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Sketches of KC's Public Transportation Adolfo Martinez’s Metro Chronicles go on display at the Writers Place starting on Friday, January 19 at the opening of a series of readings by Latino writers called Primera Pagina, or First Page. Writers Andres Rodrigruez, Gloria Martinez and Gabriela Lemmons also present their work. Metro Chronicles by Sylvia Maria Gross Kansas City, MO Painter Adolfo Martinez grew up in Kansas City near the Plaza, and he never really had to take the bus. But his car broke down a few years ago, and Martinez began to make a daily commute on two buses to his job North of the river. He started to make mental notes of the scenes and characters he saw . . . and even the conversations he heard. When Martinez got home in the evening, he'd sketch them out. He eventually compiled the drawings in a show.

This story originally aired in January of 2007 on KC Currents. To listen on your own schedule, subscribe to the KC Currents Podcast .