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What about the old Playboy Club? My grandma was a cocktail waitress there back in the 70's and I always wanted to see it restored.Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:39 pm Website shows 95 units of 222 available (58% leased). Living here, I can definitely say it's quiet.
Choosing to live here was a last minute choice, but I have no regrets so far. Plenty of room in my unit, plenty of natural light, and I love being able to walk to things I do often (River Market, Berkley Park, Consentino's, CVS, Union Station, etc. Just need to get an E-Bike and I can cut down on needing to drive most places). I love the view from my unit (perfectly aligned with 11th Street).
The old pool room is still here, just hidden behind double doors. The old basketball courts are now bi-level apartments. Amenities are in the basement. The one amenity I wish the building had is a rooftop deck, but that's ok. The more amenities there are, the higher the rent is. Plus with a neighborhood like Downtown, the amenities re really out and about.
I'm not on the 22nd floor, so I'm unsure how those units came out and whether or not they reused the vaulted ceiling seen in some earlier pictures in this thread (I doubt that part). Beyond the ballroom, vacant pool area, floors in the basement, a vacant freight elevator, and an original stairwell with iron railings, there's nothing much left of the old interior.daGOAT wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:02 pmWhat about the old Playboy Club? My grandma was a cocktail waitress there back in the 70's and I always wanted to see it restored.Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:39 pm Website shows 95 units of 222 available (58% leased). Living here, I can definitely say it's quiet.
Choosing to live here was a last minute choice, but I have no regrets so far. Plenty of room in my unit, plenty of natural light, and I love being able to walk to things I do often (River Market, Berkley Park, Consentino's, CVS, Union Station, etc. Just need to get an E-Bike and I can cut down on needing to drive most places). I love the view from my unit (perfectly aligned with 11th Street).
The old pool room is still here, just hidden behind double doors. The old basketball courts are now bi-level apartments. Amenities are in the basement. The one amenity I wish the building had is a rooftop deck, but that's ok. The more amenities there are, the higher the rent is. Plus with a neighborhood like Downtown, the amenities re really out and about.
Chris moved in here a bit ago, so he can opine on it. The BallRoom looks amazing though from what I’ve seen.
As my first apartment, I think the finishes are fine. Sure, they’re basic but it’s a nice place to live close to everything I do. Decorations really make or break the units and for mine, I decorated it well enough to make it feel cozy. The gym in the basement has replaced my membership gym, so that’s good. Only thing I really wish they did was utilize the roof for an amenity and/or reopen the old pool.Anthony_Hugo98 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 8:48 pmChris moved in here a bit ago, so he can opine on it. The BallRoom looks amazing though from what I’ve seen.
No video tour, but here are a ton of pictures. The pool still exists, but is locked behind double doors. Since I moved here, management repainted the lobby from green and cream to brown and a purplish color. New furniture and decorations have also been added to the lobby. The basement received some area rugs and wall decorations. The ballroom has been used for a wedding party once since I've been here.
KCACJef wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:50 am I grew up in the KCAC. Probably started first going down in the late 60s while my dad played handball. We used to get Italian sausage sandwiches at the Red Front on the way home, maybe go to the Wonderland Arcade sometimes. In the 60s and 70s, the majority of the TV All Star wrestlers worked out at the KCAC. Bob Geigel and Bulldog Bob Brown were impressive figures to see as a young boy. "Heroes" in real life. lol. Handball tournaments saw 'walking Joe Teasdale' in attendance. In the late 70s, Joe would swim laps in the pool and almost look as if he might drown with every stroke. He had a very awkward swimming style. My father bought a home in Prairie Village on 67th street in the 70s. Back then the metro would stop in front of our house, would wind its way through the Plaza and then stop at the corner of 11th and Baltimore. It think the fare was 35 cents. As a result, I went down there 4-6 times a week and would ride home with my father after he came down to play handball after work and Saturday AM. Later, I took a job at the KCAC and had the benefit of having the entire place to myself and/or friends in high school. This gave us access to beer, parties where we played 'war ball' in the pool. (violent no-rules water polo) racquetball, basketball and general dumbassery. As I worked Saturday AMs, the late Friday night parties lent themselves into sleeping in the boardroom of the KCAC. I have so many memories of the people associated with the KCAC, Millie, Johnny Joe, Judge Nugent, dozens of attorneys (most of them passed) etc. When the US beat the Soviets in hockey, I watched along with 20 others in the KCAC locker room. ( Also memorable because it was my 17th birthday. The photos by TheLastGentleman break my heart a little. More than any other place in KC, my memories are there. You just never realize how great you had it until it's no longer there.