The old Greyhound bus depot in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, takes another step toward its demise this week. On Thursday, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will consider a nearly $2.2 million contract to demolish the eyesore at 12th and Holmes, as well as an old fire station. Both buildings sit inside the East Village redevelopment plan.The city condemned the former Greyhound station in 2007. Its owner, tobacco wholesaler and quarry operator Anthony Barber, agreed to sell i
By DAVID MARTIN
Wrecking balls beckon two of downtown Kansas City, Missouri's most hideous buildings.
Last month, the city council approved $150,000 to help pay for the cost of demolishing the Shoppers Parkade at 11th and Grand. A former parking garage with bail bonds offices on the ground floor, the dreary building attracts a rough element. At an Economic Development Corp. board meeting this morning, the agency's executive director, Jeff Kaczmarek, said he witnessed four drug deals take place
