These photos- taken this morning- shows that the building that once was Bannister Mall is now just the hole-in-the-ground foundation.
The first view is looking south to north from where the Sears store once stood.
The last 2 photos are from the northeast corner of where the Jones Store once was- view looking south-southwest across where the mall's building USED to be.
Here are past posts on the Bannister Mall demolition.
It's not yet known if they will attempt to break-up the mall's foundation walls- or utilize them in a part of the K.C. Wizards new soccer stadium.
Still yet to be demolished is the empty strip mall directly to the north- and the strip mall to the east that used to house Wal Mart.
At last report- Phase 1 of this project- including the soccer stadium- is slated to be completed in 2011- a year and a half away.
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3 comments:
So the erea of armed guard towers in the parking lot in a vain attempt to minimize break-ins, security guards chasing shoplifters through crowds of shoppers, and bands of roving hooligans yelling obsceneties at each other from the 3rd level of the mall down to the 1st level with loads of children in between has finally come to an end?
** sniff **
So sad!
Paraphrasing the late John Denver:
"Thank God You're A Country Boy."
Toasting XO-
Grouch
All good things must come to an end. Many fond memories of Bannister Mall and growing up in that area. "The mall" was the place to go, shop, dine, take a date to a movie or just get out of the house for a while. It was the best mall in the city and it was a shame to see it go downhill so quickly. The layout was extremely convenient and there isn't another one in this area like it. Oh well, time marches on. Thanks for the memories.
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