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About West Bottoms
The West Bottoms is an industrial area immediately to the west of downtown
Kansas City, Missouri at the confluence of the Missouri River and Kansas River.
The "Town of Kansas" was formed here. The first Union Station (Kansas City) was
located here. It was home to the Kansas City Stockyards (now defunct) prompting
the huge annual American Royal livestock show at Kemper Arena, site of the 1976
Republican National Convention.
The low lying area has been prone to floods including the Great Flood of 1951
and the Great Flood of 1993. Jim Pendergast founded the political machine here
that was furthered by Tom Pendergast that ultimately resulted in the election of
Harry S. Truman as President. Jim started operations at the "Climax" Saloon on
St. Louis Avenue named for a winning horse he had bet on.
During World War II Darby Steel Corporation built most of the Landing craft
tank's (LCT's) that were used in various amphibious invasions. The plant built
one craft a day and floated them more than 1,000 miles down the Missouri and
Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans, Louisiana prompting their "Prairie Ships"
nickname.
The West Bottoms was also where many of the first Mexican immigrants to Kansas
City lived.