This was the 1960s' urban renewal project that altered the way urban planners/designers and cities looked at change in their urban core...

Our KC Modern friends Joe and Michele, have written a book detailing the story of Harzfeld's Department Stores. Today, February 25 at 6:...

Due to the inclement weather and the difficulties it will create for parking and access to the wonderful Willow Lake home, we have postponed...

Well we are little late getting this posted up on the blog. Our blogging staff has been overloaded with distractions like real work lately. ...

The other day I drove by the old King Louie West, now called the AMF West Lanes, and saw that it was for sale...it reminded me of when I met...

Some people may say I am obsessed , but I cannot get enough of the Casa Ricardo Hotel in Kingsville Texas by Kansas City Architect, Louis...

I was able to find a few additional postcard images of various vintages of the Casa Ricardo Hotel by Louis S. Curtiss on the internet . I ...

Armed with some new search words I began Googling for some images of Casa Ricardo in Kingsville, Texas by Architect, Louis Curtiss . After...

So... Upon returning from our stay on South Padre Island, Texas, I wanted to look in my book, Stalking Louis Curtiss by Wilda Sandy and La...

Mrs. C, an elderly friend living near 66th Terrace and Nall, Prairie Village KS kept saying her and her husband, Bob, had built a "Cli...

The Kansas City Design Alliance has planned design related events every day this week so check the schedule here: http://www.kcdesignweek.or...

The following studies depicts Carl's efforts to reconcile size and shape along with exterior walls, balconies and windows. Interesting t...

It's been almost two years since my friend and architect, Carl passed away. I have had the pleasant/painful task of organizing his many...

After spending the remaining three hour drive from Kingsville to the southernmost tip of Texas being perplexed by the Louis S. Curtiss My...

On my recent trip to South Texas my father wanted to stop our caravan and visit the King Ranch , which is the largest ranch in the world wit...