Kansas City 'East Crossroads' Prepares For Royals Stadium That's Never Coming

A quick caveat . . .

Unless your name is BILLIONAIRE B-LIST BOND VILLEIN JOHN SHERMAN . . . Then you're probably full of sh*t if you think you know where the Royals stadium will be located. 

We've had some fun with the idea . . . But every drunk uncle in this town thinks they know the location including our feckless local media outlets. 

Our favorite guess . . . Las Vegas.

In the meantime, here's a bit of dead-tree speculation that only adds to the confusion . . .

Crews have already begun tearing down the former Wiltshire Apartments building, a four-story brick structure at 10th and Holmes streets. Earlier this month, the city also issued pre-demolition permits for several other buildings in the East Village: the Della Lamb building at 1000 Charlotte St., the former Blackstone Hotel at 817 Cherry St. and a parking garage at 815 Cherry St.

The moves are the most visible sign in years of impending change for the long overlooked area of downtown — and underscore the belief of many that the neighborhood is the Kansas City Royals’ top choice for a new stadium.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Demolition starts in this Kansas City neighborhood as Royals push for downtown stadium

Kansas City has issued demolition permits for several buildings in the East Village, one of the top sites under consideration for a new downtown baseball stadium. Crews have already begun tearing down the former Wiltshire Apartments building, a four-story brick structure at 10th and Holmes streets.

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