Bombshells in Overland Park
For big cities, Overland Park is really rather small, with less than 200,000 people, but in the middle of so many very small towns, it is the biggest game around. In this part of Kansas, warm and sticky summers and white winters make the seasons very distinctive, and it’s one of the places in the country that gave birth to the idea of a middle America. It’s a perfect place for gorgeous hotels, Kansas being a lovely spot to spend some time rethinking paradise. The community spirit is very strong here, making it a very highly ranked spot among the best places to live, and best places to grow up. It seems quintessentially wholesome, and is as lovely to visit as it is to live here.
The idea of Kansas as a place where dreams get born is a very powerful one in the mythology of the country, and it’s certainly been strengthened with the life story of Jean Harlow . Born Harlean Harlow Carpenter in Seneca, Kansas, her childhood was in an idyllic place, although for her particular biography, it wasn’t as carefree as it was for some of the other kids. Her parents were struggling always to make things work, including their own marriage, and she ended up living with her mother when it all fell apart.
She made her way to Hollywood with her mother’s prodding, and married at the age of 16 (not by her mother’s prodding, her romances were all her own). By the time she would be flirting with William Powell, she had already been through a couple of husbands, and had also walked into the hearts of film lovers all over the world. Her natural good looks, unnatural platinum hair, and easy charm were coupled with an impeccable sense of rhythm, particularly for comedies. She would come to know all the lead leading men of her time, including Cary Grant and Clark Gable . Renal failure took her life at only 26 years old, a tragedy that is only eclipsed by the fame she’d earned in such a short time. It was also a fame that would take a girl from Kansas to realize a big wish in a mythical land, and one that would transform the way people dream.
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