Upon entering the city common, you're treated to lots of green space, parks, & a wonderful Trolley.
RIDING INTO BAY CITY PROPER
Proper meaning, on my BIKE!
BAY CITY COMMUNITY CENTER
Outside the Community Center, there's a newspaper stand where you can touch to receive the latest Bay City news from Ever Dreamscape, Editor. This month's issue reports among many other things:
"A series of griefer cube attacks have been originating from the northern edge of our city, around Moose Beach. Attackers -- many of them apparently alts being used to evade bans -- are rezzing the usual griefing cubes in an attempt to take the beach off the grid, disrupt the city, and cause headaches for all who choose to enjoy the area."
From the SL Wiki:
Bay City, introduced in the first half of 2008, was the latest block of city style sims. West of Nova Albion, Bay City has appeared as an attractive addition to the continent of Sansara on the main grid. A duplicate is also found in Teen Second Life.Bay City was first announced by Blue Linden in the Second Life official blog on February 22, 2008. Created by a set of resident builders known as "moles" within the Linden Department of Public Works, the area was described as "the American urban experience, between 1940 and 1965, perhaps best typified by Chicago circa 1950 and marked by a distinct deco influence." A "prerecorded statement" from Governor Linden further stressed the theme.
"We hope that the Residents of this new city will produce interesting and attractive structures, in styles appropriate to the period 1930 to 1960 when most of our buildings were erected. In any case, the Residents of Bay City will form a unique and bustling community."
NOOO NOT THE EVIL CRYSTALS!!!
Gah!
Sometimes my poor avatar just wishes she was dreaming!
TROLLEY
The trolley is rideable. It goes throughout the Bay City sims, & there's a lot of those. Research tells me that the area was doubled this past year when Linden Lab moved the Teen Grid Twin Sister of Bay City right next to it (to the west). This was after the Teen Grid closed down.
BOWLING ALLEY
This bowling alley is functional & nicely done.
Overall, it looks like I will be here for a day or two due to the sheer size of the area. It's very pleasant, although some areas quite empty of buildings & a lot of land for sale. The land prices are extremely high, since the area is considered to be valuable & "high society" to live or own there. The community seems to be a very active one, as far as structured community events & gathering spots. They are also quite beautifully strict about building codes & you don't see many ugly structures. There's some true charmers, like these:
MOM'S DINER
Keeping Bay City starving.
*Come Nom at Mom's*
The reason I said "beautifully strict" is sort of a snob statement, but let me explain. Second Life is great for freedom of creativity & expression. You can build anything you want. But let me just say....some of the residents' 'creativity'....is so fucking ugly. To me it detracts from the world when I see evil crystals, giant boxes, blocking walls, & just plain hideous creations. It's all according to taste, but there's things that surely no one could say in their opinion were good to look at. So, it's great to have areas where residents put so much work into creating & maintaining a world that's nice to be in.
The entire Bay City area is charming, with careful & dedicated resident builds, & all the hundreds of Linden (mole) built structures that give it a wonderful flavor.
50'S STYLE TOY STORE
Clever. Very realistic. Throughout the city area, you'll find a lot of 50's and 60's style buildings and stores.
INSIDE ANOTHER TRAIN DEPOT!
I love trains!
CLASSY EXTERIOR OF TRAIN STATION
Or maybe I just love the glamour of pretending to be a homeless person.
STOPPING FOR FUEL
Okay, so I'm hiking and biking, I know. I can't explain my morbid fascination with gas stations in Second Life. I always feel I have to step over & have a photo shoot there.
TENT UP FOR THE NIGHT!
I will further explore Bay City in the days to come.
