Memorial stadium

kansasfarmboy · Post by **kansasfarmboy** » Sun May 16, 2004 5:58 pm

22nd and brooklyn down town.

Has anyone been there ? as a kid 35years ago , they had baseball there but they ALSO had sprint car racing there

I seen this evening on the news that the lot is still vacant however they have erected a plaquethere showing some pictures there.

and it dawned on me WHY NOT build a ball stadium there ? Im sure the city owns the lot... looks pretty big still..

then again i havent been there in 35 years

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Sun May 16, 2004 6:05 pm

I thought this would've been a good idea too because of its proximity to 18th and Vine. But I would rather go into central downtown and go with more density. I wish they would've just built Royals Stadium on the site of the old stadium, but too late for that.

Here's a thread dedicated to Memorial Stadium memorials...
http://www.kcskyscrapers.com/kcforum/vi ... php?t=2270

kansasfarmboy · Post by **kansasfarmboy** » Sun May 16, 2004 7:00 pm

trailerkid wrote:I thought this would've been a good idea too because of its proximity to 18th and Vine. But I would rather go into central downtown and go with more density. I wish they would've just built Royals Stadium on the site of the old stadium, but too late for that.

Here's a thread dedicated to Memorial Stadium memorials...
http://www.kcskyscrapers.com/kcforum/vi ... php?t=2270

thanks ,, ill check it out ... My grandfather has some pictures when they were running wing sprint cars, out there im gonna go see if he will loan them to me this week. I recall the huge wooden bleachers , and how the place sat vacant for a few years till they tore it down.

Speaking of older nostalgic places does anyone remember Fairy land park that was way out on prospect ? that was before my time but I did see it before they tore it down to bad they didnt save any of those kinds of things , its kind of east coastish like coney island ... and for that matter winwood beach , i remember the same kind of wood structures there....

I know most will say that its trashy looking but ive been to coney island and atlantic city they are very nice and upkept best part they have remained the same for more than 60 years, I know these places are all over the nation its just that I have only seen the ones I mentioned, and briefly in san diego california there is some kind of navy pier thats the same way

SonicBoi · Post by **SonicBoi** » Mon May 17, 2004 6:08 pm

I used to go to Lincoln on the other part of the same block.

LyRiCaL GanGsTa · Post by **LyRiCaL GanGsTa** » Mon May 17, 2004 8:25 pm

22nd & Brooklyn is NOT downtown...
One of the reasons they moved the stadiums to the suburbs was the MASSIVE PARKING problem... nowhere to park... people drove up in neighbors yards it was so bad. This is a non-dense residential neighborhood with 2 story single family homes.

It would have been even more dumb than Kemper in the West Bottoms to put a new stadium here.

This Post needs to be moved to Urban Core and doesn't belong downtown.

kansasfarmboy · Post by **kansasfarmboy** » Mon May 17, 2004 9:16 pm

LyRiCaL GanGsTa wrote:22nd & Brooklyn is NOT downtown...
One of the reasons they moved the stadiums to the suburbs was the MASSIVE PARKING problem... nowhere to park... people drove up in neighbors yards it was so bad. This is a non-dense residential neighborhood with 2 story single family homes.

It would have been even more dumb than Kemper in the West Bottoms to put a new stadium here.

This Post needs to be moved to Urban Core and doesn't belong downtown.

Oh Geesh lighten up , im just trying how to keep so many people getting from being KILLED in and around there with some kind of development more than low income housing .... fight after fight night after night down there

LyRiCaL GanGsTa · Post by **LyRiCaL GanGsTa** » Mon May 17, 2004 11:51 pm

You really are a complete idiot and your nickname is perfect. I suggest you get a big KU bumper sticker for your ride and then your stupidity will be invincible.

kansasfarmboy · Post by **kansasfarmboy** » Tue May 18, 2004 4:35 am

LyRiCaL GanGsTa wrote:You really are a complete idiot and your nickname is perfect. I suggest you get a big KU bumper sticker for your ride and then your stupidity will be invincible.

Ok... But only because you say so ... otherwise , I would continue to just NOT have the bumper sticker .... Since your the "DUDE" Ill only listen to the statements you make.

Perhaps you might find it safe to go pitch a tent on that lot at 22nd street and see how long it takes for you to be MURDERED. I think it will be about 30 seconds