Kansas City's Historic Hyde Park

by Patrick Alley, Dona Boley, Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, et al.

Book Overview

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 cave spring were early attributes. During the real estate boom of the 1880s, the area was platted, but the crash of 1888 intervened, and only a few houses were built. By 1900, with the recovery of the economy and the development of Janssen Place as a private street, the area became the preferred...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738588504
• ISBN13: 9780738588506
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"