Kansas City Westside Ferris Wheel: Do We Need Another Entertainment District?!?

This morning we share yet another hype article and something to consider . . .

KANSAS CITY IS NOW BUILDING ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS TO LINK OTHER ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS!!!

Bread and circuses are a political tradition but there isn't anybody we've talked to this week who didn't ROLL THEIR EYES about this upcoming project.

To be fair . . . Here's even more hype . . .

When it’s lit, the wheel is sure to be featured on every soccer, baseball, and football game broadcast from Kansas City. Construction on the wheel and accompanying miniature golf course has recently begun.

“Our goal is to create a family-friendly entertainment district in Kansas City for the region,” he says. “The ability to park 400 cars on site. The food we’re bringing in. What they’re doing with the Observation Wheel. We’re creating this destination that is right next to Crown Center and Union Station. Creating this hub that connects Crown Center, Union Station, Boulevard Brewery …”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Pennway Point: Despite Delays, a Sprawling New Entertainment Destination is Rising in a Most Unusual Location - IN Kansas City Magazine

Drive by 25th and Jefferson now, and you'll see a typical construction yard. Local developers, however, are working to make it a centerpiece of Kansas City. "These few acres between two bridges," says Dante Passantino, a managing partner for the project. "This was the center of activity 100 years ago.