FANG--This sounds exactly like Antiquarium Books in Omaha. I'm not sure it's there anymore.FangKC wrote: What I've always wanted downtown is a lounge/salon of sorts that sells tea, coffee, beer, wine in a rathskellar-like setting with some new and used books, magazines, and music CDs for sale, and a small stage for things like spoken word readings, light cabaret, alternative/folk singers, and comedians. A place with lots of tables and chairs, banquettes, old mismatched couches and armchairs, and coffee tables; a long old wooden bar with rails, a jukebox, pool and ping-pong tables, darts, pinball, etc. The walls would be bare brick with lots of big posters and antique signs. It would be like a social gathering place/downtown living room. A place downtown residents could hang out and meet each other. It would also operate as an all-night diner.
The old Washington Street Station building would have been perfect, but it was torn down.
And I'd like someone else to operate it because I don't have the funds or energy to do it. But, if I had a lot of money, this is what I would create. Imagine a combination of Westport Flea Market, Chubby's, Balanca's, Bar Natasha, Tanner's, The Quaff, and the Peanut set in Spivey's Book Store.
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Cdm2p, I've created a thread devoted to KC advertising and signs. You should find what you are looking for there.cdm2p wrote: Fang - do you have pictures showing pictures of old roof signs in KC? I'm looking for pictures that might show the something like that.
http://forum.kcrag.com/http://www.kcrag ... 48#p287748
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Just drove by this place and it appears to have been taken over already ? Got a great display with pink lights and other fun stuff (drove by too fast). DOes anyone know what is up ?
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It appears that for the close-out sale they have spruced things up a bit and are going all out with their window decorations. It's very campy I must say. :P Tosspot needs to get over there and capture the magic.
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I very much miss signage. One thing I'm not thrilled about downtown right now is the flat buildings that you can't see what business is occupying it until you look it head on.
I don't like fur stores personally and am not sad to see it go. The stuff inside always looked junky and tacky. But maybe it's hip to be old school. I don't know.
I don't like fur stores personally and am not sad to see it go. The stuff inside always looked junky and tacky. But maybe it's hip to be old school. I don't know.
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i refuse to believe seiden's wasn't a front for something.
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Who owned it? If it was an Italian man I'm sure he was dabbling here and there.
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Yes, because all Italian men are Tony Soprano.Sussudio wrote: Who owned it? If it was an Italian man I'm sure he was dabbling here and there.
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Kansas City used to be huge with organized Italian crime. Especially the River Market area. So yes, you're all related to Tony Soprano:)
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The windows have been cleared out of the mannequins.
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OMG where will I put my fox stole for summer storage????
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Back on the fox! Wait....too late.GuyInLenexa wrote: OMG where will I put my fox stole for summer storage????
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I always imagined (less sinisterly) some ancient flapper that just refused to die stubbornly clinging to the fur business well into her nineties, reminding her of her youth in a time where the city was much more vibrant and people bought things like "fox stoles." The periods where the place was in disrepair, I imagined to be stints in the hospital or nursing home for our ancient proprietor. Maybe she finally kicked it or is permanently incapacitated, and her descendants/executor can only now close the completely defunct business. Too bad I never got a chance to hawk my great grandmother (one such encourageable old school flapper)'s quite impressive, dated collection of furs before they closed up shop...chrizow wrote: i refuse to believe seiden's wasn't a front for something.
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Maybe they'll demolish the building and put in a gas station!
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Yeah, I like this idea better than the mafia. I always thought the store looked a little outdated.Gretz wrote: I always imagined (less sinisterly) some ancient flapper that just refused to die stubbornly clinging to the fur business well into her nineties, reminding her of her youth in a time where the city was much more vibrant and people bought things like "fox stoles." The periods where the place was in disrepair, I imagined to be stints in the hospital or nursing home for our ancient proprietor. Maybe she finally kicked it or is permanently incapacitated, and her descendants/executor can only now close the completely defunct business. Too bad I never got a chance to hawk my great grandmother (one such encourageable old school flapper)'s quite impressive, dated collection of furs before they closed up shop...
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You know its awful hard to find parking for Bartle events - they could really use a surface parking lot around there.bahua wrote: Maybe they'll demolish the building and put in a gas station!
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Yes, it could really compliment the surface lot coming when they demolish the Lyric.
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That's a little way down from Bartle. I think there are more parking garages nearby.
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http://www.legacy.com/KansasCity/DeathN ... D=86569136Gretz wrote: I always imagined (less sinisterly) some ancient flapper that just refused to die stubbornly clinging to the fur business well into her nineties, reminding her of her youth in a time where the city was much more vibrant and people bought things like "fox stoles." The periods where the place was in disrepair, I imagined to be stints in the hospital or nursing home for our ancient proprietor. Maybe she finally kicked it or is permanently incapacitated, and her descendants/executor can only now close the completely defunct business. Too bad I never got a chance to hawk my great grandmother (one such encourageable old school flapper)'s quite impressive, dated collection of furs before they closed up shop...
You are closer then you think. Gennie Lee Shaffer was quite the model in her younger years. She also had one of the big write ups in the obituarysection after she passed. She and her husband Tom lived in my building and Tom and the two sons still live there. I believe they have 5 units between the three of them. They had been selling all her clothes that she used to model back in the day before they started selling the fixtures and stuff.
I'll have what the gentleman on the floor is having.
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Fix your humor receptors.Sussudio wrote: That's a little way down from Bartle. I think there are more parking garages nearby.