Kansas City Troost 'Dividing Line' Slowly Turning Into Trendy Melting Pot

If TKC simply trying to lure clicks . . . This would've been the headline: 

KANSAS CITY HIPSTERS TAKING OVER TROOST!!!

Make no mistake, there are a lot of real estate shenanigans in play in and around Troost. 

However . . .

This Mexican BBQ fusion project seems interesting and might hint at more opportunities for collaboration rather than the boring "winner takes all" gentrification game that local suburbanites seem to encourage . . . Check-it:

"Troost Avenue has been known as the racial and economic dividing line in Kansas City after decades of segregation. But now, with help from city and neighborhood leaders working with local developers, Troost is ready to write a new page in the history books, as the area is slowly developing a delicious and diverse array of food and drink spots.

"Over the last five years, a slew of new restaurants, smoothie spots, bars, coffee shops, ice cream parlors, bakeries, and more are finding both sides of Troost Avenue—from north to south—an affordable and accessible area interested in attracting food businesses ready to put down roots and enhance its already diverse, eclectic, and welcoming community.

"Barbacoa is the latest restaurant to open at 55th Street and Troost Avenue, in a spot that Justin Clark first put on the map in 2019 . . . "

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Reservation for One: Barbacoa - IN Kansas City Magazine

Troost Avenue has been known as the racial and economic dividing line in Kansas City after decades of segregation. But now, with help from city and neighborhood leaders working with local developers, Troost is ready to write a new page in the history books, as the area is slowly developing a delicious and diverse array...