The Country Club Plaza lights have illuminated KC’s iconic shopping district for 100 years, with the lighting ceremony growing from an unofficial gathering to a city-wide party. According to historians at Kansas City Public Library’s Missouri Valley Special Collections, “On December 25, 1925, a string of Christmas lights hung over the doorway of the Mill… Continue reading More than 200,000 jewel-colored bulbs will blanket the Country Club Plaza this holiday season—but how did it begin?
