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| Title | A City of Glass |
| Abstract | Article provides information on the glass in the new Sprint Center as well as other buildings downtown which contain a lot of glass. For the Sprint Center the following information is provided: 2,204 panels or 130,000 square feet on the arena body and not all are clear glass; some of the glass is laminated and some panels are insulated; the glass should be able to withstand a 90-mph wind gust for three seconds; each glass panel costs $2,225 and weighs on average between 700-750 pounds; there are 126 panel sizes and all are 12 feet tall; and the glass came by train from Long Beach, California. |
| Notes | Other prominent glass towers mentioned include: One Kansas City Place, Town Pavillon, 1201 Walnut, H&R Block headquarters and the KC Star Press Pavillon. |
| Source | The Kansas City Star |
| Location | Vertical File: Sprint Center Arena |
| Page | D1:1 |
| Local Subject | Sprint Center Arena
Downtown
Glass
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| Item Type | Newspaper Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 216680 |
| CONTENTdm number | 28680 |
