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Re: Lucnyville---The Story of a city that could
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Wed, 3 Apr 2002 20:46:58 GMT
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Wow, things are heating up! :)
It seems we have our own personal Castle World for Trains and Town, this
should be fun.
I Love George H's idea of an old canal. I think if we can infuse some local
scenes in with our fictitious ones, we may please a wider audience.
(Envisioning train show)
Child:"Hey, Mom, Look, it's that big river next to our house."
Mother:"You mean the Erie Canal dear."
Infact, Wayne, your dream of a park with pond could become a park with the
canal ala Dewitt or Chittenango.
Some local (sorry, most are Syracuse, hey, I'm a native :) sites that could
be modeled:
-Clinton Square Monument
-Carrier Dome (Yeah, right, imagine the White bricks for the roof)
-MONY Towers
-State Tower Building
-A&W Root-Beer (a Cortland staple)
-A Small Courthouse based upon Onondaga's in Syracuse
-Feel Free To Add Your Local Landmarks Here
Also, I'd like to request some zoning flat out for a Train Station. I think
it fits right in with the whole character of the town:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=14753
Also, any buildings in this:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9226
folder are still available.
I'll start to work on more buildings, but I can't promise I'll actually come
out with any specific type. My new Train Station started as a school, then
a church, then a private home and then finally in the current incarnation.
In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Wayne Sardullo writes:
> YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it.
>
> Luck-Knee-Ville yes thats the correct way to pronounce it.
>
> Nate you've sent chills down my Spine. This is what we needed....
>
> Now we have a Roadmap to work from... Your Insight as Mr Burns would say....
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> "Excellent....!"
>
> I have a TOTAL visual of the town in my head and will try and get some layouts
> on paper as well as digital for everyone...
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> I'll be excited to see the process in action... You see you have opened up a
> WONDERFUL can of worms..
>
> HiTechnic will need a Contractor to build the Fancy Building. It just so
> happens that K-Salm Construction is Stationed in Lucnyville and could assist in
> the design. First though the Inspector has to approve everything and give
> permits to HiTechnic.. Good this is it will bring more jobs to the area...
>
> Great Job
>
> Wayne
A Town Hall should be zoned out (undetermined builder so far), as well as a
Tourism Bureau (ditto). >
> In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Nate Jacobs writes:
> > The story of the city that could.
> >
> > Lucnyville, pronounced "luck-knee-ville"?? had been at one time a bustling
> > frontier town. It had modernized and grown with the advent of the
> > industrial age and grew to be an important stop on the railroad for
> > maintenance. By the early 1920's the city was on the forefront of a
> > bustling growing economy. Not only were the railroads an integral part of
> > the economy, but also a new thing called the automobile was making its way
> > into peoples lifes. Lucnyville survived the depression of the 1930's to
> > early '40's by hardwork and the determination of the Mayor to help everyone
> > he could.
> >
> > The '50's and '60's were a growth time for Lucnyville. Train traffic was
> > ever increasing and it had even garnered a stop on the coveted Sante Fe
> > Superchief run. Tourism was playing an integral part of the economy by this
> > time. Standing on the outskirts of the town was a fort that had been the
> > site of a major battle during the Civil War. The I Corps of the Grand Army
> > of the Mohawk had managed to withstand a siege by the CSA Army of the
> > Tennessee for 2 straight weeks until the III Corps of the AOM was able to
> > arrive and push the AOT troops away. Thousands arrived each year to behold
> > the monument to all those who died in the siege.
> >
> > However by the 1970's and 80's the city began to decline. Railroads lost
> > importance. People had less money to travel and visit historical landmarks.
> > Lucnyville began a decline. Thousands left the city in search for jobs.
> > Only the poor and the lucky stayed put. Even the Mayor, Third Generation
> > Mayor, only ran for one term and then left Lucnyville. By 1996 the city was
> > all but deserted. The only things remaining in town were the post office,
> > fire and police departments, and a few scarterings of houses, victorian
> > houses, that reminded all those who remained of times long-ago. • Main Street shops are a must, as is a residential area (ala Victorian)
> > On the
> > outskirts the fort sat empty--the city park commission broke--the old
> > railroad buildings sat empty waiting to be used. And the once proud
> > Superchief line now only stopped once a week. What was left was in
> > disrepair. The only highlight of the city was the trolly that was left in
> > working order thanks to dontaions from the local citizens.
> >
> > It wasn't until the latter half of 1999 and 2000 that the city finally began
> > to come to life. The former Mayor had come back, this time with some plans
> > and money. He brought with him a new contract from the railroads to use the
> > maintenence buildings again. A grant from the National Government to make
> > Fort Standing Rock a national historic landmark.
Nate, just some clarification. Is Fort Standing Rock now a National Parks
run site, or just on the register of historic places? The former is a plus
for me, as this is my life's ambition (to become a NPS Ranger).
> > He also got the local
> > electrical supplier to base their maintenence vehicles in the city. Even a
> > technology company named Hitechnic(TM) had decided to move its headquarters
> > to the city.
Addendum: A local Real Estate Developer/Tourism Company, JMR Corp., would
like to offer a small set of rooms in a vacant saloon to "The LUCNY
Commission on Housing and Urban Development" to temporarily function as
their home office.
White Building on Left:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=93138
> > The city slowly began to take shape. First a KFC(TM) appeared, then some
> > new houses. Fort Standing Rock really began to attract more tourists.
> > Santa Fe made more regular stops in the city. A rival railroad company
> > began adding some line through the city. Large construction projects began
> > to take shape on the horizon. Lucnyville was back!!
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> > What appears above is just my idea of what I think of when I hear Lucnyville
> > and some of the ideas I have heard before. By no means is it a complete
> > history, but in my opinion a neat place to start with lots of room for
> > improvement.
> >
> > Suggestions, Comments, Additions Welcomed.
> >
> > Nate
Thanks, Nate, Lucnyville is going strong!
-John Rudy
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| In lugnet.org.us.lucny, John Rudy writes: <<snipped>> (...) I was originally just thinking as a landmark, but the more I think about it, the cooler it would be to have some minifigs dressed in NPS uniforms giving a little tours... In terms of local (...) (25 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| YES!!!...!!! I love it. Luck-Knee-Ville yes thats the correct way to pronounce it. Nate you've sent chills down my Spine. This is what we needed.... Now we have a Roadmap to work from... Your Insight as Mr Burns would say.... "Excellent....!" I have (...) (25 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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