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Union Station Kansas City, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, manages Union Station and had previously managed the Kansas City Museum. [12] Union Station hosts Science City (opened in 1999), a family-friendly interactive science center with more than 50 hands-on exhibits; [13] the H&R Block City Stage Theater, a live-action venue with ...
It is located inside Union Station at 30 West Pershing Road in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the main feature in the bi-state renovation vote of 1997. [1] It was part of a renovation plan for Union Station after being closed for a short period of time when Trizec, a Canadian redevelopment firm had failed to redevelop the station. It opened in ...
On February 14, 2024, 33 people were wounded in a mass shooting at the west side of Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. One person was killed and twenty-two others were wounded by gunshots, including eleven children. The shooting followed a Super Bowl LVIII victory parade for the Kansas City Chiefs. [10] [3]
Barbie fans including Amira Sanders, 4, of Kansas City, flocked to Union Station for Barbie-themed photos on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Kansas City. Amira, who was visiting the display with her ...
Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd was a suspect in the shooting Vernon Miller was found dead during the FBI manhunt The FBI arrested Adam Richetti. 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.
Work continues on the KC Wheel, a 150-foot tall ferris wheel with 36 climate-controlled gondolas, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Kansas City.
From 2005 to December 2013, the museum was managed by Union Station Kansas City, Inc., which maintains Union Station. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In January 2008, the primary buildings of the museum—the residence and carriage house—closed for major renovations [ 8 ] of roofing, masonry, art glass, energy efficient windows, elevator, and HVAC.
The grounds were designed by George Kessler [30] who is also famous for his pioneering City Beautiful design for the Kansas City park and boulevard system. [31] Kessler Road borders the west side. Just outside the museum entrance is a large elliptical fountain, and on each side is a tapering staircase ascending to the memorial deck above.