Discribe your home city.

[Simon Darkshade]

I reside in Adelaide, a small village on the planet Mars, near the capital, Wubble.

Tis the state capital of South Australia, and has about 800,000 to 1 million residents. The city itself is surrounded by parkland, there are many old buildings from the 19th century within this precinct.
There are industrial zones in the north and south, based around car manufacturing, and down at the port.
It takes around 20 minutes to half an hour to drive across town, from the beach to the hills. Lots of good beaches, parks and ovals, and all the amenities of a modern Western city.
Whilst having these features, it still retains a quiet, quaint, small town attitude and atmosphere.
The ethnic mix is predominantly white, with lots of other types spread out in various places.
Two airports, and a major airforce base. Submarine building corporation present.
Several army barracks/bases.
Not enough police presence on the streets.
More grandiose monuments, preferably of me, needed.
Lively enough night life in town, and hundreds of rather good pubs in the suburbs. Got theatre, gallery, et al, and have reputation as a bit of an arty place, but that is mainly in the mind of the chattering chardonnay swilling elites.

One is positioned about 15 minutes from town, 10 from the beach, 10 from the airport, and 5 from a major large shopping complex (last is closer to ten unless you drive like I do, and take the secret backroads route. )

Very nice place, overall, though I would like to see more stormtroopers goosestepping down the streets.

And to the London resident who posted the pic of the Picadilly Circus, BFL I believe, is that location still known for what it used to be known for?

 

[Warlord Sam]

I hail from the unincorporated city of Cross Lanes, West Virginia, USA. We are right off of I-64, exits 47 A & B.

Population is somewhere just above 20,000, and during the mid 90's, Cross Lanes was the largest unincorporated city in America! Since then, some other city has taken the title, but you get the idea on how big it is... Now, imagine 20,000 people, and one two-lane road. This is what happens when people are desperate to avoid new taxes, and subsequently refuse to allow a municipal government to be formed. The traffic is horrendous, it takes about 1/2 an hour to get three miles, on a given friday.

We've got just about every fast food chain, and all but one of the sit-down restaurant chains that exist in West Virginia. Cross Lanes is extremely modern, and is on the outskirts of West Virginia's capital, Charleston. However, if you go away from the interstate and away from the capital, it does not take long for the scenery to degenerate into the typical Appalachia stereotype. Parts of West Virginia are extremely rural, populated by mostly racist hicks, for those unfamiliar with the Appalachia region.

As to Cross Lanes' history, it got the name Cross Lanes because that is what it was; two wagon trails crossed paths, which is where they put the main stoplight in my city. Cross Lanes was also a stopping point along a wagon trail through old Virginia, for people headed to the Ohio River Valley. For a long time, it was considered frontier territory, way back before the revolution. Several indian tribes lived in the area, the main tribe being the Shawnee. Daniel Boone traveled through here, and George Washington did, as well. If you have seen the movie Last of the Mohican's, that is pretty much how Cross Lanes was, a heavily wooded area with lots of creeks and rivers, before settlers hacked out some civilization.

I like Cross Lanes a lot, but really dislike the rednecks who live just a stone throw's away. : ( Oh well, at least my city has no crime, only a little juvenile vandalism and the like. All in all, its a great place to live, and safe as could be.

 

[Black Fluffy Lion]

And to the London resident who posted the pic of the Picadilly Circus, BFL I believe, is that location still known for what it used to be known for?

it is, maybe I should add it to the things to see in London list

 

[Simon Darkshade]

Originally posted by Black Fluffy Lion


it is, maybe I should add it to the things to see in London list

Not at the tender age of 13 I hope! Could get mistaken by the punters...

 

[Black Fluffy Lion]

you've corrupted my innocent young mind with such thoughts!

 

[Simon Darkshade]

Originally posted by Black Fluffy Lion
you've corrupted my innocent young mind with such thoughts!

Great. Another kid go's on the game because of me.

 

[santo67]

I hail from the great (hah!) city (hah!) of Marion, IL, USA. Population: just under 16,000. We have a crappy mall, two exits from Intersate Highway 57, and about 100 restaurants and hotels. Illinois is thought of as nothing more than 'the state where Chicago is' by much of the country, but down here, the Windy City is a good 5 hour drive away. What's Marion's greatest claim to fame, you may ask? One of seven federal penitentiaries where the Unites States government sends the worst of the worst criminals. Whoo hoo!

