Remember: Kansas City 18th & Vine District Funding Endures Longer Than Jazz Age

Cowtown context . . . The Jazz Age was a period from 1920 to the early 1930s in which American jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity. Meanwhile, Kansas City has been pouring close to a quarter BILLION into this space since the early 90s. 

Check more cash gifted to a district that has never produced a viable biz model and where opportunity is closed off to so many who are not part of the ruling East side political clique . . . Check-it: 

The new plan comes after the City Council of Kansas City, Missouri, voted unanimously to approve $3.2 million in public funds for the project at the museum, located at 1616 E. 18th St.

"The American Jazz Museum is a world-class cultural institution right here in Kansas City," Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a press release. "The City’s investment will help the museum continue sharing our city's incredible jazz history with the next generation."

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

KCMO City Council approves $3.2 million for American Jazz Museum redevelopment

The American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, plans to reimagine exhibits, relocate the Blue Room and introduce new dining and retail experiences at the historic museum.