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Kansas City metropolitan area
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Kansas City metropolitan area
Kansas City, MO–KS
Coordinates: 39°06′N 94°35′W / 39.1°N 94.58°W / 39.1; -94.58
Country
United States
State(s)
- Missouri
- Kansas
Largest city
Kansas City, Missouri
Other cities
- Overland Park, Kansas
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Independence, Missouri
- Olathe, Kansas
- Lee's Summit, Missouri
- Shawnee, Kansas
- Blue Springs, Missouri
- Liberty, Missouri
- Lenexa, Kansas
- Leavenworth, Kansas
- Leawood, Kansas
Area
• Total
8,472 sq mi (21,940 km2)
Highest elevation
1,1601 ft (353.51 m)
Lowest elevation
6901 ft (210.31 m)
Population
• Total
(2015) 2,159,159
• Rank
30th MSA (2,087,471), 24th CSA (2,428,362) in the U.S.
• Density
260.0/sq mi (100.4/km2)
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a 15-county metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri, that straddles the border between the U.S. states of Missouri and Kansas. With a population of 2,104,509, it ranks as the second largest metropolitan area with its core in Missouri (after Greater St. Louis). Alongside Kansas City, the area includes a number of other cities and suburbs, the largest being Overland Park, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; Olathe, Kansas; and Independence, Missouri; each over 100,000 in population. The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) serves as the Council of Governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the area.
Contents
1 Geographic overview
2 Divisions of the Kansas City metropolitan area
2.1 Downtown
2.2 Midtown
2.3 South Side of the Metro (or "South KC")
2.4 The Northland
2.5 East Side of the Metro ("Eastern Jackson County")
2.6 KCK and Johnson County
2.6.1 Cultural attractions
3 Metropolitan area
3.1 Counties
3.2 Associated areas
4 Transportation
4.1 Highways
4.1.1 Interstates
4.1.2 US Highways
4.1.3 Kansas state highways
4.1.4 Missouri state highways
4.1.5 Other notable roads
4.2 Air
4.3 Rail and bus
5 Local navigation tips
5.1 Street numbers
5.2 Highways
5.3 Navigation landmarks
5.4 Areas of the metropolitan area
6 Educational institutions
6.1 Post-secondary
7 Libraries
8 Media
8.1 Print media
8.2 Broadcast media
8.2.1 Television
8.2.2 Radio
8.2.2.1 Public and community radio
8.2.2.2 Specialty radio
9 Business interests
9.1 Headquarters
9.1.1 Hospitals
9.2 Shopping centers
10 Local organizations
11 See also
12 References
13 Further reading
14 External links
Geographic overview[edit]
Kansas City satellite map. The larger Missouri River is zigzagging from west to east; the much smaller Kansas is approaching from the south and joins it at Kaw Point. Kansas City, Missouri, is located immediately south of their intersection; North Kansas City, Missouri, is to its northeast; and Kansas City, Kansas, is to the west.
The larger Kansas City Metropolitan Area as seen on a map can be visualized roughly as four quadrants:
The map's northeast quadrant is locally referred to as "north of the river" or "the Northland". It includes parts of Clay County, Missouri including North Kansas City, Missouri. North Kansas City is bounded by a bend in the Missouri River that defines a border between Wyandotte County, Kansas and Clay County, Missouri running approximately North-South and a border between North Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri running approximately East-West. The river band's sharpest part forms a peninsula containing the Kansas City Downtown Airport.
The southeast quadrant includes Kansas City, Missouri and surrounding areas in Missouri. It includes the notorious Grandview Triangle.
The southwest quadrant includes all of Johnson County, Kansas, which includes the towns in the area known as Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Interstate 35 runs diagonally through Johnson County, Kansas from the southwest to downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
The northwest quadrant contains Wyandotte County, Kansas and parts of Platte County, Missouri. Wyandotte County, Kansas, sometimes referred to as just Wyandotte, which contains Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs, Kansas and Edwardsville, Kansas is governed by a single unified government. Often the Wyandotte government is referred to simply as "The Unified Government". Another bend in the Missouri River forms the county line between Wyandotte County, Kansas and Platte County, Missouri to the north and northeast.
Divisions of the Kansas City metropolitan area[edit]
Downtown[edit]
Main article: Downtown Kansas City
Downtown almost always refers to downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Downtown is the Kansas City's historic center, located entirely within Kansas City, Missouri, and containing the city's original town site, business districts, and residential neighborhoods. Downtown is bounded by the Missouri River on the north, the Missouri-Kansas state line on the west, 31st Street on the south and the Blue River on the east. The downtown area includes the Central Business District and its buildings, which form the city's skyline. The downtown loop is formed by Interstates 670, 70 and 35. Within the downtown loop are many of the tall buildings and skyscrapers that make up the city's skyline. Also within the downtown loop are small, distinct neighborhoods such as Quality Hill, the Garment District, the Financial District, the Convention Center District, and the Power and Light District.
Other neighborhoods within downtown are the River Market and Columbus Park, both located between the downtown loop and the Missouri River. Between the downtown loop and the state line are the Westside neighborhood and the West Bottoms, located at the bottom of the bluff adjacent to Kaw Point. East of the loop are the 18th & Vine District, the North Bottoms, East Bottoms, Northeast, and Pendleton Heights. South of the loop is the Crossroads District, Union Hill, Crown Center, Hospital Hill, Longfellow, Wendell Phillips, and Washington Wheatley.
The Kansas City Convention Center, Municipal Auditorium, City Hall, Lyric Theater, Midland Theatre, Ilus Davis Park, and Barney Allis Plaza are within the Central Business District inside the downtown loop. The Sprint Center and the College Basketball Experience are within the Power & Light District, also within the downtown loop. The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is perched upon a high point immediately south of the downtown loop. South of the loop is the Crossroads District, Union Station, Crown Center, the National World War I Museum, Liberty Memorial, Penn Valley Park, Truman Medical Center, Children's Mercy Hospital, and the 18th & Vine District. North of the loop are City Market within the River Market and Richard L. Berkeley Riverfront Park. West of the loop within the West Bottoms are Kemper Arena and Hale Arena.
Midtown[edit]
Midtown is entirely within Kansas City, Missouri, just south of downtown, and bounded by 31st Street on the north, the state line on the west, West Gregory Boulevard (71st Street) on the south, and Troost Avenue on the east. Midtown is the core of the metropolitan area, as it contains numerous cultural attractions, shopping and entertainment areas, large hospitals, universities, and the metro area's most densely populated neighborhoods.
Midtown consists of numerous distinct and historic neighborhoods such as Westport, Hyde Park, and Southmoreland. Shopping is centered on the Country Club Plaza, which contains numerous luxury retailers, hotels, and restaurants. Brookside and Westport also contain smaller-scale, neighborhood-oriented, and niche-market retailers. Midtown is home to Saint Luke's Hospital and Research Medical Center. Cultural attractions include the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Uptown Theater, Starlight Theater, the Kansas City Zoo, Loose Park, and Swope Park. The last of these contains a soccer complex that is home to FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League and the Swope Park Rangers, a United Soccer League team that is the official reserve side for the area's Major League Soccer club, Sporting Kansas City. Major educational institutions include the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Rockhurst University, Kansas City Art Institute, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Midwest Research Institute, and Penn Valley Community College.
