| 39th Street | |
| Length Mi: | 4.9 |
| East: | State Line Road |
| West: | Topping Avenue |
39th Street is a major east–west street in Kansas City, Missouri, running almost 5 miles from State Line Road at the Kansas-Missouri border to Topping Avenue in Kansas City's East Side. It was originally named Rosedale Avenue as it led to the town of Rosedale. It continues west into Kansas as 39th Avenue through The University of Kansas Hospital's Kansas City, Kansas, campus.
Running through Kansas City's urban core, 39th Street connects many historic neighborhoods including Volker, Roanoke, Westport, Hyde Park, Squier Park, and Ivanhoe. It plays an important role as an east-west artery, providing cross-town traffic with access to most of Kansas City's main north-south thoroughfares: State Line Road, Southwest Trafficway, Broadway Boulevard, Main Street, Gillham Road, Troost Avenue, The Paseo, U.S. Route 71, Prospect Avenue, and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard. West of Gillham Road, 39th Street is zoned predominantly commercial or mixed-use space as compared to residential zoning to the east.[1]
Also referred to as W39thKC, this half-mile corridor from State Line Road to Southwest Trafficway is a commercial connector and community improvement district composed of local shops, restaurants, and other businesses. Popular W39thKC attractions include monthly 3rd Friday events, Roselawn, the Thomas Hart Benton Home & Studio Museum, Roanoke Park, and the Westport-Roanoke Community Center.[2] The district does not include the half-mile stretch of 39th Street between Southwest Trafficway and Main Street also signified as "W 39th St" on street signs.