The Disappearance of Turkey Creek

From the West Bottoms Reborn Project:
Any serious investigation of Kansas City that did not account for the West Bottoms would be woefully incomplete ! The same could be said of any investigation of the West Bottoms that does not account for Turkey Creek. The histories of these two features are irrevocably intertwined, geologically, geographically, and culturally. Ironically, in present times, these two bodies no longer interface, at least not in any obvious way. The Turkey Creek Sewer is profoundly responsible for the West Bottoms we know today, making it possible for a mostly dry floodplain. It is a phenomenal constant that water flows downhill, though you may find this is no longer an observable event as we explore the Central Industrial District of the West Bottoms.

The West Bottoms Reborn walking tours and lectures are a vision of artistically driven community programming, curated and developed by project team artist Carmen Moreno. The tours are designed as a creative art based process of spacial investigation – By engaging with community and place this artists team will attempt to guide the public through exercises that provide insights into history, place, and transformation.