South Side of the Metro (or "South KC")[edit]
Also known as "South Kansas City", this area consists of the southern half of Kansas City, Missouri, as well as the suburbs of Grandview, Harrisonville, Belton, Loch Lloyd, Peculiar and Raymore.
The Northland[edit]
The Northland is the area north of the Missouri River, bordered by the Kansas state line on the west and Missouri Highway 291 on the east. The southern half of Platte County, and much of Clay County make up the area. The economy of the Northland is dominated by Kansas City International Airport, Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant, the Zona Rosa shopping community and three riverboat casinos. The metro area's largest amusement park, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun, is located in the Northland. Communities of the Northland outside the city limits include Parkville, Kearney, Liberty, Platte City, Gladstone, Riverside, Smithville, North Kansas City, and Weatherby Lake.
East Side of the Metro ("Eastern Jackson County")[edit]
East Side of the Metro is primarily eastern Jackson County which is an area of the Kansas City Metro that contains the far-eastern urban side of Kansas City, Missouri and the following large suburbs of Blue Springs, Independence, and Lee's Summit. Also included in this area is western Lafayette County Missouri and the far northeast portion of Cass County Missouri. The East Side of Metro includes the following Missouri suburbs of Independence, Blue Springs, Raytown, Lees Summit, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, Sugar Creek, River Bend, Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Greenwood, Unity Village, Buckner, Pleasant Hill, Bates City, Odessa, and Lake Tapawingo. Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and Kauffman Stadium, home of the MLB's Kansas City Royals are located on the eastern edge of Kansas City. The Silverstein Eye Centers Arena home of the ECHL's Kansas City Mavericks and the MASL's Missouri Comets is located in Independence.
KCK and Johnson County[edit]
In Wyandotte County lies Kansas City, Kansas, which is locally called "KCK" to distinguish it from the larger Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO). It contains many residential neighborhoods, the Fairfax Industrial District, and the Village West entertainment district. The General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant is located in the Fairfax Industrial District. Village West contains many area attractions. This includes many sporting venues such as Children's Mercy Park, home of the area MLS soccer team Sporting Kansas City, the Kansas Speedway, which hosts many NASCAR races, and T-Bones Stadium, home of the independent baseball team, the Kansas City T-Bones. Other Village West attractions include the Legends shopping district, the Providence Medical Center Amphitheater, and Schlitterbahn Waterpark.
Johnson County, Kansas contains many suburbs, both small and large. These suburbs include Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Leawood, Lenexa, Prairie Village, Gardner, Merriam, Mission, Roeland Park, Fairway, Lake Quivira, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Westwood, and Westwood Hills. Many local area attractions and shopping districts are located in Johnson County, such as Oak Park Mall, Town Center Plaza, and Prairie Fire.
Cultural attractions[edit]
Photo
Name
City
Notes
Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot, Independence, Missouri
Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot Independence The oldest business building in Blue Springs, Missouri. In 1978, the hotel, which originally served the railroad, moved from the original site, just south of Main Street, to its present location.
Dillingham-Lewis House Museum, Blue Springs, Missouri
Dillingham-Lewis House Museum Blue Springs Built in 1906, the only native limestone structure in Blue Springs. The house is named after two families.
Fort Osage National Historic Site Sibley, Missouri Part of the early 19th century U.S. factory trading post system for the Osage Nation.
Jackson County Jail and Marshal's House Independence Former jail site, operated by the county historical society, which housed thousands of prisoners including Frank James and William Clark Quantrill.
Leila's Hair Museum, Independence, Missouri
Leila's Hair Museum Independence A museum of hair art dating back to the 19th century.
Lone Jack Battlefield Museum, Lone Jack, Missouri
Lone Jack Battlefield Museum Lone Jack The only Civil War Museum in Jackson County, Missouri, and one of the few battlefields where the soldiers – who perished during the battle – are still buried on the battlefield.
Midwest Genealogy Center Independence The largest freestanding public genealogy research library in the USA.
Photo of The National Frontier Trails Museum in Independence Missouri.
National Frontier Trails Museum Independence A museum, interpretive center, and research library about the history of principle western U.S. trails.
Rice-Tremonti Home, Raytown, Missouri
Rice-Tremonti Home Raytown Home built on the Santa Fe Trail in 1844 by Archibald Rice and his family.
Silverstein Eye Centers Arena Independence A 5,800-seat multi-purpose arena that hosts the Kansas City Mavericks ice hockey team.
Harry S. Truman Historic District Independence and Grandview
Associated with 33rd U.S. President Harry S. Truman, the district includes:
The Truman Presidential Library, in Independence.
The Truman home, in Independence, where Truman lived for most of his time in Missouri.
The Truman Farm, in Grandview, built in 1894 by Truman's maternal grandmother.
Truman Sports Complex Kansas City Two major sports venues:
* Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Chiefs (football)
* Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Royals (baseball)
Grinter Place Kansas City, KS A home built in 1857 by one of the earliest settlers.
