Making a scene

[nhdesigns]

I've probably mentioned this before but I'm rebuilding the top scene for my layout, following the dismantling and removal of my previous one. I've gone for making a long street with one or two side road junctions to break things up. So far I've made some shops that are already fitted and wired up with lighting but I'm kinda wondering what else there is I could add that's a little different. The image below shows the scenic section that I'm working on now as well as a shot or two of the street scene I've already completed. I don't know whether to have some industrial type buildings in the form of warehouses or factories further along.

 

I should mention that my layout is loosely based around the West Midlands region(s) and set in the mid 1980s to the '00s period ( from 2000 to 2010) if this would be of help. I should also mention that this is all based in a fictional urban sort of setting as well.