Squier Park
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Missouri - United States

University of Missouri–Kansas City

The University of Missouri–Kansas City (often referred to as UMKC) is a public research university located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It is a part of the University of Missouri System. Its main campus is in Kansas City's Rockhill neighborhood east of the Country Club Plaza. The university's enrollment is 15,473. The University of Missouri - Kansas City was ranked 179th in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report among the national universities in 2012.

Located at 39.0335, -94.5756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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University of Missouri–Kansas City, Universities and colleges in Kansas City, Missouri, University of Missouri System, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Urban 13 universities, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Educational institutions established in 1933, Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities

Country Club Plaza

The Country Club Plaza (often referred to as The Plaza) is an American upscale shopping district and residential neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the first shopping center in the world designed to accommodate shoppers arriving by automobile. The 55-acre (223,000 m²) site is about four miles (6.44 km) south of downtown, between 45th and 51st streets to the north and south and between Broadway and Madison Street to the east and west.

Located at 39.0413, -94.5918 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1922 establishments in the United States, Buildings and structures completed in 1923, Buildings and structures in Kansas City, Missouri, Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri, Shopping districts and streets in the United States, Shopping malls in Missouri, Visitor attractions in Kansas City, Missouri, Mixed-use developments in Missouri

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its neoclassical architecture and extensive collection of Asian art. In 2007, Time magazine ranked the museum's new Bloch Building number one on its list of "The 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels" which considered candidates from around the globe. On September 1, 2010, Julián Zugazagoitia became the fifth Director of the museum.

Located at 39.045, -94.581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1933 establishments in the United States, Museums in Kansas City, Missouri, Sculpture galleries, Art museums in Missouri, Asian art museums in the United States, Sculpture gardens, trails and parks, Art museums established in 1933, Museums of American art

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 1994 in Kansas City, Missouri. With a $3 million annual budget and more than 100,000 visitors each year, it is Missouri's largest contemporary museum.

Located at 39.0464, -94.5853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Kansas City, Missouri, Art museums in Missouri, Art museums established in 1994, 1994 establishments in the United States

Hyatt Regency walkway collapse

The Hyatt Regency hotel walkway collapse occurred on Friday July 17, 1981 at the Hyatt Regency Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, United States where two connected walkways collapsed and plunged into the lobby holding a tea dance, killing 114 people and injuring 216 others. At the time, it was the deadliest structural collapse in U.S. history, not to be surpassed until the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001.

Located at 39.085, -94.58 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1981 disasters, 1981 in Missouri, Collapsed buildings in the United States, Disasters in Missouri, Engineering failures, Hyatt, History of Kansas City, Missouri

Laugh-O-Gram Studio

Laugh-O-Gram Studio was a film studio located on the second floor of the McConahay Building at 1127 East 31st in Kansas City, Missouri. The studio played a role in the early years of animation: it was home to many of the pioneers of animation, brought there by Walt Disney, and is said to be the place to have provided Disney with the inspiration to create Mickey Mouse.

Located at 39.0704, -94.5699 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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American animation studios, Walt Disney, History of animation, History of film, Defunct American film studios, Companies that have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, 1923 disestablishments in the United States, History of Kansas City, Missouri, Companies established in 1922, Companies based in Kansas City, Missouri, The Walt Disney Company, Buildings and structures in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Art Institute

The Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) is a private, independent, four-year college of fine arts and design founded in 1885 in Kansas City, Missouri. KCAI is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) and the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. It has about 75 faculty members and some 600 students.

Located at 39.0463, -94.5831 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Kansas City, Missouri, Art schools in Missouri, Educational institutions established in 1885, Council of Independent Colleges, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Kansas City Art Institute

Crown Center

Crown Center is a commercial complex and neighborhood located near Downtown Kansas City, Missouri located between Gillham Road and Grand Boulevard to the east and west, and between Pershing Boulevard and Union Hill to the north and south. The shopping center is anchored by Halls, a department store which is owned and operated by Hallmark Cards.