Metropolitan area[edit]
In recent years, the Kansas City metropolitan area has been experiencing continued growth. Between July 2000 and July 2007, the population of the Kansas City MSA grew from 1,842,965 to an estimated 2,037,357, an increase of 10%.[1]
Anchor city
Kansas City, Missouri – Pop: 488,943 (2017)
Municipalities with 100,000+ inhabitants
Overland Park, Kansas – Pop: 191,278
Kansas City, Kansas – Pop: 152,938
Olathe, Kansas – Pop: 137,472
Independence, Missouri – Pop: 117,306
Municipalities with 50,000-99,999 inhabitants
Lee's Summit, Missouri – Pop: 97,290
Shawnee, Kansas – Pop: 65,513
Blue Springs, Missouri – Pop: 54,945
Lenexa, Kansas – Pop: 53,553
Municipalities with 20,000-49,999 inhabitants
Leavenworth, Kansas – Pop: 36,210
Leawood, Kansas – Pop: 34,659
Liberty, Missouri – Pop: 31,507
Raytown, Missouri – Pop: 29,211
Gladstone, Missouri – Pop: 27,140
Grandview, Missouri – Pop: 25,159
Belton, Missouri – Pop: 23,480
Prairie Village, Kansas – Pop: 22,368
Gardner, Kansas – Pop: 21,583
Raymore, Missouri – Pop: 21,167
Municipalities with 10,000-19,999 inhabitants
Grain Valley, Missouri – Pop: 13,379
Ottawa, Kansas – Pop: 12,387
Lansing, Kansas – Pop: 11,767
Excelsior Springs, Missouri – Pop: 11,486
Merriam, Kansas – Pop: 11,288
Municipalities with 5,000-9,999 inhabitants
Harrisonville, Missouri – Pop: 9,986
Cameron, Missouri (partial) – Pop: 9,933
Mission, Kansas – Pop: 9,491
Kearney, Missouri – Pop: 9,423
Smithville, Missouri – Pop: 9,233
Pleasant Hill, Missouri – Pop: 8,289
Oak Grove, Missouri – Pop: 7,937
Bonner Springs, Kansas – Pop: 7,606
Roeland Park, Kansas – Pop: 6,827
Parkville, Missouri – Pop: 6,296
De Soto, Kansas – Pop: 6,074
Spring Hill, Kansas – Pop: 5,981
Richmond, Missouri – Pop: 5,595
Greenwood, Missouri – Pop: 5,569
Paola, Kansas – Pop: 5,527
Basehor, Kansas – Pop: 5,403
Tonganoxie, Kansas – Pop: 5,248
Odessa, Missouri – Pop: 5,178
Municipalities with 1-4,999 inhabitants
Peculiar, Missouri – Pop: 4,885
Platte City, Missouri – Pop: 4,833
Higginsville, Missouri – Pop: 4,662
Lexington, Missouri – Pop: 4,598
Edwardsville, Kansas – Pop: 4,390
North Kansas City, Missouri – Pop: 4,354
Osawatomie, Kansas – Pop: 4,297
Louisburg, Kansas – Pop: 4,276
Fairway, Kansas – Pop: 3,970
Mission Hills, Kansas – Pop: 3,601
Sugar Creek, Missouri – Pop: 3,320
Riverside, Missouri – Pop: 3,150
Buckner, Missouri – Pop: 3,067
Pleasant Valley, Missouri – Pop: 3,056
Lawson, Missouri – Pop: 2,409
Plattsburg, Missouri – Pop: 2,291
Lake Lotawana, Missouri – Pop: 2,018
Weatherby Lake, Missouri – Pop: 1,848
Wellsville, Kansas – Pop: 1,818
Edgerton, Kansas – Pop: 1,736
Westwood, Kansas – Pop: 1,719
Garden City, Missouri – Pop: 1,625
Gower, Missouri (partial) – Pop: 1,526
Claycomo, Missouri – Pop: 1,468
Lone Jack, Missouri – Pop: 1,124
Drexel, Missouri - Pop: 999
Lake Tapawingo, Missouri - Pop: 723
Glenaire, Missouri - Pop: 578
Dearborn, Missouri (partial) – Pop: 496
Avondale, Missouri - Pop: 440
Osborn, Missouri (partial) – Pop: 423
Sibley, Missouri - Pop: 356
Oaks, Missouri - Pop: 129
Unity Village, Missouri - Pop: 84
Levasy, Missouri - Pop: 83
Randolph, Missouri - Pop: 54
River Bend, Missouri - Pop: 10
Counties[edit]
The MSA covers a total area of 7,952 sq mi (20,600 km2) including 97 sq mi (250 km2) of water.
Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area
County
State
2017 Estimate
2010 Census
Change
Jackson County MO 698,895 674,158 +3.67%
Johnson County' KS 591,178 544,179 +8.64%
Clay County MO 242,874 221,939 +9.43%
Wyandotte County KS 165,288 157,505 +4.94%
Cass County MO 102,845 99,478 +3.38%
Platte County MO 101,187 89,322 +13.28%
Leavenworth County KS 81,095 76,277 +6.32%
Miami County KS 33,461 32,787 +2.06%
Lafayette County MO 32,641 33,381 2999778317006680450♠−2.22%
Ray County MO 22,855 23,494 2999728015663573680♠−2.72%
Clinton County MO 20,554 20,743 3000088849250349519♠−0.91%
Bates County MO 16,334 17,049 2999580620564255970♠−4.19%
Linn County KS 9,726 9,656 +0.72%
Caldwell County MO 9,100 9,424 2999656196943972840♠−3.44%
Franklin County KS 25,733 25,992 3000003539550630960♠−1.00%
Total 2,153,766 2,009,342 +7.19%
Associated areas[edit]
Often associated with Kansas City, the cities of Lawrence, Kansas, and St. Joseph, Missouri, are identified as separate Metropolitan Statistical Areas.[2]
The Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas Combined Statistical Area, which encompasses the Kansas City MO-KS MSA, the Warrensburg, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area (USA) (in Johnson County, Missouri), and the Atchison, Kansas µSA (in Atchison County, Kansas), covers a total area of 9,220 sq mi (23,900 km2) including 103 sq mi (270 km2) of water.
Transportation[edit]
Highways[edit]
The Kansas City metropolitan area has more freeway lane miles per capita than any other large metropolitan area in the United States (over 27% more than the second-place Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex), over 50% more than the average American metro area, and nearly 75% more than the large metro area with the least: Las Vegas.[3]
Interstates[edit]
The Kansas City area is a confluence of four major U.S. interstate highways:
I-29 – North to St. Joseph, Missouri
I-35 – North to Des Moines, Iowa and south to Wichita, Kansas
I-49 – South to Joplin
I-70 – East to St. Louis and west to Topeka, Kansas
Other interstates that cross through the area include:
I-435 – A bi-state loop through the city's suburbs in Missouri and Kansas. It is the second-longest single-numbered beltway in the U.S., and the fourth-longest in the world.
I-470 – Connects South Kansas City with Lee's Summit and Independence.
I-635 – Connects the Kansas suburbs with Kansas City, Kansas, and I-29, I-70, and I-35.
I-670 – A southern bypass of I-70 and the southern portion of the downtown loop. The roadway is designated on road signs as East I-70, when exiting from I-35 while traveling north.
US Highways[edit]
U.S. Highways serving the Kansas City Metro Area include:
US 24 – Running from Independence Ave. and Winner Rd., between downtown Kansas City and Independence, Missouri, it serves as a street-level connection to Independence.
US 40 – U.S. 40 is one of six east-west U.S.-numbered routes that run (or ran) from coast to coast. It serves as a business loop and an alternate route for I-70.
US 50 – Enters the area in southern Johnson County, follows I-435 from the west to I-470, then splits off of I-470 in Lee's Summit to continue eastward to Jefferson City and St. Louis as a regular highway. Its former route through Raytown and southeast Kansas City was renumbered as Route 350. U.S. 50 is also one of the six east-west highways that run coast-to-coast through the United States.
US-56 - Enters the area concurrent with I-35 until the Shawnee Mission Parkway exit. It runs east along the Parkway into the Plaza area of Kansas City before terminating at US-71.
US 69 – Connects Excelsior Springs, Missouri, in the north and serves as a freeway in the suburbs of Johnson County.
US 71 – In the north, concurrent with I-29 to Amazonia, Missouri, and serves as a freeway (Bruce R. Watkins Drive) south from downtown, joining with I-49 at the Grandview Triangle.
US 169 – Connects Smithville, Missouri, in the north.
Kansas state highways[edit]
Kansas highways in the area include:
K-5 – A minor freeway bypassing the north of Kansas City, Kansas, connecting the GM Fairfax plant with I-635. K-5 continues as Leavenworth Road west to I-435 then on to Leavenworth, Kansas.
