The Kansas City *Gallery* - Page 2

Avian001 · May 16th, 2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by barona news

Buongiorno a tutti

una domanda

perchè le città americane hanno le vie sempre deserte,si vede sempre poca gente a passeggio

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Originally Posted by IraGlacialis

wat......

Basically, he's asking why American cities have so few people on the sidewalks in pictures such as these of Kansas City.

Zach759 · May 27th, 2010, 12:46 AM

Bartle Hall is my favorite building!

Resident · May 27th, 2010, 01:44 AM

Lookin good

ScraperDude · June 8th, 2010, 11:05 PM

I LOVE Kansas City, MO KC,KS is just sad. It reminds me of the image of East Berlin and West Berlin. A well kept city on one side and a dilapidated city on the other side, all that is missing is a wall.

I love P&L Building but its pretty obvious after 7 or more decades they aren't going to build the other half. It's so hidious looking at it from the west. A mural of some sort would help or windows even. Though I'm not sure if the structure would even be able to accommodate windows on that side.

socrates#1fan · June 9th, 2010, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by barona news

Buongiorno a tutti

una domanda

perchè le città americane hanno le vie sempre deserte,si vede sempre poca gente a passeggio

Most American cities today do not have as much pedestrian activity as say Italian cities, but that isn’t to say American cities are deserted, just different.
Though, as downtowns get revitalized, more and more pedestrians are coming to our cities.

Zorobabel · June 10th, 2010, 07:24 AM

KCMO is very nice. Downtown, Crown Center, and the Plaza are all very 'urban.' And to be honest, the Plaza is one of the nicest areas of any city I've ever visited. What the KC really needs--and it seems that they are working on this--is more residential activity downtown. The worst part of the urban core, in my opinion, is the Crossroads area, which you can see in this picture:

The low-rise brick buildings are ugly, and it's a terrible area to drive through. They need to look at a serious redevelopment of that area.

KCK is quite a sad city, though the Village West development has been hugely successful. I think they've brought in about $2 billion in investment there through STAR bonds. And then there is Johnson County on the Kansas side as well, where nearly 600,000 people reside in one of the wealthiest counties in the country. It'd be nice if more of that money made it way into the urban core.

weava · June 11th, 2010, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ScraperDude

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I love P&L Building but its pretty obvious after 7 or more decades they aren't going to build the other half. It's so hidious looking at it from the west. A mural of some sort would help or windows even. Though I'm not sure if the structure would even be able to accommodate windows on that side.

There are proposing to build a hotel tower adjecent to the p&l building

weava · June 11th, 2010, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Zorobabel

The worst part of the urban core, in my opinion, is the Crossroads area,
The low-rise brick buildings are ugly, and it's a terrible area to drive through. They need to look at a serious redevelopment of that area.

I like the crossroads area, the ghetto east of that area is where the redevelpment is seriously needed.

ScraperDude · June 11th, 2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by weava

There are proposing to build a hotel tower adjecent to the p&l building

That looks nice! It would beat the surface lot that is currently there and would be a nice piece of infill.

St.PauliBoy · June 11th, 2010, 05:47 PM

Wow....great pics!! I always wonder why KC is so overlooked on these boards. I love that you included a map for those of us not from Missouri.

The Midwest is chock full of Great American Cities like this!

Zorobabel · June 11th, 2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by weava

I like the crossroads area, the ghetto east of that area is where the redevelpment is seriously needed.

You're right. It scares me just to drive in that area.

I think the convention hotel proposal is nice and would certainly add to the skyline. It looks like it'd be slightly taller than 1201 Walnut.

Towersville · June 14th, 2010, 09:18 PM

there are some new buildings or projects???

Coldwake · June 15th, 2010, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ScraperDude

That looks nice! It would beat the surface lot that is currently there and would be a nice piece of infill.

Are we looking at the same picture? That's infill to you??

Coldwake · June 15th, 2010, 07:32 PM

Kansas city has a very nice skyline for it's size in my opinion. It would be better though if the power and light building didn't have that huge wall of nothingness (I'm assuming that's where the elevators are). It's kind of like a black hole in the night time skyline.