Located at 39.081, -94.5814 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Kansas City, Missouri, Culture of Kansas City, Missouri, Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri, Residential buildings in Missouri, Commercial buildings in Missouri

Linda Hall Library

The Linda Hall Library is a privately endowed American library of science, engineering and technology located in Kansas City, Missouri, sitting "majestically on a 14-acre urban arboretum. " It is the "largest independently funded public library of science, engineering and technology in North America" and "among the largest science libraries in the world."

Located at 39.0331, -94.5789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public libraries in Missouri, Buildings and structures in Kansas City, Missouri, Visitor attractions in Kansas City, Missouri, Research libraries

KCTV

KCTV is the CBS-affiliated television station serving Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter on East 31st Street in Kansas City, Missouri's Union Hill section (adjacent to the studios of PBS member station KCPT). Owned by Meredith Corporation, KCTV is sister to MyNetworkTV affiliate KSMO-TV (channel 62) and the two outlets share studios on Shawnee Mission Parkway in Fairway, Kansas.

Located at 39.0707, -94.5826 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Television stations in the Kansas City metropolitan area, CBS network affiliates, Television stations in Missouri, Television stations in Kansas, Meredith Corporation television stations, Channel 5 virtual TV stations in the United States, Channel 24 digital TV stations in the United States, Television channels and stations established in 1953, Johnson County, Missouri, Major League Baseball over-the-air television broadcasters

MRIGlobal

MRIGlobal (formerly Midwest Research Institute) is an independent, not-for-profit, contract research organization based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1944 during World War II as Midwest Research Institute, the organization's initial mission was to find a way to convert the ammonium nitrate military ordnance plants in Galena, Kansas, Parsons, Kansas, DeSoto, Kansas and El Dorado, Arkansas to peaceful uses of creating fertilizer. Among the nine founders was Kenneth A.

Located at 39.0381, -94.5813 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Research institutes in the United States, Multidisciplinary research institutes

New Letters (magazine)

New Letters, the name it has been published under since 1970, is one of the oldest literary magazines in the United States and continues to publish award-winning poems and fiction.

Located at 39.0364, -94.5781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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American literary magazines, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Publications established in 1934

Cristo Rey Kansas City High School

Cristo Rey Kansas City High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Kansas City, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph.

Located at 39.0672, -94.5889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Kansas City, Missouri, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Missouri, Educational institutions established in 2006, Cristo Rey Network

Penn Valley Park

Penn Valley Park is an urban park overlooking Downtown Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri. The 176-acre park was developed in 1904 on land through which the Santa Fe Trail had passed. It contains several famous landmarks: The Scout and the United States' official World War I museum with its Liberty Memorial. The grounds also feature such commemorative statues as the Pioneer Mother Memorial and the Hiker.

Located at 39.077, -94.589 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks in Missouri, Dog parks in the United States, Geography of Kansas City, Missouri, Visitor attractions in Kansas City, Missouri

Penn Valley skatepark

Penn Valley Skatepark is one of the more recent additions to the park, and is also known as Kansas City Skate Plaza because of the similar appearance of a "plaza-type" Skatepark. Officially opened in late Fall of 2005, Escapist Skateboarding has hosted at least five separate skateboard demonstrations, including Zero Skateboards, Circa Shoes, and Toy Machine.

Located at 39.0725, -94.5925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Skateparks, Urban public parks, Geography of Kansas City, Missouri, Parks in Missouri, Visitor attractions in Kansas City, Missouri

Central High School (Kansas City, Missouri)

Central Academy of Excellence (formerly Central High School) is a high school located at 3221 Indiana Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri and it is part of the Kansas City Public Schools. Central was established in 1884 in order to help educate the growing population of Kansas City. The school colors are blue and white and the school's athletic teams are referred to as the "Eagles". Central has an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students annually.

Located at 39.067, -94.542 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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High schools in Kansas City, Missouri, Educational institutions established in 1884, Public high schools in Missouri

Volker, Kansas City

Volker is a historic neighborhood in Kansas City, MO that lies just northwest of the Westport historic and entertainment district. The 39th Street West District and the Old Westport Shopping Center lie within the Volker neighborhood. The boundaries of the Volker Neighborhood are 31st Street on the north and Westport Road/43rd Street on the south. The western boundary is State Line Road. On the east, the boundaries are Roanoke Road on the north side of 39th and Southwest Trafficway south of 39th.