K-7 – A freeway linking Leavenworth, Wyandotte and Johnson Counties in Kansas.
K-10 – A freeway linking I-435 to De Soto and Lawrence.
K-32 – A highway that links Lawrence to Wyandotte County in Kansas.
Missouri state highways[edit]
Missouri highways in the area include:
Route 7 - An important state highway serving the eastern suburbs of the metro. Primarily running north and south through Jackson and Cass Counties. Connecting the following communities: Independence, Blue Springs, Lake Lotawana, Pleasant Hill and Harrisonville. It is the commercial backbone for Blue Springs, Lake Lotawana and Pleasant Hill.
Route 9 – A minor freeway northwest of North Kansas City, and serves as a commercial backbone to North Kansas City, Riverside, Platte Woods and Parkville.
Route 45 – Known as Tom Watson Parkway in the Kansas City vicinity until it intersects with I-435, it is a highway that spans 42 miles from I-29/US-71 to US-59/MO-273 in Lewis & Clark Village, Missouri (right east of the larger city of Atchison, Kansas). It is also known as NW 64th Street from NW Klamm Drive to I-29/US-71. The highway runs through the northern part of Parkville, Missouri and across Riss Lake. The National Golf Course is located off of MO-45.
Route 58 - A state highway serving the southern suburbs of Belton and Raymore.
Route 92 – This narrow and hilly road crosses the northern part of the metro, connecting Platte City, Smithville, Kearney, and Excelsior Springs.
Route 150 – A highway linking southern Lee's Summit and Grandview to the Kansas suburbs at State Line Road.
Route 152 – A freeway contained entirely in Kansas City's Northland, stretching from Liberty in Clay County west until it intersects with I-435 near Parkville, Missouri.
Route 210 – A minor freeway east of North Kansas City that, as a two-lane road, stretches to Richmond, Missouri.
Route 291 – Formerly an eastern bypass route of U.S. 71, this minor freeway connects Harrisonville and Lee's Summit to Independence, Sugar Creek, Liberty and Kansas City North. The roadway is designated on road signs alongside I-470 north of Lee's Summit.
Route 350 – This road crosses through Raytown as Blue Parkway.
Other notable roads[edit]
Other notable roads in the area are:
18th Street Expressway – a freeway carrying US-69 through central Wyandotte County from I-35 to I-70.
Ward Parkway – A scenic parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, near the Kansas-Missouri state line, where many large historic mansions and fountains are located.
Broadway – A street that runs from the west side of downtown Kansas City to Westport. The street has long been an entertainment center, with various bars, live jazz outlets, and restaurants located along it. It also forms the eastern border of Quality Hill, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Kansas City.
The Paseo – Part of the city's original system of parks and boulevards developed beginning in the late 1880s, it is the longest of the original boulevards, and the only one that runs the entire length of the pre-World War II city boundary, from the Missouri River bluffs in the north to 79th Street on the south.
Shawnee Mission Parkway – Former alignment of K-10 from 1929 to 1983; K-58 from 1956 to 1979; US-56 from 1957 to 1968; K-12 from 1983 to 1998. Currently serves Shawnee Mission.
Troost Avenue – A north-south thoroughfare located 11 blocks east of Main Street, named for an early Kansas City settler and dentist, Benoist Troost. The street roughly divides the city's mostly black neighborhoods to its east from its mostly white ones to its west.
Swope Parkway – Running on the south side of the Brush Creek valley eastward from The Paseo, then southward from its junction with Benton Boulevard, this street is the main route from the city's midtown to its largest city park, Swope Park.
North Oak Trafficway – A major road located in the Northland. The roadway is designated as MO-283 from MO-9 to I-29. It is a major commercial road in the Northland and serves as the main street in Gladstone, Missouri.
Barry Road – Runs along the former route of Military Road, which ran from Liberty to Fort Leavenworth. It is now a major commercial street in the Northland, although it has been paralleled by MO-152 for its entire route and effectively replaced it east of Indiana Avenue.
87th Street Parkway – A major parkway that extends from Overland Park to De Soto. Former alignment of K-10 from 1929 to 1983.
Air[edit]
The Kansas City metropolitan area is served by several airports. It is primarily served by Kansas City International Airport, located 15 miles northwest of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, was built to serve as a world hub for the supersonic transport and Boeing 747. The airport's gates were positioned 100 feet (30 m) from the street; however, since the September 11, 2001 attacks, these have undergone expensive overhauls, retrofitting it to incorporate elements of conventional security systems.
The much smaller Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, located to the immediate north of downtown near the Missouri River, was the original headquarters of Trans World Airlines (TWA) and houses the Airline History Museum. It served as the area's major airport until 1972, when Kansas City International (then known as Mid-Continent International Airport and was home to an Overhaul Base for TWA) became the primary airport for the metropolitan area after undergoing $150 million in upgrades that were approved by voters in a 1966 bond issue. Downtown Airport is still used to this day for general aviation and airshows.
There are two general aviation airports in Johnson County, Kansas. New Century AirCenter borders southwest Olathe and northeast Gardner. The primary runway at New Century AirCenter is the second longest runway in the region next to those at Kansas City International Airport. It is located 7 miles from the Logistics Park Kansas City Intermodal Facility. The other airport, Johnson County Executive Airport has one runway on 500 acres and is the fourth busiest towered airport in the state of Kansas.
Rail and bus[edit]
Union Station serves as a hub for Amtrak, which maintains daily service by long-distance trains to and from Kansas City, Missouri.
Public transportation in the Kansas City area is only provided by city buses operated by the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA). The Metro Area Express (MAX) went online as Kansas City, Missouri's first bus rapid transit line in July 2005, and operates and is marketed akin to a rail system as opposed to a local bus line; the MAX links the River Market, Downtown, Union Station, Crown Center and the Country Club Plaza.[4][5] Buses in Johnson County, Kansas, are operated by Johnson County Transit (known as "The JO").
The Kansas City Downtown Streetcar is a 2.2-mile modern streetcar line in downtown Kansas City opened to the public in May 2016, and is maintained and operated by the Kansas City Streetcar Authority, a non-profit corporation made up of private sector stakeholders and city appointees. A ballot initiative to fund construction of the $102 million line was approved by voters on December 12, 2012.[6] The system will run between River Market and Union Station, mostly on Main Street,[7] with extensions to the starter line planned for addition at a later date.
Local navigation tips[edit]
See related article: voy:Kansas City (Missouri) at Wikivoyage
Street numbers[edit]
The Missouri side of the metropolitan area shares a grid system with Johnson County on the Kansas side. Most east-west streets are numbered and most north-south streets named. Addresses on east-west streets are numbered from Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri, and on north-south streets from St. John Avenue (or the Missouri River, in the River Market area). The direction 'South' in street and address numbers is generally implied if 'North' is not specified, except for numbered 'avenues' in North Kansas City. In the northland, east-west streets use the prefix N.E. or N.W., depending on the side of N. Main on which they lie.
