Daytripping Never Takes a Holiday -- Downtown Grandview, Missouri

Grandview, Missouri
I lived there off and on for 23 years.  In 2000, I started a walking routine and pretty much settled on a path which I like to take every so often.  Grandview is a working class town on the south side of the Metro.

The line of the former Frisco passes through Grandview still, though I think it is used as a spur for the Kansas City Southern.

Downtown

The corner bar is open on Thanksgiving Day







Downtown is trying to reinvent itself.


Stretch Sculpture outside city hall.  I'm finding I really like Stretch's stuff.








Grandview Baptist Church


When I used to walk here in 2000, this used to be a bus station.







1950's era post office with googie details




Those damn red light cameras are here too

Cy Young building with googie sign


The neon could use some work

Do-Nuts in the Cy Young building

The Cuckert building used to be a vacuum shop that also sold second hand mowers





I used to buy dog food here

Tima seems a bit overdressed, but it was really cold today


I don't know what the hell this is


Kansas City Southern main line through Grandview
















My favorite Model railroad store, though I haven't been here in awhile



Erica's Psychic studio -- I've never seen Erica


I love the googie front end grafted on this old house





Mid-century modern school building



City Hall

This was moved to city hall from the tracks







Old faded buzz saw eagle






TJ's cafe.  I've eaten here a few times.





























Waffle House, I've eaten here many times











































I was able to catch the trains on the KCS




Tima in her winter jackets and booties

I was having a conversation a few days ago about graffiti art and the rolling canvas we see every day on the rails.  So, while I waited for this train to pass, I checked out the roll by gallery.

















Another view of Tima and our sick cat, Jack.




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