Sentences with phrase «stockyard city»

Not exact matches

Only twice more would Saul Alinsky try to form community - labor alliances — in the stockyard areas of Armourdale in Kansas City and South St. Paul.

Today, Chicago's stockyard heyday is part of the city's history, and the area is no longer covered with slaughterhouses, livestock pens and railroad track.

By 1900, the city's stockyards occupied 475 acres, contained 50 miles of roads and contained a perimeter of 130 miles of railroad track.

With all America to choose from, professional tennis had managed to open its newest tour and its quest for a sharp, modern image in a primitive animal exhibition hall in the stockyards of Kansas City, Mo..

Despite the adverse conditions for the opening in Kansas City — the stockyard odors, dim lighting, ice - rink surface and nontournament format — the potential for the new tour's success was obvious.

With population growth the city was able to gain a foothold in other industries such as factories, stockyards, and railroads.

Lou Anne Epperley was a 36 - year - old successful newspaper reporter in Oklahoma City when she attended an exotic livestock auction at El Reno's stockyards and locked eyes with a five - week - old potbellied piglet on the block.

Once home to Kansas City's thriving stockyards, the West Bottoms now host an eclectic mix of antique and vintage stores that invite visitors to shop «till they drop the first weekend of every month.

The Stockyard Institute will initiate an interactive exhibition titled Pedagogical Factory, using the Hyde Park Art Center as a site to critically explore the intersection between art, education, and the city.

With population growth the city was able to gain a foothold in other industries such as factories, stockyards, and railroads.