Out Walking Off Tacos
So after the excellent tacos I had to go out walking around the city to explore. I’ve been here once before but that was last year and the end of summer. I was also nursing a severe leg wound from dumpster diving (I may write about that at some point) which cut my day short.
Directly across the street from the Power and Light District where the restaurants were was some amazing architecture. I love photographing buildings and murals. I definitely don’t consider myself a photographer by any means but I find the experience fun. So here goes!
The Parade of Hearts
I started to see these hearts around town. After a little Googling, I discovered they are part of an art installation from March until May. Over 100 artists contributed and you learn more about them at The Parade of Hearts website. There you can see all of the hearts and a map of where to locate them.
This heart above is called Fil-Am and by artist Jessica Endaya Keefer. It is a graphic representation of the Filipino-American culture. More about this particular heart can be found here.
This blue and yellow lemon heart is called What Do You Do When You Don’t Have Lemons by Ivey Zoellers and you can find her story here.
This lemon heart represents overcoming hardships with hope.
This heart is called Community Bookshelf. It’s in front of the library and is by Dimensional Innovations and Whiskey Design.
You can learn more about this one here.
A Very Unique Library
This is the library. The exterior is fascinating. Yes those are book spines of famous literary works.
Down toward the river is a walk. I’ve noticed this in other parts of the country wherever there is a fence type structure, there are locks.
Out Walking The Riverfront
A couple more photos from my walk. So there you have it. The city is so beautiful. I also visited the World War monument last summer. There’s a post coming about that soon also!
Well that’s it for this trip. If you have photos or comments of KC I would love to see and hear them! Thanks for reading.
