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Leeds is a neighborhood of
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Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
, United States. A post office called Leeds was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1929. The community's name is a transfer from
Leeds, England Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
. It used to be the site of a General Motors assembly plant from 1929-1988.


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KC Q Dives Into Story of Leeds, Where Black Families Flourished in a 'Garden of Eden'

Leeds, MO, 37th Street
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