A Bridge So Far - Part Three

                                              The new Buck O'Neill Bridge construction update. 

                                                     It's scheduled for completion in 2024. 

                                             What the final product will look like, below. 

City Views

Kansas City Skyline from Kaw Point in Fairfax.  Just after sunset ( above ) and just before sunset (below). 

 

I Found Love In The Graveyard

Went to Elmwood Cemetery yesterday and ran into Brad Finch...who gave me a short guided tour. 

Above, yes, a grave, but no marker remains.  Below, the very first burial in Elmwood, 1872. 

We went to the Jewish section....one of the oldest in Kansas City.  Many infants from the early part of the last century .

Above, a zinc marker...very popular before WWII...then zinc was in short supply.  Never erodes, nature won't grow on it... almost eternal.  

Below, many of the markers in this section have special meaning carvings.  Below, you can see the Kohanim Hands  (Kohanim is the plural of Kohan, or, Cohen) giving the priestly blessing.  This signifies a member of the Priest Tribe of Aaron.  The crown represents the Kingdom of Judah.  You might recognize the hand gesture from Star Trek.  Leonard Nimoy was Jewish and when it was necessary for Spock to have a gesture of greeting...he chose the priestly blessing. 

William Askew, namesake for our street of the same name, has been missing his head for years. 

Above, door sealed with marble.   Below,  the namesake of the Waldo  neighborhood.  

 

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Above and below, 9th and Van Brunt...used to be the old trolley/bus barn.  Now soccer fields  and neighborhood gathering place. 

Above and below.  Elmwood Cemetery.  Very well maintained.  Holds lots of KC Mayors and an ex-girlfriend of Abraham Lincoln.  

Above, the chapel, below family vaults. The closest one "Waldo"... like the area of the city.

Above and below, more Elmwood Cemetery.  Below the chapel named for Armour of the meet packing company. 

                                      Above the Northeast Athletic Fields, still used. Below, former Luce Luggage, my mother worked there as a teenager. 

                                                           Below, Van Brunt Boulevard. 

 

Garden Between Storms

 Had time today for a quick visit to Kauffman Memorial Gardens.  It's in transition to Summer plants.           

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