Suburban sprawl takes place mostly south of the city, though the area north of the Missouri River (known locally as the Northland) is beginning to experience growth similar to the south. East/west streets are numbered, beginning at the Missouri River. The east/west division is marked by Main Street. Westport can be found around 40th Street, the Plaza at 47th Street, Brookside at 55th, and Waldo beginning around Gregory(71st Street).

Traveling north to south, the River Market is the first neighborhood one would encounter, south of the banks of the Missouri River. A burgeoning urban   More...