A fast-growing frontier community transformed itself into a beautiful urban model of parks and boulevards. In 1893, East Coast newspapers were calling Kansas Ci

A collection of photographs documenting the founding and development of Kansas City's parks and boulevards from the late 1800s, as part of the City Beautiful mo

Hyde Park, located on Westport's outskirts south of early Kansas City, was the first stop on the long trek down the Santa Fe Trail. Good pasture and a natural c