Topic: Structures
I chose an ecclectic mix of buildings for Mound City, the Mississippi River city on the MK&P. Cities on the Mississippi River frequently are cities which have been around for quite some time. I wanted Mound City to illustrate this long history by mixing buildings from many eras and with diverse architechural styles. We see a cross-section of these in this photo. If you look around these old cities you frequently see contrasting building styles standing right next to each other. Kits from Atlas, DPM, Volmer, and even ready-builts from Kato were brought together in Mound City's midtown. You can also see industrial buildings close by to the right of the retail and office buildings and separated by a small change in elevation.
Standing in front of the black glass high-rise built with an Atlas kit are two ready-built Kato modern buildings, an elaborate Vollmer kit next door, and much simpler traditional commercial buildings kit-bashed from DPM buildings. This mixing of building sizes and styles communicates the crowded nature of contemporary downtowns and says this is a vibrant place constantly renewing itself.
