Prospect Plaza Park
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Tennis Court
Penn Valley Park
History Located in the heart of Kansas City, Penn Valley Park was built in an historic area once called Penn Street Ravine. The ravine was originally a heavily-forested route for
Minor Park
History When Marie Minor Sanborn (Mrs. Thor Sanborn) died in 1941, she willed about 200 acres of the farm that she and her husband owned just south of Kansas City,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
HISTORY Martin Luther King, Jr. Square was dedicated on April 4, 1978. The site had formerly been known as “Brush Creek Park” and had been used as a recreational site
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Hyde Park
History Hyde Park was started in the late 1880s as a private park by real estate developers who were creating a neighborhood of high-priced residences. Landscape Architect George Kessler was
Gillham Park
History What is today commonly known as Gillham Park was created in 1899-1902 with the acquisition of property for Gillham Road, which runs from 22nd and McGee south to Brush
Wilbur H. Dunn Park
In 1938, a park area between Meyer Boulevard and 68th Street on the Paseo was named for the first Superintendent of Kansas City’s park and boulevard system, Wilbur Dunn. The
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Sheila Kemper Dietrich Park
In 1947 city bonds were passed for improvements to playgrounds all over the city. One of the playgrounds affected was located between 26th and 27th Streets, Gillham Road and Cherry
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