Finally starting preparations for the move...

[Jim Herrmann]

The numbered roads are not avenues.  The numbered roads run north and 
south.  Some of the east-west roads are called avenues, Kansas Ave, 
Riverview Ave, but there is Paralell Pkwy, and Leavenworth Road, so it's 
no better that KCMO & Johnson Co.  Can you say, Southwest Boulevard and 
Southwest traffic way, and Mission road, Shawnee road, Shawnee Mission 
Pkwy?  It's very confusing for someone who hasn't lived here for awhile.

And what's wrong with KC, KS?  We have the fastest appreciating property 
values in the metro area.  My appraisal went up 40% this last year.  We 
are beginning to reap the pain of the new race track, and now we start 
paying for it.  But, with the exception of the first 30 blocks west of 
Missouri, there is nothing wrong with KCK.  That's no different than the 
first 30 blocks east of downtown.  I think you need to be careful about 
expressing your predjudices, when you really don't know what the hell 
you are talking about.  Fear and ignorance are the root causes of 
predjudice.  Which one do you have more of?

Peace,
Jim

JD Runyan wrote:

>On Friday 21 March 2003 12:07, Phoenician wrote:
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>>KCMO - The rule of thumb is numbered streets run East-West, named streets
>>North-South.
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>This is true in Johnson County as well.  
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>>KCK (KS) - Numbered roads are AVENUES.  Don't quote me on that though, I
>>avoid KCK.
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>This is true for all of Wyandotte County
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>>Main Street is the 'Zero' Line for East/West Numbers.  ie: 319 W. 39 St is
>>three blocks
>>west of Main while downtown in the zero point for N/S.
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