Staunton - A Google SketchUp City - Page 99

Bergenser · #**1961** Posted **Jun 16, 2008, 10:30 PM**

This map shows how realistic the city really is.

Patrick · #**1962** Posted **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!

Mocholate · #**1963** Posted **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 · #**1964** Posted **Jun 25, 2008, 1:33 PM**

Sweet, bring us lots of pics

Austin55 · #**1965** Posted **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 · #**1966** Posted **Jun 28, 2008, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Patrick

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.

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

[SP]Neo · #**1967** Posted **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 · #**1968** Posted **Jun 30, 2008, 9:43 PM**

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

Wrightguy0 · #**1969** Posted **Jul 2, 2008, 12:11 PM**

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

Patrick · #**1970** Posted **Jul 6, 2008, 6:06 PM**

Back from Chicago!

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Originally Posted by Wrightguy0

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.

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Originally Posted by verticalextropy

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.

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Originally Posted by [SP]Neo

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.

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Originally Posted by Austin55

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.

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Originally Posted by Wrightguy0

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!

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. · #**1971** Posted **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.