Hibbs Park
HISTORY An empty lot covered with brush that had been used as an unofficial dump on the southeast corner of 59th Street and Spruce Avenue was conceived as a place […]
Midtown
Hospital Hill Park
Home of Sybil Silkwood Nutter Inclusive Playground.
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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
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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Dunbar Park
HISTORY Dunbar Park is on the former property of Dunbar School at 36th Street and Oakley Avenue. In 1919, the Kansas City School Board voted to build a “four-room frame
