Today was a strange adventure. I had a plan but then watched the morning news. Union Station has a Chiefs display this weekend. Off to Union Station.
They were still setting the display up.
A signed helmet
The helmet below the clock.
Quick trip to Price Chopper - they are still out of rootbeer. It's on sale this week.
On the way home I drove through the West Plaza neighborhood - where I live. I wanted to get pictures of the 2 National Register of Historic Places.
The neighborhood was built by people who worked in the meat packing industry in West Bottoms - mainly Swedes settled here.
Mainly bungalows
Here's something I didn't know. These homes were built before water, gas and sewer lines. When these services became available the houses were jacked up and a basement was dug. While the city was doing this they would adjust the grade of the road. To sure up the front yards, retaining walls were built.
In West Plaza, there have been many tear downs and a new house is built in its place.
I like them.
You have lots of situations like this.
Old, new, new.
Oh, the new houses are million dollar houses.
This is also a good picture of the retaining wall.
This is E.F. Swinney School.
It's on the National Register of Historic Places.
It's apartments now.
They did a great job of restoring the building.
Across the street is a business area.
A bar, coffee shop and pizza place.
What else do you need?
This is the other National Register place.
Also an apartment building.
It's at the end of my block.
So that's it for my neighborhood. It has multiple coffee shops and restaurants, no schools, and officially no parks but it's surrounded by parks. Lots of apartments, condos, old and new houses.
Sorry about yesterday. I had to go to Price Shopper for rootbeer. I bought the 3 they had yesterday. Then as I was easily distracted I started shopping. One thing lead to another and the morning was gone.
Until tomorrow.
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