Located at 39.044, -94.581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri

Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center

The Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center is aBad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 504.00262467192 | 1-2 }} ft (153.62 m), 45-story hotel in the Crown Center complex in Kansas City, Missouri. The hotel opened on July 1, 1980 as the Hyatt Regency Kansas City and was Missouri's tallest building from 1980 to 1986. It is now the state's sixth tallest building and is Kansas City's third tallest building. In 1987, the hotel was renamed Hyatt Regency Crown Center.

Located at 39.085, -94.58 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sheraton hotels, Hotels in Missouri, Skyscrapers in Kansas City, Missouri, Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters, Buildings and structures with revolving restaurants, Hotel buildings completed in 1980

2345 Grand

2345 Grand (formerly the IBM Plaza, IBM Building and Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company Building) is a skyscraper in Kansas City Missouri. It is listed on many sites as being the work of Mies van der Rohe, however, he died in 1969 before the 1977 opening. The work was done by Fujikawa Conterato Lohan & Associates. The International style building is a smaller version of the IBM Plaza in Chicago that is also attributed to Mies.

Located at 39.085, -94.5812 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Skyscrapers in Kansas City, Missouri, Buildings and structures completed in 1977, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters

The Paseo (Kansas City, Missouri)

The Paseo (also known as Paseo Boulevard or Paseo) is a major north–south parkway in Kansas City, Missouri. It runs 19 miles (85 blocks) in the center of the city: from Cliff Drive and Lexington Avenue on the bluffs above the Missouri River in the Pendleton Heights historic neighborhood, to 85th Street and Woodland Avenue.

Located at 39.0478, -94.5679 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transportation in Kansas City, Missouri, Geography of Kansas City, Missouri, Streets in Kansas City, Missouri, Visitor attractions in Kansas City, Missouri

Hyde Park, Kansas City

Hyde Park is a historic neighborhood and city park in Kansas City, Missouri.

Located at 39.0563, -94.5768 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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History of Kansas City, Missouri, Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City metropolitan area

Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri

Squier Park is a historic neighborhood in midtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It encompasses sixteen blocks bounded by Armour Boulevard on the north, 39th Street on the south, Troost Avenue on the west, and Paseo Boulevard on the east. It is primarily a residential neighborhood, with businesses along Troost Avenue. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2012.

Located at 39.0596, -94.5696 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National Register of Historic Places in Missouri, , National Register of Historic Places in Kansas City, Missouri, Historic districts in Missouri, History of Missouri, Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City metropolitan area, Populated places established in 1908

Blue Hills, Kansas City

Blue Hills is a neighborhood in Southeast Kansas City, Missouri bounded North by Swope Parkway, South by 63rd Street, East by Prospect Ave, and West by The Paseo. Blue Hills was a working class white neighborhood until the 1960s when blockbusting caused massive white flight. This KCSD public schools that served Blue Hills were Troost Elementary School, J. J. Pershing Elementary, and Paseo High School.

Located at 39.0317, -94.5599 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri

Marr Sound Archives

The Marr Sound Archives are an audio recording archive. The collection includes extensive holdings of jazz, blues, country and popular music; historic voices and authors reading their own works; vintage radio programs; classical and opera. The Marr holds a wide range of historic formats including LPs, 78s, 45s, cylinders, transcription discs, instantaneous-cut discs and open-reel tapes.

Located at 39.0346, -94.5769 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1 Memorial Drive

1 Memorial Drive is the headquarters complex of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The 618,000 square foot complex consisting of a 14-story tower and two-story base containing its cash processing and operations facilities was designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners was dedicated June 11, 2008, and replaced its headquarters at 925 Grand. Henry N. Cobb was the lead architect. The complex is located in Penn Valley Park opposite the Liberty Memorial on the site that was the former St.

Located at 39.0749, -94.5853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Federal Reserve Bank buildings, Buildings and structures in Kansas City, Missouri, Government buildings in Missouri