Anyone know anything about Kansas City, MO? UPDATE for Architectural Geeks!!!

[Wait Wut]

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My son just got a job offer that he's 99.9% sure he's accepting. My mother was born there, but that was like a hundred years ago.

My stomach feels gross. I just get him back in the US and now he's skipping the state and moving offta nowhere. Poopiness.

I'm not really looking for stats, just general DU opinions 'cause you guys know pretty much everything. Especially here in the Lounge.

Edit to add this freakin' amazing link to the KCMO Public Library! http://www.idesignarch.com/kansas-city-public-library-missouri/ Sooooo cool!

[Ptah]

1. Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City

Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City
They've gone about as fur as they c'n go!
They went and built a skyscraper seven stories high,
About as high as a buildin' orta grow.
Ev'rythin's like a dream in Kansas City,
It's better than a magic lantern show!
Y' c'n turn the radiator on whenever you want some heat.
With ev'ry kind o' comfort ev'ry house is all complete.
You c'n walk to privies in the rain and never wet your feet!
They've gone about as fur as they c'n go,
(Yes sir!)
They've gone about as fur as they c'n go!

[rug]

2. I bet you're going to find this thread very helpful.

[Ptah]

5. (Yes sir!)

They've gone about as fur as they c'n go!
Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City
They've gone about as fur as they c'n go!
They got a big theayter they call a burlesque.
Fer fifty cents you c'n see a dandy show.
One of the gals was fat and pink and pretty,
As round above as she was round below.
I could swear that she was padded from her shoulder to her heel,
But latter in the second act when she began to peel
She proved that ev'rythin' she had was absolutely real!
She went about as fur as she could go,
(Yes sir!)
She went about as fur as she could go!

[Wait Wut]

11. I had no idea...

...there were so many songs written about KC. But...is that KCMO or KCKS?

[rug]

12. Got me. If I knew anything about KC I wouldn't have posted a song.

looks like some people downthread have more useful info.

[Wait Wut]

10. "...walk to privies..."

My DIL is NOT going to want to 'walk to the privies', dry feet or not!

Please tell me this song was written in a different century.

[Ptah]

21. Oklahoma!

The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943. It was a box-office smash
and ran for an unprecedented 2,243 performances, later enjoying award-winning
revivals, national tours, foreign productions and an Academy Award-winning 1955
film adaptation. It has long been a popular choice for school and
community productions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma!

[Ptah]

41. I should add, I am sorry to hear your son is moving so far away.

I hope you can visit each other often.

[Wait Wut]

43. Thank you.

I'm used to it. He was stationed in Okinawa for 5 years. I only saw him once during that time. For two years before that, he was bopping all over the country from base to base, two years after he was in CA. So, for 9 years we saw each other rarely. He's my only kid and we're very close, so I'm definitely not looking forward to it. He has an amazing wife so I know he'll eat right and stay out of trouble.

I'm already working on my vacation schedule.

[Moondog]

3. Flew over it a bunch of times, going from east to west and back again.

I think there was a song called "Kansas City" years back.

It's in the middle, somewhere, and pretty good size for that area of the world.

That's about it for me.

It'll be fine. If he's big enough to go overseas, he's big enough to go to Kansas City.

[Wait Wut]

13. The most helpful reply.

Really. I needed to know it's size relative to the rest of that area of the world.

He's my only kid, damnit. He's never big enough to do anything without consulting his mother!

[Moondog]

15. Heh. Thanks.

[Brother Buzz]

4. Ribs

I understand they got something special going on in BBQ realm

Beyond that, I ain't got nothing.

[Wait Wut]

14. I miss Midwestern food.

I'm a misplaced Chicagoan stuck in Arizona. I've eaten so much 'Mexican' food I've learned Spanlish by osmosis.

[HarveyDarkey]

40. KCBS, Kansas City Barbecue Society

I've been a certified BBQ judge theough them since 2000. They sanction BBQ championships all over the world now.

[Brother Buzz]

42. Cool Beans! I am genuinely impressed!

Has Bobby Seale done any guest judging with the Kansas City Barbecue Society?

[sharp_stick]

6. It's a fun city

but I've only visited for a week or so at a time.

Oklahoma Joes makes some of the best burnt ends I've ever had anywhere.

http://www.oklahomajoesbbq.com/

[Wait Wut]

16. I'll send him the link!

He's a BBQ addict and so is his wifey!

