Amid all of the hype over YET ANOTHER COWTOWN PARTY PLACE . . . This report offers a bit of local connection to a not-so-long-ago era when wealth disparity ALSO ruled the discourse.
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Architecture fans will love how the bridge is highlighted in the new designs. Some outdoor tables encircle the bridge’s beams, for example, and rail lines from the train track are used as footrests for the bridge’s two bars. In American Royal Hall, the top of the bridge is enclosed, allowing for a tall cathedral-style ceiling in the event space . . .
History buffs will be happy to hear that some of the steel in the bridge still bears the stamp of “Carnegie,” a reference to the Carnegie Steel Company that manufactured the original beams.
For bicyclists, walkers and nature lovers, the bridge will connect levee walking paths on both sides of the Kansas River. The Rock Island Bridge is also officially designated a trailhead for the proposed Greenline KC 10-mile-loop path.
Free parking is available on the east side of the bridge . . .
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
After years of anticipation, a 121-year-old bridge with a $20 million makeover is now open to the public
Sixty feet above the Kansas River, a 121-year-old railroad bridge has found a second life.
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