Will Nettleship
A pool? A skate park? The real story behind this KC neighborhood’s unique sculptures
A reader was intrigued by a handful of concrete structures resembling skateboard ramps on a grassy area off The Paseo, near 58th Street and Lydia Avenue — and reached out to What's Your KCQ?, a collaboration between The Kansas City Public Library and The Kansas City Star, for an explanation.
From a distance, these curved concrete surfaces bear a resemblance to ramps at a skatepark. But a closer look reveals gentle slopes interspersed with grassy patches, which would make skateboarding impractical.