Midtown Protesters Decry Demolitions By Kansas City Life

Credit where it's due . . . This is a great report that chronicles the constant vigil of neighbors against a company that's literally destroying the surrounding community.

Here's a bit of testimony and then a link to the story . . .

As 2024 comes to a close, only eight still stand in the area bordered by 33rd and 35th streets, Southwest Trafficway and Pennsylvania Avenue.

“It’s like a wasteland,” said Catherine Hayes, a Valentine resident for the past 40 years.

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

As Kansas City Life Insurance flattens houses in the Valentine neighborhood, residents anxiously await what's next

KC Life said its plans for a future mixed-use development are not ready to be made public. Valentine residents complain that the insurance company has been hollowing out the neighborhood for decades.

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