Improving the AT&T Longlines Building
Re: Improving the AT&T Longlines Building
The top(windowless) half went up in 1971.
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TheLastGentleman
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Re: Improving the AT&T Longlines Building
1930s
Today
Today
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TheLastGentleman
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Re: Improving the AT&T Longlines Building
This shot shows it as a 3 story stub in 1926!
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Hmm. I have "Kansas City, Missouri; An Architectural History, 1826-1990"
Not a single reference to the Long Lines building.
However, there are the dioramas of Crown Center and the 911 Walnut building with the radome.. I'll learn to upload photos
Not a single reference to the Long Lines building.
However, there are the dioramas of Crown Center and the 911 Walnut building with the radome.. I'll learn to upload photos
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flyingember
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Re: Improving the AT&T Longlines Building
Use imgur.com
upload, go to the image
you want the direct link URL
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TheLastGentleman
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Interesting unbuilt design, posted on twitter with this description
I think this is a relic of the
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"KC80" plan for a civic center for downtown. A lot of these ideas were implemented, but this building was true to mid-century architects' vision for downtown. Photo from MVSC
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KCAppraiser
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Re: Improving the AT&T Longlines Building
Wasn't it built that way to survive an EMP? Thought I read or heard that somewhere.
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TheLastGentleman
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Re: Improving the AT&T Longlines Building
I know the one in NYC is designed to survive a nukeKCAppraiser wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:31 pm Wasn't it built that way to survive an EMP? Thought I read or heard that somewhere.