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The first bridge was a 690-foot five-span Howe truss bridge built in 1864 by the Lawrence Bridge Company at a cost of $47,000. It was the first bridge across the Kansas River west of Kansas City. It was operated as a toll bridge until 1879, when the Kansas Supreme Court revoked the company's charter and seized the bridge on behalf of the state. [2]
Westport is a historic neighborhood and a main entertainment district in Kansas City, Missouri.. In the early 1800s, West Port was settled by a group led by American pioneer and tribal missionary Reverend Isaac McCoy, who brought his son John Calvin McCoy as surveyor, and his son-in-law Reverend Johnston Lykins who bought the land.
In 2014, Mass Street was named the most popular tourist attraction in Kansas by TripAdvisor. [3] The 900 block of Massachusetts Street, 2009 The Eldridge Hotel, 2004. The 600 through 1200 block of Massachusetts is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places under Lawrence's Historical District. Most of the buildings were built ...
Old Lawrence City Hall: Old Lawrence City Hall: February 24, 1971 : 1047 Massachusetts St. Lawrence: Built 1885-88 for Watkins National Bank; city hall, 1929-1970; Watkins Community Museum since 1975. 67: Old Lawrence City Library
Kansas City Stockyards in 1909 Kansas City Stockyards in 1904 with the Livestock Exchange Building View of stockyards & surrounding area. The stockyards were built to provide better prices for livestock owners. [citation needed] Previously, livestock owners west of Kansas City could only sell at whatever price the railroad offered. With the ...
Kansas City’s first Black Feast Week kicked off this week. In the coming days, I’m going to have some tough decisions to make about lunch or dinner plans. Through Oct. 14, ...
Jess & Jim’s Steakhouse at 517 E 135th St. in Kansas City has earned many accolades, including a recent honor for one of the “most legendary steakhouses in the South.”
The West Bottoms was founded as a livestock and meatpacking district in 1871. [2] It was home to the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange, Kansas City Stockyards, and the city's first Union railway depot. [3] The stockyards occupied more than two hundred acres and were surrounded by hotels, offices, shops, and banks for cattle buyers and cowboys. [4]