Event: Kingshighway Commission chartered Brief Description: The Kingshighway Commission was created as a result of former Mayor Rolla Wells´ desire to create an "attractive boulevard and pleasure drive" that would stretch the entire length of the city, linking Forest Park with O´Fallon Park on the north and Tower Grove and Carondelet Parks to the south. Kansas City architect George Kessler was hired to supervise the project. Year: 1902 Decade: 1900 - 1909 Beginning Date: 1902 |
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