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thomas

j. kiely

park

SITE LOCATION: The Paseo & Volker Blvd. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: Park Thomas J. Kiely Park is a park property located on the west side of The
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 5 Paseo and the north side of Brush Creek and is a component within

PARK DISTRICT: Central the greater Brush Creek Greenway. This park honors a Kansas Citian
who gave his life serving his country in the First World War. There is a
ESTABLISHED: 1926 small plaza that overlooks the creek which once featured a French 75

ACREAGE: .58 acres mm cannon. Today, there is a granite monument that memorializes two
other fallen Kansas City veterans but no mention of Lieutenant Kiely.
Opportunities for improvement at this park include:
PARK AMENITIES • Interpretative signage telling the story of this park’s namesake and
other Kansas City veterans
• Benches (2)

PARK ASSESSMENT RATING

RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
✓
UNACCEPTABLE POOR GOOD EXCELLENT

Comfort/Character-26

Usability-6

Accessibility-9 Amenities-22 TOTAL SCORE

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