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Downtown KC: Major William Warner House
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  • Updated By basstbn on April 21, 2003
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    • Major Wm Warner House - Kansas City
    Major Wm Warner House
    by basstbn
    I had driven by the Major William Warner House on several occasions without realizing its significance. Warner was a congressman and senator from Missouri, and founder of Kansas City Life Insurance Company. His home, located in the 1000 block of Pennsylvania in the Quality Hill District, now houses a Partnership for Children United Way agency. It was constructed in 1865.

    Kansas City's old Quality Hill neighborhood has undergone a major reformation in recent years and townhouses and condos in the area are highly desirable.

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    Downtown KC: Tribute to Early Explorers
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  • By basstbn on March 16, 2003
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    • Monument to Lewis, Clark, and Sacajewa - Kansas City
    Monument to Lewis, Clark,
    and Sacajewa
    by basstbn
    I'm putting this monument in the off the beaten path category because few Kansas City citizens know it actually exists, or if so, where it is.

    This statue pays tribute to explorers Lewis and Clark, and to their Indian woman guide Sacajewa. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson engaged Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. Following the Missouri River, they encountered the area known as Kaw's Mouth, now Kansas City.

    This monument is located in Case Park high on a bluff overlooking the spot where the Kaw (Kansas) River empties into the Missouri River.

    On Jefferson Street north of 9th Street in the Quality Hill area of downtown Kansas City.

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    Downtown KC: Once Powerful Figure Now Hard to Find
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  • By basstbn on March 16, 2003
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    • Mayor Tom Pendergast - Kansas City
    Mayor Tom Pendergast
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    Kansas City's Tom Pendergast was for many years one of the country's most powerful mayors. His powerful political machine (and alleged mob ties) helped him rule KC during the wide-open days of the 30's and allowed him to become a rich man.

    Now, the one statue of the man is hard to find. It's stuck away in a corner of little Case Park. I just happened to see it while there to view the monument to Lewis and Clark.

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    Downtown KC: All throughout the city are...
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  • By slabeaume on August 26, 2002
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    • Downtown KC - Kansas City
    by slabeaume
    All throughout the city are interesting little details in architecture, such as this corner on this building.

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    Downtown KC: There's an overlook to the...
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  • By slabeaume on August 26, 2002
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    • Downtown KC - Kansas City
    by slabeaume
    There's an overlook to the west of the city that has this statue. THe statue is different on each side.

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    Downtown KC: The Kansas City Museum at 218...
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  • By brdwtchr on August 25, 2002
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    • The Kansas City Museum at 218 Gladstone is in an old mansion. The building is beautiful and the exhibits are great. When we were there they had a travelling exhibit about Sherlock Holmes and museum visitors had to become detectives and solve a mystery. It was great fun. There are so many great museums in Kansas City I have not seen them all yet.

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    Downtown KC: The four sky sculptures a top...
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  • By brdwtchr on August 25, 2002
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    • Downtown KC - Kansas City
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    The four sky sculptures a top Bartle Hall make it easy to find this landmark. Bartle Hall is a large exhibit center and convention place. I've been there twice. The last time was to see a boat show. Before that the Smithsonian had an exhibit there. The great thing about Bartle Hall is there was not room to build it. To make room it was built like a giant bridge over the highway. It is near Broadway street in down town KC, MO.

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    Downtown KC: This is one of the statues in...
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    • Downtown KC - Kansas City
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    This is one of the statues in front of the American Royal. American Royal is a big building and arena where they have horse shows and rodeos. There is a museum that opens at 10:00 Tuesday through Saturdays which has many interactive displays. I learned some things there. Getting there is a bit difficult if you have not done so before. You take the exit off of I-35 near Bartle Hall, circle around under the highway, go through a nice neighborhood with hispanic murals on the walls, and up a bridge. At top of the bridge you will see the American Royal Building below and an exit ramp.

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    Downtown KC: Lyric Opera of Kansas City is...
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  • By brdwtchr on August 25, 2002
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    • Downtown KC - Kansas City
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    Lyric Opera of Kansas City is at 11th and Central in KC, MO. To tell the truth, I just liked this building. I have not been to an opera there yet. Never been to an opera any place yet. I'll go to one some day. There are many places in Kansas City to see an opera, symphony, or play.

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    Downtown KC: The 18th and Vine Historic District
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  • Updated By Tom_Fields on September 29, 2005
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    • Historic Vine Street in Kansas City - Kansas City
    Historic Vine Street in Kansas
    City
    by Tom_Fields
    The 18th and Vine Historic District has one of the best music museums around. It also has jazz and blues festivals during late summer. Also good night life. Robert Altman, a KC native, shot his movie Kansas CIty in this area. It's now the home of the Mutual Musicians Foundation.

    It's best, if you plan to stay in town, to hire a cab to get there and back. Parking is often a problem and the surrounding areas are crime-ridden even during the day.

    For more information, contact the Mutual Musicians Foundation at:

    P.O. Box 16092
    Kansas City, MO 64112

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  • Phone: (816) 471-5212
  • Website: http://web1.umkc.edu/orgs/local627/foundation/
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