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Southwest Boulevard (simply known as "The Boulevard" locally) is an arterial street in
(2010) Two property owners provided land to link the two roads in 1887, and the entire road was later renamed as "Southwest Boulevard."Landis, Margaret
A History of the City of Rosedale
Ch. 10 - "Southwest Boulevard" (1976)Heeded Plaint of Motorists: Rutty Southwest Boulevard is to be made permanently smooth
''The City Hall'' (October 1910, p. 160) One of those landowners was Simeon Bell, who later donated the land upon which Eleanor Taylor Bell Hospital was built on Southwest Boulevard, and which housed the University of Kansas medical school until the 1920s. The Rosedale-Kansas portion of the road was originally
p. 500 (1939) until the
Southwest Boulevard Photographs
Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library {{coord, 39, 5, 17.29, N, 94, 35, 18.33, W, region:US, display=title Streets in Kansas City, Missouri Boulevards in the United States
Southwest Boulevard (simply known as "The Boulevard" locally) is an arterial street in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
and Kansas City, KS
Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of th ...
.
Description
On the north end Southwest Boulevard starts as 19th Street at Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, MO, and travels southwest crossing the state line into Kansas City, KS at 31st Street and continues until crossing 39th Avenue at which point it continues as Merriam Lane. Southwest Boulevard passes through theCrossroads Arts District
Crossroads, crossroad, cross road or similar may refer to:
* Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet
Film and television Films
* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...
and the West Side Neighborhood in Missouri
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and also the Rosedale Neighborhood in Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
. Throughout the Kansas City area, the Boulevard is known for its wide selection of authentic Mexican restaurants and grocery stores. It is the home of the Boulevard Brewing Company
Boulevard Brewing Company is a brewery located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Brewers Association currently ranks the American arm of Boulevard's parent company, Duvel Moortgat USA, as the 12th largest craft brewery, and the 18th largest active ...
which was founded in 1989 and is now one of the largest craft breweries in the USA, with a capacity of over 600,000 barrels per year.
History
Southwest Boulevard originated as two roads, one being the main street of Rosedale, Kansas, when it was platted in 1872 as "Kansas City Avenue", and the second called "The Rosedale Road", or "Kansas City Boulevard", on the Missouri side.Southwest Boulevard - Merriam Lane Corridor Master Plan(2010) Two property owners provided land to link the two roads in 1887, and the entire road was later renamed as "Southwest Boulevard."Landis, Margaret
A History of the City of Rosedale
Ch. 10 - "Southwest Boulevard" (1976)Heeded Plaint of Motorists: Rutty Southwest Boulevard is to be made permanently smooth
''The City Hall'' (October 1910, p. 160) One of those landowners was Simeon Bell, who later donated the land upon which Eleanor Taylor Bell Hospital was built on Southwest Boulevard, and which housed the University of Kansas medical school until the 1920s. The Rosedale-Kansas portion of the road was originally
macadam
Macadam is a type of road construction, pioneered by Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam around 1820, in which crushed stone is placed in shallow, convex layers and compacted thoroughly. A binding layer of stone dust (crushed stone from the o ...
ized, and was paved in 1915.
The Boulevard twice faced devastation during the 1950s, first by water during the Great Flood of 1951
In mid-July 1951, heavy rains led to a great rise of water in the Kansas River, Missouri River, and other surrounding areas of the Central United States. Flooding occurred in the Kansas, Neosho, Marais Des Cygnes, and Verdigris river basins. ...
, and then by fire, in 1959, when an oil tanker explosion killed six people and caused widespread propriety damage.
Part of the road used to be signed as U.S. 69
U.S. Route 69 (US 69) is a major north–south United States highway. When it was first created, it was only long, but it has since been expanded into a Minnesota to Texas cross-country route. The highway's southern terminus (as well as ...
Kansas, a Guide to the Sunflower Statep. 500 (1939) until the
18th Street Expressway
The 18th Street Expressway (often shortened to 18th Street in everyday speech) is a freeway in Kansas City, Kansas that runs from Interstate 35 north to Interstate 70/U.S. Route 24/ U.S. Route 40. It carries the U.S. Route 69 designation its enti ...
was completed in the 1950s.
Major intersections
See also
*39th Street (Kansas City)
39th Street is a major west/east main street that runs in Kansas City, Missouri from State Line Road to Topping Avenue. It was originally named Rosedale Avenue as it led to the town of Rosedale. It connects Westport and Kansas City, Kansas. T ...
* Linwood Boulevard (Kansas City)
Linwood Boulevard, Linwood, or 33rd Street is a major west/east main street that runs in Kansas City, Missouri from Broadway Boulevard to Van Brunt Boulevard.
Linwood is one of the few named east-west streets in the Kansas City grid south of the M ...
* Prospect Avenue (Kansas City, Missouri)
Prospect Avenue or Prospect is a north/south main street that runs in Kansas City, Missouri, from Lexington Avenue to 85th Street. It lies close to U.S. Route 71 from Swope Parkway to 75th Street. Many of the surrounding areas are blighted.
Busi ...
* The Paseo (Kansas City)
The Paseo (also known as Paseo Boulevard, or Paseo) is a major north–south parkway in Kansas City, Missouri. As the city's first major boulevard, it runs approximately (85 blocks) through the center of the city: from Cliff Drive and Lexington ...
References
External links
Southwest Boulevard Photographs
Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library {{coord, 39, 5, 17.29, N, 94, 35, 18.33, W, region:US, display=title Streets in Kansas City, Missouri Boulevards in the United States