<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://williamlounsbury.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[williamlounsbury]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://williamlounsbury.wordpress.com/author/williamlounsbury/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Forgotten Kansas City]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>If you look hard enough in Kansas City you can find &#8220;castles&#8221; hidden away and in many cases forgotten by time. Formally public works buildings, city offices and even private residences, many of these architectural abnormalities have fallen into disrepair however the bare structure remains. Mélanie and I visited one of these relics last week and went exploring. This building, a former city works house, can be found on the outskirts of the Jazz district on Vine St. just south of East 19th.</p>
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