Flyover People Daily News

This past year Broadview Tower at 6th & Merchant in Emporia has undergone a renovation. They blasted off all the beige paint and it looks much, much better.  Awnings have gone up just like it had in its early days. Mark Schondelmaier offered this postcard picture of the Broadview Hotel. The card has a 1931 [...]

buildings, E-town

I was at the ESU Union this morning. The interior is still in the remodeling process, but the east side has been done for awhile and it looks marvelous. And it was such a clean (and warm) day for a photo.

buildings, ESU

Kellogg Plaza & Lofts is still under construction, but looking good, in the 1100 block of Commercial Street.

buildings, E-town

buildings, cities, out of state

Frasier Hall, KU Campus, Lawrence.

buildings, cities

Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: The Pawnee Rock Post Office. The building was originally the Farmers and Merchants State Bank.  Over the years, as the plate-glass windows were broken out, those windows were boarded over. PAWNEE ROCK – 67567 My hometown of Pawnee Rock is on the hit list. One [...]

buildings, life on the ground, small towns

In Ellinwood, an old Valentine Diner has recently been renovated to become this attractive summer snack shop.  Until recently, it was the Ark Valley Veterinary Hospital. There are two Valentine Diners still in Ellinwood. Here’s a list of the ones still in existence in Kansas. They sell snow cones, ice cream and smoothies. Passing through [...]

buildings, history, small towns

Farmers and Drovers Bank, Council Grove.

buildings, commerce, small towns

This week’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: FLINT HILLS DISCOVERY CENTER Its exterior walls have varied layers of limestone, similar to what can be seen in road cuts along area highways. A four-story cylinder of glass will allow the Kansas sky to dance into the atrium. Inside this building under construction, [...]

buildings, columns, places

A short fence decorates the side of the old Howard National Bank.

buildings, small towns

Mr. Crow’s Treasures. In the old Howard National Bank building.

buildings, small towns