Trader Vic's Kansas City, MO (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

8T 8FT Tiki Tiki Socialite Kansas City, MO Joined: Nov 30, 2003 Posts: 1411	8T 8FT Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Jan 3, 2012 4:40 PM On 2012-01-03 11:30, TravnerRavenweird wrote: What effect, if any, did the Crown Center Skywalk collapse in 1981 have on TV's? I know there was a lot of investigating and reconstruction afterwards obviously. Just curious. There really was no measureable effect on the Crown Center Hotel. The collapse of the skywalks was at the Hyatt Regency; a different hotel which is located about 2 blocks Northeast of the Crown Ctr. Hotel/Trader Vics. The 2 were not connected in 1981. Ironically, today they are "connected" by a glass skywalk that allows pedestrians to walk in climate controlled comfort many feet above street level. This also reduces cross walk congestion in the area. The walkways also connect to the historic Union Station Railroad depot. Silverline and I used this walkway to view and shoot photos on the day we visited the old Vics location. Here's an aerial view and an interior one.

On 2012-01-03 11:30, TravnerRavenweird wrote:
What effect, if any, did the Crown Center Skywalk collapse in 1981 have on TV's? I know there was a lot of investigating and reconstruction afterwards obviously.

Just curious.

There really was no measureable effect on the Crown Center Hotel.
The collapse of the skywalks was at the Hyatt Regency; a different hotel which is located about 2 blocks Northeast of the Crown Ctr. Hotel/Trader Vics. The 2 were not connected in 1981.
Ironically, today they are "connected" by a glass skywalk that allows pedestrians to walk in climate controlled comfort many feet above street level. This also reduces cross walk congestion in the area. The walkways also connect to the historic Union Station Railroad depot. Silverline and I used this walkway to view and shoot photos on the day we visited the old Vics location. Here's an aerial view and an interior one.

Post #619700 by 8FT Tiki on Tue, Jan 3, 2012 4:40 PM