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{{Short description|Neighborhood and district of Kansas City, Missouri}}

The '''Crossroads Arts District''' is an historic [[List of Registered Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri|registered neighborhood]] in [[Downtown Kansas City|downtown]] [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Missouri]], [[United States|USA]], centered at approximately 20th Street and Main Street, between Downtown's Central Business District and [[Crown Center]]. It is the city's main [[art gallery]] district and center for the [[visual arts]]. Dozens of galleries are located in its renovated warehouses and industrial buildings. It is also home to numerous restaurants (including one operated by [[Lidia Bastianich]]), [[housewares]] shops, [[architecture|architects]], [[interior design|designers]], and other visual artists. As well, the district has several [[live music]] venues.

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[[File:Kansas City Crossroads District (31507881750).jpg|thumb|Crossroads, Kansas City in December 2016.|alt=Crossroads, Kansas City.]]

The '''Crossroads''', officially the '''Crossroads Arts District''', is an historica [[List of Registered Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri|registered neighborhood]] inwithin the [[Downtown Kansas City|downtownGreater Downtown]] area of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Missouri]],with [[Uniteda Statespopulation of 10,179.<ref>{{Cite web|USA]]url=https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MO/Kansas-City/Crossroads-Demographics.html|title=Crossroads,MO Household Income, Population & Demographics &#124; Point2}}</ref> It is centered at approximately 20th19th Street and MainBaltimore StreetAvenue, betweendirectly south of the [[Downtown's CentralLoop Business(Kansas DistrictCity)|Downtown Loop]] and north of [[Crown Center]]. It is the city's main [[art gallery]] district and center for the [[visual arts]]. Dozens of galleries are located in its renovated warehouses and industrial buildings. It is also home to numerous restaurants (including one operated by [[Lidia Bastianich]]), [[housewares]] shops, [[architecture|architects]], [[interior design|designers]], an [[advertising agency]], and other visual artists. As well, theThe district also has several [[live music]] venues.

The district has become known for being home to many [[craft breweries]]. An area of the Crossroads is known as "Brewer's Alley" because of the high concentration of breweries all within walking distance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansas City's Brewer's Alley |url=https://kansascitylocalsguide.com/kansas-city-brewers-alley/ |website=Kansas City Local's Guide |date=27 October 2023 |access-date=December 15, 2023}}</ref>

Numerous buildings in the neighborhood are on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] including the [[TWA Corporate Headquarters' Building]].

Numerous buildings in the neighborhood are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the [[TWA Corporate Headquarters Building]], [[Western Auto Building]], and Firestone Building. There are two historic groups of buildings also on the Register—Work Class Hotels at 19th & Main Streets (consisting of the [[Midwest Hotel]], [[Monroe Hotel]], and [[Rieger Hotel]]) and Crossroads Historic Freight District (industrial buildings clustered along the tracks north of [[Union Station (Kansas City, Missouri)|Union Station]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/jackson.htm |title=Jackson County National Register Listings |publisher=Missouri Department of Natural Resources |accessdate=January 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228180815/http://dnr.mo.gov/shpo/jackson.htm |archivedate=December 28, 2012 }}</ref>

==First Fridays==

Art galleries generally open new shows on the first Friday of each month. This has become one of the region's most popular regular events as thousands of people flock to the Crossroads for gallery "open houses" admidst the Crossroads's unique atmosphere each month.

The Crossroads district is also home to one of the county's largest remaining{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} examples of a Film Row district. The Film Row district consists of 17 buildings.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} Following the demolition of a Film Row building, the Film Row district was placed on Missouri Preservation's 2013 list of "watched properties".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://preservemo.org/places-in-peril/2013-2/|title=Missouri's Most Endangered 2013|date=2015-02-20|work=The Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation|access-date=2018-08-27|language=en-US}}</ref>

The ''[[Kansas City Star]]'' and ''[[The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch]]'' maintain offices in the neighborhood, along with [[HOK (firm)|HOK]] and [[Barkley Inc.|Barkley]]. The [[Belger Arts Center]] is also located in the district.

