Yesterday, I posted about the demise of Salzburg Village.
Today, I have to tell you another village of small stores that I blogged about in the past which has also gone – the Old World Centre in Serapion.
This, despite the olde worlde, almost mittel European feel of the shop design (very similar to Salzburg) was an attempt to be a very modern sim with up-to date shops. But the owner had rRL events that took her away from SL too much, and she felt she was unable to continue to maintain the village and deal with that. A great shame – the land is currently just a bare green hill.
It makes me wonder whether the One Mall One Owner pattern is really the most effective for a mall/village.. Would a co-operative of small shops renting or owning land collectively work better? What do you think?
The final loss I’ve heard about doesn’t impinge so much on the Homes and Gardens world – but it is the loss of a beautifully designed place.
You might remember that a few months ago, I was tempted out of my usual metier by a fascinating design for a casino – designed by Opticon Nykvist and CalistoStorm Goodliffe. This featured some stunning effects with water – there were fountains, courts and walls of water, and the whole thing was very beautiful. The gardens too were extensive; this casino occupied a whole sim. These gardens were quite spectacular – Opticon and CalistoStorm allowed their love of flowing water even more range here, and the results looked amazing by day and by night too.
And now? All gone. The casino owner very rapidly decided he wanted something much simpler, where the patrons could concentrate on spending money, rather than the beauty of their surroundings, and the whole thing was pulled down.
Prim Perfect 
It’s very sad about owners leaving such beautiful creations. Multi-owners would work no better, and would bring their own problems. It’s like anything, you have to have one person willing and creative enough to make the commitment. And one learns to enjoy life, because nothing is forever.