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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Several street names are referenced to make Monte Vista "Italian" themed.
*Several street names are referenced to make Monte Vista Italian-themed.
**''Desdamona'' Drive - [[Wikipedia:Desdemona (Othello)|Desdamona]] (in a play [[Wikipedia:Othello|Othello]]) is the name of a character who is Venetian, a person who lives in Venice, '''Italy'''.
**''Desdamona'' Drive - [[Wikipedia:Desdemona (Othello)|Desdamona]] (in a play [[Wikipedia:Othello|Othello]]) is the name of a character who is Venetian, a person who lives in Venice, '''Italy'''.
**''Verona'' Way and Via ''Verona''ville - [[Wikipedia:Verona|Verona]] is a city in the Veneto region at northern '''Italy'''. Verona is famous for the play ''[[Wikipedia:Romeo and Juliet|Romeo and Juliet]]'' and in ''[[The Sims 2]]'', for [[Veronaville]].
**''Verona'' Way and Via ''Verona''ville - [[Wikipedia:Verona|Verona]] is a city in the Veneto region at northern '''Italy'''. Verona is famous for the play ''[[Wikipedia:Romeo and Juliet|Romeo and Juliet]]'' and in ''[[The Sims 2]]'', for [[Veronaville]].
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**''Bella'' Vista Drive - [[Wikipedia:Bella|Bella]] is "beautiful" in '''Italian'''. It may be referenced to [[Bella Goth]] as well, and "Bellavista" is also the Italian name for [[Pleasantview]].
**''Bella'' Vista Drive - [[Wikipedia:Bella|Bella]] is "beautiful" in '''Italian'''. It may be referenced to [[Bella Goth]] as well, and "Bellavista" is also the Italian name for [[Pleasantview]].
**''Stella'' Street - [[Wikipedia:Stella|Stella]] is "star" in '''Italian'''.
**''Stella'' Street - [[Wikipedia:Stella|Stella]] is "star" in '''Italian'''.
**''Regalia'' Court - [[Wikipedia:Regalia|Regalia]] means the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a sovereign in Latin. '''Italy''' was under the [[Wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman Empire]], a sovereign.
**''Regalia'' Court - [[Wikipedia:Regalia|Regalia]] means the privileges (e.g. executive power) and the insignia (e.g. crowns and other symbols of office) characteristic of a sovereign, or ruler, in Latin.
*A few street names are used from ''[[Veronaville]]''.
*A few street names are used from ''[[Veronaville]]''.
**Avon Avenue
**Avon Avenue
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**Stratford Street
**Stratford Street
**Via Veronaville
**Via Veronaville
*Monte Vista sounds like Mona Lisa, a famous painting made by an Italian artist called Leonardo Da Vinci; it roughly translates to 'Mountain View'.
*"Monte Vista" is a partial phonetic anagram of "Mona Lisa", a famous painting made by an Italian artist called Leonardo Da Vinci. The phrase itself roughly translates to "Mountain View".
*Monte Vista is themed after a typical Italian hilltop town, and resembles Volterra and Monteriggioni to an extent.
*Monte Vista is themed after a typical Italian hilltop town and resembles Volterra and Monteriggioni to an extent.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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