tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post1600833407607150927..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Seen in Smiths Grove, KYGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-31285693803678005782008-07-20T20:33:00.000-05:002008-07-20T20:33:00.000-05:00It weathered the stock market crash of '29 but cou...It weathered the stock market crash of '29 but couldn't hang on.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-53435437207726672222008-07-20T19:06:00.000-05:002008-07-20T19:06:00.000-05:00Closed 1931.It shouldn't take much thought as to w...Closed 1931.<BR/><BR/>It shouldn't take much thought as to why. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad the building survived.Marathon Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994493157706065371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-51733005881617607232008-07-20T09:45:00.000-05:002008-07-20T09:45:00.000-05:00I suppose even this little old building has a vaul...I suppose even this little old building has a vault or safe of some sort in the back room.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-61456311124371025262008-07-20T09:18:00.000-05:002008-07-20T09:18:00.000-05:00I don't think its pretentious. Now, Harry's Kurio ...I don't think its pretentious. Now, <A HREF="http://www.ptgustan.com/jul08/KurioKastle.jpg" REL="nofollow">Harry's Kurio Kastle</A> in Arnolds Park, Iowa was pretentious. I could never figure out what it was pretending to be, but it wasn't like any castle I've ever seen.<BR/><BR/>I always wanted to rent or buy an old bank building for my office. The Farmer's Bank would have been perfect.ptghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079577478993790527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-66043053015751848752008-07-20T01:17:00.000-05:002008-07-20T01:17:00.000-05:00Hi, Nichole. Thanks for stopping by. Now that yo...Hi, Nichole. Thanks for stopping by. Now that you know how to leave a Blogger comment, you'll have to start talking. :)Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-80525964126497307572008-07-20T01:11:00.000-05:002008-07-20T01:11:00.000-05:00In southwestern Missouri and southeastern Kansas, ...In southwestern Missouri and southeastern Kansas, there are a lot of limestone buildings, too. Many of the buildings were put up good handymen who were not trained stonemasons. Often, they used stones gathered from the fields rather than quarried stone.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-73178789798207290472008-07-19T12:24:00.000-05:002008-07-19T12:24:00.000-05:00I enjoy checking your blog often. You always have...I enjoy checking your blog often. You always have such interesting stories and pictures. I think I'm just now learning how to make a comment on blogspot. All of my attempts thus far have been frustrating.<BR/><BR/>Your friend,<BR/>NicholeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-91167748882785044782008-07-19T10:59:00.000-05:002008-07-19T10:59:00.000-05:00The turrets might be a little over the top (no pun...The turrets might be a little over the top (no pun intended) for a one-story structure, but it's just as easy to argue that they are part of what makes the building beautiful and memorable. Why shouldn't a Farmer's Bank have turrets? Why shouldn't an "itinerant stone mason" realize such a project?<BR/><BR/>The limestone reminds me of Indiana, where you see all sorts of buildings, not necessarily grand in size or design, made of limestone.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.com