Brookside Story, The: Shops of Every Necessary Character

By LaDene Morton

Brookside's burgundy- and blue-striped awnings represent both a quaint corner of Kansas City where you can tread the creaky wooden floors of the Dime Store and a pragmatic philosophy that changed the way America planned its cities. Renowned developer J.C. Nichols's "plan for permanence" was built on his conviction that if a community could offer its residents everything they would want and need, build to high standards and plan for future growth, the community would last. The Brookside shopping district has been giving the community everything it could want and need since 1919, helping it weather economic turbulence, natural disasters and dramatic changes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Oct 22, 2010
• ISBN: 9781614230786

LaDene Morton

LaDene Morton holds a master's degree in public administration from the University of Kansas. Her writing on the history of Kansas City allows her to combine her interests in community development and her love of storytelling. Her previous titles on Kansas City include The Brookside Story: Shops of Every Necessary Character and The Waldo Story: Home of Friendly Merchants. She is a former board member of Women Writing the West and a current board member of the Writers Place in Kansas City.

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