Upcoming Events:

 

Hyde Park Night at the Nelson 

Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939

Thursday, May 24th

6–6:45 pm cocktails (cash bar)

6:45 - 8 pm free admittance to the exhibit which has over 200 fabulous decorative art pieces from around the world. Experience an interactive tour with museum docents who will provide tours.

 

Hospital Hill Run

June 2, 2012

The Hospital Hill Run is coming up, and it impacts traffic in Hyde Park and much of midtown. Most road closures will be in effect between 6:30 am and 11:30 am

 

ABOP

Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste responsibly. Antifreeze, Batteries, Tire, Paint, Leaf and Brush ( No Electronics)

Saturday, June 2, 2012

8 am – Noon

Robert J. Mozart Center

3200 Wayne, KCMO

 

Neighborhood Garage Sale

Saturday, June 9, 2012

8 am – Noon

 

The area garage sale will be Saturday, June 9th. We will be putting together a flier for participating homes to publicize the sale. If you would like to include your address and a short list of key items (3 to 4), we will prepare a master list and a map for the handout.

 

General information will be posted on Craigslist, The Hyde Park Facebook page, and the Kansas City Star to help spread the word.

 

Please provide your information (name, address, and list of items) to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with "GARAGE SALE" in the subject line by June 1st.

 

Party with a Purpose an AIDS Walk Benefit

Holmes in Hyde Park

June 16th • 4pm to 8 pm

The 8th annual Party with a Purpose on Holmes Street will be on June 16, 2012, from 4:00 to 8:00 in Hyde Park. The festivities will be on Holmes Street between 36th Street and Gleed Terrace, rain or shine.

There will be live music, dinner & desserts, beer & wine, kids' drinks, a puppet show, a silent auction, and other activities. For the fifth year, Holmes Street homes will open their doors for first-floor tours. Adult admission is a mere $25 for the party, or $75 if you would like to also join us at the first-ever private Patron Party on June 7th. Buy tickets at the link below: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/partywithapurpose2012/aidswalkkansascity2012
 
Art for Hyde park

 

 

Thursday, May 24 6-8:00 p.m. in Bloch Lobby of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

6-6:45 cocktails at the cash bar

6:45 – 8:00 p.m. free admittance to Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939.

View this exhibition, complete with over 200 fabulous decorative arts pieces from around the world, all while learning

interacting with museum docents to learn more about the world’s fairs.

No advance tickets are needed.

HPNA members will just need to go to the Bloch Lobby and there will be a sign in table/desk where members can get free exhbit tickets.
 
Kansas City's Historic Hyde park

The popular fly-casting pool at Forty-first Street and Gillham Road gave residents a place to practice casting without having to leave town. On certain days, the facility was reserved for children wading. The 1913 casting and wading pool designed by George E. Kessler was rebuilt and enlarged in 1940 and removed in 1976. (Photo Courtesy of MVSC-KCPL.) (from Kansas City's Historic Hyde Park by Patrick Alley and Dona Boley)
 
GRAFFITI REMOVAL KITS

Hyde Park needs your help.

The Hyde Park Neighborhood Association has 10 graffiti removal kits that are available to individuals who are willing to adopt a block within the neighborhood. You would be responsible for removing graffiti tags, photographing and reporting damage.  If graffiti is a problem on your block, do something about it. Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are interested in adopting a block and receiving a graffiti removal kit.

Here are the maps of Hyde Park.  The blocks that need graffiti removal volunteers are indicated.  Sign up for your block today!

North Hyde Park

Central Hyde Park

South Hyde Park

Griffiti Kit Contents
 
Churches in Hyde Park

 
Gillham & 36th Street, looking south

 
Hyde Parker On Line

The new Hyde Parker is now available on line.  May, 2012
 
Were Richer than we think

 

A week ago last Monday (6/23/2008) I represented HP at the Brush Creek Community Partners drill-down. The power point presentation for that meeting is here: http://www.slideshare.net/nptech/brush-creek-community-partners-drilldown Last Friday the KC Star also had an article on the drilldown concept, read it here: http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/682856.html

The concept of a drill down is to apply modern statistical methods to obtain a more accurate census of the community. Every 10 years the Federal Government does a national census. They essentially go door to door and count heads and ask the occupants questions about their financial situation and life style. Needless to say, they miss a lot, especially in the poorer areas of town.

The drill down uses other information, such as credit reports, utility bills, and housing permit and tax record to refine the raw census number and develop a more accurate figure. Kansas City Urban Market Assets (KCUMA) feels that the census has undercounted the population of Kansas City by about 15%. This is important to us because much of the money the city receives is based on the population figure, as are in part the election districts.

Unfortunately, the presentation I attended only included South Hyde Park. But even so, the conclusions were impressive.

KCUMA found that the population of South Hyde Park was actually in decline. They figure that the population is about 13% less then the 2000 census figures. The number of households in the neighborhood was down about 14% during the same period. They attributed this decline to the down zoning that the area has experienced.

The average per person income for the City as a whole was %57,325. That figure for South Hyde Park was slightly lower at $45,966, but still higher than any of the other neighborhoods analyzed in the presentation.

The real eye popping figure however was the Purchasing Power per Acre. For the entire city, that figure is $46,457. For the 4th District that figure is $236,804. For South Hyde Park the Purchasing Power per acre is an incredible $264,636. This is the result of a relatively high per capita income plus a density of households in the area. Many of the areas out in Johnson County are lower than this figure because the houses are sitting on large lots. This is a figure that should catch the eye of business developers, and that is the main point of the study: to show the business community that there is a large untapped market for banks, retail and services in the midtown areas. It also goes a long way to explaining the success of Costco.