Janssen Place, Second Coat of Paint and my Aha Moment

 Our adventure today was suppose to be several stops on one of the tours but that changed at the first stop.  This is in the Hyde Park neighborhood.

First I saw this house.  Not everyone has a big head in their yard.

This was the actual stop.  Janssen Place.

This neighborhood was started in 1897.

This is one of the most beautiful places.

And they had handouts for a walking tour!

Tschudy Mansion, 1905

Peet Mansion, 1909

Pickering Mansion, 1910

Turn about

Then all of sudden - duplexes.

Bernardin Mansion, 1910

Hurd Mansion, 1900

Jenkins Mansion, 1917

Fouch Mansion, 1913

Glasner Mansion, 1913

Banks Mansion, 1913

Bowman Mansion, 1911

At the end of the dead end street

Then wham - more duplexes

John M. Byrne Mansion, 1908

Ralph E. Byrne Mansion, 1912

Peck Mansion, 1909

Schultz Mansion, 1911

Smith Mansion, 1914

Ballroom on third floor and an elevator

Williams Mansion, 1897

First house on Janssen Street

More duplexes

Whitehill House, built as a duplex.

Remodeled to single family home

Rosenberger Mansion, 1912

Dwight Mansion, 1910

Ultch Mansion, 1912

Look at the cool lamp posts

How can you stop here and not look at these beautiful houses?  I walked the whole block.  

Second coat done.  Tomorrow hopefully my clothes will be back in the closet.

Here is the Aha Moment.  I must be a bit dense.  The picture is of the Midtown Area of Kansas City, Mo, and the neighborhoods included in it.  Some of these neighborhoods have multiple neighborhoods within them.  I guess I really didn't understand. 

I live in West Plaza.  I live in the plaza area.  I also live in the Midtown area of Kansas City, MO. All of these statements are true.  I get it now.  We will be exploring the Midtown neighborhoods.

Until tomorrow.