So, my plans for a scathing and sarcastic Urban Blight post on the Independence avenue/ North East area have hit a snag. To be honest, Independence Avenue has never looked so good, which is not to say it isn't a cesspool, it is, however they have come a long way baby. So I'm giving them a pass, at least temporarily. If you need to blame someone for the lack of material to poke fun at, then blame the Mexicans. The shifty bastards had the gall to clean the area up, open businesses, paint and repair the houses, and generally make the place less of an eyesore. The exception being the overabundance of bright orange and day glo lime green painted buildings.
Take heart, all is not lost. Since I've got nothing ready for an Urban blight post, you all get your favorite play along game, Where's MM?. There are two pictures, same place. I tossed the dogs in as a bonus. The giant magic brown sphere that looks as if it is about to flatten Max, actually spins in place, seemingly floating atop water, like Jesus bowling ball. Play fair, and look for my next Urban Blight installment Tuesday.
So, my plans for a scathing and sarcastic Urban Blight post on the Independence avenue/ North East area have hit a snag. To be honest, Independence Avenue has never looked so good, which is not to say it isn't a cesspool, it is, however they have come a long way baby. So I'm giving them a pass, at least temporarily. If you need to blame someone for the lack of material to poke fun at, then blame the Mexicans. The shifty bastards had the gall to clean the area up, open businesses, paint and repair the houses, and generally make the place less of an eyesore. The exception being the overabundance of bright orange and day glo lime green painted buildings.
This one is easy . . . for me. I worked there when I was in college. It's the front of Kansas City Life Insurance Company. It was a pretty decent place for student, free lunch for employees!
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Dang it, I knew that one before I saw krashton's post. I'll elaborate and say that its at Broadway and Linwood, nice looking building.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute pic of your doggies!
ReplyDeleteI love this building because insurance companies don't really look like this any more. It comes from a time when they had to literally look solid, stable, and safe from the outside, kind of like banks.
ReplyDeleteDang, I was looking forward to seeing what you found out Northeast way. After living and working in this area, I have found NE can be a bit bi-polar when it comes to upkeep and such.
ReplyDeleteThe Avenue looks better, but there are still plenty of homes and apartment buildings (one that is missing the roof and walls on the top floor from a recent storm) that look like absolute hell.
Yet, one block away you have 400K homes.
KC Life @ Armour & B'way! But that's not why I'm commenting. You must be a nice person because you have such happy dogs. I'll be sure to honk if I see you around the neighborhood. Cheers.
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