Middle, Upper Class Families Were First Residents of Crestwood Block

The Nichols Company described this home at 5445 Cherry for sale for $16,000 as “one of Kansas City’s loveliest Dutch Colonials” in a 1945 ad. “Forest trees and abundant shrubbery are its decoration. Living, dining and breakfast rooms, ...

Do you remember this block of the Crestwood neighborhood around 55th, Holmes and Crestwood Drive?

The home at 5510 Crestwood Drive in 1922. Clara and Valerie Chapman in 1922. A reader named James Brumwell recently sent us this photo of his aunt and her husband in front of their Crestwood home in 1922. Valerie and Clare Chapman, seen here ...

Residents invited to block party at 55th and Oak, Brookside

Residents of Crestwood, Blue Hills, Waldo, the Plaza and Brookside are invited to a party this Sunday, September 8. The Second-Crestwood Block Party will be held on 55th St. between Brookside Boulevard and Oak Street from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...