Parade Park KC
Parade Park KC
Parade Park KC
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Timeline
Nov, 07, 1961
Parade Park Built
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Attucks development, to eventually be renamed Parade Park Homes, was held on August 11, 1961. The ceremony marked the onset of construction of the first 214 units to be built between Truman Road and 17th Street, from Woodland Avenue to Euclid Avenue. Among those in attendance were Louneer Pemberton, executive director of the Urban League, and Mayor H. Roe Bartle.
March 11, 2024
Parade Park Homes Sold
Parade Park Homes, one of the oldest Black-owned housing cooperatives in the U.S., was sold in a foreclosure sale. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development acquired it for nearly $12 million and subsequently sold it to Kansas City for $10. The city then transferred it to Flaherty & Collins Properties and Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corp. for a $275 million redevelopment project.