Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Kansas City Star Printing and Distribution Plant
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Preferred Title:
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Kansas City Star Printing and Distribution Plant
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Alternate Title:
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Kansas City Star Press Pavilion
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Image View:
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West elevation, frontal view looking east
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Creator:
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Austin Company (American architectural firm, renamed 1916)
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Location:
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site: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Location Note:
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16th and McGee Streets
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GPS:
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+39.095261-94.579476
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Date:
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2003-2006 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Twenty-first century
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Work Type 1:
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printing plant
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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steel; glass
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; business, commerce and trade; engineering and industry; manufacturing; Newspapers; Printing presses; news; daily papers; news agencies
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Description:
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Knight Ridder's ownership legacy of the newspaper is a massive $199 million, two-block long, glass-enclosed printing and distribution plant on the northeast side (16th and McGee Streets) of the Star's landmark red brick headquarters at 1729 Grand Avenue. The plant began printing in June 2006. It took nearly four years to build, and is considered a major part of the effort to revitalize downtown Kansas City. The plant contains four 60 foot high presses; the glass exterior allows passersby to watch the presses at work. On June 4, 2006, the first edition of the Star came out from the new presses with a major redesign in the sections and the logo. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Five
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Identifier:
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1A1-ACA-KCSB-A6
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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