George Kessler, The Paseo & the City’s First Fountain Kansas City may have never been known as “The City of Fountains” without the foresight of George E. Kessler’s vision of The Paseo, Kansas City’s first Boulevard. Kessler is credited for designing the beautiful landscaping of the Hyde Park neighborhood, which Read more…
Here is the definitive list of the Best of Kansas City’s Fountains! Kansas City is most definitely the City of Fountains! With over 200+ fountains (second in the world to Rome, Italy) there is a fountain to match every mood, feeling, or activity. We’ve splashed around Kansas City to gather Read more…
11 Facts About Loose Park Rose Garden The original land for what was to become Loose Park, was originally a 450-acre farm and pasture owned by Seth Ward and his wife in 1871. Ward was a former Wyoming rancher, trading oxen for goods and services for early settlers who had Read more…
Kansas City is so lucky to have the Kauffman Stadium Water Spectacular! Great news! After beginning the 2021 MLB season with limited capacity, Kauffman Stadium is now operating at 100% capacity! This means that over 37,000 fans get to experience the largest privately owned fountain in the United States – Read more…
Drive your own tour – Patriot Day Patriot Day, also known as National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, has been an American holiday observed since December 18, 2001, when the US Congress passed a joint resolution to honor those that lost their lives during the terrorists’ attacks on American soil Read more…
The concept of “Bring down the hammer” was never more evident than in the early years of the KC Parks system. A group of KC citizens who thought a well-planned park and boulevard system was too costly from a tax perspective was caused quite a brouhaha in the 1890s and Read more…
Eagle Scout Memorial Fountain Believe it or not, Kansas City has a connection to the famous Madison Square Garden, the mega sports and event arena in New York City! It all began in 1903 when the President of the Pennsylvania Railroad decided to design a railroad terminal in New York Read more…
William Volker – Mr. Anonymous William Volker had quite a lot to do with many Kansas City initiatives including UMKC, Research Hospital and other civic efforts. He even was known to be a silent donor to individual citizens of Kansas City that needed a boost during hardships. But let’s read Read more…
Water – Life’s sustainability! Humans can’t go longer than 3 or 4 days without water and if I’m honest, I can’t go longer than 3 or 4 days without getting up close and personal with a KC fountain! There is just something about being next to the water spray on Read more…