Last week, I went to New York City. It was great to get out of town, especially since it's been a while since I've had a long vacation. As it turned out, I was reminded of KC nearly every day of my trip. I ended up staying just a couple of blocks from ABC's Good Morning America studio at Times Square, where, earlier this month, a KC-themed display went up in its street-level window. Two other windows featured cityscapes of Denver and Atlanta.
I thought the KC window was the best. It featured five rotating ornaments with miniature landmarks inside them. The Denver and Atlanta windows were static and slightly dull in comparison.
More pictures after the jump.
Here's the GMA studio. The KC display occupied the prime center window, facing the corner of 44th and Broadway. You can kind of see it (under the word "leg").
The five ornaments.
Inside the ornaments, from left: 18th and Vine, the Nelson-Atkins, The Plaza.
The other two windows that aren't Kansas City.
Because I'm a dork, I tried to gauge the crowd reaction to the display. When I walked by on my way to the subway station, I didn't really see anyone standing around, marveling at the loveliness of our city. And there was no way I was going to get up early to join the crowd that formed outside during the GMA broadcast.
On my second night there, though, I noticed a small group of older people posing for pictures in front of it. They looked to be in their 50s or 60s. The lone guy in the group sported what looked to be an embroidered military jacket. The three women with him wore festive holiday sweaters and earrings shaped like shiny round ornaments.
I asked them if they were from Kansas City. They seemed startled by my question and replied that they weren't. Apparently, they just thought the display was pretty and picture-worthy. And it really was, so kudos to Hallmark and the KC Convention & Visitors Association for exporting a little bit of KC to NY. -- Jen Chen
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