What do you think of KC's skyline? (Kansas City, St. Louis: appointed, school)

[Blue Earth]

Kansas City, Missouri has a pleasant skyline. The only thing I don't like are those spires on Bartle Hall. I think that looks tacky and it should be taken down.

KC has a nice balance of newer, more modern looking glass buildings with older brick buildings. My favorite view of the skyline is from the south because I like all those smaller brick buildings in the foreground.

[brewcrew1000]

Originally Posted by FreeStater

Kansas City, Missouri has a pleasant skyline. The only thing I don't like are those spires on Bartle Hall. I think that looks tacky and it should be taken down.

KC has a nice balance of newer, more modern looking glass buildings with older brick buildings. My favorite view of the skyline is from the south because I like all those smaller brick buildings in the foreground.

I have a view of the skyline every week when i play softball at penn valley, it's a nice view and it will look great once the Performing Arts Center is done.

I think the best view of the skyline is from KCK or driving from KCK on 70, i really like seeing it perched up on the hill like that looking all tall and mighty

[JacobKevin]

I am absolutely in love with Kansas City's skyline.

http://www.micahyoungphotography.com/img/s5/v4/p701790285-3.jpg (broken link)
From the south, perhaps the most infamous shot of the skyline taken from the Liberty Memorial. The photographer did an amazing job using an HDR setting.


From the west. Kansas City's buildings are built almost in a row from east to west, so looking from the north or south, the city looks quite large, which I love. From the other directions however, it looks quite condensed.

http://www.kcips.com/images/kc_skyline_760w.jpg (broken link)
From the southeast (around the Jazz district).


One of my all-time favorite views is from the north looking south across the river. Coming down 169 south gives you a view like this, or from Waterworks park off North Oak.


Looking from the east (Arrowhead stadium area).

Bottom line is, I absolutely love this city. It's the perfect modest big city.

[aragx6]

I was in Dallas last weekend for the first time and was very unimpressed by their skyline. We also drove through downtown and there wasn't much to look at because the facades are mostly bland.

For a city sooo much smaller, Kansas City has a significantly better skyline.

[brewcrew1000]

I actually like Tulsa's Skyline a lot and it's kind of not really seen all that much if you drive through Tulsa on 44

[MoNative34]

I've always liked the view from the north. Guess I'm biased because I live north. Those are good pics, Jacob.

[denverian]

I like KC's skyline and I grew up there, but it just hasn't changed much since the mid '80s. I suppose the new PAC will add something to it, but an new tallest would bring it up to date.

[viva kc]

Has downtown KC considered a living, shopping, entertainment community like Omaha's Midtown Crossing. A new downtown residential building and complex that would be more family friendly could encourage families to move downtown. This complex would probably need to be cost manageable for middle class families. This condo complex could including a few restaurants, fitness center (including pool), This living area would also include forming a park for the 21st century, and family friendly shopping. I am all for urban living, but I feel like a quality downtown park centrally located would help alot for people more accustomed to green spaces. I know downtown KC has parks, and I do like going dowtown, but either the parks are not park "friendly" or on the edges of the downtown loop. One thing that separates KC's downtown and "real" urban downtowns is that it seems like there are not alot of people there except for working or drinking at the KCPL. People need a reason to live downtown and there really is not. Heck even adding/moving an elementary school school downtown could motivate people to move downtown. The current downtown businesses and KCPL are a good new start to down town, now we need to push forward and get people to LIVE there!

[brewcrew1000]

The parks in KC is one of the biggest jokes around. The coolest park i think is Roanoke Park near downtown with great greenery and trails but there is never anyone in the place. I think a lot of the parks just serve as buffers to seperate the poor people from the rich people.
This Midtown Crossing looks awesome and would be a great concept and really do think parks/green space would make things much better instead of an all concrete living condition.

[kcmo]

Originally Posted by denverian

I like KC's skyline and I grew up there, but it just hasn't changed much since the mid '80s. I suppose the new PAC will add something to it, but an new tallest would bring it up to date.

I love that it never changes. Do you know how hard it is to keep up to day skyline photos of 75 cities??? At least I know that the photos I take of KC will last a while .

Speaking of that. Here are a few new pics of KC.





It's photos like this where you notice where KCMO has changed. Ten years ago, you didn't want take close up photos of downtown because you could make out all the vacant structures and blight, now it's not so bad.