 

[allan2]

Had to ditch my old handle, due to my computer deciding not to remember my password, as it always had before, and me waiting three days and not getting it e-mailed to me! So I am now allan2, "the sequel".... Anyway.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, the USA.... "City of Lakes" (the NBA Lakers originated here), containing 22 lakes in the city limits. Population close to 400,000, but its metro area (including St. Paul and all the suburbs around both cities) is about 2.5 million and growing. Large inflows of immigrants from many foreign lands contribute to much of this growth, as well as to the city's economic well-being and vibrancy. Even in "recession" years around the country, the Twin Cities (this is the collective name of Minneapolis and its sister, St. Paul) don't feel much recessionary effect, and jobs remain plentiful with workers in high demand in most fields. Thus standard of living here is among the highest in the country outside the supermetropolises of New York and the West Coast, while costs haven't kept so briskly apace of wages as they have in the aforementioned areas (although land prices are climbing high as of late).

The Cities are quite cosmopolitan for their size given the huge influence of immigrants--Minnesotans are often noted for their relative tolerance of diversity, and thus immigrants have been attracted here for a long time. The lakes, and all the parkland around them, provide a healthy natural balance to an urban environment and good places for outdoor recreation. Even in the infamous snowy and cold winters, people enjoy skating and cross-country skiing in the city's outdoor venues--Minnesotans don't hide from the winter, but are often proud of their robust endurance of its elements (although many do take a week or two vacation and go to places like Florida or Arizona). People here are generally not "big-city" types lost in pretention (well, some of these types exist in Minneapolis, but St. Paul particularly lacks the snootiness), but down-to-earth working people who are friendly and hospitable overall.

I would recommend these cities for anyone to live, even if all you newcomers generate more and more traffic on the freeways--THAT is one major drawback as of late!

 

[Kefka]

Originally posted by Hamlet
Hell.

Wow thats a nice place to visit. Very hot I hear you can get a great tan there though the local food is a little strange, you can really get used to the local diet of brains and cabbage.
And heck that place has its share of famous people too! I mean you can visit many well known people from Adolf Hitler to Richard Nixon (and many other former presidents) and I hear that Osama Bin Laden is thinking of moving there
Man it sounds great!
I urge all of you to go to hell!


"Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they actually look forward to the trip"
-Ed Ucker

 

[monkeyman116]

Solihull is a large town circa 7 miles south-east of Birmingham, Britain's Second City. The name derives from Church Hill, which was originally known as 'Soily Hill' due to there being a ford there. The town started out as a small clearing in the Forest of Arden. The Metropolitan Borough borders Stratford-upon-Avon, North Warwickshire, Birmingham and Coventry, and encompassed the National Exhibition Centre, Europe's busiest Exhibition Centre, Birmingham International Airport, England's 4th busiest, the National Motorcycle Museam, the world headquarters of Land Rover and their only factory, and TRW's European HQ. The town centre itself has recently doubled in size with the construction of a large new shopping centre, making it now the 12th busiest shopping town in Britain. I live two miles north of the town centre, near the airport, in a little village called Elmdon. Solihull has won the Britain in Bloom competition several times. As far as famous Silhillians, there aren't all that many. Only Oliver Bird (custard), William Spooner (Spoonerisms), Jasper Carrott and of course my good self spring to mind. The M42 and the West Coast Main Line run throught he borough, and there are good communication links. It is now quicker for a Londonner to travel to Birmingham International Airport than Heathrow. Well that's about all for now, I'm sure I'll edit in more later. Running a Google search for Solihull produces some good results.

VV The new Touchwood centre VV

 

[Beam]

A big hail from Breda in the Netherlands. Breda is currently celebrating the special rights it was given 750 years ago to build fortifications and raise taxes. With about 150,000 it is in the Top 10 of Dutch cities and a linking pin between the main Dutch metropolitan area of Amsterdam/Rotterdam and Antwerp/Bruxelles in Belgium. Also a linking pin for Belgians and French looking for btw!

