Crown Center
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Kansas City, MO 64108 | |
Owner | Hallmark Cards |
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Operator | Hallmark Cards |
Capacity | 85-acre (340,000 m2) commercial complex |
Construction | |
Opened | 1971 |
Architect | Edward Larrabee Barnes (master) |
Tenants | |
Halls Crown Center Coterie Theatre |
Crown Center is a shopping center and neighborhood located near
History
Before the
In 1966,
Ground was broken for the complex in September 1968. Construction of the hotel, designed by
In addition to the Westin, the Crown Center complex includes the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center, opened July 1, 1980 as the Hyatt Regency Kansas City. The roof had collapsed during construction, and then the hotel suffered the walkway collapse on July 17, 1981, killing 114 people in the deadliest non‑deliberate structural failure in American history.[7][8] Because of the Barnes' firm's relationship to the developers, he was tapped to redesign the lobby of the hotel.
Location specifics
Today, the shopping and entertainment complex features three levels of shops and restaurants, a set of grand open air
The global headquarters campus for Hallmark Cards is located on the eastern side of Crown Center.
Mayor's Christmas Tree
A century-old tradition, the Mayor's Christmas tree at Hallmark Cards’ Crown Center is strung with more than 7,200 white lights during the winter holidays and stands 100 feet tall, which is taller than the famous National Christmas Tree and Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, and the White House Christmas Tree.[9] A special guest or celebrity "flips the switch" each year.[10][11] For example, in 2010 Chef Celina Tio (owner and chef of Julian in K.C., Missouri) on Food Network's The Next Iron Chef, joined Kansas City's Mayor Mark Funkhouser to light the tree. The lighting ceremony is held the day after Thanksgiving and the annual Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony. After the holidays, the tree is cut into commemorative ornaments and sold to benefit the Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund, which assists city residents in poverty.[9]
Gallery
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Entrance to shopping and entertainment complex.
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Square and fountains at the heart of Crown Center.
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Crown Center Square fountains.
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Crown Center fountains showing the Mayor's Christmas Tree during the holiday season.
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Mall entrance and
Westin Hotel. -
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center and walkway.
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San Francisco Tower residential highrise.
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2555 Grand
office building (headquarters of Shook, Hardy & Bacon). -
Hallmark Cards corporate offices.
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Hallmark corporate headquarters entrance.
See also
- List of neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri
References
- ^ Crown Center, Marketing Dept (June 29, 2021). "A CREATIVE VISION". crowncenter.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26.
- ^ Kipp, Robert A. (April 20, 1995). "CROWN CENTER:An Emerging Vision for Urban Development" (PDF). University of Missouri–Kansas City. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Wendholt Silva, Jill (2016-07-02). "The American Restaurant begins transition to a pop-up event space". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ Kipp, Robert A. (April 20, 1995). Crown Center: An Emerging Vision for Urban Development (PDF) (Speech). Charles N. Kimball Lecture. Kansas City, Missouri: Western Historical Manuscript Collection Kansas City. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ^ Décarie, Jean. "West Village". Arteria (in French). François Dallegret. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ^ "Two 'sky bridge' walkways collapse at Hyatt Regency in Kansas City". UPI. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Lives forever changed by skywalk collapse". Lawrence Journal-World. AP. July 15, 2001. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Attractions". 10 September 2014.
- ^ Kaut, Steve (24 November 2010). "Chiefs top running backs will flip the switch Thanksgiving night at the Plaza Lighting Ceremony - NBCActionNews.com". Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Lights, fireworks and music: KC holiday traditions - KansasCity.com". 27 November 2010. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010.
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