The View From Twenty-one Stories - The Old Traders National Bank Building

 Thanks to the generosity of my friend Terry Herron who lives in the building, I was able to view inside the old Traders National Bank Building which was renovated into The Grand KC Apartments.  This is not sponsored, I receive no compensation, it's a view of a restoration and of KC from 21 stories up.  Above, T-Mobile Center in the middle, Jackson County Courthouse (red) on the left.  

          The building was constructed in 1962 and, in 2015, was converted into apartments and retail. 

                                              Highest swimming pool in Kansas City. 

                                                            Power and Light District

Bank vault door still intact and impressive.  Two shots below, inside the bank vault .. movie room. 

                                             Above and below resident common areas. 

                                      Above, hallway.  Two shots below, 21st Story Lounge Area

                                      Main lobby.  This is where the escalators used to be .

A Bridge So Far, Part Two

 Woodswether Road on the West Side of City Market leads down to my vantage point.  My last update was May 9th. A Bridge So Far   Below is what the new Buck O'Neil Bridge will look like.  Finished in 2024. 

                                                                These shots are all looking north.  

                                                                 Looking South. 

                                                              Above and below, North. 

                                                     Above and below, looking southwest. 

3242 Norledge Renovation Update 6

Bishop Eugene Hendrix and his wife Annie Elizabeth Scarritt built this home in 1887.  This is a brief                                         

                  update of the ongoing work to renovate the home.  Just the first floor is shown. 

Here's a link to the first post on the home:  years-in-https://hyperblogal.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-story-134-years-in-making.html

                                 Drywall is finished, along with some painting.  Trim is installed. 

Above, this was originally Bishop Hendrix Office/Study.  Below, original staircase. 

                       Above, living room.  Two below kitchen cabinet installation underway. 

                                               Above, tile finished in one of the bathrooms. 

                                                        Above and below, patio/deck finished.