Oak Street
- Arterial
- North–south
- 5.4 mi
- Kansas City
Name the lit road
Good to know
Oak St runs north–south past Union Station and along the Plaza's eastern approach.
Crosses
Landmarks along it
Runs through
- MidtownThe belt between Westport and Crown Center — Hyde Park, Armour and Linwood.
- Country Club PlazaSpanish-style shopping district at 47th & Main. The city's orientation anchor.
- Hyde ParkGrand old houses between Armour and 39th, either side of Gillham Rd.
- Downtown LoopThe freeway-ringed core: Power & Light, City Hall, the arena and the Crossroads below it.
- Crown Center & Union HillUnion Station, the WWI Museum hill and the Hallmark complex.
- River MarketNorth of the loop, on the river. City Market, lofts and the streetcar's north terminus.
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