A GRAND BOULEVARD Rally ’round the flags (KC Star)
Grand Boulevard appears destined to become the “Boulevard of the Americas,” flying flags of more than 30 Western Hemisphere countries under a plan approved Tuesday by the park board.
Civic activist Jim Malouff has secured City Council backing and $45,000 for the project, which could get under way this year. The Downtown Council has agreed to maintain banners featuring the various flags, which will be hung permanently from light poles between Second and 28th streets.
The colorful flags “will contribute to the beautification of Grand Boulevard … and add to the ambience of downtown,” Malouff said.
The name change to Grand Boulevard of the Americas will be honorary and will not require businesses to change their formal addresses.
I think it’s an awesome idea! Anything to make downtown more unique is a great thing.
Thank god it’s not an official name change. We don’t need another Brush Creek/Van Brunt Extension/Cleaver II monster.
grand AVENUE is not a boulevard any more than broadway is! it is hardly an avenue of the “americas” as i doubt latin, central, and south america weighed in with their desire to be associated with this flapdoodle. this is nothing more than the efforts of one sorry bloke who thinks we should have some sort of stupid sports competition in kansas city. we have enough stupid sports at truman sports complex, not to mention wherever the idiotic brigade and wizards play.
The previous user’s comment makes no sense.
sure it does, sally. get your head out of your butt and read it again.