Periodical cicada
One of the 17 year brood from Western Missouri, taken in mid-June, 2015. The next sighting will be in 17 years time
The Architectural Styles of Downtown Kansas City
Shows the range of architectural styles found in Downtown Kansas City - taken from the West Bottoms on W 12th Street
Woodswhether Road
Buildings were squeezed into every vacant corner of the Bottoms, although now many of the originals have become abandoned, derelict or completely removed so that the landscape is much more open
Mulberry and W 8th in the WestBottoms
Kansas city began as a 'gateway' and service center for the West of the United States. The Bottoms area still has a number of warehouses in use from that era
Oak Street View 3
View of two office buildings in Downtown Kansas City
Warehouse 2
On W 8th Street in the West Bottoms
warerhouse 1
Taken in the West Bottoms, the original site of Kansas city along the Missouri River
Town Pavilion, Kansas City
Viewed from 11th Street West
Oak Street View 2
Side View, Federal Justice Building
the US District Court taken from Margaret Kemp Park, Kansas City
Truman Road View
Looking north towards Downtown and the Power and Light district
Walnut Street
View from the edge of the Power and Light District north
City Hall and the Federal Justice Buildings
View of the details in the two adjacent buildings
Block'n Chip
View of a local Chipotle and the H and R Block Building taken at dawn
Oak Street Office View 1
Taken at Sunrise
Bartle Hall
Part of the Kansas City Conference Center
TWA World Headquarters
Why TransWorld Airlines chosea rocket for their headquarters is unclear; the building is still in use long after the Airline has disappeared.
Skyline 11st Street West
Tower of the Catholic Cathedral with DownTown office buildings in background
11th Street West
Catholic Cathedral with Downrown offices background
Paola, Kansas
Some towns have grown up around a central square housing, as in Paola's case a fine park, while in others administrative buildings such as county court houses