KC Districts Part 1 - The East Bottoms
KC Districts Part 2 - The Historic Northeast Neighborhood
KC Districts Part 3 - The Columbus Park Neighborhood
KC Districts Part 4 - Quality Hill
KC Districts Part 5 - The West Bottoms
KC Districts Part 6 - The River Market
KC Districts Part 7 - The West Side
KC Districts Part 8 - The Arts and Freighthouse District
I guess I'm just too inconsistent lately. For that, please accept my humble apology. I have not forgotton about you, I intend to finish what I started, or die trying. (Literally, since I about broke my damn leg on one of my shoots for a future thread)
All that aside, I intend to keep showing you places in Kansas City rarely seen anywhere else.
This next thread you're about to see, is actually the eastern half of the Crossroads District. The Arts and Freighthouse District is actually the western half which comprised many warehouses. The eastern side has a few more office buildings from the turn of the century that have been transformed into lofts and small businesses. You will also get a few shots of the Crown Center district and Liberty Memorial. I did not venture too far into those areas however since they are on this page quite a bit. Let's check it out!!
A few city offices are located here. It has a decent eastward view from the 8th floor, but it was Saturday......
Looking west southwest towards Crown Center.
Looking north towards the Downtown loop.
An old bank building. Sitting empty I believe....
This building has now been completely restored since I took this picture.
A shot towards the Sprint Center on McGee St. Still quite a few parking lots. I wouldn't mind seeing a few mid-rise residential towers go up in their place.
A lot more activity on 20th and Grand.
The Abdiana building. They used to sell furniture on several floors. Now, I believe they are loft apartments. I'm not sure now.
They couldn't pay me enough to do this!!
Some nice looking loft apartments.
This building was recently built!!
The old and historic Western Auto Building. My mom worked here for a short time in the 50s. Now converted into loft apartments, but the sign still lights up the nighttime sky!!
Down the tracks towards the Freighthouse District.
A few shots of Crown Center. A buddy of mine works in this building.
I liked this shot because it reminded me of that cell phone commercial with the signal bars.
Wise choices, might I add!!
Headquarters for The Pitch, Kansas City's premier alternative newspaper.
While Kansas City doesn't have the biggest collection of highrises, it does not lack an abundant supply of old impressive mid-rises. This one is no exception.
I think I saw a live band play at this bar awhile back.
The American Hereford Association. Built in 1986, this building could possibly be torn down to make way for a convention center hotel. Of course, there are nine possible locations.
Looking at the Western Auto Bldg. from Main St..
The Hyatt Regency Hotel in the center. Site of the infamous 1981 skywalk collapse that killed 114 people and injuring 200 others during a huge party.
2 Pershing Square.
Looking eastward on the north side of Union Station with 2 Pershing Square peeking over the top.
Science City, part of Union Station.
The iconic Union Station. A front view
The Crown Center Hotel
Walkways everywhere. Once considered cool, now kinda cheesy. I'm not crazy about them.
The Liberty Memorial from the north side looking south.
Built in 1921, many years before World War 2, This memorial was to commemerate World War 1, or at the time called, "The Great War".
On the left, The San Francisco tower. The tallest apartment building before 909 Walnut building was renovated downtown. In the Middle, Shook, Hardy and Bacon building built in 2004. It might have gone downtown if they had waited until after the approval on the Sprint Center and The Power and Light District. Only 26 stories, it would still have been a decent addition inside the downtown loop.
A small portion of the brand new IRS building. While I'm happy they chose to move from South Kansas City to near downtown, I really can't stand the design of this building. They moved a lot of dirt to build this, and while it didn't necessarily have to be a highrise, they could have made it a little taller and moved less dirt, IMO.
The U.S. Post office. Most of their operations and warehouse is located on the east side, a couple of miles from downtown.
The National Archives also relocated from the same complex that the IRS was located.
I'm gonna say that this is a new building. Just kind of in a wierd spot, where there is a lot of busy traffic. Oh well, if the shoe fits.......
The building on the right is the site of the fire at the Hereford Steakhouse. Suspecting arson, the perpetrator is yet to be caught. It's not clear if they plan to rebuild, although there are two or three other locations in the area.
And to wrap it up....
Thank you for being a part of this, I still have more to come!! Stay tuned...
Hope your leg is ok! We will continue to look forward to your comprehensive look at Kansas City & environs!
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