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| Title | City Window: Wide Berth |
| Abstract | Ever wonder why Grand Avenue is wider than other streets downtown? One of biggest givers of land to Kansas City, next to Colonel Thomas Swope, was Milton McGee, who, in 1852, gave the city an entire block now bounded by Oak, Locust, and 14th Street and 14th Terrace and specified that it should be used for a park. McGee made his fortune in gold during the California gold rush, returned to Kansas City and bought land from 12th Street to 20th and Main to Holmes in 1856. It was known as 'McGee's Addition,' but was not in the city limits at the time. When the city limits were extended to 20th Street in 1859, McGee insisted that Grand Avenue be wide enough so he could turn his horse and buggy completely around without having to back up. |
| Author | Floyd E. Sageser
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| Date | October 1, 1979 |
| Source | Kansas City |
| Location | MVSC Q 977.8411 K1692 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Number | 10 |
| Page | 1-7 |
| Local Subject | Streets
Grand Avenue
McGee's Addition
McGee, E. Milton
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 101787 |
| CONTENTdm number | 13106 |
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