Mayor Lucas Applauds Parade Park Sale, Plans to Preserve Community

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  • Parade Park is one of the nation’s oldest Black-owned housing cooperatives and is located near the historic 18th & Vine District and downtown Kansas City, Mo.
    Parade Park is one of the nation’s oldest Black-owned housing cooperatives and is located near the historic 18th & Vine District and downtown Kansas City, Mo.
    Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Monday applauded a successful foreclosure sale for Parade Park Homes, where the property was acquired by the City of Kansas City, and conveyed to Flaherty & Collins Development and Twelfth Street Heritage Corporation—two agencies with deep roots in our community who understand and respect the significance of Parade Park Homes to Kansas City. Parade Park ...

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