Staunton - A Google SketchUp City

[rbowk]

hey patrick have you got a supertall for you city like the tallest cause that would be interesting for the city in my opinion ???????

[FlyersFan118]

Originally Posted by rbowk

hey patrick have you got a supertall for you city like the tallest cause that would be interesting for the city in my opinion ???????

I think his Galcorp building is over 1,000 ft.

[Dac150]

Patrick-

I think you should make 2 Galcorp Plaza as high as 1 Galcorp Plaza. If the economic crisis is over and this guy has billions, I think it will look cool.

Just a thought-

[Austin55]

yea or maybe temporilily do that.

[Dac150]

Originally Posted by austin55

yea or maybe temporilily do that.

??????

[Austin55]

just make it taller show us and hit the undo button. does ssp have a spellcheck?

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by rbowk

hey patrick have you got a supertall for you city like the tallest cause that would be interesting for the city in my opinion ?

Staunton would be America's 4th largest city, I dont think it deserves the country's tallest building, especially in New Jersey! 1 Galcorp Plaza and the Garden State Tower are well over 1,000 feet

1 Galcorp Plaza - 1,159 Feet
Garden State Building - 1,128 Feet

Supertalls, No?

Originally Posted by Dac150

Patrick-

I think you should make 2 Galcorp Plaza as high as 1 Galcorp Plaza. If the economic crisis is over and this guy has billions, I think it will look cool.

Just a thought-

I dont know if you saw, but I rewrote Staunton's history, the Economic Crisis no longer exists (kinda dumb dont you think?) It was more of a Real Estate Stock Market Crash, effecting Mainly Staunton around 2002.

City Rejects Second Galcorp Tower

July 6th 1984

"We dont need another one of these things!" - Mayor Jean Clark

With the completion of the Galcorp Plaza back in 1979. The second tower was halted halfway due to Financial Problems. But things took a turn for a better as Galcorp slowley becomes one of the World's Largest Companies to date.

Plans for an exstension of the Second Tower where brang back to life in 1981 a few years after the complex was completed. The Tower would have rose to the same height of its brother tower: 1,159 Feet, 89 Floors. The two towers would have a striking simularity to New York's World Trade Twin Towers.

The Plans were voted 3-17, the Tower wont be happening.

"One is enough, this is almost rediculous as Ronald Lloyd's 2,000 Foot Tower plan for the new Cannery Park West"

If the Tower was constructed, it would sucessfully block out one of Staunton's most famed Landmarks: The Garden State Building. When not overshadowed by the Gigantic towers, it would be complelty covered out.

Artist's Rendering of the Two Towers from New Ganton Port


Artist's Rendering from Jefferson


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GALCORP Enterprises, Staunton, New Jersey Based Company 1889, headquartered in Downtown Staunton. Currently the 3rd Largest Company on Earth.


In Other news, its 100 degrees outside, at 1:47am
Yikes NO this is ARIZONA, not Staunton.

Photoshopped Jefferson Shot. (Not a very good one I might add)

[foxmtbr]

Ooh! Interesting to see the twins! I'd have to agree with the council though, it would certainly be too much of a good thing.

[Dac150]

The twins really add a lot of appeal to the city.

[CGII]

Is that terrain I see in the last shot?

[Peter]

it's great the city did not finish the other Galcorp building. it really would have looked too much like NYC then .

oh and that shot you said isn't very good is one of the best views i've seen of the city so far. i will admit that it would have looked better without the photoshop effect you added in, but it still looks pretty gnarley if you ask me.

[Austin55]

Exactly wat i was saying. Excellent

[Mocholate]

yeah , the proposal would have taken the focus off the rest of the city , good choice by the council

[FlyersFan118]

Originally Posted by CGII

Is that terrain I see in the last shot?

I'm guessing it's the bridge?

[Patrick]

Thanks! Looks like everyone is glad there is no twin tower I never did intend a second tower. The Galviston Enterprises Tower was just one city block, but as time progressed, I recladded the box next door and turned it into a 2nd Tower addition.

As the city progressed, so did the complex. I redid the 2nd tower to have the same footprint as its brother, but turned around. A skybridge attached the two towers, then an elevated plaza which later turned into termanating the road and putting the plaza over it connecting the identical towers with smaller buildings.

While I never did think of putting it as an exact Twin Tower, I did rewrite history to say that it was originally supposed to be a Twin Tower.

If some of you havent noticed, Galcorp Plaza is based off of the World Trade Center, (Wait unti you see the smaller buildings).

Originally Posted by Dac150

The twins really add a lot of appeal to the city.

I do like the view from New Ganton but eh, everywhere else the towers are too much of an obstruction.

Originally Posted by CGII

Is that terrain I see in the last shot?

Originally Posted by FlyersFan118

I'm guessing it's the bridge?

Yeah, thats the entrance to the Callahan Bridge.

Other than Jefferson, I'm working on a 2nd Project. I'm redoing the rather quicky done Tip of the Island. I'm replacing the half-assed towers with much more detailed ones. Many of the towers will have a Chicago insperation.

[foxmtbr]

Holy shit.

[Mocholate]

excellent , so do you have 3 SU projects going , or is Jefferson a photoshop project? me confused

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Mocholate

excellent , so do you have 3 SU projects going , or is Jefferson a photoshop project? me confused

I dont make buildings in actual Staunton. Its too slow. I cut out city blocks, then develop them, then paste em back to Staunton.

So Jefferson and The Tip of the Island a 2 going on at the same time.

[Austin55]

Looking good! look at the post #

[FlyersFan118]

Sweet!