10 Facts About Kansas City

10 FACTS ABOUT The Greater Kansas City area is made up of 11 counties, covering two states. KANSAS CITY POPULATION. KC ignored Prohibition during the 1920s leading to an abundance of jazz clubs, brothels and gambling halls. Mi 2.1 million This earned KC the moniker "The Paris of the Plains" With a total population of 2.1 million, Kansas City is the 29th largest metropoli- tan area in the U.S. Jazz Clubs The term "red light district" came from the Red Light Bordello in Dodge City, Kansas. The front door of the building was made of red glass and produced a red glow to the outside world when Brothels Four of the area's largest cities are : lit at night. The name carried over to refer to the town's brothel district. after one journalist wrote "If you want to see some sin, forget Paris and head to Kansas City." Kansas City, Mo. 482,299 Overland Park, Kan. 174,907 Olathe, Kan. 121,962 -Edward Morrow in the 1920's - exact date unavailable Kansas City, Kan. 143,209 Independence, Mo. 121,180 Gambling Halls NCAA. Kansas City is home to one of the tallest, largest and fastest roller coasters in the world at the Kansas City's Municipal Audito- rium has hosted more NCAA Final city's World of Fun amusement park. Four Championships than any other venue in the country KC is home to the largest maker of boxed chocolates in the world. Based here since 1932, Russell Stover Candies still hand dips more than 25 million pieces of chocolate each year. The Boulevard Drive-In PDOULEVARD {DRIVE IN THEATRE = Theater in Merriam, was the first drive-in in the world to install digital sound. SWAP & SHOP SAT SUN SOUL SURFER 19% of KCMO 88% of KCMO Built in 1950, the drive-in continues to operate today, with the best sound system of all of the remaining drive-ins in the country. residents speak- English as their primary language residents over the age of 25 have a bachelors 88% degree. DRIVI Speaking of fountains, the Greater Kansas City area has more than 200 picturesque fountains, giving rise to its nickname, The City of Fountains. KC has more fountains than any city except for Rome. FOX webcreations Web Design in Kansas City Fox Web Creations Chicago 19.9% Kansas City 19% ||D St. Lovis 15.9%|| 10 FACTS ABOUT The Greater Kansas City area is made up of 11 counties, covering two states. KANSAS CITY POPULATION. KC ignored Prohibition during the 1920s leading to an abundance of jazz clubs, brothels and gambling halls. Mi 2.1 million This earned KC the moniker "The Paris of the Plains" With a total population of 2.1 million, Kansas City is the 29th largest metropoli- tan area in the U.S. Jazz Clubs The term "red light district" came from the Red Light Bordello in Dodge City, Kansas. The front door of the building was made of red glass and produced a red glow to the outside world when Brothels Four of the area's largest cities are : lit at night. The name carried over to refer to the town's brothel district. after one journalist wrote "If you want to see some sin, forget Paris and head to Kansas City." Kansas City, Mo. 482,299 Overland Park, Kan. 174,907 Olathe, Kan. 121,962 -Edward Morrow in the 1920's - exact date unavailable Kansas City, Kan. 143,209 Independence, Mo. 121,180 Gambling Halls NCAA. Kansas City is home to one of the tallest, largest and fastest roller coasters in the world at the Kansas City's Municipal Audito- rium has hosted more NCAA Final city's World of Fun amusement park. Four Championships than any other venue in the country KC is home to the largest maker of boxed chocolates in the world. Based here since 1932, Russell Stover Candies still hand dips more than 25 million pieces of chocolate each year. The Boulevard Drive-In PDOULEVARD {DRIVE IN THEATRE = Theater in Merriam, was the first drive-in in the world to install digital sound. SWAP & SHOP SAT SUN SOUL SURFER 19% of KCMO 88% of KCMO Built in 1950, the drive-in continues to operate today, with the best sound system of all of the remaining drive-ins in the country. residents speak- English as their primary language residents over the age of 25 have a bachelors 88% degree. DRIVI Speaking of fountains, the Greater Kansas City area has more than 200 picturesque fountains, giving rise to its nickname, The City of Fountains. KC has more fountains than any city except for Rome. FOX webcreations Web Design in Kansas City Fox Web Creations Chicago 19.9% Kansas City 19% ||D St. Lovis 15.9%||