Highways[edit]
Kansas Citians tend to express U.S. and Missouri highway designations with the number before the word "highway," (e.g., 40 highway, 71 highway). This colloquialism tends not to apply to interstates or Kansas route numbers (e.g., "I-70", "K-10").
69 Highway, known as "The Overland Parkway", runs southbound on I-35 from Kansas City, Missouri towards Johnson County. There are two exits marked South 69 on the roadway. The first – or northern – exit on Metcalf Ave/I-635, is a left lane exit and leads to Metcalf, an at-grade trafficway, before turning west along Shawnee Mission Parkway, to rejoin I-35. The southern US-69 exit is a two-lane right lane exit between the 75th and 87th street exits and begins a four-lane highway known as the Overland Parkway.
Bruce R. Watkins Drive is the name of the new section of U.S. Route 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. The old U.S. 71 ran mostly on Prospect Avenue.
When traveling north on I-35 from Johnson County, the first signs that are designated as I-70 East actually guide drivers through the southern portion of I-670, which takes motorists into the southern part of the Downtown Freeway Loop, and runs underneath the Bartle Hall Convention Center and some downtown overpasses. This is sometimes referred to as "going under downtown".
The downtown freeway loop is a complex layout of freeways in downtown Kansas City, Missouri involving 23 exits, four Interstate highways, four U.S. highways and numerous city streets. Each exit in the freeway loop is numbered "2" and suffixed with every letter of the alphabet – except I, O and Z (which would resemble 1, 0 and 2 on the exit signs), although some of the exits are currently under construction/renovation and closed to traffic. The entire circumference of the loop is just over 4-mile (6.4 km).
Navigation landmarks[edit]
The KCTV-Tower is a 1,042 feet (318 m) pyramid-shaped television and radio tower used primarily by local CBS affiliate KCTV (channel 5). It is located at the corner of 31st and Main Streets, next to the studio facilities of PBS member station KCPT (which formerly housed the original studios of KCTV), and is visible from many parts of the city, especially at night due to the string of lights adorning the tower.
The twin red-brick towers of the American Century Investments complex are oriented north and south along Main at 45th Street, just north of the Country Club Plaza (the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is located slightly east, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is located east and slightly south).
Kansas City Community Christian Church, located at 4601 Main Street, has a group of lights that shoot a beam upwards to the sky at night. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1950s, it is located slightly south of and across the street from the American Century Investment Towers (the Nelson Atkins is located to the east, and the Kemper Museum is to the north and slightly east).
Bartle Hall has a section that somewhat resembles a north-south suspension bridge, crossing over I-670 at the southwest corner of the downtown loop. It has four towers, with metal sculptures on top of each tower.
The Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located near the intersection of I-70, Linwood Boulevard and Van Brunt Boulevard, has a large "VA" emblem.
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 16th Street and Broadway (just south of the downtown loop), with its tiered glass and steel half-domes, has a design reminiscent of the world-famous Sydney Opera House.
Areas of the metropolitan area[edit]
See also: Neighborhoods of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas
The center of Kansas City is roughly contained inside the downtown loop (shaded in red).
Downtown Kansas City is a section of western Kansas City, Missouri, where a large concentration of the area's employees work, and where much of the city's entertainment facilities are located. The area has been undergoing a massive revitalization since 2000, and increased its population by over 7,000 people between 2000 and 2005. The Power and Light District and the Sprint Center are located in the downtown area.
"The Northland" refers to a section of the metropolitan area located north of the Missouri River, comprising Clay and Platte Counties in Missouri. This area includes the northern half of Kansas City, Missouri, which is referred to as "Kansas City, North" to distinguish it from the rest of the Northland and the city of North Kansas City. The area is also referred to as "North of the River" by local residents and by local television stations in news and traffic reports.
River Market is an area located north of downtown, south of the Missouri River and west of Highway 9, and is home to a large farmer's market.
"North Kansas City" (abbreviated as NKC, and also known as Northtown) is a separate city that is completely surrounded by Kansas City, Missouri.
Shawnee Mission is an area recognized by the United States Postal Service that includes many towns in Johnson County, Kansas.
The Waldo Residential District (also known as simply Waldo) is area of Kansas City, Missouri, located near 75th Street and Wornall Road.
Country Club Plaza (also simply known as "the Plaza") is an upscale shopping district built by the J.C. Nichols Company in 1923, and was the first suburban shopping district in the United States.[8]
The Country Club District is an associated group of neighborhoods built along Ward Parkway by J.C. Nichols, which is located just south of the Country Club Plaza and includes Sunset Hill, Brookside, Crestwood, and Mission Hills, Kansas.
39th Street (also referred to as the Volker neighborhood or "Restaurant Row") is a small section of West 39th Street between State Line Road and the Southwest Trafficway in Kansas City, Missouri. The area has many restaurants, bars and shops, and is located just across the state line from the University of Kansas Medical Center.
University of Kansas Hospital (KUMED) is the corporate name of the hospital on the KU Medical Center campus.
Benton Curve is a curve located at the cross-section of Interstate 70 and Benton Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri; the area has long been prone to traffic accidents.
Pendleton Heights is a historic neighborhood in the northeast side of Kansas City, Missouri, which is bordered by Cliff Drive to the north, Chestnut Trafficway to the east, Independence Avenue to the south and the Paseo Trafficway to the west. It is Kansas City's oldest surviving neighborhood, and is home to the city's largest concentration of Victorian homes.
The Grandview Triangle is the intersection of three major highways: Interstate 435, Interstate 470, and U.S. Route 71 (Bruce R. Watkins Drive). Notorious for fatal accidents, the Triangle has undergone improvements and upgrades in recent years.
Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard, named for former mayor and current Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, comprises recently renamed portions of 47th Street and Brush Creek Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri.
18th and Vine Historic District (known simply as 18th and Vine) is a district on Kansas City, Missouri's north side that contains the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the American Jazz Museum.
The Library District is a recently defined district around the new Central Library at 14 West 10th Street in Kansas City, Missouri.[9]
135th Street (Overland Park, Kansas) - Shopping area featuring several indoor and outlet malls, restaurants, and two movie theaters.
Strawberry Hill is a historical area in Kansas City, Kansas that was home to many eastern European immigrants. Later, the neighborhood became home to many Latino/Chicano families. However, in recent years, Strawberry Hill has seen residents immigrating to the area from Eastern Europe.
Hospital Hill is an area near 23rd Street and Holmes Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, and consists of two major hospitals (Truman Medical Center and the Children's Mercy Hospital) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City's School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Pharmacy and School of Nursing.
Argentine is a part of Kansas City, Kansas, near 30th and Argentine Streets. It is one of the oldest Mexican/Latino neighborhoods in Kansas City, with Mexican immigration to that area dating to the 1800s.
The Crossroads Arts District is a neighborhood in the downtown area between the Central Business District and Union Station, centered around the intersection of 19th Street and Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It contains dozens of art galleries, and is considered to be the center of the arts culture in the metropolitan area. Local artists sponsor exhibits in the district on the first Friday of each month.
