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Re: new moc: Western Auto Building
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Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:57:01 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Matthew Rausch wrote:
   Those of you who have visited Kansas City may recognize this famous icon. The Western Auto Building was built in 1915 for the Coca Cola Company and become home to Western Auto in the 1920s. The building was converted to loft apartments in 2004. The unusual pie shape is due to a set of railroad tracks that run next to the building....
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I did!

Great building Matt, the sign looks fantastic, and who wouldnt love a building in red??? I am suffering from total window/door envy. How long did it take you to collect all those old doors??

Janey “Red Brick”



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Snipped (...) I collected for over a year off Bricklink, so not to drive the prices through the roof. The average price was probably around $.50. The building would really look more accurate if I had used white doors, but that would have been REALLY (...) (18 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)

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  new moc: Western Auto Building
 
Those of you who have visited Kansas City may recognize this famous icon. The Western Auto Building was built in 1915 for the Coca Cola Company and become home to Western Auto in the 1920s. The building was converted to loft apartments in 2004. The (...) (18 years ago, 19-Aug-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !! 

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