Thursday, December 3, 2009

Holiday Homes Tour Teaser



Complete details on the homes tour December 13th in the Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood are in the post below this one. But I wanted to give you just a tiny taste of whats in store for tour guests. This is the house of Judge Stevens completed in 1902. Current owners are Bob and Jeff who have continued the renovation of this 107 year old structure. It is directly across the street from Corinthian Hall (Kansas City Museum) which will be offering hard hat tours showing the progress of its renovation. I wanted to take about a hundred more pix in this great home.... but we have to leave some views for the tour. :) Enjoy.








There is much, much more to see in this house and the other 4 on the tour all decorated for the holidays. Free carriage rides, carolers strolling up and down the Boulevard, music in the homes and topped off with refreshments and a concert at Melrose Methodist.

One Homes Tour, Six Mansions & A Church





Another fabulous tour of mansions in Historic Northeast Kansas City will take place Sunday, December 13th and will also feature a concert by the KC Boys' Choir and the KC Girls' Choir.
The tour begins at 3pm with registration at 2:30 in Melrose Methodist Church (which is also part of the Tour) 200 North Bales, 64123. Other stops on the Tour are five homes on Gladstone Boulevard and Corinthian Hall, the Kansas City Museum, where hard hat tours will be given of the renovation that's underway. For more information click on the flyer at the bottom of this post.
Above, Melrose Methodist Church... original building on the west (left) 1889, addition on the east 1928.
Above built in 1900 for Rollins Hockaday.
Above, Calvert Hunt home 1904.
Above Scarritt-Royster home ca 1897.
Above, Judge Edward Steven's home 1902. Below, Nathan English home 1905.
Hard hat tours will be given of Corinthian Hall below showing the ongoing renovation.




Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Summer Leftovers

All these shots were taken with a 70-200 mm lens and a Cannon closeup filter.
Monarchs feasting before their journey south.

Wing closeup... almost looks like terry cloth.
Regular old annoying fly.
Humming bird moth... they flit from flower to flower just like their avian look-a-likes.
Bees don't smile.
Pollen clings... you can take more back to the hive that way.
Moth... funny looking... except to another moth.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Successful Pendleton Heights Homes Tour



Over 300 hundred people toured four homes in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood of Historic Northeast Kansas City today. The homes were open from 1 to 6pm. These first shots were taken toward the end of the tour...





An exterior shot of each home precedes interiors.




Live entertainment at the Collura's house.













Brand new stained glass window installed recently... created here in Kansas City.

Actual live entertainment at the DiMaggios.












Famous people attended.