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u/activebitchfacekc · 1 pointr/kansascity

>JC Nichols / Plaza - first shopping center designed to accommodate automobiles. Also attributed with being a redline real estate developer that explains the demographic lines in KC.

I know I'm not alone on this but it's still super embarrassing to realize as a grown ass adult that I had been taught such a simplistic view of why things are the way the are. I'm still learning racial history things at least monthly that I had no idea about. Some of the most "holy shit" moments was reading "Some of my best friends are black" - it's stories about integration. It has a couple chapters about KC, including JC Nichols, specifically how he was an innovator in many ways, including adding a racial covenant in deeds that could only be removed every 25 years, if 100% of homeowners voted to remove it 3 years in advance. (something like that, that made it technically possible but pretty much impossible to remove.)

/u/tacitus and /u/pineappleofdespair have recommended it and also /u/kcjhawker:


>Some of the best neighborhoods east of Troost are from 49th to 63rd street. There was a very strong neighborhood association that went from 49-63 and Oak (?) to the Paseo that was key in fighting much of the blockbusting and other activities that drive white neighbors from their homes. Here's an amazing read on what went down in KC (the other two main stories are about other cities and school districts, but still an awesome read): Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143123637/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_4dUyzbZ3KVFST


/u/thisisforkscity and /u/celiactears did you ever read it?

u/jupiterkansas · 1 pointr/kansascity

The hiking around here isn't awesome, but there's a good book called Hiking in Kansas City that should take care of everything for you.

Of course, Lake of the Ozarks is our getaway place, about two hours drive, and the further southeast in Missouri you go the better the hills get, so there's some good weekend camping options. I also recommend hiking in Prairie State Park about 2hrs straight south of KC - big open fields of nothing but 4 ft tall grass.

u/KCJhawker · 10 pointsr/kansascity

Some of the best neighborhoods east of Troost are from 49th to 63rd street. There was a very strong neighborhood association that went from 49-63 and Oak (?) to the Paseo that was key in fighting much of the blockbusting and other activities that drive white neighbors from their homes. Here's an amazing read on what went down in KC (the other two main stories are about other cities and school districts, but still an awesome read): Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143123637/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_4dUyzbZ3KVFST

u/ohbriana · 2 pointsr/kansascity

Someone already mentioned [Kansas City and How It Grew 1822-2011] (http://www.amazon.com/Kansas-City-How-Grew-1822-2011/dp/0700618821) by James Shortridge, but I will second this book. Hands down the best for overall Kansas City history. It is a beautiful book too.

u/cyberphlash · 22 pointsr/kansascity

> Still wondering why anyone really cares where people choose to live.

Actually, where people live is one of the biggest drivers of life outcomes. If you're born in KCK instead of Leawood - your probable life outcomes is much worse.

At one time, segregation was official city/state/fed policy, which subsidized the development of all-white suburbs (like Prairie Village was one of the first) and movement of people from urban areas to the suburbs - aka 'white flight'. Today, we're still living with white flight. If there were a middle to upper income suburb of Kansas City that were 88% black, do you think many white people would choose to move there? Me neither.

Check out Richard Rothstein's book "The Color of Law", or his lectures on YouTube. Great history and info about the relationship between housing segregation and life outcomes in the US.

As the Vox illustrates, segregation is still going on today (it's actually getting worse) due to policies like zoning laws and drive to prevent low-income housing and apartment complexes from being improved in middle-upper income cities, resulting in low income minorities living in a small number of areas in the metro (as illustrated by the original Vox piece map).

u/crimsonkansan · 11 pointsr/kansascity

Still, crap beer aside, they were a cornerstone of the city, and gave back in great volumes.

a fantastic read, by the way:
http://www.amazon.com/Bitter-Brew-Anheuser-Busch-Americas-Kings/dp/0062009265

u/Sappow · 3 pointsr/kansascity

I have some texts to reccomend, from when I was studying cultural geography for Kansas City and the plains.

J. C. Nichols and the Shaping of Kansas City: Innovation in Planned Residential Communities - William S. Worley
https://www.amazon.com/Nichols-Shaping-Kansas-City-Residential/dp/0826209262/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482209175&sr=8-1&keywords=J.+C.+Nichols+and+the+Shaping+of+Kansas+City%3A


Cities on the Plains - James R. Shortridge
https://www.amazon.com/Cities-Plains-Evolution-Urban-Kansas/dp/0700613129/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482209198&sr=8-1&keywords=Cities+on+the+Plains


I also have a bunch more than are more oriented towards the geography/geology side of the development of the plains, but these are good ones.

u/CapOnFoam · 4 pointsr/kansascity

You might be interested in one of the local meetups:

  1. Hiking - http://www.meetup.com/hiking-198/
  2. Adventure club - http://www.meetup.com/Kansas-City-Adventure-Club/

    At the very least, check out their events; that'll give you some ideas for hikes! You might also get this book - http://www.amazon.com/Hiking-Kansas-City-William-Eddy/dp/1891708325 It details hikes all around the metro area and even in surrounding areas that are a little farther away (like Weston).
u/kcmeesha1 · 7 pointsr/kansascity

For the visuals I really like Kansas City Then and Now books, I think they have either 3 or 4 of them.

u/d_b_cooper · 3 pointsr/kansascity

I would also recommend Matthew Desmond's "Evicted." Harrowing stuff.

u/JamesApolloSr · 2 pointsr/kansascity

Fuck scraping.... Get this.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z49P4DJ/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_Lr4YDbRZJZ9K6

Also, have a mechanic test your coolant to ensure you have the right antifreeze.

Welcome!

u/notepadow · 5 pointsr/kansascity

Mafia and the Machine.

All about Kansas City’s ties to the mafia

Edit - grammar

u/WesleySnopes · 6 pointsr/kansascity

This book is actually studied internationally in anthropology, sociology, and urban planning:

https://www.amazon.com/Race-Estate-Uneven-Development-Second/dp/1438449429

u/SpawnofATStill · 0 pointsr/kansascity

I think this might be more appropriate for the reading level of your surrounding company.

u/IBreakCellPhones · 3 pointsr/kansascity

It's a reference to "The Mythical Man-Month," discussing how throwing more bodies at a late project makes it later. As in what I replied to, there's a certain point where adding workers gives diminishing, and even negative, returns.

u/snorgsniffer · 1 pointr/kansascity

In case any of you who care about such things missed it, here's a bit of Craig G's backstory:

http://www.amazon.com/King-Sting-Amazing-Modern-American/dp/1602399786/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404416900&sr=1-1&keywords=craig+glazer

Whether it's 90% bullshit in an attempt to get a Hollywood movie deal (which he's been trying to get for 30 years), or things actually went down as described, nobody knows.

u/MattTheFlash · 7 pointsr/kansascity

It's actually worse than that, turns out he didn't write it at all he's just an editor. Your source's credibility is being shot down more by the minute. Who are these other people that wrote the chapters?

https://www.amazon.com/Slum-Health-Street-Jason-Corburn/dp/0520281071

u/ndw_dc · 0 pointsr/kansascity

You also fail at basic reading comprehension. I said that you cannot explicitly zone by race. (Zoning did originate, however, based explicitly on race.)


But you can get 90% of the same effect by zoning out poor people by banning housing types that poor people can afford.


Here is basically an entire book on the subject, if you would like to go down the rabbit hole.

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https://www.amazon.com/Color-Law-Forgotten-Government-Segregated/dp/1631492853