What'd be cool to have downtown?

DanCa · Post by **DanCa** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 4:40 pm

They had plans to build a big gothic Eifel Tower looking thing in downtown LA about 3 years ago with a huge angel on top, but I guess it went nowhere once the economy started to tank.

Sometimes I think these types of towers are overdone, but everyone likes to go up in them - including me.

phxcat · Post by **phxcat** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 5:58 pm

I think they may be overdone, too, but something like what Que is envisioning, using the fountain theme, which is almost uniquely Kansas City, would be different. I'm just having trouble visualizing the thing- Do you have a drawing or anything you could put up here?

KCDevin · Post by **KCDevin** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 6:00 pm

maybe we could combine the ideas and build an observation tower thats like the statue of liberty and make it spew out water into a lake below it?

Post by **bahua** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 1:02 pm

That looks like the black fortress of the Skeksis in the Dark Crystal.

Please don't give me the same bad dreams I had when that movie came out.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 10:35 pm

Needed one tonight...

Ice cream shop.....damn I wanted to walk down somewhere and get an ice cream....

wow, that's 'cool' in more than one way

KCDevin · Post by **KCDevin** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 12:24 am

heh
how about a mini arcade/sports area in a skyscraper? kids can go in (with parents) and play and give money to the good of downtown

oh another idea, why dont we have people in newly put in lofts pay 1 penny tax every time they pay for downtown?

KCDevin · Post by **KCDevin** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 11:50 pm

umm, how about a ESPN Zone
two sports stadiums for our favorite teams

how bout a christmas tree on main? or in front of city hall? (in addition to the big one in crown center)
i'd like holiday ornaments like we used to have (just see the vintage kc photos)
2 500-700ft skyscrapers by the Muse of Missouri statue and make it like the Rockefeller Plaza of KC

underground acces like being able to walk through with retail and resteraunts (but keeping most above ground)
a giant cross to be like our arch or washington monument

(maybe 300-400ft tall

)

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 1:20 pm

A giant cross? Don't we already have enough Christian fundamentalists in these parts without creating a tourist destination for 'em?

KCDevin · Post by **KCDevin** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 1:13 pm

nope

my dads a preacher too so, or maybe a giant flapole that would be cool (not as tall as what mound city will have which is over 300ft) maybe 200'

this is what i had in mind

kcmajic · Post by **kcmajic** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:08 pm

Along with a cool new arena.

An ESPN SportsZone. . . . (owned by Disney/ABC)

And a stronger to tie Walt Disney to KC. There is some renovation going on with his laughograms, (not quite sure where that building is located). Why not something like an indoor Disney museum/park. Or even an Disney Quest as in chicago. Something for the kids....

KCDevin · Post by **KCDevin** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:22 pm

maybe a small theme park at midtown?

that would do alot especially with World's of Fun and Ocean's of Fun to go along with it (think about the money for the city

)
How about the Mickey Mouse House? (kinda corny) lol

We need some kind of federal thing too, like maybe an AFB (in addition to whiteman) or another military base

ESPN Zone would be awsome, i've been there in WDC
Maybe also create a fast transportation system to and from the airport? (like a very fast train

)

They also could make an elevator on the KCTV Tower and add a deck near maybe the 900' mark? (or maybe thatd be too close to the signals?)

QueSi2Opie · Post by **QueSi2Opie** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:50 pm

In history, KC had two other urban amusement parks...both eventually failed.

SonicBoi · Post by **SonicBoi** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:53 pm

QueSi2Opie wrote:In history, KC had two other urban amusement parks...both eventually failed.

I'm trying to remember... Fairyland and Oz? Are the ones you mean?

QueSi2Opie · Post by **QueSi2Opie** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:56 pm

SonicBoi wrote:I'm trying to remember... Fairyland and Oz? Are the ones you mean?

Fairyland and Electric Land.

SonicBoi · Post by **SonicBoi** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 11:02 pm

QueSi2Opie wrote:
SonicBoi wrote:I'm trying to remember... Fairyland and Oz? Are the ones you mean?
Fairyland and Electric Land.

Oh yeah! Thanks!

FangKC · Post by **FangKC** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 5:12 am

The actual name was Electric Park--not Electric Land. It was successful for a time. However, it burned down and the owners could not afford to rebuild.