Friday, January 14, 2011

Greyfields

For a defintion of what a greyfield is, go to our friends at wikipedia here....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfield_land

Here are two great sites on the subject of retail history and dead malls

www.labelscar.com
www.deadmalls.com

This is a continuation of a post I started before Christmas titled "Christmas Ghosts."  Then, I visited three mall sites, two of them were dead or dying.  Now I revisit the subject again and visit more KC Metro area malls or shopping centers.  Some of them seem to be holding their own, and some are gone or nearly so.  What prompted this is news that Antioch Center is soon to be demolished.

Greyfields Map Kansas City Missouri


Mission Mall, Mission Kansas


Here is the poop on the empty field that used to house Mission Mall.


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Indian Springs Mall, Kansas City Kansas


From Labelscar



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Antioch Center, Kansas City Missouri



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Here are some pix I took on the inside, Tuesday 30 October, 2007
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Antioch Mall Sign, Kansas City, Missouri.
The area around the Mall in interesting, having many relics of the time when the mall was new.  Thankfully, everything doesn't change or get torn down....

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Menu from 1960, Hayes Hamburger and Chili, Kansas City Missouri
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Bannister Mall area
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Ward Parkway Mall, Kansas City Missouri



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Canstruction exhibit for the Harvesters network on display in the mall.
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Metro North Mall, Kansas City Missouri

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Thursday 3 September 2009

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A good thing about ice storms.... no one was shopping...






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Tuesday 7 December 2010
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Thursday 23 December, 2010
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Friday 14 January, 2010


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I have to take a Tima break.  While I was out and about, I had to give Tima her bath...
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The Landing, Kansas City Missouri




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Ranchmart, Leawood Kansas


Ranchmart has suffered under a recent remodel to update its look. It is a 1950's era googie shopping center that included a partial enclosed mall around the theater.  It is a very interesting example of mid-century modern design.  There are even boomerang patterns in the tile floor in front of the theater.  The remodel only did the front of the main complex.  It didn't touch the interior, side strip mall or the back.  While the place looks like it has seen better days in some respects, I love the look and historic nature of this shopping center.





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