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I am posting a couple of new photos of Webb Castle.studestevo wrote:I explored the Webb Castle sometime about 1989 or 90. I even called the property owner about it. He was quite defensive. Even though he was, I managed to get him to tell me a little about the history of the place. He wanted to restore it but found that every time he tried something, the city would yell at him about what he was doing wrong with his property, or vandals would completely undo everything he tried. He finally gave up and let the thing fall in on itself. I imagine it was torn down to make it less of a liability. There was a more traditional building right behind the castle which was burned. The boy scouts used to run a haunted house in there, and eventually when safety became a factor, they found a new location downtown, which I believe still operated up until a couple of years ago, or maybe it still operates every year. I also talked to the city about the Webb castle, and they seemed to be very adament that the property owner was negligent and they mentioned he wanted to operate a junk yard on the property without a license. All in all, I was left with the impression that the property owner was really the victim in the matter and the city interfered with his efforts and didn't help him at all. Either way, an interesting piece of the metro's history is gone.PumpkinStalker wrote: One that I had always been intrigued about is the Webb Country Home across from Mt. Washington Cemetery in Independence. Here is an actual scan of a postcard in my collection, and a somewhat current picture from this past February.
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Guy in the photo is my friend that explores with me sometimes.
A few crumbling footings and part of wall and entrance are about all that's left of the once magnificent place.
And just for fun, here is the backside of my postcard.
Looking through the 1940s tax assessor's photos, I think I found a photo of Madame Lovejoy's bordello. It was on the NW corner of W. 4th and Wyandotte. You can see the back of Annie Chamber's bordello in the photo. I wish that tree wasn't in the photo so we could see more of the features of the house.FangKC wrote:I went to the library today and looked at the Annie Chambers folder in the Special Collections room.
I found this. It's a drawing of Madame Lovejoy's bordello. It was a Victorian-style structure located on the northwest corner of 4th and Wyandotte--where HOK Sports is now. Annie Chambers' bordello is the non-descript-looking building to the right.
FangKC wrote:I have found a clear photo of the entrance to Annie Chambers' bordello on W. 3rd Street.
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