Marty worked in KC? Rudy Patrick Seed Company

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This photo was taken on January 24, 2010 in Quality Hill, Kansas City, MO, US, using a Canon PowerShot SX20 IS.

Rudy Patrick Seed Co. ghost sign #4

The west building had two flat sides and a third that was curved because it was built inside (and very near) a rail switching track. The resulting shape was that of 1/4 circle. Think of a very large slice of pie or pizza. As hard as it is to believe driving through this neighborhood today, around 1900 the land was in such high demand and so valuable that the buildings here were tightly packed and little ground wasted.

I googled Rudy Patrick Seed Company today and this cool picture came up-Marty worked at Rudy Patrick Seed Company right after graduation in the summer of 1966. I enjoy seeing places where he spent time in his short life of 19 years. Wonder where he stayed at night while working here?

While removing some of Mom and Dad's family pictures in frames I found this sealed in the back of the picture frame. I don't remember him being away from home except one time Gerald and Marty headed to the City to get a job and live there? I just remember them coming back it was summer after they graduated and didn't know Marty stayed long enough to earn $165.65. Wish they had stayed in KC and the accident would never had happened.