Author Topic: 2nd Best Town in Kansas (Read 30081 times)

EMAWmeister · « **on:** December 19, 2012, 02:29:00 AM »

Assuming MHK gets the nod from everyone here, what is the 2nd best town? If you are from a suburb, be specific.

I vote Lenexa. Fun fact, there is a movie about Lenexa that stars a Baldwin brother (irrelevant which one), so that is neat.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2012, 02:38:14 AM »

kck was the place i enjoyed living the most, but i was 2 blocks from joco and like 10 from MO, so i'm not so sure it really even counts as kck.

lawrence has the highest fun-to-visit:sucks-to-live-in ratio.

DQ12 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 19, 2012, 02:55:01 AM »

Definitely Lenexa. Pretty stupid thread, actually. It's like asking which is the 2nd best back to the future movie (as if anyone doesn't know).

Maybe start a thread about 3rd best Kansas town just to make it interesting.

steve dave · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2012, 06:02:45 AM »

Meade

Saulbadguy · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2012, 06:37:54 AM »

Silver Lake

SdK · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2012, 06:41:58 AM »

Home City

nicname · « **Reply #6 on:** December 19, 2012, 06:46:47 AM »

BleedingPurple7 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 19, 2012, 07:05:15 AM »

Quote from: seven on December 19, 2012, 02:38:14 AM

kck was the place i enjoyed living the most, but i was 2 blocks from joco and like 10 from MO, so i'm not so sure it really even counts as kck.

lawrence has the highest fun-to-visit:sucks-to-live-in ratio.

Sure it counts. The rosedale area where you're describing is a pretty good area. Ok Joe's

Institutional Control · « **Reply #8 on:** December 19, 2012, 07:09:41 AM »

There is only one town in KS to have produced a Miss America. It's an easy 2nd place.

_33 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 19, 2012, 07:15:09 AM »

Quote from: Saulbadguy on December 19, 2012, 06:37:54 AM

Silver Lake

My g-ma lives in Silver Lake. Awesome town. I used to work at Wehners.

steve dave · « **Reply #10 on:** December 19, 2012, 07:29:33 AM »

Various Ways Meade is the winner:

Stud Golf Course With a Rating on GolfLink by an out of town tourist:
http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.aspx?course=1607156

Townie Burger and Shake place Bob's Drive In gets somewhat positive urbanspoon reviews
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/182/1003888/restaurant/Kansas/Bobs-Drive-In-Meade

Dalton Gang Hideout (nuf said)

Your 2A State Champ Meade Buffaloes

Christmas Lights Spectacular

Meade International Terminal A

The great prisoner escape of 2012 (WOW)
http://www.kwch.com/news/crimewatch/kwch-jab-inmates-back-in-custody-after-overtaking-guard-at-meade-co-jail-20120705,0,884738.story

More than 5 pillars on the court house

The Lone Tree Massacre

RAPID FIRE OTHER STUFF WITHOUT LINKS:
Pizza Hut
Moon Mist Motel
Lakeway Restaurant (currently closed and unoccupied)
truck stop restaurant Chuckwagon (OH MAN!)
USED TO HAVE A SONIC!
Alco
a grocerty store (current name unknown)
a stop light
IT GOES ON!

Institutional Control · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2012, 07:41:49 AM »

This is the first steve dave post I have ever disagreed with.

slobber · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2012, 07:57:29 AM »

Quote from: CFoD on December 19, 2012, 07:41:49 AM

This is the first steve dave post I have ever disagreed with.

I did that once. Once.

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #13 on:** December 19, 2012, 07:58:21 AM »

probably kck or lawrence all the rest is crap

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #14 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:21:28 AM »

I think Meade has to be in first place so far. Steve Dave is the only one who posted any evidence at all.

_33 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:24:52 AM »

Phillipsburg

8manpick · « **Reply #16 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:39:11 AM »

If only Stilwell was incorporated...

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #17 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:39:25 AM »

How many of you have listed your home towns? I won't, because I am able to sort emotion from fact. And so I'll throw in a vote for Abilene.

Abilene is a town of historical importance, and not just for Kansas, but for the country. As K-Staters we know it as the last stop on the fabled Chisolm Trail, where Texas ranchers drove their cattle to board the trains heading back east. Famous historical figures to walk the streets of Abilene include Wild Bill Hickock, General Custer, and President Eisenhower. In fact Eisenhower was born and raised there, how many other Kansas towns produced a US president?

Abilene was the first, the original "cow town" of the west. And still today agriculture is an important part of the local economy. Good, honest, salt of the Earth kind of people live and work there.

Abilene is home to one of the Wonders of Kansas: the Brookville Hotel. Great rough ridin' chicken! No menu! You eats what you gets!

