[LMich]

Very nice, overall, particularly the setting and all. They could have done a lot more with the crown, which is really a mechanical penthouse, but the scale and proportions are nice.

I just did some reading up on the building at Wiki, and found that the city hall was the result of a mayor who strong-armed his way into getting this built by his own concrete company. Just another reason why it'd be almost impossible to replicate these same kind of buildings, these days.

And, yes, Kansas City has some of the most underrated architecture in the country. I'd guess this is mostly because people don't find stereotypical Midwestern architecture (i.e. heavily art deco) "sexy" enough, but Kansas City looks to be more intact than most Midwestern cities; very solid. They definitely have, physically, what it takes to go from good to great. There is just so much competition, these days, and KC has to find more to distinguish itself from others.