West Bottoms
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The West Bottoms is a historic industrial neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, immediately west of downtown and straddling the border of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas. At the confluence of the Missouri River and the Kansas River, it faces Kaw Point, an early campsite of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The region was originally settled by the native tribes, and this spot was permanently settled as French Bottoms in the early 1800s by François Chouteau for his trade with the tribes and early American pioneers. It is one of the oldest areas of the metro along with Westport. Its neighboring Quality Hill neighborhood is a historical center of the pioneer Town of Kansas, which became Kansas City, Missouri.
The West Bottoms is mostly characterized by brick high-rise historical industrial buildings, built in the early 1900s for major regional stockyards, train yards, and factories. Most of these were converted into art galleries, restaurants, shops, apartments, and corporate offices. Its antique shops and haunted house attractions are very popular.[1]
History
The West Bottoms had Kansas City's first
In the early 1900s, many
The low-lying area has always been prone to floods, including the Great Flood of 1951 and the Great Flood of 1993.[3]
During
Notable people
References
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- ^ Ayres, B. Drummond Jr. (August 16, 1976). "Kemper Arena: Ordinary Inside, Unique Outside". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ Ziegler, Laura (July 22, 2013). "20 Years Later: A Look Back at the Floods of 1993". KCUR-FM. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ Stillwell, Ted (December 14, 2019). "Truman Worked Hard, Was His Own Man". The Neosho Daily News. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ Partain, Dorri (October 27, 2021). "Well Known Actor Laid to Rest at Sheffield Cemetery". Northeast News. Retrieved March 19, 2023.