East-West transit study + Next steps for South Loop park + Iconic signage
RideKC wants to hear from you!
RideKC & partners have launched an East-West Transit Study and want to know what you want and need from a public transit system – connecting from The University of Kansas Health System in KCK to the Truman Sports Complex in KCMO. Click here to check out more info online and to participate.
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Early engineering and design work will begin for a 5.5-acre, $160 million public park over a portion of Interstate 670 in Downtown Kansas City.
5 to know: Downtown KC in the news
What comes next for Downtown KC’s $160M South Loop park?
Officials studying East-West Transit plan, including KC Streetcar
Port KC says no to St. Louis developer’s apartment plan
Historic bakery building gives rise to new artist studios on Troost
16 historic Quality Hill Apartment buildings go on the market
A New York investment firm is listing the Quality Hill Apartments, which span 16 residential buildings and 331 units.
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Believe it or not, a Coca-Cola sign once sat atop the Western Auto building.
The stories behind KC’s most iconic signs
Source: Emily Standlee, KCUR Creative Adventure newsletter
If you think the Western Auto sign hovers above Kansas City’s Crossroads district like some delightful, less-evil version of the Eye of Sauron, you’re… not wrong. The multi-story landmark can be seen from every angle, its glow blinking off windows along Oak Street and windshields on Interstate Highway 35. In a word: iconic.
Though the sign and its looping arrow have long been staples of our (underrated) cityscape, the Kansas City aesthetic has a history studded with symbolic insignia — some of which occupy lesser-known spaces. Big or small, it’s all significant.
Ultimately, we’re a city of artists, and along with our growing population of murals, our signs — neon or not — give the city its glowing personality. Click here to dive deeper into this colorful story.
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