StormShadow · July 16th, 2010, 09:53 PM

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IraGlacialis · July 22nd, 2010, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Zorobabel

The worst part of the urban core, in my opinion, is the Crossroads area, which you can see in this picture:

The low-rise brick buildings are ugly, and it's a terrible area to drive through. They need to look at a serious redevelopment of that area.

For the buildings themselves, that can be subjective as they are a good remnant of pre-Depression architecture. It is interesting seeing some of them up close to examine artifacts left behind from old advertisements on the exterior walls. Rather than destroying outright, it is best to refurbish the structures, as has been done. Also, since that area has been designated as an art district, any new development will tend not to be high rise (10 stories max).
However, all of those parking lots could definitely be filled in with development (at least condense a couple lots into garages), and the sidewalks should be improved to accommodate pedestrians more, especially for First Fridays.
Fortunately that picture is slightly out of date, as the Kaufman Center for the Performing Arts is nearing completion.

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Originally Posted by Coldwake

It would be better though if the power and light building didn't have that huge wall of nothingness (I'm assuming that's where the elevators are). It's kind of like a black hole in the night time skyline.

That was a product of the Depression. Originally, the P&L Building was to be built with twin spires, but since money ran out, they had to make due with the east half of the building. That could easily be remedied with another building at the side or a creative piece of artwork along the wall.

SteveWasco12 · July 28th, 2010, 03:15 AM

http://www.urban-photos.com/ Bill Cobb

Crown Center

Plaza

SteveWasco12 · July 28th, 2010, 03:26 AM

http://blog.ericbowersphoto.com Eric Bowers

new Performing Arts Center under construction

StormShadow · July 28th, 2010, 03:39 AM

Awesome!

Nice NBA-NHL ready arena K.C. has in it's downtown.

ScraperDude · July 28th, 2010, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Coldwake

Are we looking at the same picture? That's infill to you??

I'm not sure if you are looking at the same picture I had responded to. Theres currently a parking lot to the west of P&L tower and the proposed hotel will be built on the lot. So yea... I'd say thats infill, if it were 5 stories or 50 stories.. infill

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ScraperDude lagom Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 1,378 Likes (Received): 2	I LOVE Kansas City, MO KC,KS is just sad. It reminds me of the image of East Berlin and West Berlin. A well kept city on one side and a dilapidated city on the other side, all that is missing is a wall. I love P&L Building but its pretty obvious after 7 or more decades they aren't going to build the other half. It's so hidious looking at it from the west. A mural of some sort would help or windows even. Though I'm not sure if the structure would even be able to accommodate windows on that side. __________________ it's like.... a hot tranny mess up in here

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Zorobabel Awesomeness Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jakarta Posts: 1,211 Likes (Received): 0	KCMO is very nice. Downtown, Crown Center, and the Plaza are all very 'urban.' And to be honest, the Plaza is one of the nicest areas of any city I've ever visited. What the KC really needs--and it seems that they are working on this--is more residential activity downtown. The worst part of the urban core, in my opinion, is the Crossroads area, which you can see in this picture: The low-rise brick buildings are ugly, and it's a terrible area to drive through. They need to look at a serious redevelopment of that area. KCK is quite a sad city, though the Village West development has been hugely successful. I think they've brought in about $2 billion in investment there through STAR bonds. And then there is Johnson County on the Kansas side as well, where nearly 600,000 people reside in one of the wealthiest counties in the country. It'd be nice if more of that money made it way into the urban core.

June 11th, 2010, 05:47 PM	#30
St.PauliBoy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 72 Likes (Received): 0	Wow....great pics!! I always wonder why KC is so overlooked on these boards. I love that you included a map for those of us not from Missouri. The Midwest is chock full of Great American Cities like this!

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Coldwake Voice of Reason (usually) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 962 Likes (Received): 0	Kansas city has a very nice skyline for it's size in my opinion. It would be better though if the power and light building didn't have that huge wall of nothingness (I'm assuming that's where the elevators are). It's kind of like a black hole in the night time skyline.

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StormShadow Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Trying to Escape Posts: 4,498 Likes (Received): 4	Awesome! Nice NBA-NHL ready arena K.C. has in it's downtown.