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The Plaza, First and Always: 75th Anniversary
The Plaza First and Always 75th Anniversary Author:William S. Worley In the beginning, it was a hog farm. A cow pasture. A trash dump. All of the above, and more (egad!) at the confluence of two creeks, Mill and Brush, and it was located so far south - 50 city blocks - that downtown Kansas City merchants would not deliver goods to the area. How perfect! In the mind's eye of young real-estate visionary J... more »esse Clyde Nichols, this eyesore sprawl, an agrarian wasteland alongside a wagon trail, was perfect for his master plan for a grand Country Club district. Spurred by his love for Spanish architecture, European open-air markets (plazas) and Old World artifacts, Nichols & Co. developed The Country Club Plaza. In The Plaza, First and Always, you can celebrate 75 years of Plaza lights, Plaza nights, and Plaza flights of fancy. The rich history and elegant tradition of The Plaza are captured in a dazzling array of photographs, and artwork. The lore of The Plaza carries it into a new millennium, preserved in The Plaza, First and Always for the pleasure of your memories.« less