, only a thought.

Mocholate

Jul 8, 2008, 7:36 AM

I would love to do your coaster :D

Wrightguy0

Jul 9, 2008, 11:07 AM

Can't wait to see your pics of Chicago and what you'll do to Staunton

Austin55

Jul 10, 2008, 3:45 AM

Maybe you could put Centinnail park in between Midtown and Downtown,and then putting the civic buildings there? maybe even a canal!

tasco47

Jul 13, 2008, 6:41 PM

Update asshole!:hell:

Austin55

Jul 13, 2008, 8:45 PM

Lol someones bitchy!

treras93

Jul 13, 2008, 10:24 PM

:previous: seriously :haha:

Patrick

Jul 14, 2008, 8:24 AM

1978

Patrick

Jul 14, 2008, 8:25 AM

1979

Patrick

Jul 14, 2008, 8:26 AM

1980

Patrick

Jul 14, 2008, 8:27 AM

:yes: :yes: 100th PAGE! :yes: :yes:
Yay!

Anyways.

I'm sure Chicago will leave a footprint in Staunton ;)

Neo;3645061']enjoy your stay in chicago and think of new ideas for staunton...^^ (some "chicago styled" skyscraper would be cool!)

Stauntons always had Chicago inspired buildings, many of Staunton’s textures come from Chicago. Here are the most obvious Chicago Inspired skyscrapers:

http://i33.tinypic.com/2nhjcl3.jpg http://i38.tinypic.com/2eycjud.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2j3gswo.jpg http://i34.tinypic.com/2vnsa5d.jpg http://i33.tinypic.com/se7kb8.jpg http://i34.tinypic.com/nxjbz5.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2ziv41j.jpg http://i33.tinypic.com/25zpcae.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/jl42nr.jpg http://i33.tinypic.com/29ghnyr.jpg

I love the Wentworth Building it stands out and also blends in and both in good ways. The whole city looks outstanding, keep up the good work! Ohh and an awesome idea for a picture is Staunton at night maybe will lights on some buildings, only a thought.

Thanks you so much! The Wentworth I think is pretty under appreciated, I don’t show much of it, it always seems to appear in Skyline shots despite its distant location.

I would love to do your coaster :D

Army Pier (any other name suggestions?) is in the near future, Jefferson is also! Once I start on the pier I’ll PM you! :)

Maybe you could put Centinnail park in between Midtown and Downtown,and then putting the civic buildings there? maybe even a canal!

Centennial Park was always planned for the space between Downtown and Midtown, the problem was the shape. Like Manhattan, after Downtown the Island will go into a grid, and unforunantly Centennial Park will look too much like Central Park, a big rectangle, any suggestions? Staunton already has a nice civic center in the middle of Downtown, with City Hall, JFK Federal Building, Staunton Supreme Couthouse among others.

Update asshole!:hell:

Theres more to life than sketchup! :sly:

I’ve been working on several other Chicago styled buildings in Downtown, only a few major ones in the 500 – 700 foot range. But theres a revamped Stock Exchange District with a Board of Trade and Mercantile Exchange.

Next on the list:

East of Galcorp
- Staunton Bridge expressway to the New Ganton Bridge and surroundings, Staunton Island Train Station (real name soon), New Ganton Bridge.
Cuture of Staunton- Staunton Opera House, Staunton Museum of Natural History
North of the Island- Jefferson Financial District, Kent Field, Jefferson Train Station (real name soon)

Dont forget I mentioned new buildings, which I will show soon enough, but I also put in this neat little church.

http://i36.tinypic.com/312a8om.jpg

Skyline so far. Army Pier will be between the Convention Center and Fort Hamilton.

http://i34.tinypic.com/2dhttmv.jpg

Wrightguy0

Jul 14, 2008, 11:20 AM

For the park try doing it like the boston commons
I can't see the pictures, all I get are the red X of doom that won't go away

Edit: I can see clearly now, the X is gone

drew11

Jul 14, 2008, 4:55 PM

Verry good, you know many of my textures of mine come fron chicago. I guess they are easier to see and have better colors. :)

Patrick

Jul 14, 2008, 6:43 PM

I can't see the pictures, all I get are the red X of doom that won't go away

Thats odd! They all show up on my comp! :shrug:

treras93

Jul 14, 2008, 11:32 PM

that church is pretty sweet patrick! very nice. :yes:

i had never noticed all the chicago styled buildings that are in staunton. cant wait for army pier!:tup: :tup:

will the Staunton Bridge expressway be elevated?

Patrick

Jul 18, 2008, 8:19 AM

will the Staunton Bridge expressway be elevated?

I dont think so, honestly its just a four laned road from the Jefferson Bridge to the New Ganton Bridge, I want it to be a ground freeway, but its a short stretch considering how long the bridge approches have to be.

