bbqboy wrote:
Roanoker, you're not wrong, the Pontiac sign was of the "Chief" and sat much closer to Man Street. We were frequent train riders in my childhood(50-60's) and I can still picture coming out the doors of Union Station and looking at Signboard Hill and Liberty Memorial.
Thank you, BBQ! I remember seeing that gloriously lighted sign from the car as we drove by.
Roanoker wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2006 9:30 pm
Here are a few more pics from the same trip to KC.
See how the new reflects the old.
Inside Union Station. I remember when this giant room was filled with lots and lots of people, listening for the announcement that their trains were ready for boarding. I can still hear the zillion echos and see the subdued lights, as if they were in a Rembrandt painting. I was four years old, and I could ride a train to St. Louis with my mother for free. I remember the big Pontiac sign on Signboard Hill, all lit up with computerized lights. But there were no computers then, so it must have been something else. But that's a different story. Here's the way it looked a few months ago, only hinting at its former glory. Sigh.
Roanoker wrote:
I had no idea of time back then. My mother was always late. We rushed to the station in a taxi, and I remember the gigantic Pontiac sign with rolling/dancing lights on what was then Signboard Hill. There was enough time to eat meals in the dining car and snooze in the sleeper car. We would drive back to Kansas City with my dad in his company-provided car.
Nothing was better than emerging from the doors out front after coming home and seeing The vista from Western Auto to Liberty memorial.
The Pontiac sign was larger than life. It and the Conoco hottest brand going sign at SW Blvd. and 7th st., were my favorites, I think.
FangKC wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:53 am
Eddy's Nightclub on the SW corner of 13th and Baltimore. This club was operated by the family of former Kansas City council member Chuck Eddy. The Power & LIght Apartments are there now.
Get a load of this. Open in a separate tab since you won't be able to return to this thread on the forum otherwise.
My folks talked about this place. Had all the big bands and big name singers, radio broadcasts. It was the KC version of the elegant night clubs with dance floors you would see in the Hollywood movies.
Neat photos. Cool to see Tony DiPardo in there. My grandparents were one of the original redcoats and got to know him well over the years at Chiefs events.
moderne wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 2:31 pm
My folks talked about this place. Had all the big bands and big name singers, radio broadcasts. It was the KC version of the elegant night clubs with dance floors you would see in the Hollywood movies.
I always thought we should have a new version of this. Maybe in the old Plaza Theater or the Warwick?
