These images were acquired from sites at Volker Park and Loose Park, near the Plaza district of south-central Kansas City, Missouri. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is a cultural icon near the Plaza district of Kansas City. The gallery has world-renowned collections of European and Oriental art. Seen here is part of the sculpture garden, in which monumental works are displayed outdoors. View westward along 47th Street toward the Country Club Plaza district.
Brush Creek is visible to far left side.
This heavily urbanized drainage basin is subject to severe flash flooding. View toward the northwest, 47th Street on left side. View northward over Loose Park in the foreground with the Country Club Plaza in the middle distance and downtown skyscrapers on the horizon. The area of Loose Park was the site of the Battle of Westport during the Civil War. Later it became a private golf course and eventually a city park.