Grand Boulevard (Kansas City, Missouri)
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Grand Boulevard or Grand Avenue is a north/south street in
Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...
, United States. Grand runs along the 200 east block in the Kansas City street grid system (2 blocks east of Main Street). In the Downtown and Crown Center areas of Kansas City, it is an arterial route, continuing on the north as the Grand Ave. Viaduct passing through Richard L. Berkley Riverfront Park and on the south intersecting with Main Street at about the 2800 South Block. The street was renamed Grand Boulevard of the Americas from 3rd Street to 22nd Street in honor of the
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.Alm, Rick. "Flag installation begins for 'Grand Boulevard of the Americas.'" ''Kansas City Star'' 17 August 2007. In some areas of the city, streets running along the same gridline are known as Warwick Boulevard. Between 60th and 65th, Grand is called Morningside Lane. Then, it joins Rockhill to Gregory. South of 83rd street, Grand is not a through street but appears erratically as the name of various culs-de-sac.


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* Richard L. Berkley Riverfront Park is near its starting point. *
KC Streetcar The KC Streetcar is a one-route streetcar system in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Construction began in May 2014, and service began on May 6, 2016. The KC Streetcar is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area's integrated public transit bra ...
starting point is located at 3rd & Grand. RideKC transit center is across the street. *
River Market The River Market (formerly known as Westport Landing, the City Market, and River Quay) is a riverfront neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri that comprises the first and oldest incorporated district in Kansas City. It stre ...
is located at 3rd & Grand. * Arabia Steamboat Museum is located at 400 Grand. * City Market is located at 5th & Grand. * UMB Bank headquarters is located at 1010 Grand. A branch is at 1010 Grand and 1800 Grand with ATMs seen every couple blocks or miles. * It passes from 12th Street to I-670 on Grand by the
Power & Light District The Kansas City Power & Light District (sometimes referred to as KC P&L) is a dining, shopping, office, and entertainment district in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States, developed by The Cordish Companies of Baltimore, Maryland, and ...
. * The
College Basketball Experience The College Basketball Experience is a fan-interactive facility located downtown in Kansas City, Missouri, which includes the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. It cost $24 million to build, was opened in October 2007, and is owned a ...
is located at 1301 Grand and connected to the
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at 1407 Grand. *
United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Resurrection, A United Methodist Church also known as The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, or simply Church of the Resurrection, is a multi-site, United Methodist megachurch in Kansas City metropolitan area. The original campus is loc ...
Downtown campus is located at 1601 Grand. *
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historic headquarters building is located at 1729 Grand. *
Crown Center Crown Center is a shopping center and neighborhood located near Downtown Kansas City, Missouri between Gillham Road and Main Street to the east and west, and between OK/E 22nd St and E 27th St to the north and south. The shopping center ...
is located at 2450 Grand near its ending point. * Hallmark Crown Center and Halls Crown Center are tenants in Crown Center. Hallmark Visitors Center is at 2450 Grand in Crown Center. * Legoland Discovery Center Kansas City connected to SEA LIFE Kansas City is located at 2475 Grand. * Shook, Hardy & Bacon headquarters is at 2555 Grand. * Grand Boulevard is used by majority of the
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, RideKC bus routes. * Intersects with
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, I-670,
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