Blighted Kansas City South Side 4 Acre Hotel Well Remembered Before Demolition

Tonight we consider tribute to a relic of a bygone era as Kansas City struggles to craft a suburban development path for the future . . .

"The 4 Acre Motel, with restaurant and cocktail lounge, opened around 1940 during the golden era of highway motor courts. Sunday dinner was big at the restaurant, even for non-guests.

"Over the decades when it was a welcoming sight to travelers, it also put together quite the rap sheet."

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

A foregone conclusion for the 4 Acre Motel

"To say it's an eyesore is an understatement -it's an embarrassment."