Yes, I realize I am a month behind in my pictures. But here is our trip to Greensburg, nonetheless. This is the Kiowa County Courthouse. One of just a few buildings to survive the F-5 tornado on May 4, 2007.
A completely "green" John Deere dealership. One of the first businesses to rebuild.
We thought this was funny and sad at the same time. Their drive-thru bank was in a trailor!
The Sunchips Business Incubator on Main St. There are about 5 businesses currently running. Including a really cool stained glass shop and a massage place. You can see the grain elevator in the background. The tornado did not touch it.
Greensburg is/was known as the city with the world's largest man-dug well. It's closed now but it was pretty large to look down into.
Formally known as FEMA-ville. This is the area where residents lived in trailors, some for 2 years, until their houses were rebuilt.
A very "green" built hospital. The Kiowa County Hospital is expected to open spring 2010.
The Eco-Silo house. There are no square rooms in this house. It is supposedly the blue print to how sustainable housing should be made. They dropped a car on top of it to prove how strong it was and the car was demolished! There is a garden on top that captures a lot of the rain water run off. Pretty cool stuff.
5.4.7 Arts Center built by architecture students at KU. It is a Lied-Platinum building. Everything used was recycled material.
Local art
All of the energy used for the building comes from the 3 wind turbines to the left.
This bench was made by the Green Team, students from the high school. It was made from debris from the tornado.
The only hotel in Greensburg. We had such a fun visit. This is the kind of town Steve and I would love to retire to.
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