[sharp_stick]

24. In that case here's a couple more

Arthur Bryant's is a landmark and their sauce is classic.

http://www.arthurbryantsbbq.com/index.htm

And for a little higher end there's always Jack Stack

http://www.jackstackbbq.com/splash-stores.aspx

A friend of mine lived there for years and I'd make BBQ pilgrimages.

[flying rabbit]

29. + 1 for Arthur Bryants

The biggest thing I miss about KC is BBQ

[El Supremo]

7. I was born there.

But I haven't lived there in a long time. I have visited recently.

I always thought that it was one of the best cities to raise a family. It is economically stable, growth is slow but steady and it is rather pretty.

[Wait Wut]

17. That's kinda what I'm pickin' up on the internet.

Great town, stable, fun, good people.

I love MO. Being from IL I used to vacation there often. Gorgeous state, despite the occasional backward politics. Not a fan of St. Louis, though.

[hlthe2b]

8. Kansas City has a lot going for it as a city... good bbq, jazz

and some very pretty terrain, expansion bridges, etc. in areas surrounding.

Ad you likely know, there are some extremely conservative communities surrounding and Missouri itself has had a long history of ever increasing regressive (e.g., teabagger) type politics.

That said, folks in the more rural areas North of KC are kind and very "real" examples of the "homespun" mid-Westerners.

You son could do a lot worse.

[Wait Wut]

18. Yes, he could.

His other option was Florida.

The more I'm reading about it, the more I think he'll like it. We're from Chicago, and it seems to have all the good Chicago qualities in a pint-sized version. The DIL won't like the weather, but she adapts well.

[Enrique]

9. i remember seeing a lot of mullets there

but that was back in the 90's

[Wait Wut]

19. I saw a lot of those in Kentucky.

That was in the early 00s. I'm thinkin' they're still there.

[Arugula Latte]

20. (Say in Jerry Seinfeld voice) What's the deal with Kansas City? Why is it in Missouri?

Why didn't they put it in Kansas?

[trof]

23. They put one there too.

It's kinda in both states.

[Wait Wut]

28. Someone got lost.

Or, just bad directions. Based on my mother's sense of direction, the latter is probably more accurate.

[Taverner]

22. Yes I do! It's on the opposite side of the state as St Louis!

[Wait Wut]

26. That's a good starting point, actually.

I dislike St. Louis. It has a few good points, but driving there is frightening.

[trof]

25. Many, many years ago...

The local mafia don (Nick Civella, I think) and his capos hung out at The Italian Gardens restaurant on Grand St.


It's been closed for a while.
No help, I know. Just a memory.

Prairie Village used to be a good upscale neighborhood for downtown commuters.

The Country Club Plaza (often referred to as The Plaza) is an American upscale shopping district and residential neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri.


That's about all I remember, except that there used to be a Playboy Club on the top floor of a downtown hotel.

[Wait Wut]

27. That's beautiful!

It looks like the type of place my DIL and I could explore! Not the Playboy Club, the Plaza. Not sure we'd have a lot of fun at the Playboy Club.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

30. Make sure to tell him to check out the Kansas City Renaissance Festival!

http://www.kcrenfest.com/

[Wait Wut]

32. Oh Hell Yes!

We both worked at Bristol (previously King Richard's) in Wisconsin. I worked there on and off for over 16 years!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

31. heard that

there are some crazy women there
and
someone (forget who) wants to get 'em one

[Wait Wut]

33. Well, it's not my kid.

He's already got one. She's not crazy, just a bit goofy sometimes.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. then he should do well. best of luck to him and

I hear their ribs aren't bad either you should go visit.

[Wait Wut]

36. I plan on it!

Looks like my future visits back home to Chicago will mean a pitstop in KCMO, from now on. No complaints. Might have to take longer vacations...or win the lottery.

All the talk of BBQ in this thread has made me hungry. We're having leftover spaghetti for dinner. Crap.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

37. still got me beat - heh!

red baron pizza and a bottle of two buck chuck for me and mine ... Thursday night special around my house

oh well, tomorrow is Friday

[ohiosmith]

35. They got some crazy little women there! I think!

[Wait Wut]

38. Not nearly as many as Arizona.

We have batshit women here.

[ohiosmith]

39. Could be interesting!

[bike man]

44. "Anyone" covers a whole lot of people, so, yes, "someone" does. nt

[olddots]

45. if you have to be in MO. be in Kansas City

I prefer it to L.A. but that's because I live in L.A.

The only draw back is the travel time/cost to visit but it's an interesting city.