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Originally Posted by woodrow
LMich - the mayor, Tom Pendergast, was one of the great Big City Bosses in the 20's and 30's. Corrupt as hell, but throughout the Depression KC as a city fared better because of all the civic building he spear-headed. He had HUGE politcal power - even nationally. This is back when Missouri was more powerful relative to now - economically and politically. Harry Truman came out of his Machine.
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Like many towns claimed, KC was wide open during the Depression and wasn't afraid to capitalize off of that...Las Vegas what? It was in a sense organized/orchestrated/exciting chaos while my city resembled something closer to the Christian "end times" during the Depression.
For a taste of 1930s Kansas City, see the Altman film of the same name. While if I remember correctly it was a bit cheesy, the soundtrack throughout really set it off.