“This email is simply to applaud and thank everyone involved, not only with the making of this documentary, but also with the rebirth of downtown KC. Although I do not currently live in KC, I do consider it home. I have followed the development of downtown through the recent years with much excitement and anticipation. After browsing through your website regarding the making of this documentary, I found myself proud of KC. It is truly going through a rebirth.

In the near future I will be returning to KC to live. I want my children to be apart of downtown, not the suburbs. I want them to experience the cultural amenities only available in the urban core.

Once again, I thank all of those involved with KC's rebirth. Keep up the excellent work and continue to strive for only the best.”

Robert M. Dudley, DVM
Chief Resident, Small Animal Surgery
Ohio State University

“KCADC did an exceptionally fine job with the May 2 event.  Your creativity is matched by your professionalism and sincerity.”

Rick Hughes, CDME, President & CEO 
Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association

“In the Urban Living special of the August 4 KC Star, there is an interesting article about an upcoming KC documentary. Produced by Inland Seas Production, it is called "Mending the Heart of an American City" and will chronicle much of the construction and restoration currently in progress. It is due to come out some time after the projects have been completed and may be shown on channels like Discovery, A&E, etc. This could be quite a nice promo piece for KC.”

Gladstoner
KC Skyscraper Forum

“What happens when downtowns come back is what I refer to as the upward spiral of value creation taking place.  Basically, more is better.  More people on the streets, more restaurants, offices and living … and these come together and spiral upward.  It’s all about making a special place.”

Chris Leinberger
Fellow, Brookings Institution

“The growth has been so amazing. We have 55 projects from the river to the Plaza, two years ago we had maybe 15. There is so much energy and passion going on right now I don’t see any kind of failure. I just see it continuing to grow.”

Christina Boveri
Boveri Realty Group

“I know several artists that have moved here from New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and literally all over the world because of the scene that is occurring.”

Todd Hienisch
Guy on the Street

“It was a leap of faith that said if we build this – if we make this commitment – others will follow and the potential will really turn into reality.  The moment I realized we had made a good choice, and there was the momentum we were relying upon, was when the arena vote came.  The commitment by the people of Kansas City to have a new arena in downtown adjacent to where this is all being done was confirmation that we were really going to now make that happen.”

Mark Ernst
CEO, H&R Block

“If something was ever going to happen to downtown Kansas City it was going to take a large project and a big commitment on behalf of somebody like H&R Block to actually come into the community to try and make things better.”

Bill Johnson
Principal, 360 Architecture

“The downtown library was a catalyst because what occurred after that is you had a lot of Class B office spaces being altered to become residential lofts and so without the library having that catalyst I don’t think those buildings would have been reused and that we still have a great stock of older buildings we didn’t tear down.”

Wayne Cauthen
City Manager, Kansas City, Missouri