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In April 2024, Jackson County rejected a ballot initiative to extend the Royals' pre-existing 3/8-cent sales tax for Kauffman Stadium to build a new stadium in the Crossroads district in downtown Kansas City near the intersection of 16th and McGee streets (south of T-Mobile Center) with over 58% of voters against. the ballot also included ...
The loss of the A's was a shock to local sports fans an community leaders and there was a growing sense that government subsidy of a stadium complex would be necessary to keep major league baseball and professional football in the city. [14] When Kansas City was unable to find a suitable location for a new stadium, Jackson County stepped in and ...
Subsequently, Kansas City was awarded an American League expansion team for 1969, and the new Kansas City Royals used the stadium as a temporary home from 1969 to 1972. [16] Kansas City welcomed the new Royals, who were led by 1969 American League Rookie of the Year Lou Piniella. The expansion team drew nearly one million fans in their first ...
The stadium will seat 15,000 people, a LiveNation spokesperson said. Seating includes 1,666 pit seats, 6,076 general seats, 4,135 lawn seats, 1,502 premium seats, 432 premium boxes, 410 premium ...
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It has 388,800 square feet (36,120 m 2) of column-free exhibit space on one floor, 211,000 square feet (19,600 m 2) of tenant finishes, a 200,000-square-foot (20,000 m 2) conference center, another 55,000 square feet (5,100 m 2) of additional space on two levels, 45 meeting rooms, a 2,400-seat fine arts theater, and an arena that can seat over ...
Opened in 2011, it houses two venues: the 1,800-seat Muriel Kauffman Theatre, home of the Kansas City Ballet and Lyric Opera of Kansas City; and the 1,600-seat Helzberg Hall, home of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. Both venues host a variety of artists and performance groups in addition to these three resident entities.
The Midland Theatre is a 3,000-seat theater located in the Power & Light District of Kansas City, Missouri, United States.The National Collegiate Athletic Association under Walter Byers had its headquarters in the building from the 1950s until it moved to 6299 Nall Avenue at Shawnee Mission Parkway in Mission, Kansas in 1971. [2]