Downtown Kansas City, Missouri

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downtown kansas city , crossroads arts district viewed liberty memorial in 2016.


downtown kansas city area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km) bounded missouri river north, 31st street south, troost avenue east, , state line road west. areas near downtown kansas city include 39th street district, known restaurant row, , features 1 of kansas city s largest selections of independently owned restaurants , boutique shops. center of literary , visual arts, , bohemian culture. crown center headquarters of hallmark cards , major downtown shopping , entertainment complex. connected union station series of covered walkways. country club plaza, or plaza , upscale, outdoor shopping , entertainment district. first suburban shopping district in united states, designed accommodate shoppers arriving automobile, , surrounded apartments , condominiums, including number of high rise buildings. associated country club district south includes sunset hill , brookside neighborhoods, , traversed ward parkway, landscaped boulevard known statuary, fountains , large, historic homes. kansas city s union station home science city, restaurants, shopping, theaters, , city s amtrak facility.



the city s tallest buildings , characteristic skyline contained inside downtown freeway loop (shaded in red). downtown kansas city established city ordinance stretch missouri river south 31st street (beyond bottom of map), , state line rd. troost ave.


after years of neglect , seas of parking lots, downtown kansas city undergoing period of change on $6 billion in development since 2000. many residential properties have been or under redevelopment in 3 surrounding warehouse loft districts , central business district. power & light district, new, nine-block entertainment district comprising numerous restaurants, bars, , retail shops, developed cordish company of baltimore, maryland. first tenant opened on november 9, 2007. anchored sprint center, 19,000-seat sports , entertainment complex.








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