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39th Street is a major west/east main street that runs in Kansas City, Missouri from
State Line Road State Line Road is a major north–south street in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area that runs along the Kansas–Missouri state line. It runs 12.5 miles (20 km) from Chester Avenue in the north, crossing Shawnee Mission Parkway a couple ...
to Topping Avenue. It was originally named Rosedale Avenue as it led to the town of Rosedale. It connects Westport and
Kansas City, Kansas 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 ...
. The University of Kansas Hospital is at the starting point and the ending point is in the Leeds Industrial District.


West 39th Street

Also referred to as W39thKC. This half mile corridor serves as a commercial connector of local shops and businesses located along 39th Street from State Line Road to Southwest Trafficway. West 39th Street attractions are monthly 3rd Friday events, Roselawn, Thomas Hart Benton Home & Studio Museum, Roanoke Park, and the Westport-Roanoke Community Center. 39th Street serves as the main artery of the Volker Neighborhood, as well as the southern boundary of the Roanoke Neighborhood.


See also

* Linwood Boulevard (Kansas City) *
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 ...
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Southwest Boulevard (Kansas City) Southwest Boulevard (simply known as "The Boulevard" locally) is an arterial street in Kansas City, MO and Kansas City, KS. Description On the north end Southwest Boulevard starts as 19th Street at Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, MO, and travel ...
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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


Further reading

* * * {{cite web , url=http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/1996/07/29/story1.html , title=39th Street Blooms , publisher= American City Business Journals , date=July 28, 1996 , access-date=September 3, 2012 , author1=Baker, Amy


External links


Volker Neighborhood Association

Roanoke Protective Homes Association

39th Street Community Improvement District (Business association)

39th Street ArtWalk
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