Troost Avenue

Troost Avenue or Troost is a major north/south main street that runs in Kansas City, Missouri. It starts at 4th Street & Troost Avenue at Garrison Square and ends at Bannister Road (95th Street) & Troost Avenue. Troost Avenue was named after one of the founders of Kansas City, Dr. Benoist Troost (born 17 November 1786; died 8 February 1859), who was originally from Holland where tulips have been historically a major trading and tourism product. Dr. Troost was the first resident physician in the Kansas City area. After the Town of Kansas (which is now the city of Kansas City, Missouri) was incorporated in 1850, Dr. Troost became one of the trustees who governed it. In the 1850s, he was involved in publishing the first newspaper, the Kansas City Enterprise. He was also one of the originators of the first Chamber of Commerce in 1857. He died in 1859 and is buried at the Mount St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at 2201 Cleveland Avenue.

Trivia

• It passes from Truman Road to 17th Street on Troost by the Manual Career & Technical Center and Southeast High School.
• It passes from 31st Street to 47th Street on Troost by Hyde Park.
• It passes from Volker Boulevard to 50th Street on Troost by Stowers Institute.
• It passes from Volker Boulevard to 53rd Street on Troost by UMKC.
• It passes from Rockhurst Road (52nd Street) to 54th Street on Troost by Rockhurst University.
• Rockhurst University Community Center is located at 54th Street & Troost.
• The Landing Mall is located at 63rd Street & Troost.
• It passes Research Medical Center-Brookside Campus.
• Forest Hill Cemetery is located from 67th Street to Gregory Boulevard.
• Bannister Federal Complex is located near its ending point.
• Route 25 - Troost travels on parts of Troost twice between 11th Street to 18th Street and 25th Street to Bannister Road.
• Intersects with U.S. 71, U.S. 40, I-70, I-670, I-35, and U.S. 24.

Named After "Troost"

• Route 25 - Troost is a city transportation bus route.
• Troost Elementary is a comprehensive elementary school.
• Troost Lake is a lake at 27th Street & Paseo.
• Troost Park is a park at 31st Street & Paseo.
• Troost Avenue MAX Line is a BRT route that will open in late 2010.

External links

• Troost Avenue Festival