Join us for our annual Summer Picnic! This will be held in the first shelter (Shelter #1) off the parking lot. Our picnic events will be planned between noon and 5:00 PM, but the shelter is reserved from 8:00AM to 8:00 PM and you are welcome to come in early or stay late! This shelter… Read More »Annual Summer Picnic

From its earliest days as a settlement of French trappers and traders, Kansas City's West Bottoms grew more than a century ago into a bustling railroad hub and agricultural and livestock center. Ingrained in that rich history is the distillation, distribution, and consumption of liquor. Prior to Prohibition, dozens of West Bottoms saloons served locally… Read More »Theodore Talk: Bottoms Up! A History and Revitalization of a Cocksure Era Spirit