Abilene has produced some fine K-State athletes, most recently Cody Whitehair, Curry Sexton, and Emma Osterman.

And there's tons to do in Abilene! Of course you could tour the Eisenhower Memorial and Library. But there's also the Museum of Indian Arts and Crafts! Also, the Greyhound Racing Hall of Fame! Abilene is pretty much the center of the world for greyhound racing. Also, the Museum of Modern Telephony! In fact, cell phone giant Sprint was founded in Abilene!

I think if you look at facts you can't deny Abilene this honor. No other town in Kansas has spawned a Fortune 500 company, a US president, one of the Wonders of Kansas, athletes for K-State, and stories of old gunfighters. Not one.

nicname · « **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:43:07 AM »

Quote from: Emo EMAW on December 19, 2012, 08:39:25 AM

How many of you have listed your home towns? I won't, because I am able to sort emotion from fact. And so I'll throw in a vote for Abilene.

Abilene is a town of historical importance, and not just for Kansas, but for the country. As K-Staters we know it as the last stop on the fabled Chisolm Trail, where Texas ranchers drove their cattle to board the trains heading back east. Famous historical figures to walk the streets of Abilene include Wild Bill Hickock, General Custer, and President Eisenhower. In fact Eisenhower was born and raised there, how many other Kansas towns produced a US president?

Abilene was the first, the original "cow town" of the west. And still today agriculture is an important part of the local economy. Good, honest, salt of the Earth kind of people live and work there.

Abilene is home to one of the Wonders of Kansas: the Brookville Hotel. Great rough ridin' chicken! No menu! You eats what you gets!

Abilene has produced some fine K-State athletes, most recently Cody Whitehair, Curry Sexton, and Emma Osterman.

And there's tons to do in Abilene! Of course you could tour the Eisenhower Memorial and Library. But there's also the Museum of Indian Arts and Crafts! Also, the Greyhound Racing Hall of Fame! Abilene is pretty much the center of the world for greyhound racing. Also, the Museum of Modern Telephony! In fact, cell phone giant Sprint was founded in Abilene!

I think if you look at facts you can't deny Abilene this honor. No other town in Kansas has spawned a Fortune 500 company, a US president, one of the Wonders of Kansas, athletes for K-State, and stories of old gunfighters. Not one.

Some gigantic old houses on Buckeye as well.

_33 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:45:37 AM »

I got married in Abilene. FYI.

steve dave · « **Reply #20 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:47:54 AM »

MORE MEADE STUFF I JUST THOUGHT OF:

-stuffed two headed cow (AT THE DALTON GANG HIDEOUT!)
-2 gas station/convenience store combos and 4 if you count the co-op and the truck stop which also sell gas
-a iquor store (FINALLY!)
-2 baseball fields, 1 with a really short fence for bombs and homerun derbys
-2 super large metal buildings at the fairgrounds for wedding dances, festivals, baking competitions, the works really (across the street from the baseball field with the longer fence)
-clay pigeon shooting gun thing (across from the metal buildings and next to the baseball field with the long fence)
-train tracks on the north edge of town
-dollar general store (Alco mentioned above but this list is not just for rich people)
-like, more churches than you can count. probably more than a thousand.
-less than a one hour drive to a Buckle or Maurices for your high end shopping needs

steve dave · « **Reply #21 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:48:17 AM »

Quote from: Emo EMAW on December 19, 2012, 08:39:25 AM

How many of you have listed your home towns?

not me, I grew up out in the country away from city life. a real free agent.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #22 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:49:52 AM »

Does Meade have a grocery store, steve dave?

slobber · « **Reply #23 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:50:22 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on December 19, 2012, 08:47:54 AM

MORE MEADE STUFF I JUST THOUGHT OF:

-stuffed two headed cow (AT THE DALTON GANG HIDEOUT!)
-2 gas station/convenience store combos and 4 if you count the co-op and the truck stop which also sell gas
-a iquor store (FINALLY!)
-2 baseball fields, 1 with a really short fence for bombs and homerun derbys
-2 super large metal buildings at the fairgrounds for wedding dances, festivals, baking competitions, the works really (across the street from the baseball field with the longer fence)
-clay pigeon shooting gun thing (across from the metal buildings and next to the baseball field with the long fence)
-train tracks on the north edge of town
-dollar general store (Alco mentioned above but this list is not just for rich people)
-like, more churches than you can count. probably more than a thousand.
-less than a one hour drive to a Buckle or Maurices for your high end shopping needs

Are you saying the entire town is "on the south side of the tracks"?

steve dave · « **Reply #24 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:51:05 AM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on December 19, 2012, 08:49:52 AM

Does Meade have a grocery store, steve dave?

yes, see initial Meade list. Used to be Our Family affiliated (!!!)