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These trees that are covered in white flowers during the spring give off a smell that Kansas City residents want gone. Here’s why local organizations are working to get them removed.
In 1928 Armour Boulevard was widened and the curbside row of trees was removed; during the next year the roadway was repaved with asphaltic concrete. Simeon Armour was a powerful supporter of Kansas City's new Parks and Boulevard System and he held a position on the Park Board from 1892 until his death in 1899.
The Arboretum was established in 1910 by Dr. Walter Bartlett, a general practitioner from Belle Plaine, who purchased pastureland to create his own arboretum. In the 1930s the arboretum became an approved test site for the United States Department of Agriculture which provided plants and trees from around the world for hardiness tests.
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City was a water park in Kansas City, Kansas. It was announced in September 2005 by Schlitterbahn Waterparks and opened on July 15, 2009. It was conceived as a 370-acre (150-hectare) and $750 million development including a nearly 40-acre (16-hectare) waterpark, which was Schlitterbahn's fourth waterpark and its ...
Kansas Railfest 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Great Plains Transportation Museum, 700 E. Douglas Train enthusiasts will be able to enjoy train rides, music, displays, vendors, a scavenger hunt and more.
First, the history. Brancato, a blacksmith from Sicily who immigrated to the Kansas City in 1896, opened Fairyland Park on June 16, 1923. It covered 80 acres at the southern terminus of the ...
Wildlife and people harvest most of them; those remaining produce seedling trees readily. The wood is hard, heavy, strong, and very flexible, making it a favored wood for tool handles. A specimen tree has been reported in Missouri with 117 cm (46 in) diameter at breast height , 36.9 m (121 ft 1 in) tall, and a spread of 22.6 m (74 ft 2 in).
Five “park-and-ride” options are available across the Kansas City metro as an estimated 400 buses will be on hand to bring parade-goers to and from downtown.