Even Kansas City Developers Dispute Jeserich Building Destruction

Nobody likes this upcoming tear down . . . We typically disagree with this local pro-development outlet but on this topic they're 100% correct . . . Check-it: 

"The City went ahead with the claims and approved demolition on the basis of it being a “dangerous building”, but it was more likely that the buildings would be taken down by vandals or a fire rather a standard freeze/thaw cycle (if the blizzard in January and subsequent deep freezes followed by a rapid thaw didn’t take the buildings out, that should tell you something).

"The land owner is promising a request for proposals for a significant project on the property, but it’s more likely than not that any proposal chosen for this property will not last as long as the Jeserich or Ward buildings did. Nor will the new buildings carry any of the architectural significance of the existing properties. "

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

31st and Main: An Example of All That's Wrong with Preservation in KC

It's no secret that the decades following the 1950s haven't been kind to historic preservation in urban Kansas City. The most prominent clearance of property for parking lots, expanded roads, and new highways was the North Loop (something that's still referenced by several urbanists as one of the biggest mistakes of the urban renewal period)....