A real estate development, construction, and property management company has shown interest in giving new use to the Kemper Arena.
Foutch Brothers said they plan to purchase the arena and convert it into a regional hub for youth and amateur sporting events as well as a variety of fitness, education and healthy lifestyle activities.
The company said they've already acquired several new businesses to operate within Kemper and their renovation plans and costs have been reviewed by city officials.
The developer specializes in revitalizing historic buildings.
KCTV5 will have more on this story at 6 p.m.
So someone is finally stepping up and trying to save Kemper Arena. About damn time. I wanted to spit in the face of whoever's idea it was actually to blow this thing to kingdom come. I mean, when you think about Kemper Arena you think KC sports tradition.... Countless number of rodeos, two years of the greatest NHL franchise of all time, eleven years of NBA hoops, eleven years of greatest IHL team of all time, and a Final Four.
Rodeos man! Rodeos... Never been to one of these things, but for whatever reason KC is known as a cow town and you folks in Missourah seem to love the shit out of them. To be honest its not that I don't want to go to a Rodeo, I have just never been. I think I'd like to see some bro riding "bushwhacker" the bull and getting bucked ten feet in the air like a rag doll just like the rest of you hicks. Guess that's the cow town in me.
Yeah KC had a NHL team. The Kansas City Scouts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Scouts Back in the mid 70's when Kemper was brand new we somehow got a team in the league. I would kill to have been around when these guys were around. Yeah the team completely chugged in their only two years here, but it was still the NHL and it was in KC. Now I get like 3 games a week on TV and I really don't have anyone to root for. Bring the NHL back to KC! I need it. God dammit I need it.
Killer flipping logo too. You're welcome New Jersey.
Now obviously the Scouts were way before my time, but I was around to see the greatest show in the IHL. (That's the International Hockey League to you hockey n00bs) The one and only Kansas City Blades. I don't really remember a god damn thing about the team or if they were ever any good, but I fucking loved going to those games. Just a bunch of wannabe NHL goons cross checking the fuck out of each other. At least one fight a period. Guys that just loved racking up the penalty minutes and as a little runt I couldn't get enough of it. The KC Blades made my childhood.
And who can forget about the Kings? Man this place must have been booming back in the day. NHL and NBA? I think the Kings made the conference championship like two times. In true KC fashion could never win the big one, but who cares. We had all four of the major sports at one time. Need that back KC. NEED IT. Won't get it, but need it anyway.
Oh and lastly, KU won the natty ship there in '88. No big deal. We're the best in your face.
In the end I haven't been to Kemper in years and the last time I went it was a complete dump, but its KC's dump. What would the beautiful west bottoms be without Kemper? That's right! Nothing! And I mean that. The West Bottoms would literally have nothing down there. Kemper is the last thing occasionally open. Long live the bottoms!
In the end I haven't been to Kemper in years and the last time I went it was a complete dump, but its KC's dump. What would the beautiful west bottoms be without Kemper? That's right! Nothing! And I mean that. The West Bottoms would literally have nothing down there. Kemper is the last thing occasionally open. Long live the bottoms!
-PC
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