Kansas City Streetcar Destroyed Historic Midtown Building After All

The toy train claims another victim as local developers simply waited out activist opposition. 

Open question: 

Has "Historic KC" ever saved anything?!?!?  

As always, credit where it's due for even trying in a town that's pretty much run by out of town developers. 

And here's a quick peek at the latest wrecking ball appointment . . . 

A "dangerous" designation may spell the end of high-profile buildings at 31st and Main streets, despite a historic protection Kansas City approved three years ago to stave off demolition.

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

One of KC's oldest buildings could face the wrecking ball despite efforts to save it

A local preservation group called the prospect of demolition disappointing and characterized the last several years as a case of "demolition by neglect."

Demolition looms for Midtown buildings despite 2022 historic designation - Kansas City Business Journal

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