West Side Kansas City Through Time

Kansas City's West Side evolved from a pioneer hub to a vibrant, historically rich neighborhood with renewed vitality.

The West Side of Kansas City can trace its development and growth back to the pioneer days when Kansas City was the last vestige of civilization for people heading out west. During the Western expansion, the West Bottoms became the location for suppliers looking to outfit the pioneers with the supplies they would need for their trip. Later, those same suppliers would become ...