Brookside Shopping District
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The Brookside Shopping District is located in the Brookside neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri centered at 63rd Street & Brookside Boulevard. The boundaries of the commercial district are Wornall Road to the west, Main Street to the east, 62nd Terrace to the north, and Meyer Blvd to the south.
Developer J.C. Nichols founded the district in 1919 as Kansas City's first suburban shopping center, predating the nearby Country Club Plaza. The district was initially served by the Country Club Line of the Kansas City Streetcar and has since been converted into the Henry Wiggins Trolley Track Trail.
The Brookside Business Association has voluntarily served the area since 1939, promoting area businesses, special activities and events as well as providing for landscaping and trash removal.
The area also features St. Andrew's Episcopal Church built in 1913 and The Wornall Road Baptist Church founded in 1916. Border Star Montessori School, part of the Kansas City Public School system, was originally founded in 1863.
The Brookside Court Park, established in 1951, features pickleball courts and a memorial to local businessman, Bob Arfsten.
Since 1986, the district has hosted the Brookside Art Annual, drawing nearly 70,000 art enthusiasts from across the metropolitan area.