The Paseo (Kansas City, Missouri)
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The Paseo (also known as Paseo Boulevard, or Paseo) is a major north–south parkway in Kansas City, Missouri. As the city's first major boulevard, it runs approximately 10 miles (16 km) (85 blocks) through the center of the city: from Cliff Drive and Lexington Avenue on the bluffs above the Missouri River in the Pendleton Heights historic neighborhood, to 85th Street and Woodland Avenue. The parkway holds 223 acres (0.90 km2) of boulevard parkland dotted with several Beaux-Arts-style decorative structures and architectural details maintained by the city's Parks and Recreation department.[1]
The name was suggested by the first president of the Parks Board, August R. Meyer (1851–1905), based on the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City.[2] In 2019, the city council renamed the street to Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd[3] and was immediately petitioned to subject the change to a citywide vote, in a strong controversy.[4] A vote to rename the boulevard back to The Paseo passed on November 5, 2019.[5]