18th & Vine District (Kansas City)

CTL-E-3197 · Neighborhood · contemporary

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The Historic 18th & Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri: the Black cultural district home to the Black Archives of Mid-America (1722 E 17th Terrace since 2012; Firehouse No. 11 at 2033 Vine, 1976-2006), the Negro League Baseball Museum, the American Jazz Museum, and the GEM Theater.

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Also known as: 18th and Vine, 18th & Vine

Notes

RELP73 new supporting entity (2026-10-06); name-collision checked against canonical entities.json.

Referenced by

Black Archives of Mid-America — located in → this record

Sources

KC Independent - Celebrating Black History with Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City
Visit KC - BLACK ARCHIVES OF MID-AMERICA

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