==Crossroads Music Festival==

First held in late August 2005, the Crossroads Music Festival is an annual event organized by [http://www.spiceoflifeproductions.com Spice of Life Productions], which features local music artists. The [[2005]] event was held at Grinder's Sculpture Park, located(Crossroads KC) at 18th Street and Locust Street. In addition to concert performances, offerings includedinclude [[short film]]s by local [[independent film|independent filmmakers]],makers and booths offering apparel by local designers, local independent print media, and [[carnival]] games.

==Tax abatements==

The Crossroads Arts PIEA is a tax abatement program in the Crossroads Arts District specifically designed for properties with arts and cultural uses, including:

* spaces used by independent artists, writers and performers;

* art dealers and art galleries;

* performing arts organizations; and promoters;

* fine arts schools;

* motion picture and video industries;

* sound recording industries;

* museum, historical sites, and similar institutions; and

* other arts uses as approved by the Crossroads Arts Advisory Committee.

In 2006 as the Crossroads began to flourish and prices increase, the Crossroads Community Association recognized the need to save their creative artistic neighborhood. Meetings were scheduled with the Mayor, City Council and the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City to establish the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority (PIEA) which ensures the continued affordability of the community for artists for years to come. The General Development Plan for the Crossroads Arts PIEA was approved by City Council of Kansas City, Missouri on March 29, 2007, via City Ordinance NO. 070192. The General Development Plan (GDP) was revised by the PIEA Board on April 21, 2009 to reflect a change in staffing for the Arts PIEA from the EDC to the PIEA. Arts uses for properties must occupy at least 51% of the square footage of the property in order to be eligible for the program.

Out of a total of 668 property parcels in the Crossroads in 2007, there are 36 properties (5.4% of the total) participating in the program as of January 2015. <ref>{{cite web | title=Crossroads Arts PIEA – Crossroads Arts District | url=https://kccrossroads.org/crossroads-arts-piea/ }}</ref>

==See also==

*[[List of Registered Neighborhoodsneighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri]]

*[[List of points of interest in Kansas City, Missouri]]

*[[North Village Arts District]]

== References ==

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==External linklinks==

==Crossroads Art Galleries==

* [httphttps://www.crossroadscommunityassociationkccrossroads.org/ ''Crossroads Community Association'']

*[http://www.grothauspearl.com/ ''Grothaus & Pearl Art Gallery''] - Contemporary arts gallery showing new and emerging artists. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=2012+Baltimore+Ave,+Kansas+City,+MO+64108 ''2012 Baltimore Ave''], Located a floor below the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050602084125/http://www.crossroadscommunityassociation.org/ ''Crossroads Community Association - Wayback Archive'']

*[http://www.leedy-voulkos.com/ ''Leedy Voulkos Gallery''] - Gallery featuring local, national and international artists working in all medias. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=2012+Baltimore+Ave,+Kansas+City,+MO+64108 ''2012 Baltimore Ave'']

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090921233217/http://nicholsongroup.com/vision/ ''Nicholson Group Vision for this area'']

*[http://www.leopoldgallery.com ''Leopold Gallery''] - Gallery offering fine art for collections: paintings, bronzes, steel and water sculpture, and glass art. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=327+E+55th+St.+Kansas+City,+MO+64113 ''327 E 55th St.'']

* Map: {{Coord|39|05|30|N|94|34|55|W|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:city_region:US-MO}}

*[http://artsincubatorkc.org ''Arts Incubator''] - Incubator of Emerging Art. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=115+W.+18th+St.+Kansas+City,+MO+64108 ''115 W. 18th St.'']

*[http://www.artnet.com/cohen.html ''Byron C. Cohen''] - Byron C. Cohen Exhibit [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=2020 Baltimore+Kansas+City,+MO+64108 ''2020+Baltimore'']

*[http://mojocollection.com/ ''Mojo Collection''] - The Mojo Collection [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=2009+Baltimore+Studio+B+Kansas+City,+MO+64108 ''2009 Baltimore Studio B'']

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==External link==

*[http://www.crossroadscommunityassociation.org/ ''Crossroads Community Association'']

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