My impression of KCMO is that is old and seedy. Fair?

[James Bond 007]

The library is not old and seedy.

There are some parts of KC that could be described as old and seedy, but most of it is just fine.

[empires228]

Just going to throw this out here... I was in Denver in late April and KC in mid May and to act like Denver or most of Colorado doesn’t have terrible roads is a crime on its own. I-70 and US-50 from KS to the front range are awful and Denver city streets were no better than KC and a lot worse than Wichita.

[CaseyMO]

Kansas City is very old and decrepit. It is mainly slums filled with crime and violence.

If one is thinking about moving to KC, forget it. Stay where you are.

This message is brought to you by the folks who love KC as it is.

[TabulaRasa]

Originally Posted by CDScoop

I spent a couple of weeks there and I remember going to the library downtown, and it was old and seedy. There was a security guard who looked unhappy at the entrance. It was an old building. Just gave me the heebie jeebies. Everything seemed old: the car wash I went to was old, I remember. The roads seemed busted up. I am from Denver. I have an opportunity in KC, but I shy away from it because of my impression of it. Can you comment on this?

I'm confused, because the central library is pretty awesome.

There are for sure seedy neighborhoods in specific parts of KC. You weren't in them, though, I'm guessing. Or you probably wouldn't be pointing to the downtown library, of all things, as your exemplar of seediness, lol.

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I love that library.
Don’t want to turn this into a silly contest, but what I’ve seen of Denver and especially Colorado the last few years, I’m not impressed. I only say that because comparatively, KC really isn’t that bad.