Loved the brick buildings in Kansas City. First weekend of every months there is a huge flea-market/antiques sale where vendors move their wares into the brick buildings. Some of them take up several floors. Lovely buildings - I hope that one by one they are restored!
Incredible bargains if you are looking for nice antique furniture.
I'm sure they will be restored once the global economy picks up again. Most of this type of building in the East End are now expensive loft apartments. Really like those white wooden doors and the single red window on the right.