Outdated Strip Malls, Mission Road, 2
A lot of the more distant Kansas suburbs were, of course, small towns in their own right, which were swallowed up by the metro sprawl. These would include Olathe, Shawnee, Merriam, etc. Some of them date to the 1870's and 1880's.
But many of the Kansas suburbs which hug the state line sprung up at roughly the same time, right after WWII. They were incorporated as cities in 1946, 1951, etc. These would includ Overland Park, Leawood, Prairie Village, Mission Hills, etc.
While some feature long ranch homes with maybe 1,500 sq feet, and others feature some pretty nice real estate, they seem to have some common architectural themes. They share a school district, too, the Shawnee-Mission School District.
Some of the shoping centers, while a bit dated, are kept up very nicely.
Outdated Strip Malls, Mission Road, 2
A lot of the more distant Kansas suburbs were, of course, small towns in their own right, which were swallowed up by the metro sprawl. These would include Olathe, Shawnee, Merriam, etc. Some of them date to the 1870's and 1880's.
But many of the Kansas suburbs which hug the state line sprung up at roughly the same time, right after WWII. They were incorporated as cities in 1946, 1951, etc. These would includ Overland Park, Leawood, Prairie Village, Mission Hills, etc.
While some feature long ranch homes with maybe 1,500 sq feet, and others feature some pretty nice real estate, they seem to have some common architectural themes. They share a school district, too, the Shawnee-Mission School District.
Some of the shoping centers, while a bit dated, are kept up very nicely.