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Posts Tagged ‘KC Streetcar’

Commission Backs Historic Landmark Protection for Buildings at 31st and Main

By | June 29, 2022 | 0
The northeast corner of 31st and Main streets where the 115-year-old Jeserich building is located.

The Historic Preservation Commission supports local landmark designation for several buildings at 31st and Main streets that would otherwise face imminent demolition.

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Hitching a Ride Through History: The Evolution of Kansas City Public Transportation

By | June 22, 2022 | 0
KC Streetcar in the 1950s

Kansas City’s long and complex history of public transportation ends with a back-to-the-future plot twist — the return of the streetcar. We take a ride with the numbers.

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Big Apartment Plan Proposed for Prominent Site Near Penn Valley Park

By | June 21, 2022 | 0
NorthPoint Development wants to build a 385-unit apartment project at the current site of the old Trinity Lutheran Hospital complex.

A $122 million residential project is in the works for the prominent, five-acre site of the old Trinity Lutheran Hospital complex by Penn Valley Park and near the planned streetcar stop at 31st and Main streets.

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Plan to Redevelop Historic ABC Building on Main Clears First Hurdle

By | May 25, 2022 | 1
The six-story historic ABC Storage building at 3244 Main St. and the adjoining former Anderson Electric Car building.

Exact Partners wants to renovate the six-story ABC Storage Building at 3244 Main and an adjoining three-story building at 3420 Main into a 50- to 60-unit apartment project with a rooftop café.

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Owner Plans to Demolish Historic Main Street Building, No Future Plan for Now

By | April 27, 2022 | 0
The 134 year-old Jeserich Building at the corner of 31st and Main streets.

A group of historic, but unprotected, buildings at the northeast corner of 31st and Main streets are going to be demolished soon, according to their owner, with no plan yet prepared for the redevelopment of the site.

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