About a week ago, I had an early-morning flight out of KCI. I was stumbling around, bleary-eyed, when I saw this interesting display hanging on a deserted storefront in whatever terminal houses Midwest Airlines. The exhibit, entitled "Physical Kansas City," featured old photos from KC's early development days. Presented by UMKC, these placards also introduce us to the architects that helped shape KC.
In a time when airports are more like malls and art galleries, it's kind of cool (in a weird, charming way) that KCI put up this science fair-ish display. I'm not mocking the low-tech nature of it, though -- I always like learning more about our city's history, especially when it's accompanied by great old photos. The display also goes nicely with KCI's long-term parking lot, where each shuttle stop is named after a local event, person or place. But best of all, it helped kill some time before my plane took off. -- Jen Chen
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