What is with West Terrace Park?

KCDevin · Post by **KCDevin** » Sun May 02, 2004 2:48 pm

What are they doing to the old towers at the old West Terrace Park? When we went to KC yesterday the roofs were gone.

KCforumer · Post by **KCforumer** » Sun May 02, 2004 3:40 pm

Very cool pic, Devin. But I don't know what's up with that park. I didn't even know it is called West Terrace, just thought it is part of Case. And..you say "When we went to KC yesterday...." as if you are from out of town.

KCDevin · Post by **KCDevin** » Sun May 02, 2004 3:48 pm

Well, is it better if I say "went into town yesterday"? or "went downtown yesterday"?
Also, that isn't my photo of course, if you go there today that'd be covered up with plants, except the towers.

carfreekc · Post by **carfreekc** » Sun May 02, 2004 4:21 pm

I saw something in the last day or two about the roofs being redone for those lookouts, but I can't remember where I saw that. I think it's in preparation for the Lewis & Clark stuff.

Post by **chrizow** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:53 am

sorry for being a moron, but what park is that? towers? ????

scooterj · Post by **scooterj** » Thu May 06, 2004 10:08 am

It's on the westernmost edge of Quality Hill, atop the bluff, overlooking the West Bottoms. There used to be steps going all the way down, you can see remnants behind the brush on the hillside as you drive past on I-35.

Post by **chrizow** » Thu May 06, 2004 10:11 am

oh ok, yeah i know that place. is it in complete disrepair now? that could be a sweet selling point for QH and Summit@16th and other developments in the same general area.

zonk · Post by **zonk** » Thu May 06, 2004 12:13 pm

Downtown CID is rehabing the park. They will also maintain it once finished.

tat2kc · Post by **tat2kc** » Thu May 06, 2004 1:28 pm

Thank God the CID is taking this over, especially since the city department that is charged with maintaining our parks system is unable to do it. Does the parks departement maintain anything within the downtown loop?

Post by **dangerboy** » Thu May 06, 2004 1:39 pm

Check out how cool it used to be. The stonework was part of a structure called The Palisades, that went down to Kersey Coates Drive, before the freeway loop replaced the road and cut off the stairs.

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