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How would you even widen a bridge like this? The metal frame is in the way. I feel like I'm missing something here. You do it during the planned replacement bridge project. Maybe I was reading his posts wrong, but it seemed like NorthOak was suggesting maintaining the current bridge but somehow als...

How would you even widen a bridge like this? The metal frame is in the way. I feel like I'm missing something here.

I'll say this and drop the topic; What if somebody is falsely convicted for a crime and put to death? If it's discovered they were innocent, it's too late. They're dead. It's just too permanent.

I can't imagine why there's any support for the death penalty in this country. Execution has always seemed absolutely medieval to me.

Lets occupy the top floor of 1KC Place.

Any news on this?

NorthOak wrote:Nothing says urban-hip like having ol' dead negroes from the past painted on a high-rise where only rich crackers live.

Glass is very serious buisness and should be treated with respect and dignity.

ldai_phs wrote:was just a joke. I too don't care about glass

I've been getting really bad at detecting sarcasm lately.....

I absolutely love that the murals are being repainted! Very nice touch. As for the glass, it really doesn't bug me that much, and this is coming from an architecture snob. It matches well with the po-mo skyscrapers and the H&R Block building, which all have colored glass. It also gives a feeling...

Very interesting research guys! Thanks for taking the time to look into that.

That parking garage is just soul crushing. I hope it gets demolished or reclad, especially with pickwick across the street there. It looks like something they would build in DC to sustain a truck bomb.

What tower are you talking about?

From the Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Liberty Memorial.

Very interesting article about the Oz theme park.

http://www.thegoddardgroup.com/blog/ind ... rd-part-1/

I recently started a thread about unbuilt/altered buildings in kc, so anything that would fit there would be appreciated.

Almost forgot about this one. West Edge http://r1.pitch.com/files/base/scomm/kcp/image/2011/08/640w/westedege.jpg https://archpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/safdie_kc_west_edge_01.jpg https://archpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Safdie-West-Edge-2.jpg https://42mzqz26jebqf6rd034t5pef-wpeng...

http://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/31/reale ... ml?mcubz=3
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/18/busin ... -mall.html

Union Station https://thelibrary.org/lochist/frisco/postcards/images/photos/pc01002.jpg https://i.imgur.com/k0zBBIK.jpg This shows how the station could have been expanded out the back, at least in early designs. https://i.imgur.com/H5k5nce.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WwRTyVV.jpg Municipal Group https:/...

I understand why you would hate the pollution, but the entire building? I think it's one of the city's best examples of art deco, better than the P&L building honestly.