Eric Bowers Photoblog

On the Main St. MAX Bus

Eric — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:46:52 +0000

From the Plaza north to downtown to get my car, Saturday May 5.

9th and Walnut – Downtown KCMO

Eric — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:00:13 +0000

Shots from last week near 9th and Walnut, downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

Troost Festival 2012

Eric — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:50 +0000

Eighth annual Troost Festival, 31st and Troost, Kansas City MO, Saturday April 28.

Tenth Street Between McGee & Oak – Downtown Kansas City

Eric — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:14:38 +0000

I remember this stretch along McGee near 10th – I worked in the UMB building on the corner one summer years ago, before the Sprint Center and the tear-down of the Shoppers Parkade garage. There used to be a deli we’d get food from. Now with nothing but a giant parking lot bounded by 10th to 11th and Grand to McGee, the views have changed a lot from what I remember back in 2001.

I also meandered over to Oak Street and around City Hall too.

Power and Light Building –

Sprint Center from 10th Street looking south down McGee.

Bryant Building, Wall Sreet Tower, Town Pavillion –

The notorious Pickwick Plaza sits closed down now –

Alley behind Pickwick Plaza building –

Around 10th and Oak –

City Hall and Oak Tower –

Statue across from City Hall of former mayor Ilus Davis.

View of KCMO From Front Street & Olive in East Bottoms

Eric — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:00:44 +0000

I took these three shots the same night as the Bond Bridge photos from a couple days ago, near the Missouri River and Olive & Front St.

Bradley Manning Rally on the Plaza Wednesday Evening

Eric — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:00:47 +0000

Bradley Manning Rally in Kansas City – this article can give you a background of this issue if you’re unfamiliar with Bradley Manning, the Army Private in Baghdad who leaked classified files to Wikileaks. He then spent about two years in confinement with no charges, and is currently awaiting court martial.

Around 9th and Baltimore

Eric — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:00:24 +0000

KCMO photos from around 9th and Baltimore, downtown.

The Union Carbide Building:

New York Life Insurance Building at right:

Along 9th Street:

The old Cosby Hotel building recently saved from demolition:

Baltimore Street and the Cosby Hotel:

Intersection of 9th and Wyandotte:

The Bond Bridge Over the Missouri River

Eric — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:00:54 +0000

Photos of the Kit Bond Bridge at sunset on Sunday. I shot from a hill area accessible from Front St and Olive in the East Bottoms area.

Underneath I-70 in the West Bottoms

Eric — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:11:57 +0000

Earlier this week I dropped off some old computer parts at the Surplus Exchange recycling place in the West Bottoms under I-70 – and a couple days later I went back for photos figuring something could be done as far as photos go. For these I used just my telephoto lens, instead of my frequent wide angle and fisheye shots.

Kauffman Center From Inside My Car

Eric — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:00:53 +0000

It’s been a few months since any new photos from the interior of my car and I hadn’t tried any with the Kauffman Center yet…