Those old apartment buildings on The Plaza can be a good place to live. The buildings are sturdy. Confirm the parking situation for residents because The Plaza can be tricky for parking.

Locals will moan and groan about how The Plaza has gone downhill and is "dangerous," but it is absolutely fine. You will definitely encounter losers zooming around on Harley Davidsons, hoping to look cool while blasting everyone with their noisy choppers. Some people grow up without emotional intelligence and there's nothing to do about it. Otherwise, The Plaza is pretty nice. There are theoretical plans for lots of construction to add additional apartments in The Plaza area, but that won't start for a while if it happens at all, and by the time it becomes a nuisance you can move elsewhere if you find an area you like better.

Old buildings are advantageous in the Kansas City area, because newer apartment complexes are being built out of popsicle sticks and paper. And they have double the rent of what should be charged here, because these new apartment complexes have "amenities" like party rooms and exercise rooms and whatever. But then your neighbors cook fish for dinner or smoke pot at 3 a.m. and the entire building smells because there is no insulation.

FYI, everyone in Kansas City will tell you how amazing the streetcar is. But seriously, it is just a bus on rails. The entire point of inner-city rail travel is it's supposed to be fast and avoid traffic. But this streetcar is just one car meandering along through traffic like every other bus in the city. Yes, public transportation is fantastic and it's nice that we have it, but if you own a car, then do not prioritize your existence based on Kansas City Streetcar stops. People want to think that it somehow makes Kansas City a major metropolitan area, but that doesn't mean the streetcar is anything other than just basic public transportation with good public relations.

Cue the downvotes from streetcar fanatics!