KCRag Forum

Will the south end have to be even higher than the present bridge to clear the Woodswether viaduct?

Years ago when Municipal was the airport Trader's Bank had a huge neon illuminated billboard at 5th & Broadway that flashed "Welcome to Kansas City."

I am glad that it will have pedestrian/bike lane, but those will not see much use. Only thing on north end accessible is airport and Harlem. Beyond there is not even a shoulder on the highway. Hope having bridge access will not encourage bikers and walkers to try to use route to get to Briarcliff, j...

Oh Cafe opening late winter/early spring in former Cafe Europa space. Same owners as the Opera House in River Market.

Hope the design takes into account the shifting conditions of the riverbed. Because of the constricted current of the narrowed river there has been scouring of the riverbed so that the river is actually cutting down to a lower level. This can endanger the piers in the water, their pilings only go do...

Wish there was a night photo of the rooftop sign. It really was a landmark from the old airport and coming up the river when they had the riverboat dinner excursions.

Its sorta like they put Mother in a crappy nursing home where she is full of bedsores. I do not know the reasoning if it is sentimental or they would have to shift their homeless outreach to some other neighborhood where there would be NIMBY. I would not be surprised to see the city close it as a da...

I don't know how much it is really in danger of being demolished, more likely just to fall into ruin. It has not closed to this day or been sold off as it is considered the Mother Church of the Methodist denomination in KC. I do wonder what happened to the pediment in those short years. It is in alm...

I think the Stinson sign obscures the truncated pyramid. Even more so at night with the dim light between the vertical fins being blocked. The ATT&T signage improved, but the previous placement on the building was superior. I am thankful that KCP&L never erected the rendered signs atop KC Place that...

On the Nelson-Bloch it was technologically impossible to get planks of the glass used at such lengths as supposed on the W&R. Thats why they butted together shorter lengths and got the "Butler Building" criticism. Has technology changed in 15 years that now 60 foot single seamless lengths are availa...

The rowhouse project on 34th is a great design for the neighborhood. Really ties in with the historic architecture. Wonder what the price point will be? Once the streetcar extension is underway I expect any vacant lots to disappear, and then more than a few teardowns and replacements(like some of th...

Was better than the old TWA building. Too bad there was not some mock up of a vintage computer on the roof.

Pearl Clutchers: Most of the residents of the Big Blue Whale at Meyer & Wornall(It's OK, I know a few of those elderly women who would agree).

There's more than zero reasons the vaults are an issue. The rusting re bar and spalling concrete have brought down mighty bridges in the Twin Cities and in Genoa

Its quite large a base they are showing taking up the entire plot. It jogs at Main there so the would be more of a DT skyline view than the bulk of SF Tower and the Westin and Morrison and Hecker might indicate. I still think with all its flat topped buildings(so LA) in CC this building needs a Crow...

Its those vaults under the sidewalks the make me apprehensive. I can envision them collapsing under a group of Shriners or Baptists.

No. this is to the south of that across 27th St. The sculpture is just to be restored.

Which is making a bad situation dangerous.

Not much confidence in these developers if they are maintaining a dangerous building demolition site for years. Not good neighbors.

I will confess. After seeing what is happening in the area just southeast of the new Beacon Hill construction, that is south of 27th(they are calling it Beacon Hill all the way south to 31st) I got interested. Lots of rehab, prices moving up but still cheap, unique homes and topography. Did you know...