Exploring The Famous Power and Light Building of Kansas City (Original Montgomery Elevator)

The Kansas City Power and Light Building (also called the KCP&L Building and the Power and Light Building) is a landmark skyscraper located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Construction was completed in 1931, as a way to promote new jobs in Downtown, and since then, the Art Deco Kansas City Power and Light Building has been a prominent part of the Kansas City skyline.The original plans designed by Hoit, Price and Barnes included a twin building to be paired on the immediate west side of the building, but plans were abandoned after the Great Depression took a greater toll than expected. As a result, the west side of the building has no windows. After its completion in 1931, the Power and Light Building was Missouri's tallest habitable structure at 36 stories, until the completion of the One U.S. Bank Plaza building in St. Louis in 1976.

In 2002 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The building is the centerpiece of the Power & Light District. The east side of the building faces this high-end entertainment and shopping district which bears its name. Mixing the "old" with the "new", the Power and Light District hopes to revitalize the downtown area and spark new interest in the Power and Light Building's history. Plans have been made recently by Ron Jury (renovator of the historic Hotel President in KC) to renovate the 78 year old skyscraper by making it into a convention hotel, offices, with a restaurant. Also, another tower is to be added adjacent to the Power and Light building to the west.

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[neaelevator]

Wow I have never seen a Montgomery floor plate like that one. Awesome!