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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