Stock Exchange District
& A Civic Center Building

Left To Right:

Staunton Futures Exchange - Completed 1929, expanded south in 1993.
Staunton Stock Exchange - Completed 1921, american flag added 2001
Staunton Mercantile Exchange - Completed 1991, upper portion offices
Lafayette Building - Completed 1931
Wattson Building, Completed 1923, residential tower added 1989

Staunton Island Courthouse, Completed 1986

http://i37.tinypic.com/jt2vk1.jpg

Westly Gardens

Left To Right:

Nimbos - Completed 2002, home to a very large swimming pool
Stratus – Completed 2001, tallest all-residential tower in Staunton
Parking Lot – Original site for Strato, cancelled 2003, future uncertian
Altos South – 1999, twin towered, four story mall/parking garage
Altos North – 2003, twin towered, four story mall/parking garage

http://i37.tinypic.com/mk2nb.jpg

Skyline with Westly Gardens, the Westly Center is coming to a finish.

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Wrightguy0

Jul 18, 2008, 11:01 AM

I thought the domed tower with the jewlers building textures was the stock exchange

Patrick

Jul 18, 2008, 11:05 AM

I thought the domed tower with the jewlers building textures was the stock exchange

That was the Stock Exchange Tower, named because it was ajecent to the Staunton Stock Exchange, the building actually had nothing to do with the exchange. I moved the exchange a block north, so I might give the building a better name, like the Arquette and Lafayette Buildings or maybe pay respect to the Jewlers Building and name it after a Diamond or Mineral.

Mocholate

Jul 18, 2008, 11:25 AM

Army peir sounds good. I'm not sure a steel coaster would fit the name or the city?

I reckon Arquette sounds good - Exquisite like jewellery but no relation.

Cool pics:cool:

Austin55

Jul 19, 2008, 12:00 AM

Sorry patrick,but I think army pier,kinda sucks. it not very original, the army doesnt really have piers and sounds kinda tacky IMO.

Strato,hmm,how bout a museam? oh,whats his name,Gehry styled?

Nimbos,thats an awesome name,Nimbo,Nimby,haha.

The two new districts look amazing,BTW

Patrick

Jul 19, 2008, 12:38 AM

Army peir sounds good. I'm not sure a steel coaster would fit the name or the city?

Is the Coney Island Cyclone made of steel? Thats what I would love it to look like, but I wouldnt wanna copy it, just the materials, and a name on it like "CYCLONE" but instead reading "STAUNTON" I havent planned Army Pier yet but when I do you'll be the first to know :yes:

I reckon Arquette sounds good - Exquisite like jewellery but no relation.

Arqunette is already the name of the 5th tallest building in Staunton, I was just using it as an example. :tup:

Sorry patrick,but I think army pier,kinda sucks. it not very original, the army doesnt really have piers and sounds kinda tacky IMO.

:haha: I love posts like that, and I agree with you. I walked up and down Navy Pier and I kept thinking how Downtown Staunton needs something families can enjoy, a pier!

Navy Pier was named after the Navy when they used it for training during WWII. I know Army Pier isnt very creative, or makes much sence, so I guess I could name it "Westly Pier" or "Hamilton Pier" but I dont want to name it something lame like "Staunton Pier"

Strato,hmm,how bout a museam? oh,whats his name,Gehry styled?

A museum is possible, especially in that site! A Gehry Museum also sounds good there, but that would be almost impossible to recreate one of his museums!

Nimbos,thats an awesome name,Nimbo,Nimby,haha.

I named them all after Stratus Clouds:

Stratus cloud = Stratus
Nimbostratus cloud = Nimbos
Altostratus cloud, = Altos South
Altostratus undulatus cloud = Altos North

While Strato was cancelled in 03 (maybe a museum can take its place like Austin suggested) I still have two blocks next door, opening up possibilites for:

Stratocumulus cloud = Strato
Cirrostratus cloud = Cirros

It definantly beats "Staunton Place" or "Westly Residecnces" haha.

Austin55

Jul 19, 2008, 12:48 AM

you could also do something like Marine or water or something along those lines,but thats what I did.

the Clod complex is very chicagoesque,river north. i luvs it.

FlyersFan118

Jul 19, 2008, 1:55 PM

Patrick, how about just giving the pier a number? Sometimes simple is just better, and the right number could end up sounding iconic.

I don't think the Army would have a pier, either. It makes sense for the Navy to have one, but definitely not the Army. Maybe if you're going in that vain you could call it the "Navy Yard" or "Navy Depot" or something to that effect. Or, if you're gonna go with the Army, maybe just call it like "The Armory" or something. Or, you could go the other way and call it like "The Marina" or something.

idk. I just don't like "Army Pier".