Valentine, Kansas City Explained

Valentine is a historic neighborhood in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri. It is just north of the Westport entertainment district, bounded by Broadway on the east, Southwest Trafficway on the west, 31st Street on the north, and 40th Street on the south.^[1]

Most of the houses in Valentine were built in the early 1900s and include such styles as Shirtwaist, Arts and Crafts, Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and bungalow.^[2]

The Valentine Neighborhood Association was formed in 1971. The first president was Joe Cigas, for whom a street is named.^[3]

• Ambassador Hotel Historic District - Listed February 17, 1983 (#83000995) 3600 Broadway
• Knickerbocker Apartments - Listed June 13, 2003 (#03000525) 501-535 Knickerbocker Place
• Norman School - Listed January 15, 2014 (#13001087) 3514 Jefferson St.
• Uptown Building and Theatre - Listed June 27, 1979 (#79001374) 3700-3712 Broadway
• Valentine on Broadway Hotel - Listed August 1, 2008 (#08000745) 3724 Broadway

See also

• List of neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri
• Knickerbocker Apartments (Kansas City, Missouri)
• Uptown Theater (Kansas City, Missouri)
• Penn Valley Redevelopment Project

External links

• Valentine Neighborhood Association
• Midtown KC Post
• Kansas City, MO

References

1. Web site: Valentine Neighborhood. Valentine Neighborhood Association. 17 December 2015.
2. News: Dumay . Jan . An ‘urban village’ in the heart of Kansas City . The Kansas City Star . August 5, 2001.
3. Web site: Kansas City, MO Ordinance 970709. Effective 6/8/1997. City of Kansas City, MO. 18 December 2015.

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