Northeast
Belvidere Hollow: KCQ unearths Kansas City’s Lost Black neighborhood
In the Historic Northeast, east of downtown and just beyond Interstate 29, lies Belvidere Park — what now may appear to be an empty space. But at the turn of the 20th century, the area was a burgeoning Black neighborhood.
A local reader reached out to What’s Your KCQ? — a partnership between the Kansas City Public Library and The Kansas City Star — to see if Belvidere Hollow still exists. The short answer is no, but that comes with a story.
Tragic Turn: KCQ Revisits Historic Cliff Drive
In a tragic twist of fate, the recreational roadway that was one of Mahoney’s proudest achievements would also cost him his life and have a profound impact on his family for generations.
The Italian Mission
Presbyterian church, kindergarten, free health clinic, recreation center - the Italian Mission in Old Northeast was many things. As a recent donation of artifacts to the Missouri Valley Special Collections shows, the Mission was a Kansas City cultural hub for the better part of a century.
The Italian Mission was established in 1908 under the sponsorship of the Central Presbyterian Church by Dr. J. B. Bisceglia.