Did you see this Letter to the Editor reaction to Steve Pauls column regarding the Armour Apartments? #KC #Preservation Steve Paul column Hallelujah, there is someone at The Star who understands the need for historic preservation (1-18, Steve Paul, “Historic apartments deserve another chance”). Kansas City is besieged with benefactors, businesses and institutions that want to destroy irreplaceable history in return for their largess. Well, a little bit here and a little bit there, and after a while we will be left with strip malls and regret. Our historic infrastructure is one of the best resources that Kansas City has to differentiate us from newer areas. To save these buildings will mean we are saving a historic streetscape that no other city can claim — four original John McKecknie apartment houses that have survived for more than a century. The Star, the neighborhood and the Landmarks Commission all understand the urgency of preserving these structures. Now the City Council and the mayor’s office need to step up and help Antheus, Silliman and MAC Properties do the right thing, help them realize that they can set a preservation example by saving these unique and irreplaceable structures. Take care of them, use them for their intended purpose, and they can still make a reasonable profit. Ross Freese Kansas City Read more here: kansascity/2014/01/22/4769193/orwellian-times-kc-schools-redo.html#storylink=cpy midtown-apartments.html#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:11:32 +0000
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