KCRag Forum

  I love this area.  It's full of impressive architecture, especially the jazz age apartments lining Armour and the dense tree-lined side streets throughout Hyde Park.  The location is sollid, between P&L/Xroads and the Plaza (though probably too far east for the comfort of some).  And it co...

Overextended? Hardly.  I would think the main criteria for such a cliam would be - are the teams making money?  are the owners happy with the situation?  If the answer is yes to both questions than attendance doesn't really have anything to do with 'overextension'.  And as I recall, the Royals manag...

KC is a wonderful place!  It takes more effort to truly love than a city like Seattle but certainly has a TON to offer when you look, especially for it's size.    If you want to move here and immediately fall in love, I would suggest looking at living in the Plaza area...it's our crown jewel, has be...

  I'm a huge fan of riverfront redevelopment.  We've ignored such a wonderful resource for far too long.  If nothing else, the views from waterfront housing would be amazing and the city market area creates such a nice little pocket neighborhood.   Out of curiosity, is the river usable at all for bo...

    Just another quick update - I was in StL Saturday night/Sunday and had a great time, Washington Ave. was far more alive this trip (it was quite a bit later) and is really becoming a 'scene'...I LOVE the streetscape and the lights down the middle of the street, it's amazing what a difference such...

Well, although the question was asked of Dave, I'll have to chime in with my thoughts regarding a first "real" StL trip.  Also, I have to add that this is one of the few KC/StL posts that has managed to maintain its dignity, to my amusement.  Just some thoughts -   I absolutely love that S...

  Waldo would be probably be a decent bet.  More suburban in nature than the city but still very close to all the action, food, drink and grocery/convenience nearby, the trolley track trail, a MAX stop right in the heart of things, a decent brewery (75th st.) and even a great little bike shop.  Ther...

The Trolley Track Trail, from Brush Creek all the way out to 85th Street (and beyond) gives a nice little tour of the South Plaza, Creswood, Brookside, and Waldo.  I would recommend jumping off at random points like 55th Street (through the Crestwood neighborhood to the east) and maybe stopping in B...

I love the glass walkway under the skylights ^^^....this is a very interesting space, I hope the museum proves to be very high quality as well.  Liberty Memorial and PVP immediately surrounding it is so completely overlooked as a great civic space in KC that it's mind boggling.  If marketed correctl...

I believe it's the second phase of the jazz district lofts...as I remember there was a sign listing it as such facing Paseo.  Great to see what was formerly an empty streetfront lot being developed, with residential no less.  It's too bad the clubs and bars immediately behind this lot are still aban...

nevermind, I answered my own question after perusing the thread in the urban core section...silly me. 

Hey, it seems there's a sign up for a development of some type on a couple of vacant lots on the west side of broadway facing Mill Creek Park.  Does anyone have any indea of what's going on here?  I've always thought of this as some very prime space, with great park views and an opportunity to conti...

Hey all, I haven't posted for a while but had a great trip to St. Louis last weekend with umkcroo to visit my girlfriend and check out StL city.  The most fun part of this experience was giving them both a guided tour of many of the great neighborhoods and architecture in St. Louis, as my girlfriend...

I'll have to agree, as a casual biker/MTBer nothing beats the seat of a bicycle city exploration.  I can leave home in brookside and be out and about in most of the core very quickly, over to the east, downtown, the river market.  I'm consistently surprised with the diversity of nieghborhoods and la...

I grew up in Romanelli Gardens, just off of Ward Parkway and 69th, and attended Pembroke (early - 2nd), Bryant (KCMO public - 3rd), St. Agnes (4th - 8th) and Bishop Miege HS (9th - 12th).  If you have the funds, the education at Pembroke is pretty top notch (have many alumni friends), but I would ha...

goodness gracious we have some negative campers on the old skyscrapers forum.  I don't know what's going to happen to the Royals and I'll readily admit that this season is looking like another disaster in the making, but shit peoples I'm still having a great time following the team, hoping for the y...

Mmmm...good stuff.  I swore I saw Ritter at one of the Brookside grocers, but I might be horribly wrong.  I'd give 'em a call though, you never know.

I love chicago! It is the highest form of a midwestern city, in that it has much of the culture, architecture (probably more here) and life of a large east coast city but it is so firmly a midwest city in design, personality, and feel, not to mention location. Many of the older neighborhoods are won...

I only wish I could have seen the corner of 12th and Vine 75 years ago This is very near the new "piano shaped" park going in at 12th and Paseo.....will anything be done to commemorate the intersection or is the park just going to but up against the sign?

Why not focus on the close in urban neighborhoods, especially Union Hill, Longfellow, etc. on the near south-east side of downtown? These are areas that could be/are suitable for families of any size, with various types of sturdy old housing and pretty tree-lined streets. Plus, you're close enough t...