Your guide to the Indian Mound neighborhood in Kansas City

, 2023-01-14 07:00:00,
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This marker for the Indian Mound neighborhood in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast was made from stone recovered from the Thatcher School, built in 1900.

This marker for the Indian Mound neighborhood in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast was made from stone recovered from the Thatcher School, built in 1900.

Indian Mound Neighborhood Association

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Located in the Historic Northeast, Indian Mound is a residential neighborhood known for its parks, food trucks and multicultural community. The area is bound on the north by Gladstone Boulevard and on the south by Independence Avenue, on the west by Jackson Avenue and on the east by Belmont Boulevard.

Its attractions include Budd Park, the Indian Mound overlook and the beginning of scenic Cliff Drive, so named for its position on a cliff overlooking the industrial East Bottoms. The neighborhood is home to around 9,000 people with 55 different languages spoken among them.

On a visit to Indian Mound, you’re likely to see dog walkers strolling through green spaces, delicious food trucks lined along Independence Avenue and might even hear some chickens clucking from the backyards of single-family homes.

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This is one of many coming KC neighborhood guides

The Star is working on creating a series of neighborhood guides based on recommendations from Kansas Citians who call each neighborhood home. We will be adding more guides to this series…

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