The best thing you can do is visit the areas that inspire you yourself and take a lot of photos. The second best thing is having someone else do that for you. The third best thing is searching for images of these areas online, and using those for reference.

The best thing you can do is visit the areas that inspire you yourself and take a lot of photos. The second best thing is having someone else do that for you. The third best thing is searching for images of these areas online, and using those for reference.

Have you tried Google Street View? Search the areas in street view and take notes for all the buildings that you see, and anything that catches your eye.

Have you tried Google Street View? Search the areas in street view and take notes for all the buildings that you see, and anything that catches your eye.

Have you tried Google Street View? Search the areas in street view and take notes for all the buildings that you see, and anything that catches your eye.

I can try that I guess, I'll give it a go

Plenty of images here https://www.google.com/search?q=red+light+district&safe=off&biw=1508&bih=920&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=US9FVduTG6mt7Aa6o4CYAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ.

I'm thinking this thread is a lot better suited for the Visual Arts forum. Perhaps a mod can help you move it there.

Research is a very important part of game development, anyway, so embrace the practice you get now. Good luck! :)

You seem to have missed shopping districts, subways/train stations, and the simple fact that a lot of a city is very much a faceless street of houses... which is in its self an area of the city (Just regular high density residential).

You seem to have missed shopping districts, subways/train stations, and the simple fact that a lot of a city is very much a faceless street of houses... which is in its self an area of the city (Just regular high density residential).