Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
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Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
My Grooms Cake will be the envy of KC if the cake decorator can pull it off. I am actually planning on recreating the Western Auto sign, and having it light up with mini battery powered lights. It won't do the chasing feature, just steady on. Hey, you can't have everything. I'm also thinking of a way to light up different LED's to make the KCP&L building more authentic. But I need one more building and can't decide...How about some suggestions?
For those that don't know, New York Life is this one:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... e%26sa%3DN
For those that don't know, New York Life is this one:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... e%26sa%3DN
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
You don't read Cake Wrecks, do you?
That said I would go with 911 909 Walnut.
That said I would go with 911 909 Walnut.
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
i voted for Union Station.....
Great idea....post some pictures of the cake when completed! I'd love to see it.
Great idea....post some pictures of the cake when completed! I'd love to see it.
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
What??? You're list is kind of limiting, don't you think? How about including on your list other KC icons, like the Sprint Center, TSC, Crown Center, KCI Airport, Worlds of Fun, Kemper Arena, Swope Park, Longview Community College, The Cheesecake Factory on the Plaza, the rest of the Plaza, KMBC's new building, KMBC's old building, PAC, KC Live Block, light rail, the Fairway BP gas station, West Bottoms, East Bottoms, Paseo Bridge, Southern Overland Park, KCTV 5 Tower, 3rd & Grand, River Market, City Market, River District, City Hall, Lee's Summit Wal-Mart, The Ledgends, or the Gateway Arch?
Actually, nevermind my suggestions. My vote is for 1KCP. It's classic and iconic - PERFECT, IMO! :P
You do plan on posting pictures of the cake, right?
Actually, nevermind my suggestions. My vote is for 1KCP. It's classic and iconic - PERFECT, IMO! :P
You do plan on posting pictures of the cake, right?
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
Do the nelson out of those hard glassy sugar pieces. It could glow from within. Not sure how to eat it...
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
Do the piece of shit AT&T building. That'll look nice.
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Hey Mr. History man - do Vaughn's Diamond. Used to sit at 9th & Main & Deleware.
Used to be a traffic cop there to alert people to the trolley cars coming down the hill on 9th toward Main. He'd shout "WIDE AWAKE!!".
Here's a MO Valley Spcl Collections photo. There's postcards of it as well. Uniquely Kansas City too!
http://localhistory.kclibrary.org/cdm4/ ... X=1&REC=20
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Used to be a traffic cop there to alert people to the trolley cars coming down the hill on 9th toward Main. He'd shout "WIDE AWAKE!!".
Here's a MO Valley Spcl Collections photo. There's postcards of it as well. Uniquely Kansas City too!
http://localhistory.kclibrary.org/cdm4/ ... X=1&REC=20
Sportster
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
In honor of the PPA marriage thread, perhaps the Jackson County Jail tower would be an appropriate choice.
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
Sportster wrote: Hey Mr. History man - do Vaughn's Diamond. Used to sit at 9th & Main & Deleware.
Used to be a traffic cop there to alert people to the trolley cars coming down the hill on 9th toward Main. He'd shout "WIDE AWAKE!!".
Here's a MO Valley Spcl Collections photo. There's postcards of it as well. Uniquely Kansas City too!
http://localhistory.kclibrary.org/cdm4/ ... X=1&REC=20
Sportster
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An awesome idea actually, complete with the now elusive mansard roof. It would need the OWL Cigars sign on it though!
In other news, I found a model train company that makes a working Western Auto sign. I bought it online soon as I saw it. How flippin awesome and dorky is that?
http://factorydirecttrains.com/mil-2681-1.aspx
KC One Place, as cool in real life as it is might be boring in cake form. I'm thinking New York Life....I just need a plastic eagle landing on a nest. Union Station would be a runner up.
I like AllThingsKC's idea of Light Rail. I could have an artist rendering in cake form.
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There is actually a train model company that makes the Western Auto sign already. I'll see if I can find it for you.
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
Got to be the Liberty Memorial. Nothing says "Grooms Cake" like a giant phallus.
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
I thought about the Liberty Memorial, but I think, from a cake-logistics standpoint, that you're better off with a cake that is wider than it is high. Union Station would be good. Maybe the Empire Theater?
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I found that! I was all ready to make my own when I saw that online. I already ordered one. Thanks for the heads up though in case I had missed it.staubio wrote: There is actually a train model company that makes the Western Auto sign already. I'll see if I can find it for you.
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
Its already shaped kind of like a piece of cake - but black frosting doesn't seem very appetizing.kcmetro wrote:
The Great Mall of the Great Plains would be pretty easy to make out of sheetcake.
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
How about the DT Marriott? You could cover it in hundreds of little christmas lights and have it show messages to the wedding party all night.
Or the Hyatt Regency CC - you would have a smaller round cake sitting on a turntable on top so it slowly spins around all night.
Or the Hyatt Regency CC - you would have a smaller round cake sitting on a turntable on top so it slowly spins around all night.
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The Hyatt with a rotating Skies would be pretty neat.
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Throw some of the current era in there. H&R block
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
I thought this said Groom Lake. in which case a bust of Art Bell would be appropriate.
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Re: Grooms Cake: What Should My Third Building Be?
In an effort to maintain a hint of dignity, I recommend doing without a "groom's cake." Asking for another white dress to wear alongside the bride as well?
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