The Brookside Hotel?

Who knew? Well, local Michael Signorelli knew---knows. Now the rest of us do, too. I just know it as the now Crestwood Condominiums building that used to be so run down and ignored. Mr. Signorelli gave us this background information today on Facebook: "Picture of The Brookside Hotel, Circa 1961. The Brookside Hotel, 54th and Oak, was built in 1918 and formally opened for occupancy in October, 1919. For many years it was considered one of the better family hotels here. During World War II the property was used as quarters for Army Air Corps personnel attending Rockhurst College. After the war it again became a resident hotel. The St. Paul School of Theology, Methodist, acquired the property in 1962 and used it as a dormitory for married students. The University of Missouri-Kansas City became owners of the property in 1966 for a residence accommodating faculty and married students." Very cool. Then there's this from one Mary Barron: "It was Treadway Hall and home of the UMKC Conservatory of Music Dance Department / Kansas City Ballet when we were kids. I took a lot of classes in the 2nd floor studios before they moved the studios to the Troost Avenue place they had for a while. We danced around pillars in what must have originally been a large dining room or ballroom at the original hotel." Thanks again and very much for the background, Mr. Signorelli and Ms. Barron! Links: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/58116837932/; http://www.highrises.com/kansas-city/the-crestwood-condos/; http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&cp=16&gs_id=1x&xhr=t&tok=Qbrsrsv6wx0ayxzs0Lym7A&gs_upl=&biw=1249&bih=560&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&wrapid=tlif132562775751610&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=crestwood+condominiums+kansas+city&fb=1&gl=us&hq=crestwood+condominiums&hnear=0x87c0f75eafe99997:0x558525e66aaa51a2,Kansas+City,+MO&cid=13690090927520644516