animats Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 The ERIA city area, with the big airport and tram system, apparently reverted to LL. It's now owned by a Linden and ban lines are up. The tram system is still trying to run but hits the ban lines and stops. Sad. That was one of the nicer city big city builds on mainland. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Unfortunately, one or two major landowners left, and one of those landowners had the land that the airport was on. Apparently they weren't able to find new investors to save it. As of a week ago, it was predicted they'd be losing about 75% of the land in the community, but I don't know the current status. Hopefully they were able to save a smaller area to regroup and continue on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethelwine Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I hope Chia is okay, she spent hours meshing the area and working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Update: It looks like the regions of Blackslough and Pippen have been cleared out to go up for auction. (The map has not yet updated to show Pippen's current status.) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animats Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 More nearby parcels that served the airport are under ban lines, and will probably go down soon. There are tracks and roads to nowhere now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I just saw a new group notice advising that Helvellyn has been abandoned and cleared, too. The Township of Helvellyn was the heart of ERC, so I think that sadly, it really is at an end now. I was a part of that community years ago, and it was quite something in its heyday. Elisha Paklena's transportation builds were an amazing experience. To see some old photos of ERIA, check out Torley Linden's Flickr. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanie Starlight Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 How old was it? Not old enough for LL to consider it for preservation as a legacy build, apparently? (Even if it wasn't to be accessible for residence and landholding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 20 minutes ago, Stefanie Starlight said: How old was it? Not old enough for LL to consider it for preservation as a legacy build, apparently? (Even if it wasn't to be accessible for residence and landholding) The old ERC blog is a good way to learn about the community, which started in 2008. I don't know what criteria LL uses when it preserves locations. Maybe being on the Mainland was a factor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenKellie Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 its sad to see ERC and east river airport gone, was a fav place for me to go from SLDA in Cavanaugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animats Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) I know. I love the big, detailed mainland builds integrated with the surrounding area. That was one of the best. That' s what SL mainland is supposed to be about. Edited December 17, 2021 by animats 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Blackslough has been sold via auction. Pippen, along with parts of Helvellyn and Grizedale, are currently on the auction list (ending noon today). There are still quite a few of the old spots left, including the smaller ER Municipal Airport, which I suppose is one of the advantages of having various groups owning land. Maybe the remaining groups can keep their parcels going so that the community is not totally lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animats Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Sylvia Tamalyn said: Blackslough has been sold via auction. Pippen, along with parts of Helvellyn and Grizedale, are currently on the auction list (ending noon today). There are still quite a few of the old spots left, including the smaller ER Municipal Airport, which I suppose is one of the advantages of having various groups owning land. Maybe the remaining groups can keep their parcels going so that the community is not totally lost. Blackslough has been sold to an airport builder. Helvellyn has not been sold yet; those auctions close at noon SLT on Sunday, and the current bids are at L$0.50/m^2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Oops, you're right, I misread the ending time this morning when I checked the auction page. Looking at the map, I see part of Macclaine is purple, too, though it's not on the auction list yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathgrith027 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 On 12/18/2021 at 4:54 PM, animats said: Blackslough has been sold to an airport builder. Helvellyn has not been sold yet; those auctions close at noon SLT on Sunday, and the current bids are at L$0.50/m^2. That's some good news at least. Here's hoping others buy and contribute to East River in one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animats Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) It's a mess now. The RapidER transit system still has a few stations and tracks, but they're not connected. Roads end in midair at the edge of properties in Grizedale and Helvellyn. Somebody is starting to build where the East River International Airport used to be, but it's very basic building. East River Municipal Airport is intact, for now. The big suspension bridge and its roads, which are not Linden roads, are still up, with signs for places that no longer exist and bits of RapidER track. So many people must have worked hard to make all those pieces connect. Edited December 21, 2021 by animats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animats Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 The big suspension bridge is gone now. There are disconnected bits of road all over the area. A sign showing the glory days of ERIA was left standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 I have been watching the map, and it seems like a couple more abandoned parcels up for auction appear almost every day (the most recent being in Hardknott). There's a big chunk of Grizedale that was purchased today, and it looks like the new owner is hoping to deed it to one of the ERC land groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Overland Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Sylvia Tamalyn said: I have been watching the map, and it seems like a couple more abandoned parcels up for auction appear almost every day (the most recent being in Hardknott). There's a big chunk of Grizedale that was purchased today, and it looks like the new owner is hoping to deed it to one of the ERC land groups. I won the Hardknott auction and while my passion is boats and exploring I am very conscious that I am in an area of historic importance and hope I can make my small land sympathetic to the surroundings and as far as possible to the ethos of the area. Whatever I do it cannot be as bad as banlines and this building just up the river: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 51 minutes ago, Lloyd Overland said: I won the Hardknott auction and while my passion is boats and exploring I am very conscious that I am in an area of historic importance and hope I can make my small land sympathetic to the surroundings and as far as possible to the ethos of the area. Whatever I do it cannot be as bad as banlines and this building just up the river: I'm glad you got it! I'm assuming you mean the one down on the water. I considered bidding on it myself just to make sure it didn't turn out like... *points to the photo*, but I know it's in good hands now. I came across a parcel in Helvellyn (I think) the other day that had banlines. 😐 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I am map hopping, and just noticed that there are currently four parcels in Helvellyn, all right next to each other, up for sale. Two are on the water. Good location, if anyone is looking to be part of what's left of that community. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) Update about the shrinking East River community lands: A group notice has just come out advising that the land that ERMA is on is going to be reclaimed by LL (per notice from Guy Linden) unless someone takes over the tier for it. EDIT: For those not familiar with the area, this is the smaller airport in Brooks, not the larger airport ERIA discussed previously in this thread. Edited February 13 by Sylvia Tamalyn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Muirhead, about half of Munck, and most of Brooks have been reclaimed by Guy Linden. The land in these areas, including ERMA, has been emptied. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Voyager Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) All that remains now I believe as of 8th March 2022 of the ERC. Villas of Helvellyn North Side Edited March 8 by Daniel Voyager 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I believe more of the land is going to be gone soon. A couple of larger land owners apparently are planning on pulling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Tamalyn Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just because I know people here were interested in ERC: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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