Swope Parkway-Elmwood
Swope Parkway-Elmwood is a neighborhood in Brooking Township, Jackson County, Missouri. Swope Parkway-Elmwood is situated nearby to the neighborhood South Town Fork Creek, as well as near North Town Fork Creek.Places of Interest
Highlights include Starlight Theatre and Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium.
Starlight Theatre
Theater building
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Starlight Theatre is a 7,739-seat outdoor theater in Kansas City, Missouri, United States that presents Broadway shows and concerts. It is one of the two major remaining self-producing outdoor theatres in the U.S. and Starlight's Cohen stagehouse also permits it to present many national Broadway touring shows.
Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Zoo
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The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is a 202-acre zoo founded in 1909 and is located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States.
Swope Park
Park
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Swope Park is the largest municipal park in Kansas City, Missouri, and is considered the "crown jewel" of the city's historic Parks and Boulevards system.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brookside and Waldo.
Brookside
Neighborhood
Brookside is a collection of neighborhoods located in Kansas City, Missouri, bounded by 55th Street on the North, Gregory on the South, Ward Parkway on the West, and Troost on the East. Brookside is situated 3 miles west of Swope Parkway-Elmwood.
Waldo
Neighborhood
Waldo is a neighborhood located on the southside of Kansas City, Missouri, that has continued to maintain its own unique character, even though it was annexed by Kansas City in 1909. Waldo is situated 3½ miles southwest of Swope Parkway-Elmwood.
Country Club Plaza
Suburb
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The Country Club Plaza is a privately owned regional shopping center in the Country Club District of Kansas City, Missouri. Opened in 1923, it is considered to be the first planned large outdoor suburban shopping center in the United States and among the first regional centers to accommodate shoppers arriving by car. Country Club Plaza is situated 3½ miles northwest of Swope Parkway-Elmwood.
Swope Parkway-Elmwood
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Brooking Township, Jackson County, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.01651° or 39° 0′ 60″ northLongitude
-94.53752° or 94° 32′ 15″ westOpen location code
86F72F86+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6741787858OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Localities in the Area
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