The name comes from a corruption of Brede Aa (or Broad Aa) and refers to the place where the river Mark and the river Aa converge. A Brabant nobleman once built a castle there. Gradually farmers, fishermen and sailors came to the area, which in turn attracted merchants and craftsmen.

We also host the Dutch War Academy and William of Orange, father of the fatherland once resided here.

Right now it is a city big enough to have all you need within 5 miles, yet without the big-city extravaganzas. Breda is known for its Bourgondic life-style! The most popular beer here comes from Belgium and is called Palm. Sure the Duck knows it!

 

[G-Man]

Doesn't it look a bit like Monty python's "four yorkshire men" sketch?
"- You were lucky to have a room! We used to live in a corridor!
- Oh, we used to dream of living in a corridor"

"We have a crappy mall"
And I say: Be thanksfull you have any mall at all! And even if I would go to some far away mall it would be a life risking adventure!

 

[GeneralHotRod]

I am writing from Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA.

This is a very vibrant communty of 125,000 people and rapidly growing. To my west is the Rocky Mtns. To my east is sage brush. And, to my south is the city of Denver.

The population here is very well off with the ave. income being around 40,000 USD. Unfortunately people with money also like to be people with homes, therefore the average home price here is around 250,000 USD.

Some points of interest...there are seven brewerys in town. We also have some of the best tap water in the country here. It comes from a reservoir high in the mountains. Ft. Collins was an old army fort which was built to protect the fur traders in the area.

That's all I can think of for now...wish I had some pics.

 

[Ren]

Originally posted by Austin IronFist
And we're the cotton capital of the world.

I doubt it

 

[TheDuckOfFlanders]

Yes ,afcourse i know Palm ,along with a dozen of other excelent Belgian Beer brand's.we belgian's are graduatly taking over the beer market.

Anyway ,here are some picture's of my city.


An above view of the city:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/zicht02.jpg

Menen gate ,a famous war monument:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/menenp02.jpg

the Lakenhalle:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/hallen01.jpg

The courhouse:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/gerech01.jpg

The old Jezuit school:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/collae01.jpg

The Butcher's guild:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/joc01.jpg

A building belonged to the orde of the Tempelier's.

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/tempel02.jpg

The Rijsel gate:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/rijsel02.jpg

a view of the city wall's:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/vestin02.jpg

Ieper in the time of World War I:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/ypreswar.jpg

Some other building's inside the city:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/minck01.jpg

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/stjan02.jpg

A little drawing of the south side of the city:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/vestrout.jpg

 

[philippe]

i am belgian and i live in the town that is called:"Roeselare"
its near ieper and we have 53000 people who live in this town
we are the home of famious people:
albrecht rodenbach:thx to people like him it was easier to talk dutch
vanderhaeghe :known footballer
guido gezelle live also in roeselare
and more people
roeselare is about 700 years old
it was first of a bourgaudian grafe but later it was french then dutch and now belgian.
Its a nice city its not far from ieper
what can i say more about roeselare not much more

 

[TheDuckOfFlanders]

Hey Philippe ,nice to see you here.

We were in need of some more Belgian posters anyway.

Somebody make this guy a mod.

 

[philippe]

i am working on a civ3map of belguim.
there is well some problems
for stragical resources
horses.brabants trekpaard in vlaams brabant
iron:some parts of wallonie
oil.we dont have oil resources
coal:in limburg
uranium:where is the uranium??????
so we have a problem.
where should i put oil and uranium?

 

[Black Fluffy Lion]

more london photos:

Millennium flop #1 trying to cover up its ugliness in a fake sunset :

Millennium flop #2:

Millennium flop #3:

Overview of London:

(to get true london feel note the slightly murky color of the Thames)

jealous now??

 

[TheDuckOfFlanders]

where should i put oil and uranium?

Well ,i suggest you should place both of them at Antwerp.there is no oil or uranium to find anywhere around belgium ,but Antwerp serve's as a port for importing these good's.antwerp hase some oil refineries ,as well as a nuclear power plant.

there is some uranium to be found iin the ground n some small place's around Belgium ,but that is rather nuclear waste.

Anyway ,this is kinda a bot off-topic ,you should post this in the civIII creation forum.

So ,back to the city thread.