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- Mon Feb 03, 2014 12:25 pm
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: Weird Stuff Antiques sold building at 901 Tracy
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8196
Re: Weird Stuff Antiques sold building at 901 Tracy
A buffer zone and a reliable low density industrial tax base, which to city coffers is preferable to the original working class housing that existed there pre-1960. This same mentality gives us the massive KCATA warehouses on 18th street, the budweiser distributor on 18th, past Woodland, and the sma...
- Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:51 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Scene
- Topic: wtf is happening to w. 39th?!
- Replies: 596
- Views: 194348
- Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:48 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Scene
- Topic: wtf is happening to w. 39th?!
- Replies: 596
- Views: 194348
Re: wtf is happening to w. 39th?!
Parody Hall was at 811 W 39th in the 1980s...
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:48 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge
- Replies: 1467
- Views: 524015
Re: New Broadway Bridge
For reference, the blue is the extent of Interstate Highway, I-35/I-70. The Lewis & Clark Viaduct and north loop would be the US-24 boulevard, with local access. This could candle the exiting from the freeways for the north side of the loop, without all of the terrible interchanges that exist no...
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:44 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge
- Replies: 1467
- Views: 524015
Re: New Broadway Bridge
Just do this! One big plan! See - Broadway has DIRECT access off the west side of the loop. Local traffic on the FORMER north loop (which is now a boulevard, serving all of downtown's exiting needs) interacts directly with this new Broadway access at an interchange that would be over the west edge o...
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:38 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
- Replies: 6092
- Views: 1068271
Re: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
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- Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:28 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
- Replies: 6092
- Views: 1068271
Re: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
According to the Kansas City Star's book 'A Splendid Ride' "The local transit company also showed its confidence in street rail by extending the tracks and wires of its Troost Avenue line from 55th Street eight blocks south to 63rd. That construction, which took place in mid-1947, was rare in t...
- Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:30 am
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: The Xroads First Friday Thread...
- Replies: 68
- Views: 16682
Re: The Xroads First Friday Thread...
This is happening at the AIA office at 1801 Grand on First Friday. I will be there!
- Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:38 am
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: Beacon Hill
- Replies: 428
- Views: 174344
Re: Beacon Hill
Critical, that is only partially true. Sources tell me that the overall product will be a major improvement over Oak Place, in terms of design and finish - although the actual units themselves will be similar to Oak Place. The exterior of the building and the overall relationship to the urban enviro...
- Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:23 am
- Forum: Kansas City Scene
- Topic: wtf is happening to w. 39th?!
- Replies: 596
- Views: 194348
Re: wtf is happening to w. 39th?!
The metal cladding on top of the building connected to the west of Missie Bs is being removed. Not sure what the plan is, but the brick on the second floor is becoming visible - looks nice. Wasn't that building a small movie theater a long time ago? And wasn't it a venue for rock shows in the early...
- Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:11 am
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: Beacon Hill
- Replies: 428
- Views: 174344
Re: Beacon Hill
Construction is well underway for the UMKC Hospital Hill/Beacon Hill Student Apartments at 2401 Troost. This is a large four story building which will run from 24th all the way to 'Beacon Lane, facing Troost with interior courtyards on the alley side. You can see the retaining walls and footings und...
- Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:57 am
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Downtown map of creative businesses
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1200
Re: Downtown map of creative businesses
They get a few of the small (ie: one person) architecture firms but left off Populous.
Ha!
Ha!
- Tue May 21, 2013 1:19 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Scene
- Topic: Bars of yesteryear
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4022
Re: Bars of yesteryear
There is a book about Sanderson's, written by the last owner, who also lived in Walnut Tower. I think it makes mention of the bar next door on 8th street. http://www.amazon.com/Sandersons-Lunch-Arthur-W-Lamb/dp/1890622303 I have a copy of it. A good read. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519DJ6...
- Wed May 15, 2013 11:04 am
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
- Replies: 6092
- Views: 1068271
Re: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
Why don't we simply stencil 'CARSTOP' at the stops, include a bench, a map and a farebox, and call it wonderful? Just like we used to! http://www.kchistory.org/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/Hargrave&CISOPTR=85&DMSCALE=100.00000&DMWIDTH=750&DMHEIGHT=977.34375&DMX=0&DMY=0&...
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:48 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: We need a new airport!!!
- Replies: 5031
- Views: 985961
Re: We need a new airport!!!
He then said this entire thing is being financially driven by parking, so parking will be encouraged - he also seemed to think the only significant users of the airport would be those who would never use transit. Serious question. At what point in time in the future do you foresee street car or lig...
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:54 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: We need a new airport!!!
- Replies: 5031
- Views: 985961
Re: We need a new airport!!!
*edit accidental duplicate post!
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:54 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: We need a new airport!!!
- Replies: 5031
- Views: 985961
Re: We need a new airport!!!
new terminal is a great opportunity to properly address transit access, even though it won't be rail for decades (if ever). a shared use trail and bike lockers could make a new terminal one of the few in the world to offer such access. and yes, i'm serious about that. the current terminals are 100%...
- Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:47 am
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: Union Hill Development
- Replies: 376
- Views: 129300
Re: Union Hill Development
I also noticed this sign on a building at 29th Cherry just a block to the east: http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/1631/2900cherry.png I'm not sure if this sign is new, or if I am just noticing it. A quick search of the number reveals it appears to belong to Abdiana. The sign has been there for a w...
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 3:10 pm
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: Historic Old Northeast
- Replies: 419
- Views: 244713
Re: Historic Old Northeast
I do not like the angled crosswalks. They break up the natural pattern of the street.
It could be more like this -
http://goo.gl/maps/9V4E8
It could be more like this -
http://goo.gl/maps/9V4E8
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:19 am
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: Historic Old Northeast
- Replies: 419
- Views: 244713
Re: Historic Old Northeast
I am always for infrastructure improvements, but this plan is overdone. Why so suburban? Designers need to actually study what makes the built environment and infrastructure of Kansas City unique - and therefore attractive, as it is singular. These appear to be knee-jerk improvements.