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Location DB > United States > Missouri > Kansas City > Wall Street Station ("Mystery Stairs")  Name Wall Street Station ("Mystery Stairs")  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by PAWolf on 10/19/2004 3:09 AM last modified by Emperor Wang on 2/5/2024 2:31 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description A mysterious stairway into a parking lot. 2.1.2024 - The mysterious stairway was filled in sometime between 2015-16. The basement is probably still be hiding down there - bring your jack hammer...  Basic Information Type: Abandoned steam generating plant Status: Mysterious stairs have been filled in... Accessibility: Difficult to impossible... Recommendation: forget it  Physical Information Address 6th and Baltimore Kansas City, Missouri United States Owner: See a map of this location  Hazards asbestos rust water  Interesting Features Basement foundation filled with steam pipes, valves, tanks, and an office. Unfortunately there aren't any steam tunnel accesses here.  Security Measures fences part-time guard locked gates night time guard patrols  Historical Dates Built: 1889 Closed: 1961  Required Equipment flashlight long pants / sleeves  Recommended Equipment camera  History Originally started out in 1889 as an Edison DC power station called "Sub G", built to help carry the load from another station nearby. When built, it was a 2 story building, but a 3rd story was added in 1910. The plant got into the steam business by accident when the engineers found that the steam that powered the reciprocating engines to generate electricity could then be passed through mains to be used again for heating by nearby stores and businesses. The plant continued to generate electricity until 1919 when a new plant that generated AC power was opened nearby, but continued to operate as a steam generating plant for another 10 years. In 1929 the engines were removed. A high pressure steam line from the Grand Avenue Station was put in its place, and from that moment on the Wall Street Station served as a pressure reducing and desuperheating station until its decommission sometime in the 60's. The 3 story building was razed in 1961, but the basement station was left mostly intact because it was still in use. A cover was built over the basement level, and the surrounding area was turned into a parking lot. During the plant's DC power days, it fed 4,300 kilowatts into the grid, and had 7 rotary converters. In addition, "Sub G" had a 150 cell electric storage battery, rated at 1,900 kw, 10,000 amps for 20 minutes. The battery was not of sufficient capacity to carry the DC load for enough time to be of any real value though.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries PAWolf's Gallery Tue, Oct 19th, 2004 posted by PAWolf 18 pictures Mystery Light Tue, Dec 5th, 2006 posted by binaryzero 2 pictures Google Street images Thu, Feb 1st, 2024 posted by fr00tCake 5 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. Category Rating Photography 7 / 10 Coolness 8 / 10 Content Quality 3 / 10  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 2/5/2024 2:33 PM.  Latest Changes on Feb 5 24 at 14:33, Emperor Wang validated this location on Feb 5 24 at 14:31, Emperor Wang made this location public on Feb 5 24 at 14:31, Emperor Wang changed the following: Notes for Mods, Type, History, Status, Interesting Features, Security Measures, Description on Feb 1 24 at 21:03, fr00tCake added some pictures to a gallery on Feb 1 24 at 21:01, fr00tCake created a new gallery on Feb 1 24 at 21:01, fr00tCake changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy, Prefer Satellite, Status, Accessibility, Recommendation, Description on Dec 8 09 at 1:36, Opheliaism validated this location on Dec 7 09 at 17:16, efil4zaggintk created a new gallery on Dec 5 06 at 17:08, Emperor Wang validated this location on Dec 5 06 at 4:23, binaryzero updated gallery Mystery Light  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? 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