KCRag Forum

bahua wrote:I emphatically agree with that, but let's not turn this into a pro/anti arena flame war.

There are quite enough of those in other threads.

Agreed.

phxcat wrote:Dan- Did you live close to St. Ann?

Yes. St. Ann is adjacent to Bridgeton.....just down St Chas Rock Road past Holman Jr High (now an admin building only).

Baseball stadium FIRST......an arena for concerts, truck pulls, WWF and an imaginary NHL team after that.

I agree, Buffet with his big talk is reason enough to let it suffer...I have many other reasons....#1 being mainly I used to ride my bike as a kid where the NFM now sits. That is a darn good reason to dislike the place. The wooded trails and adjacent neighborhoods where me and my cohorts use used t...

dangerboy wrote:It's not all good news for MetroLink....A couple years ago they had a big set-back when St. Charles County voters rejected bringing rail to their county. They were literally afraid that minorities would come out on the train to rob them.

People can be SO stupid.

Great Wolf Lodge was a blast. We drove in and out of the NFM parking lot, as well as, the Cabela's parking lot. Community America Ballpark parking lot was next. It looked like a nice place to watch a game. I wish there was a way to get an aerial photo of all the above plus the DAMNASCAR facility. Th...

LA Phoenix Denver Omaha Kansas City (both KS and MO) Des Moines St. Louis Tulsa Oklahoma City Dallas Nashville Indianapolis Chicago Louisville Cincinnatti Columbus Wash DC Boston New York City Philly San Fran Of these.....I would say San Fran and Boston were my favorites followed by New York City, S...

here... http://www.kcskyscrapers.com/albums/kcguyedguy/downtownkcandstl.jpg the shot of STL is the only one (out of maybe a thousand) I could find showing the whole skyline (asssuming there are more buildings behind the grain elevator) There are more buildings to the west. I think the AT&T buil...

Regarding St. Louis's skyline, I don't care for it much. It's not ugly, but it's not impressive either. Except for the Arch, it's really generic. Impression of the KC skyline really depends on the angle it's viewed from. With all of the bluffs and valleys, the skyline is can look very different fro...

Yup, would have been nice downtown.....think about the crazy cities that are STILL building out in the burbs like Dallas' new baseball stadium. why would I be good at definitions for Denver's downtown? you, among others that post here regularly, seem to be very knowledgeable about actual definition...

Wow...great post....I am embarrassed to reply to a lot of these. :oops: Downtown: Where I work Crown Center: Adjacent to where I work Westport: Where I eat lunch and used to party Midtown: Classic city commerce of yesteryear Eastside: I've been to Milton Moore grade school to tutor...that's all I kn...

Does Denver consider that downtown? I know it's close but is that in their "downtown definition"...doesn't matter really it lays perfectly against downtown and can be reached by light rail.... KC is striken with too good of design in the 70's...great stadiums, bad location, but still too ...

so was the StL skyline accented with the dome? You seem to keep mentioning "open air".... Good question. I think the StL skyline was enhanced by the EDJ Dome. However, domes, like the EDJ Dome are weak in comparison to open air stadiums located downtown. The new Mile High in Denver is a c...

KC wrote:It is a sight to see KC's skyline on ESPN or monday night football...stadium or not...

I agree.....their is nothing wrong with the KC skyline right now.....but think it would be enhanced on game night with a downtown, open air stadium.

Suburban stadiums are weak.

Suburban and rural stadiums are infectious diseases to downtowns as were the shopping malls in the 1960s. All stadiums and arenas should be built in America's downtowns. Ok, so would you support replacing Kauffman w/ a stadium downtown? I know that question was for Q....but I will answer YES as well.

your post suggested that getting a downtown stadium would put KC skyline on TV.. Now, if only KC could get a clue and some gumption and start earnest plans to build a downtown, open air baseball and football stadiums. What a sight that would be on a Monday night or an ESPN game when the blimps fly ...

they show the skyline of whatever city they are in no matter the location of the stadium.....and it always looks awesome...tall and proud. I'll take our outdoor football stadium in the burbs to a domed stadium in the downtown area, that's just me. Now as far as baseball goes, I'd love to have a sta...

For those of you that watched MNF last night, you were treated to some great aerial views of the downtown StL skyline. I've seen better, taller and bigger, but, St Louis' skyline is unique and I thought it looked great on camera last night. Now, if only KC could get a clue and some gumption and star...

Good2Great wrote:It could also be that St. Louis is a steaming pile of trash? Who want to be ranked below that?

SonicBoi wrote:By my estimations, 2555 Grand, if not counted, will give us the points to edge us over St. Louis.

Why does KC feel the need to be one up on St Louis? It doesn't matter where KC ranks on some chart for buildings of height. It's a great place regardless. Wouldn't you agree?