Sameville ~ a Mid-Century Florida-Style Unpopulated Neighborhood

Project: Sameville ~ Mid-Century Florida Housing Tract


Uploaded Nov. 27, 2024, 6:04 p.m.

Updated Nov. 27, 2024, 6:04 p.m.

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Sameville

a Mid-Century Florida-Style Unpopulated Neighborhood
my utopiazed TS2 version of the real life Spring Hill
which was developed by Mackle Brothers/Deltona Corp in the '60's
Isn't it time your sims moved to Florida?
...with minimal CC!

I spent my formative years - ages 8 through 18 - in a place called Spring Hill, Florida. At that time it was just a "place" ...not yet incorporated into a town, with dirt roads if you veered too far off the main boulevard. It had one school (K-8th,) one small grocery, and one gas station with a convenience store - oh, thank Heaven! The whole development was designed as a "retirement" community, meant to entice New Yorkers to buy their Florida-dream-opportunity sight unseen, and move down to the land of eternal sunshine. (And many did!)

In my angsty teenage years I was fond of calling it 'Sprung Hell' - with a HUGE eyeroll. I couldn't wait to move out and go off to Uni, some exotic place far, far away. (Well, across the state, anyway.)
...and I did. And I didn't look back for a long, loooong time.

My folks still live there. In a different house, now. And, as they are getting up in years, I have been visiting more and more. And, with each visit, I am reminded that I really ought to sim this place!

So..., here I have built an idyllic, utopianized version; not-unironically named Sameville (because it is!)

There are 14 different "model" homes, each with several variations. All based on RL houses from RL Spring Hill, built by the Mackle Brothers from 1967-1980. Plus I've added several community lots to round-out this neighborhood. I hope it is a place where your sims will enjoy living.
It was, after all, a good place to grow up.

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If you want more insight into the Real Life area - here is the wiki link: Spring Hill

Sameville has a total of 93 included lots.
63 are residential lots - one of which is an apartment/trailer park.
There is also a cemetery.
And there are 23 commercial/community lots.
(Plus 6 designated "empty" lots - 4 residential, and 2 commercial.)

More than half of the lots in the hood are available separately to download (links are included under the 'spoilers' below.)
30 of the lots are only available with this complete hood. They are either modified beach lots, or built in such a manor that uploading them separately is not feasible.

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On the maps above, I have labelled each lot.
_The front two cul-de-sacs (at the bottom of the map) showcase the furnished "Model" homes. IE: M8 = Model home of plan #8.
_The other unfurnished houses are designated by plan number and variation. IE: 7.1 = Plan #7, variation 1.
_Each cul-de-sac has a Community Park in the center. (Roads and portals have been changed, to allow 'flow' around the parks.)
_Central Park (the central lake area) is the main shopping area of the neighborhood.
_Along the coast your sim will find several public beaches, piers, and many more fun places to visit.

Just like the RL Spring Hill was when I moved there in 1974, there is a lot of room to expand this neighborhood. The "city" area is just made up of hood deco buildings and there are many beach lots awaiting your personal builds. Please customize the hood however you want!

These lots are included - and - available/linked separately:
- Sameville terrain Map
- 14 Model Houses and their variations (62 total houses)

These are the lots ONLY AVAILABLE through this hood:
(links go to their main lot picture)
MB-One ODD house
Sameville Realty Office
Gas-n-Go (main)
Gas-n-Go (Villages)
Beachside Rest Stop
Boardwalk Shops & Seafood
Daytona Pier
Bayonet Pier
Aripeka Beach
Central Park (Wedding Pavilion)
Central Park Boardwalk/Pier
Central Park Shoppes - East
Central Park Shoppes - West
Sameville Home & Garden
Central Park Available Commercial Space (empty lot)
Central Park Available Commercial Space 2 (empty lot)
Hunter's Bait Shop (beaches)
Hunter's Bait Shop (Villages)
4 "Empty" residential lots
8 CDSP/Cul-de-Sac Parks

Every lot is a clean copy; no sim has ever been in this hood.
Each lot was cleaned and compressed with Chris Hatch's Lot Compressor.
Everything has been cleaned with Mootilda's Clean Installer.
And run through her Hood Checker.

OTHER INFO:
There are 8 NPCs that have generated - most of them are either baristas or bartenders:
Sharlene Dennis
Ichelle Yang
Brenda Schweber
Elise Boyle
Arcadia Hanby
2 Human Statues
Break Dancer

CC used/included:
- Honeywell's Bespoke Build Set ( Be sure you have the MASTER! )
- Moune's Torrox Build Set Part 7 - Arches ( Be sure you have theMASTER! )
- my Completely Invisible Floor

Recommend: NOT INCLUDED, but you really should have them for this hood!
- WHoward's Forceable Urns
- HugeLunatic's Backless Tub/Shower
- SophieDavid's Invisible Driveway
- MogHughson's Decorative Parking Spaces

Donations: Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com

Downloads:

B0MB_SamevilleHood_CGT.zip 34.2 MB
1 month, 1 week ago
DLCs needed: University Nightlife Open for Business Pets Seasons Bon Voyage Apartment Life Happy Holiday Stuff Family Fun Stuff Glamour Life Stuff Celebration Stuff H&M Fashion Stuff Teen Style Stuff Kitchen & Bath Stuff

Other Uploads By CatherineTCJD:

Residential Lots
Homes of Character: House #07 - English Half-timber Cottage
Project: Homes of Character, 1912
by CatherineTCJD

House #07 - English Half-timber Cottage with 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a carport, on a 2-Step Foundation with a No-Slope Basement. Lightly furnished & ready for you to decorate.

Residential Lots
Cheap Colonial ~ 4 Bedrooms for $35K! Built on a 2-Step Foundation. No CC.
by CatherineTCJD

Cheap American Colonial built on a 2-Step Foundation with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, garage, and patio. UNfurnished & ready for you to decorate!

Business Lots, Community Lots
BLOX - An Empty Community Shell ...that's blue!
by CatherineTCJD

What do your sims need? You decide, and finish this building to suit!

Residential Lots
Homes of Character: House #12 - Gabled House of Half-timber
Project: Homes of Character, 1912
by CatherineTCJD

House #12 - Gabled House of Half-timber with 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, long driveway, patio, and porch, on a 2-Step Foundation. Lightly furnished & ready for you to decorate.

Residential Lots
Homes of Character: House #04 - Colonial House for a Village Street
Project: Homes of Character, 1912
by CatherineTCJD

House #04 - Colonial House for a Village Street with 6 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, garage, and basement. On a 3-Step Foundation with a No-Slope Basement. Lightly furnished...

Flooring
Swiss Cross Parquet Floors: Plywood Version ~ in 11 Maxis Matching Woods and 2 Sizes
by CatherineTCJD

11 Maxis-Matching "Swiss Cross: Plywood" parquet floors, in 2 size options. ;)

Residential Lots
Homes of Character: House #18 - Frame House of Italian Simplicity
Project: Homes of Character, 1912
by CatherineTCJD

House #18 - Frame House of Italian Simplicity with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, garage, patio, porch, and large yard on a 2-Step Foundation with a No-Slope Basement. Lightly furnished & ready for you to decorate.

Flooring
Two Cowhide Carpets: Patchwork and Luxe ~ in 6 natural colors and 3 Sizes
by CatherineTCJD

These floors were created for TS2 by CatherineTCJD of Sims Virtual Realty and MTS. There are two different cowhide carpets: "Patchwork" (squares) and "Luxe" (strips) ~ in 6 neutral-natural colors