Older ugly section of Oak Park Mall (down by JCP where the ceilings tend to be water damamnged and such.)
Slightly more attractive section of Oak Park Mall that was redone for the Nordstrom addition (though why they didn't just redo the entire mall is beyond me...)
Metro North Center Court
Historic Building In Downtown Mirriam
Crayola Cafe (including ceiling tiles that would make Kmart proud...)
Vintage Taco Bell (75th in Shawnee)
Halls Plaza Last Days
More Halls
Crown Center Christmas Lights
Recently Closed A-Frame IHOP in Mirriam
Montgomery Ward In All Its Glory
The Metros "Nice" Kmart (if there really exists such a thing) near Zona Rosa
RIP Leavenworth Plaza Mall
Metro North Welcome Sign (have to document it before it's gone!)
The Metros "Nice" Sears (again, if there exists such a thing) at Metcalf South
Awating Demolition At Metcalf South
Neglected Landscaping
The Plaza From Parking
Taveta Golden Weaver At The KC Zoo
Retro Footlocker - Ward Parkway Center
The Retro CVS (Katz Drug) in Overland Park
Santa's On Break - Ward Parkway Center
The Last Days Of Indian Springs
The Empty Halls Of Halls Plaza
Fountain No More - Metcalf South
The Bannister Mall Dancing Sculpture
Dillard's At Zona Rosa
My Kansas City Area Photos
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Those city shots of Crown Center and the Plaza are nice but what is with the boring suburban mall photos?
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I appreciated all of the photos. Even the sad, suburban ones. They remind me of their better days.The shot of Metcalf South awaiting demolition evoked various emotions, including fear, sorrow, respect, and deep contemplation.I also like the variety. That alone sparked genuine interest. I regard good photography as an art. It captures the mind. Thank you for posting.
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Thank you for your reply and kind words! I really hate seeing Metcalf South look like that too because a lot of my train toys I had as a child came from the hobby shop there and the mall Santa Who was there in the late 90s with one of the 3 mall Santas I had in Kansas City and we would shop at the Kmart across the street as well as my mom really liked Kmart back then. I think the worst part is seeing a come down was at the mall was very unique in its design and that more work went into maintaining it over the last 20 years then had ever went into leasing it. All it needed was a different tenant mix than what Oak Park was offering. The borders store that it been near the mall and vintage stock down the street both could've located there with ease.Roanoker wrote:I appreciated all of the photos. Even the sad, suburban ones. They remind me of their better days.The shot of Metcalf South awaiting demolition evoked various emotions, including fear, sorrow, respect, and deep contemplation.I also like the variety. That alone sparked genuine interest. I regard good photography as an art. It captures the mind. Thank you for posting.
I find suburbia to be interesting in its own right and I see it as a good thing to document things like the CVS store that won't be around forever and I can really see The two remaining legitimate malls succumbing to the same fate as their peers as development rapidly pushes the "new money" wealth south in Overland Park and north towards the airport
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Re: My Kansas City Area Photos
I added some more pictures, and I experimented with Prisma on a few. Hope you enjoy!
Here's the album: https://goo.gl/photos/u7YtEr2p4n36GtC37
Here's the album: https://goo.gl/photos/u7YtEr2p4n36GtC37