Midtown Kansas City Costco Origin Story: Corporate Welfare

Quick retrospective on the origin of this summer's slap in the face to thousands of nearby residents . . . 

"The Midtown Marketplace traces its genesis to efforts in the 1970s and ’80s to stem decades of physical and population decline in midtown and revitalize the Main Street corridor . . .

"Public dollars were indeed spent, about $53 million out of a $70 million project budget. So, too, did the project displace families. Roughly 30 acres of land, over 10 square blocks of homes, apartments, and businesses, were cleared for the Midtown Marketplace, the official name of the suburban-style shopping center where Costco and Home Depot operate today . . ."

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

Long before business center controversy, KC neighbors fought over midtown Costco

Roughly 30 acres of land, over 10 square blocks of homes, apartments, and businesses, were cleared for the development where Home Depot and Costco now sit.

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