Quality Hill is a residential and commercial neighborhood located atop of a western hill in the Central Business District of Downtown Kansas City, across the river from the Charles B. Wheeler Airport.
Washington-Wheatley is a historically Black neighborhood, located southeast of the 18th and Vine Historical District.
The Westside is a historically African American and Chicano/Latino neighborhood near Southwest Blvd. and Interstate 35.
Westport is a historic district which is home to much of the metropolitan area's entertainment and nightlife.
Valentine
West Bottoms is home to many of downtown's oldest buildings and where the city's stockyards were once located. It is now known for its arts community, the American Royal, Kemper Arena, antique stores, and First Fridays events.
Rosedale
Union Hill[10]
Armordale is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas, and is one of the historically Chicano(a) neighborhoods of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Sheffield
East Bottoms Also known as the Industrial District, it is primarily known for its industrial businesses and railroad activity. There are however burgeoning cultural attractions at the intersection of Montgall and Guinotte Avenues related to handmade goods, food, music and a distillery.
Brookside is a pedestrian-friendly district built in the 1920s, centered on the Brookside Shopping District at 63rd Street and Brookside Blvd.
Hanover Heights is a small neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas that was once primarily noted for the antiques shops located along 45th Street, with the neighborhood's boundaries running mainly between Rainbow Blvd. and State Line Road, running south of the KU Medical Center to the Johnson County border.
The Historic Old Northeast District (or simply Northeast) is a working-class immigrant collection of neighborhoods, located between downtown Kansas City and the smaller city of Independence.
The Truman Sports Complex, located at the corner of I-70 and I-435 (east of downtown Kansas City, Missouri), is home to several professional sports attractions. It is anchored by Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs NFL franchise; and Kauffman Stadium, home of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals.
Educational institutions[edit]
Post-secondary[edit]
Avila University
Calvary Bible College
Columbia College (Missouri)
DeVry University
ITT Technical Institute
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Metropolitan Community College[11] (Penn Valley, Maple Woods, Business and Technology Center, Blue River, and Longview)
Midwestern Baptist College
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
National American University
Nazarene Theological Seminary
Pinnacle Career Institute
Rockhurst University
University of Missouri–Kansas City
University of Phoenix
Webster University
Vatterott College[12]
University of Saint Mary, Overland Park Campus
Park University
William Jewell College
Wentworth Military Academy and College
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg
Graceland University – Independence, Missouri
Northwest Missouri State University – Maryville, Missouri
Missouri Western State University – St. Joseph, Missouri
MidAmerica Nazarene University – Olathe, Kansas
Friends University – Lenexa, Kansas
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Johnson County Community College – Overland Park
University of Kansas School of Medicine – Kansas City, Kansas
University of Kansas Edwards Campus – Overland Park
Libraries[edit]
Johnson County Library Branches
Antioch
Blue Valley
Cedar Roe
Central Resource
Corinth
De Soto
Edgerton
Friends Library
Gardner
Glenwood
Lackman
Leawood Pioneer
Merriam
Monticello
Oak Park
Shawnee Mission
Spring Hill
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
F.L. Schlagle Library
Main Library
Mobile Library
South Branch
Turner Community Library
West Wyandotte Library
Kansas City Public Library (Missouri)
Central Library
Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Americas
Lucile H. Bluford Branch
North-East Branch
Plaza Branch
Southeast Branch
Sugar Creek Branch
Trails West Branch
Waldo Branch
Westport Branch
Linda Hall Library
Mid-Continent Public Library Branches
Antioch
Blue Ridge
Blue Springs North
Blue Springs South
Boardwalk
Buckner
Camden Point
Claycomo
Colbern Road
Dearborn
Edgerton
Excelsior Springs
Grain Valley
Grandview
Kearney
Lee's Summit
Liberty
Lone Jack
Midwest Genealogy Center
North Independence
North Oak
Oak Grove
Parkville
Platte City
Raytown
Red Bridge
Riverside
Smithville
South Independence
Weston
Woodneath Library Center
Olathe Public Library
Media[edit]
Print media[edit]
The Kansas City Star is the metropolitan area's major daily newspaper. The McClatchy Company, which owns The Star, is also the owner of two suburban weeklies, Lee's Summit Journal and Olathe Journal.
The Kansas City Kansan serves Wyandotte County, having moved from print to an online format in 2009. Additional weekly papers in the metropolitan area include the Liberty Tribune, Sun Newspapers of Johnson County, The Examiner in Independence and eastern Jackson County, The Pitch, and the Kansas-Missouri Sentinel. The area is also served by two newspapers focused the area's faith-based population: The Metro Voice Christian Newspaper and the Jewish Chronicle. The city's Hispanic and Latino American community is served by Dos Mundos, a bilingual newspaper with articles printed in Spanish and English, and Mi Raza magazine, the area's only weekly Hispanic publication printed in Spanish. The Kansas City Call serves the African American community publishing its paper weekly.
Broadcast media[edit]
Main article: Broadcast Media in Kansas City
According to Arbitron, about 1.5 million people over the age of 12 live within the Kansas City DMA, making it the 30th largest market for radio and 31st for television according to Nielsen. The Kansas City television and radio markets cover 32 counties encompassing northwestern Missouri and northeast Kansas.
Television[edit]
Television stations in the Kansas City metropolitan area, with all major network affiliates represented, include:
WDAF-TV, channel 4 (Fox)
KCTV, channel 5 (CBS)
KMBC-TV, channel 9 (ABC)
KTAJ-TV, channel 16 (TBN)
KCPT, channel 19 (PBS)
KCKS-LD, channel 25 (simulcast of sister station WROB-LD)
KCWE, channel 29 (The CW)
KSHB-TV, channel 41 (NBC)
KMCI-TV, channel 38 (independent)
KUKC-LP, channel 48 (Univision)
KPXE-TV, channel 50 (Ion Television)
KSMO-TV, channel 62 (MyNetworkTV)
The Kansas City television market is in very close proximity to two other media markets, St. Joseph and Topeka. As such, most of the television stations in the Kansas City area are receivable over-the-air in portions of both markets, including their principal cities; likewise, stations from Topeka are receivable as far east as Kansas City, Kansas and stations from St. Joseph are viewable as far south as Kansas City, Missouri's immediate northern suburbs.
