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Kansas City Emerges From Hicktown To Modern Hub
Kansas City transitions from cowtown joke to modern metropolis as a $250 billion jetport rises, Monet artwork enters the Nelson Gallery, and a Prince Garden chef serves Szechwan dishes. Yet urban issues endure including air pollution, mugging, racial tensions, and lingering Rust Belt-era stereotypes. The city promotes itself as a soon-to-be inland capital with Madison Avenue flair, parks, 30-story offices, and low taxes.
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Grain Empire
Nelson Gallery of Art
Monet
Boulevard Des Capucines
Princess Garden