TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! RUMOR HAS IT: THE HEREFORD HOUSE WON'T COME BACK TO DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY!!!

If all of human history has taught us one thing, it is this: People talk.

There's a lot of speculation regarding the Hereford House fire and now it has been revealed that there were threats made against the establishment before the disaster.

I must admit ignorance as to the nature of the blaze which destroyed the place but what I do know is that word has been circulating that the so-called institution won't rebuild (at least not in its current configuration) in downtown Kansas City.

For a moment, lets pretend that this isn't widely circulating talk that is making its way around the metro . . . A simple look at the facts will provide a bit of insight into the desperate situation of the restaurant that gives this speculation even more credence:

Thanks to awesome TKC Tipsters, this blog was the only metro media outlet to note the economically depressed conditions of the neighboring establishments.

A lot of people like to discount economic reality and point to the success of the nearby Crossroads District but then refuse to acknowledge the economic and demographic reality which easily explains: Crossroads hipsters don't eat a lot of steak!!! Even a casual observer will acknowledge that business was off in the downtown Kansas City Hereford House location.

Finally, even more TKC Tipsters point to a spike in recent downtown/Crossroads crime that in and of itself might have led to a change of location for the Hereford House.

Again, I'm not making a prediction . . . I'm just reporting the gossip that is already out there and revealing, yet again, that the promise of a Downtown Renaissance has now been revealed to be a complete lie as evidenced by the smoldering ashes of a classic KC restaurant along with crime-ridden Downtown streets.