Independence, Missouri/Missourah

A few pics from Independence, Missouri... or Missourah, if you're a tobacco chewing redneck with an unhealthy relationship to farm animals. The old town part of the city is one of the most cozy places I've seen in fifty states. The city is known as "Queen City of the Trails", since it was considered the starting point for the California, Oregon and Santa Fe trails.

Like so many American cities in the south and midwest, the center is organized around a square with a big ole courthouse in the middle and lots of nice little shops along the surrounding streets. There's a healthy mix of red brick and white wooden buildings and there are several blocks of nice Victorian houses in the immediate vicinity of the town square. If you're ever in these parts, I strongly recommend a visit to Independence.

All pics here (including the rest of the pics from Independence).

The Jackson county courthouse.


Statue of the prez outside the courthouse.


Cozy, cozy.




Clinton's, where Harry Truman had his first job and which is still serving yummy, yummy goodies.


An enormous banana split from Clinton's. I am ashamed to admit that I could not finish it. Could have something to do with the fact that I stuffed face on a huge slice of lemon cake first. And that lemon cake really tasted of lemon. Mmmmm... sweet, sweet lemon.