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Explore the century-long story behind Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza.

Kansas City PBS and Flatland dive into the dramatic story of the nation’s first planned shopping center in Nichols’ Folly: A Century of the Country Club Plaza. When developer J.C. Nichols revealed plans for the Plaza in 1923, skeptics labeled it “Nichols’ Folly.” One hundred years later, the alternative downtown experience remains a luxurious shopping center, but its future is uncertain.

11/09/2023

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