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KCDevin

November 30th, 2003, 10:01 PM

Oak Tower, Kansas City MO.
Roof: 119.5m 392ft
Antenna:143.6m 471ft
Built: 1929
Floors: 28
Original Building built in 1919, then raised 14 more floors in 1929

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/652/129oaktowerlookup.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/652/129oaktowerbase.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/3100/129im000905.jpg
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http://photos.***************/kcgridlock/kansascityhighrises//building_oaktower.JPG
http://photos.***************/kcgridlock/kansascity//olddt.jpg
http://photos.***************/kcgridlock/kansascity//civic%20area.JPG
http://www.kcskyscrapers.com/albums/Buildings/oaktower2.jpg

Now, what it USED to look like before Southwestern Bell modern... messed it up!
http://www.kcskyscrapers.com/albums/album03/oaktowerbeforecladding.jpg
http://www.kcskyscrapers.com/albums/album03/oaktowerfacade.jpg

6.5 when not thinking about what is left underneath that wood and crap.

Fabio

December 1st, 2003, 01:12 AM

6/10

for the actual look, and 9/10 to the old one.

TYW

December 2nd, 2003, 10:46 AM

7.5/10 i like the top

SeeMacau

December 4th, 2003, 12:47 AM

7.5/10

RafflesCity

December 4th, 2003, 05:09 PM

Quite cool

those bars across the voids look weird though.

7.5/10

Sniper

December 4th, 2003, 10:18 PM

8/10.

james2390

December 21st, 2003, 11:06 PM

looks good, 8/10

Wu-Gambino

December 22nd, 2003, 04:21 AM

7/10

Not too bad.

The Messiah

December 23rd, 2003, 04:05 PM

The old look was way better!:rant:

This tower deserves a 6.5/10

SteelCity32

September 5th, 2004, 07:15 AM

awsome, looks great. 8.5/10

Schroedinger's Cat

September 7th, 2004, 01:49 PM

7.5/10

SChristopher

October 22nd, 2004, 11:48 PM

Odd looking, bland. 7/10.

DarkFenX

July 12th, 2005, 01:54 AM

Bad top but rest is good. 7.5/10

DRAKKO

July 12th, 2005, 03:34 AM

7/10

lovecharlie

August 13th, 2005, 02:07 PM

What it lacks in detail, it makes up for in orginality, this design could be copied easily today and would still look modern, infact it looks new in some of those close up photos.
7

El_Greco

August 22nd, 2005, 09:58 PM

7.5/10

forvine

December 21st, 2005, 07:33 PM

7/10

Sinjin P.

December 22nd, 2005, 02:13 AM

7.5/10

SoboleuS

March 17th, 2006, 12:00 PM

Quite nice oldie. 7,5/10

DamienK

March 24th, 2006, 11:04 AM

8/10

DïegôLG

March 26th, 2006, 02:11 AM

7/10

gutooo

September 9th, 2006, 07:40 AM

7/10

ZZ-II

March 14th, 2007, 10:41 PM

7/10

W!CKED

March 15th, 2007, 10:16 PM

7/10

Skyman

May 21st, 2007, 12:38 PM

7/10

Astralis

May 8th, 2008, 11:07 PM

5/10

Fundador

May 11th, 2008, 03:15 PM

8/10:)

Rutger1991

October 21st, 2008, 02:38 PM

5/10

Ni3lS

October 31st, 2008, 11:13 PM

7/10

tonyssa

April 30th, 2009, 02:21 PM

7.5/10

henry hill

May 29th, 2009, 02:14 AM

7/10

Jan Del Castillo

August 16th, 2009, 01:17 AM

7. Regards.

xavarreiro

September 23rd, 2009, 11:49 PM

7/10

dochan

September 24th, 2009, 10:40 AM

6/10

wise_zech

October 3rd, 2009, 12:08 PM

7/10

Heroico

November 20th, 2009, 05:58 PM

RON-E

November 23rd, 2009, 12:47 PM

1/10

romanito

August 9th, 2010, 02:49 AM

9/10

yudibali2008

May 25th, 2011, 04:35 PM

7.5/10

sieradzanin1

December 20th, 2011, 11:54 AM

http://www.emporis.com/building/oaktowerbuilding-kansascity-mo-usa

7/10

Eric Offereins

December 27th, 2011, 03:03 PM

7/10

briker

December 28th, 2011, 05:34 PM

Dakaro

January 6th, 2012, 05:21 PM

7.5

mossimoh

January 16th, 2012, 08:46 PM

7/10

Geocarlos

June 24th, 2012, 04:28 AM

5/10

Nikkodemo

February 6th, 2013, 06:23 AM

:)

http://i45.************/2ikb9ya.jpg

http://i49.************/29cvpll.jpg

7/10