Brookside refers to the Brookside residential neighborhood as well as the collection of shops between 63d and Meyer off Brookside Blvd.
Waldo refers to the Waldo Residential District in Kansas City, Missouri near 75th St. and Wornall Rd.
The Country Club Plaza ("the Plaza") is an upscale shopping district built by the J.C. Nichols Co. in the 1920s.
39th St. usually refers to the small section of West 39th St. between State Line Road and Southwest Trafficway. Often referred to as the "39th St. Corridor, " it has many restaurants, bars and shops, and is just across the state line from the University of Kansas Medical Center.
University of Kansas Hospital (KUMED) is the corporate name of the hospital on the KU Medical Center campus.
Benton Curve, a site of many accidents, is a curve on I-70 where it crosses Benton Ave.
Three Trails Crossing is the new name for the former Grandview Triangle and is the intersection of three major highways: I-435, I-470, and US Highway 71 (Bruce R. Watkins Drive). In the past it was notorious for fatal accidents but improvements and upgrades on the Triangle have mostly been completed.
Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd., named for former mayor and current Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, comprises recently renamed portions of 47th St. and Brush Creek Blvd.
18th and Vine Historic District contains the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the American Jazz Museum.
Library District is a recently defined district around the new Central Library at 14 West 10th St.
Strawberry Hill is a historical area in Kansas City, KS.
Hospital Hill is the area near 23rd and Holmes. It is home to Truman Medical Centers and Children's Mercy.
Argentine is a part of Kansas City, KS near 30th and Argentine.
The Crossroads Arts District is a downtown neighborhood between the CBD and Union Station, centered around the intersection of 19th St. and Baltimore. It contains dozens of art galleries and is considered by many to be the center of the arts culture in the metropolitan area. Local artists sponsor exhibits there on the first Friday of each month.
Quality Hill is an upscale residential and commercial neighborhood on top of a hill downtown, across the river from the Kansas City Downtown Airport|Charles B. Wheeler Airport.
Washington-Wheatley is a historically African-American/black neighborhood southeast of the 18th and Vine District.
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