[LMich]

I appreicate the tour. I'd also like to pushback on some of the critiques, though. Kansas City could have done better in preserving it's downtown - that's true of most cities in this country. But, KC seems a bit more intact than quite a few other inland cities, and it doesn't strike me as particularly more torn apart than comparable cities, yet these comments would make you think it's among the more "bombed-out" inner-cities in terms of where it's parking has been placed.

It's just weird to hear an inner-city more intact than quite a few painted as some kind of uniquely lifeless area. Certainly, the time these pictures were taken doesn't help, but I still don't see how anyone can look at even these photos and conclude having seen a lot of other cities that inner-city KC is some parking wasteland. I think despite all of the loss its suffered that the urban fabric is quite a bit more intact than even more vibrant cities in the sunbelt.