curiousKC | What Was Kansas City’s First City Park?

Archival image shows cliff drive.

Picnics, birthday parties, ball games and exceptionally nice days are all elements that might bring someone to one of Kansas City’s 200-and-some parks.  The peaceful greenspaces might seem ubiquitous in the city of fountains, but the acres of parks Kansas Citians know today weren’t always there.  Lisa, a Flatland reader, asked, “What was Kansas City’s…

Read More