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"I have 7 or 8 acres of surface lots already," says Buzz Willard, president of Tower Properties, a big downtown landlord. "I hope it will be replaced by multiuse development." If Tower Properties already has 7-8 acres of surface lots, why haven't they developed that land in that...

Since parking lots seem to come up in this discussion, I'm posting a KC Star article from 2002 that discusses parking issues downtown. Parking, transit woes drive folks away Kansas City Star, The (MO) October 13, 2002 KEVIN COLLISON JEFFREY SPIVAK; The Kansas City Star Downtown housing may be hip. A...

Momentous paths and great trails of history crossed here. State Line is exactly what it is called. Talk about changing it because of `divisive overtones' is nonsense. The Kansas City Star March 19, 1992 JAMES W. SCOTT The Kansas City area is loaded with of history; it's just that we don't pay much ...

The Port Authority was seeking attractions for the riverfront back in 1992.  The USS Williamsburg would be an obvious fit. Riverfront park design team will be asked for attractions Port Authority to award contract soon. Officials predict a groundbreaking will be held in the fall. The Kansas City Sta...

Preserving the past The historic Kansas City Foundation wants to do more than stop the wrecking balls, its leader says. It hopes to change attitudes. The Kansas City Star January 5, 1992 EDWARD M. EVELD Historic preservation isn't always a happy affair in Kansas City. Interest in the city's emergen...

Transformation of KC's central city is a vital first step The Kansas City Star December 29, 1991 E. THOMAS McCLANAHAN After nearly a year, a task force created to study the problems of the Kansas City area's urban core is completing its work. The panel has begun circulating a rough draft of its repo...

Report says solution to urban decay complex Pouring money into center won't be enough without cooperation on growth, group concludes. The Kansas City Star November 14, 1991 ELAINE ADAMS; Staff Writer Kansas City's urban core has been sickly for years, but experts conclude that standard treatment al...

KC shrine is worth the saving The Kansas City Star June 18, 1991 Opinion GEORGE GURLEY One evening my wife and I were lost on a narrow, serpentine street in Rome when we stumbled onto a piazza dominated by a breathtaking apparition, the Pantheon, a building some 2,000 years old. At once we knew whe...

It's sad to see that these types of complaints about City leaders have been ongoing for the last 15 years.  If we don't make the Mayor and City Council take this issue seriously, and enact measures, who will? Riverfront ruins Opinion The Kansas City Star May 11, 1991 LAURA SCOTT Kansas City too ofte...

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Breathe new life into older buildings Kansas City Star August 9, 2005 Author: RITA CORTES While new construction as seen throughout metropolitan Kansas City is welcome and exciting, it is adaptive reuse of older structures that preserves our sense of history, community and culture. From Kansas City...

Preservation efforts save city treasures The Kansas City Star June 24, 1999 Author: KELLY GARBUS; Special to the Star ...(Sally) Schwenk, who wrote a preservation summary for Kansas City's comprehensive plan, outlined several reasons for maintaining the city's historic resources. Preserving the pas...

It appears this conversation has occurred before. Two hotels can prosper, panel says Muehlebach plan receives green light. The Kansas City Star June 13, 1992 CHRIS LESTER; Real Estate Writer Downtown can accommodate both a new convention headquarters hotel and the linked development of the Allis Pla...

I agree that codes should be enforced and building owners -- especially those downtown -- should be made to keep up their buildings. I don't think anyone is advocating saving every old building. This, however, is a special case because of its' history and architectural significance in the greater sc...

USS Williamsburg (Maritime Service) Middle Plantation—later renamed Williamsburg—was settled in colonial Virginia during 1633 as an offshoot of Jamestown. Renamed about 1699 to honor William III, King of England, the city remained the capital of the colony into the revolutionary years and presently...

PG 56 Williamsburg The Williamsburg was originally the yacht "Aras" (Sara backward). She was constructed by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, for Mr. Hugh J. Chisholm, and was launched on December 8, 1930. The yacht ARAS had her trial trip on January 10, 1931 and had 614 net tonnage; leng...

The USS Williamsburg docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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USS Williamsburg on the open sea.

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USS Williamsburg AGC-369 (Seventh Presidential Yacht) The Williamsburg was originally the yacht "Aras"(Sara backward). She was constructed by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, for Mr. Hugh J. Chisholm, and was launched on December 8, 1930. The yacht ARAS had her trial trip on January 10, ...