Radio[edit]
Over 30 FM and 20 AM radio stations broadcast in the Kansas City area, with stations from Topeka, St. Joseph and Carrollton also reaching into the metropolitan area. The highest-rated radio stations, according to Arbitron are:
KPRS (103.3 FM) – Urban
KCMO-FM (94.9) – Classic Hits
KQRC (98.9 FM) – Rock
KRBZ-FM (96.5) – Alternative
KMBZ (98.1 FM) – News/Talk
WDAF-FM (106.5) – Country
KZPT (99.7) - Adult Top 40
KCSP (610 AM) - Sports, Kansas City Royals flagship
KMXV (93.3) - Top 40
KFKF (94.1) - Country
KCFX (101.1) - Classic Rock, Kansas City Chiefs flagship
KCHZ (95.7 FM) – Top 40/Rhythmic
Public and community radio[edit]
KCUR (89.3 FM) – NPR affiliate
KANU-FM (91.5) and KTBG (90.9 FM) – both college radio stations; also NPR affiliates
KKFI (90.1 FM) – Locally owned not-for-profit station
KGSP (1480 FM) – Park University college station
Specialty radio[edit]
Hispanics, who account for 8% of the market's population, are specifically served by three AM radio stations who broadcast in Spanish:
KCZZ (1480 AM) – Spanish Sports (ESPN Deportes) talk
KDTD (1340 AM) – Mexican regional
KYYS (1250 AM) – Classic hits
Business interests[edit]
The Kansas City metropolitan area's largest private employer is Cerner Corporation.[13] Cerner, a global healthcare IT company which is headquartered in North Kansas City, employs nearly 10,000 people in the area with a total workforce of nearly 20,000 people including global employees. In August 2014, the company announced its acquisition of competitor Siemens Healthcare, which, if approved, will further increase Cerner's total number of employees.[14] Cerner has several campuses across the area with its World Headquarters building in North Kansas City, Innovations Campus in South Kansas City, and Continuous Campus in the Kansas City, Kansas area.
Other major employers and business enterprises are AT&T, BNSF Railway, Asurion, Sprint Corporation, Citigroup, EMBARQ, Farmers Insurance Group, Garmin, Hallmark Cards, Harley-Davidson, Husqvarna, H&R Block, General Motors, Honeywell, Ford Motor Company, MillerCoors, State Street Corporation, The Kansas City Star, and Waddell & Reed, some of which are headquartered in the metropolitan area. Kansas City also has a large pharmaceutical industry, with companies such as Bayer and Aventis having a large presence.
Headquarters[edit]
The following companies and organizations, excluding educational institutions, are among the larger ones that are currently headquartered in or have since relocated from the metropolitan area (headquarters of most companies are located in Kansas City, Missouri, unless otherwise noted):
American Century Investments, an investment management firm
AMC Theatres, a movie theater chain (Leawood, Kansas)
Andrews McMeel Universal, a syndication and publication company which represents media/entertainment features such as Dear Abby, Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes and Doonesbury
Applebee's, a restaurant chain (Lenexa, Kansas)
BATS Global Markets, a stock exchange (Lenexa, Kansas)
Black & Veatch Corporation, engineering firm (Overland Park, Kansas)
Burns & McDonnell Engineering, an engineering and architectural firm
CenturyLink (formerly Embarq Corporation), telecommunications company (headquarters in Monroe, Louisiana)
Cerner, supplier of healthcare information technology solutions (North Kansas City, Missouri)
Church of the Nazarene
Commerce Bancshares, a bank serving Kansas, Missouri and Illinois
Community of Christ, International Headquarters (Independence, Missouri)
DST Systems, provider of information processing and computer software services and products
Engineered Air, worldwide supplier and manufacturer of industrial air conditioners (De Soto)
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
Ferrellgas, retailer and distributor of natural gas (Liberty, Missouri)
FishNet Security, a provider of information security services and technology resale - Overland Park, KS
Fort Dodge Animal Health, an animal health pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturer and a division of Wyeth (Overland Park, Kansas)
Freightquote.com, largest online third party logistics provider
Garmin, largest maker of GPS-based electronics (Olathe, Kansas)
Goodcents Sub's and Pasta's, notable midwest restaurant chain (De Soto)
Hallmark Cards, largest maker of greeting cards in the U.S.
HNTB Corporation, architectural and engineering firm
H&R Block, financial corporation and former parent company of CompuServe, known mostly for their income tax preparation services
Hostess Brands Maker of Twinkies and other snack cakes.
Huhtamaki, makers of Chinet paper dinnerware (De Soto)
Inergy, L.P., retailers and distributors of natural gas
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
J. E. Dunn Construction Group, construction contractor
Kansas City Board of Trade, a commodity futures and options exchange
Kansas City Power and Light Company, a regulated provider of electricity and energy-related products and services
Kansas City Southern Industries, operators of a Class I railroad
Lockton Companies, the largest privately held insurance brokerage in the U.S.
Merck Health Institutions, pharmaceutical corporation (De Soto)
MK12 Studios, a filmmaking, animation, and design studio
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
Newport Television – privately held broadcasting company
North Kansas City Hospital (North Kansas City, Missouri)
People to People International, a voluntary organization founded by President Dwight Eisenhower
Perceptive Software, makers of "Image NOW" software (Lenexa, Kansas)
Polsinelli, AmLaw100-ranked national law firm
Populous (formerly HOK Sport + Venue + Event), a major sports architectural firm
Russell Stover Candies
Sprint Nextel Corporation, a telecommunication company (Overland Park, Kansas)
Tradebot, a high-frequency trading firm
Triumph Structures Kansas City, An Aerospace manufacturing leader.
UMB Financial Corporation, a commercial bank serving a multistate area of the Midwest
Unity Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Waddell & Reed, an investment management and brokerage firm (Overland Park, Kansas)
Walton Construction, a construction contractor
YRC Worldwide Inc., known mostly from its former name and brand "Yellow Freight", one of the largest transportation service providers in the world (Overland Park, Kansas)
The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank is one of twelve such banks located in the United States.
Hospitals[edit]
Centerpoint Medical Center
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute
Kansas City Veterans Affairs Hospital
Kindred Hospital Kansas City
Lee's Summit Medical Center
Menorah Medical Center
North Kansas City Hospital
Olathe Medical Center
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Providence Medical Center
Research Medical Center
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
St. Joseph Medical Center
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Mary's Medical Center
Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill
University of Kansas Hospital (KU Med Center)
Shopping centers[edit]
Adams Dairy Landing
Blue Ridge Crossing
Crown Center
Country Club Plaza
The Great Mall of the Great Plains (Demolished March 2017)
Independence Center
The Landing Mall
Legends Outlets Kansas City
Metcalf South Shopping Center (Demolished June/July 2017)
Metro North Mall (Demolished 2016)
Oak Park Mall
Park Place
Summit Fair
Summit Woods Crossing
Town Center Plaza
Town Pavilion
Ward Parkway Center
Zona Rosa
Local organizations[edit]
Irish Museum and Cultural Center
Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner
South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City
ArtsKC Regional Arts Council
Central Exchange
See also[edit]
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Missouri portal
Kansas portal
List of people from Kansas City
Architecture of Kansas City
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ "Light Rail and MAX". KCATA. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Kansas City voters approve streetcar plan". Kansas City Business Journal. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Kansas City streetcar rides will be free". Kansas City Business Journal. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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Jump up ^ Library district walking tour Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 4, 2013
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Jump up ^ "Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City". Mcckc.edu. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Vatterott College - Kansas City, MO". Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
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Further reading[edit]
Shortridge, James R. Kansas City and How It Grew, 1822–2011 (University Press of Kansas; 2012) 248 pages; historical geography
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Big Jake
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This article is about the film. For the character in the children's TV series, see Big Jake (character).
