Tara, Not So Firma

Yesterday while in Grandview on business I ran across this old house and out buildings.  Brad Finch, who does architectural photography for National Register Nominations and such, thinks the main part of the house could date from the 1870s.  It's located just a stones throw from 291 South and 150 Highway.  It is setback quite a ways from the road.    You can see additional photos of it and the other buildings here:  http://web.mac.com/dremley/Site/Abandoned_House.html

Fall Retrospective

This post is for Moxie who I know loves Cliff Drive in the fall.  Always prettiest when the sun is morning or afternoon low that's always the best time to see the abundant deer population as it feeds.   Late May and June are the best times as the new fawns make their appearance.  I found out last year that a whitetail doe, 79% of the time, will have twins or triplets.  This is why a herd can explode in population in a short amount of time.  However, weekends spring through fall, the Drive is closed to motorized traffic on Saturday and Sunday.

Full Moon Indian Mound

Indian Mound is the eastern entrance to the Cliff Drive Scenic Byway.  It's located at the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Gladstone Boulevard.   The original mound in the 1800s was only 5 feet above grade.   Amateur archeologists and "others" made digs at the site and came up with animal bones, remnants of cooking stoves and other artifacts.   In the 1930s the Works Progress Administration covered the mound with 30 feet of dirt which has served to protect it.

Liberty Memorial

City Market at Night

Shot looking south from the parking lot in City Market.   Standard photo with a touch of Lucis filter to enhance local contrast.   Nikon D200.

Reservoir, No Dogs

This is the old City Reservoir in North Terrace Park.   Tried to find info on line to include dates and such but was not successful.  Believe it was built in the early part of the 1900s but wasn't in use very long.   Reservoirs were always built on high ground to ensure good water pressure.  This reservoir is divided in two with towers in both halves.   It's roughly the size of a football field on the floor.   Currently it is mostly just a tapestry for taggers.  

Prospect Point

Shot taken next to Reservoir Hill looking west toward Prospect Point overlooking the East Bottoms.  This area is part of the Cliff Drive Scenic Byway... a Missouri State Byway.   In the early part of the last century the reservoir, which still exists, supplied parts of Kansas City with water.  Located on a high point of land to insure sufficient water pressure.  More pictures of the reservoir in a future post.