A most
scenic place.
Located in the heart of the
metro area of
Wichita, Kansas, Old Town is just what it sounds like;
the old part of town. It is composed mostly of
brick, with a little
1930's-ish
pizazz and
style to it. There are many alleys, rooftop accesses, and
secret routes that are sure to
tickle an adventurer's fancy. The insides of some buildings are comparable to something from a
D&D fan's
wet dream;
cobwebs hang like curtains in the basement areas, dim, flickering lights cast a nervous yellow-orange
pall on the dusty walls and concrete floors, and those scary elevators that look more like
machines of death than means of conveyance. There could be a
Displacer Beast lurking in the shadows
right behind us!
There are many small, privately owned shops in Old Town and its surrounding areas, ranging from restaurants (
Torre's Pizzeria, a fantastic place to eat for any
newcomer to Wichita) to
tabletop gaming boutiques (
Blue Horse Trading Co., located three floors above Torre's.) However, the majority of space in Old Town is occupied by a
conglomerate of bars,
pubs, and clubs (both public and private.)
If you're ever
cruising around the area at about midnight or so, it's always fun to stop by the area and
laugh with the drunk people. (One such
adventure to Old Town on my birthday at one in the morning met us with a
Chris Farley impersonator,
clearly intoxicated, and
cuddlingly belligerent.)
Also located in the general vicinity is the
Old Town Warren Theatre. I've never had the opportunity to see a movie in it, but from what my
significant homeboys tell me, there are
these neat little buttons on the sides of your seats you can press to call a waiter to you, where you can order and have them deliver
snacks from the snack bar. (I imagine this pisses off a lot of people in the middle of a
flick.)
All in all,
a neat place to go if you're over eighteen years of age (or at least
twenty-one, for added kicks.) Otherwise, it's like
any other part of Wichita, only a bit prettier looking.