Kansas City massacre
The Kansas City massacre was the shootout and murder of four law enforcement officers and a criminal fugitive at the Union Station railroad depot in Kansas City, Missouri, on the morning of June 17, 1933.
The Kansas City massacre was the shootout and murder of four law enforcement officers and a criminal fugitive at the Union Station railroad depot in Kansas City, Missouri, on the morning of June 17, 1933. It occurred as part of the attempt by a gang led by Vernon C. "Verne" Miller to free Frank "Jelly" Nash, a federal prisoner. At the time, Nash was in the custody of several law enforcement officers who were returning him to the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, from which he had escaped three years earlier.
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Worth seeing in and around Kansas City massacre
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01T-Mobile Center
T-Mobile Center is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It is located at the intersection of 14th Street and Grand Boulevard on the east side of the Power & Light District.
1.5 km · Multi-use indoor arena in Kansas City, MO (United States) · Wikipedia - 02Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph
The Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph is a diocese of the Catholic Church in northwestern Missouri in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
600 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in Missouri, USA · Wikipedia - 03National World War I Memorial
The National World War I Museum and Memorial is located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Opened in 1926 as the Liberty Memorial, it was designated by the United States Congress in 2004 as the country's official museum dedicated to World War I. In 2014, as part of the Centennial recognition, Congress added the designation as the country's official war memorial.
500 m · memorial in Kansas City to World War I dead · Wikipedia - 04One Kansas City Place
One Kansas City Place is the tallest building in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, bounded by 12th Street to the north, Baltimore Avenue to the west, and Main Street to the east.
1.7 km · building in Kansas City, Missouri, United States · Wikipedia - 05National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to men's college basketball. The museum is an integral portion of the College Basketball Experience created by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, located at the T-Mobile Center.
1.6 km · college basketball hall of fame in Kansas City, Missouri · Wikipedia - 06Kansas City Power and Light Building
The Kansas City Power and Light Building is a landmark skyscraper located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. It was constructed by Kansas City Power and Light President and Edison Pioneer, Joseph F. Porter in 1931 as a way to promote new jobs in Downtown Kansas City.
1.4 km · historic building in Kansas City · Wikipedia - 07Kansas City Public Library
The Kansas City Public Library is a public system headquartered in the Central Library in Kansas City, Missouri. The system operates its Central Library and neighborhood branches located in Kansas City, Independence, and Sugar Creek.
2 km · public Library · Wikipedia - 08American Jazz Museum
The American Jazz Museum is located in the 18th and Vine historic district of Kansas City, Missouri. The museum preserves the history of American jazz music, especially Kansas City jazz music, with exhibits including Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Big Joe Turner, Thelonious Monk, and Etta James.
2.1 km · museum in Kansas City, Missouri · Wikipedia - 09Municipal Auditorium
Municipal Auditorium is a multi-purpose facility located in Kansas City, Missouri. It opened in 1935 and features Streamline Moderne and Art Deco architecture and architectural details.
1.5 km · multi-purpose hall in Kansas City, Missouri · Wikipedia - 10Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, at 16th and Broadway, near the city's Power & Light District, the T-Mobile Center and the Crossroads Arts District. Opened in 2011, it houses two venues: the 1,800-seat Muriel Kauffman Theatre, home of the Kansas City Ballet and Lyric Opera of Kansas City; and the 1,600-seat Helzberg Hall, home of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra.
1 km · dual hall Kansas City venue · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kansas City massacre
- Airports
- Kansas City (MCI), 27 km · Eppley Airfield (OMA), 271 km · Des Moines (DSM), 283 km
- Omaha → Kansas City massacre266 km · quickest by road, 4h 16m · $24–33
- Des Moines → Kansas City massacre290 km · quickest by road, 4h 29m · $25–34
- Tulsa → Kansas City massacre350 km · quickest by road, 6h · $34–46
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- Get inKansas City is served by many charter bus services, and sits on several major highways.
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