Not to be confused with Big Brother Jake, Big Rude Jake, or Jake (disambiguation).
Big Jake
The second version of the theatrical release poster.
Directed by
George Sherman
Produced by
Michael Wayne
Screenplay by
Harry Julian Fink
R. M. Fink
Starring
John Wayne
Richard Boone
Maureen O'Hara
Patrick Wayne
Christopher Mitchum
Narrated by
George Fenneman
Music by
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
William H. Clothier
Edited by
Harry Gerstad
Production
company
Batjac Productions
Distributed by
Cinema Center Films through National General Pictures
Release date
May 26, 1971 (1971-05-26)
Running time
110 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$7.5 million (North American rentals)[1][2]
Big Jake is a 1971 Technicolor Western. It was the final film for George Sherman in a directing career of more than 30 years. It grossed $7.5 million in the US.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Main cast
3 Production
4 DVD
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
In 1909, there is a raid on the McCandles family ranch by a gang of ruthless outlaws led by John Fain. They massacre the ranch hands and kidnap Little Jake, the grandson, leaving a ransom note and heading back for Mexico, where they have been hiding out. Martha, the head of the family, is offered the help of both the army and the Texas Rangers in hunting the gang. She replies that this will be "a harsh and unpleasant kind of business and will require an extremely harsh and unpleasant kind of person to see it through." In consequence, she sends for her estranged husband, the aging Jacob "Big Jake" McCandles, a near-legendary gunfighter who wanders the west with his Rough Collie, simply named Dog.
When Jake arrives by train, he and Martha discuss a plan to take the ransom to the kidnappers, a million dollars in a big red strongbox, although Jake warns that, "Pay or not, we run the risk of never seeing the boy again". Then his son Michael rides up on a motorcycle, bringing word that he has seen the kidnappers in the Chilicothe Canyon. The Texas Ranger captain is present and offers the services of his men, equipped with three REO touring cars. They, however, are ambushed and their cars put out of action. Jake, preferring the old ways, has followed on horseback, accompanied by an old Apache associate, Sam Sharpnose. He is now joined by his sons, Michael and James, with whom his relations are tense because of his desertion of the family ten years before.
That night, Fain rides into their camp to make arrangements for the handover, telling Jake that they will “send the boy's body back in a basket" if anything should go wrong. Both men deny any personal stake in the business, each claiming to be "just a messenger boy". The family party crosses into Mexico the next day and checks into a hotel. Knowing that they have been followed by another gang intent on stealing the strongbox, Jake sets a trap for them and they are all killed. During the attack, the chest is blasted open, revealing clipped bundles of newspaper instead of money. Michael and James become suspicious of Jake and the three slug it out, but Jake assures them that it was both his and Martha's idea. James fears for Little Jake's life, but Jake tells them they'll have to go in anyway.
A thunderstorm breaks and Pop Dawson, one of the outlaws, arrives to give them the details of the exchange. He warns them that a sniper will have a gun trained on the boy in case of a double-cross. Jake arranges for Michael to follow after them to take care of the sharp shooter and convinces Dawson that he had been killed in the fight. At the hideout, Jake is led in alone to where Fain and four other gang members are waiting, one of them holding a shotgun on the boy. Jake tosses the key of the chest to Fain, who opens it up to discover that he has been tricked.
Fain orders his brother Will to kill the boy but he is shot by Jake. Dog is wounded by the sniper and Jake is wounded in the leg before Michael kills him. Jake tells the boy to escape but Little Jake is hunted by the machete wielding John Goodfellow, who has already hacked Sam to death. Dog comes to the rescue and is himself killed before Big Jake arrives and impales Goodfellow on a pitchfork. Fain rides up and is preparing to finish off the two of them when Michael arrives from where he had been waiting in ambush and blasts him off his horse. Before he dies, Fain asks, "Who are you?" When Jake answers, "Jacob McCandles," Fain says, "I thought you was dead," as have other characters during the course of the film. “Not hardly," Jake replies.
With Little Jake rescued, and the broken family bonded, they prepare to head home.
Main cast[edit]
John Wayne as Jacob McCandles
Richard Boone as John Fain (Leader of Fain's Gang)
Maureen O'Hara as Martha McCandles
Patrick Wayne as James McCandles
Christopher Mitchum as Michael McCandles
Bruce Cabot as Sam Sharpnose
Bobby Vinton as Jeff McCandles
Glenn Corbett as O'Brien, aka Breed (John Fain's Gang)
John Doucette as Texas Ranger Capt. Buck Duggan
Jim Davis as Head of lynching party
John Agar as Bert Ryan
Harry Carey Jr. as Pop Dawson (as Harry Cary, Jr.) (John Fain's Gang)
Gregg Palmer as John Goodfellow (John Fain's Gang)
Jim Burk as Trooper (John Fain's Gang)
Dean Smith as James William "Kid" Duffy (John Fain's Gang)
Robert Warner as Will Fain (John Fain's Brother, John Fain's Gang)
Jeff Wingfield as Billy Devries (John Fain's Gang)
Everett Creach as Walt Devries (John Fain's Gang)
Roy Jenson as Gunman at bathhouse in Escondero
Virginia Capers as Delilah
Hank Worden as Hank
Ethan Wayne as Little Jake McCandles
William Walker as Moses Brown
George Fenneman as Narrator
Tom Hennesy as Mr. Sweet
Chuck Roberson as Texas Ranger
Bernard Fox as the Scottish Shepherd
Production[edit]
John Wayne and Richard Boone at the film's premiere at John Wayne Theatre at Knott's Berry Farm in 1971
Written as The Million Dollar Kidnapping, which was used as the shooting title, it was filmed from early October to early December 1970, in the Mexican states of Durango and Zacatecas,[3] including scenes shot at the El Saltito waterfall and in the Sierra de Órganos National Park.[4]
John Wayne's real-life son, Patrick Wayne, portrays James McCandles in the film, while Robert Mitchum's son, Christopher Mitchum plays Michael McCandles. Wayne's youngest son Ethan Wayne is seen as his grandson, Little Jake, in the movie.
DVD[edit]
Big Jake was released to DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment on April 29, 2003 as a Region 1 widescreen DVD and on May 31, 2011 as a Region 1 widescreen Blu-ray DVD.
See also[edit]
List of American films of 1971
John Wayne filmography
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Big Jake, Box Office Information The Numbers. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
Jump up ^ "All-time Film Rental Champs", Variety, 7 January 1976 p 44
Jump up ^ Eyles, Allen (1979). John Wayne. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 978-0-498-02487-0.
Jump up ^ Hughes, Howard (2008). Stagecoach to Tombstone: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Westerns. I.B. Tauris. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-84511-498-5.
External links[edit]
Big Jake on IMDb
Big Jake at Rotten Tomatoes
Big Jake at AllMovie
Big Jake at the TCM Movie Database
Big Jake at the American Film Institute Catalog
Big Jake at Box Office Mojo
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Big Jake (1971)
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