Kansas City, Missouri

Main article: Film in Kansas City

Kansas City has also been a locale for Hollywood productions and television programming. Also, between 1931 and 1982, Kansas City was home to the Calvin Company, a large movie production company that specialized in the making of promotional and sales training short films and commercials for large corporations, as well as educational movies for schools and training films for government. Calvin was also an important venue for the Kansas City arts, serving as training ground for many local filmmakers who went on to successful Hollywood careers, and also employing many local actors, most of whom earned their main income in other fields, such as radio and television announcing. Kansas City native Robert Altman got his start directing movies at the Calvin Company, and this experience led him to making his first feature film, The Delinquents, in Kansas City using many local thespians.

The 1983 television movie The Day After was filmed in Kansas City and Lawrence, Kansas. The 1990s film Truman starring Gary Sinise was also filmed in various parts of the city. Other films shot in or around Kansas City include Article 99, Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, Kansas City, Paper Moon, In Cold Blood, and Sometimes They Come Back (in and around nearby Liberty, MO).

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Sports

Main article: Sports in Kansas City

Kansas City sports teams presently include the following:

Club	Sport	Founded	League	Venue
Kansas City Chiefs	American Football	1963	National Football League	Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City Royals	Baseball	1969	Major League Baseball	Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City Explorers	Tennis	1993	World TeamTennis	Barney Allis Plaza
Kansas City Wizards	Soccer	1996	Major League Soccer	CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Kansas City Brigade	Arena Football	2006	Arena Football League	Sprint Center
Kansas City Roller Warriors	Roller Derby	2004	Women's Flat Track Derby Association	Hale Arena

Kansas City is often the home of the Big 12 College Basketball Tournaments. Men's Basketball will be played at Sprint Center beginning in March 2008, while women's Basketball will be played at Municipal Auditorium. Lately, arenas in Dallas and Oklahoma City have hosted the tournament. Arrowhead Stadium serves as the venue for various intercollegiate football games. Often it is the host of the Big 12 Football Title Game. On the last weekend in October, the Fall Classic rivalry game between Northwest Missouri State University and Pittsburg State University takes place here. Usually, the Bearcats of Northwest and Gorillas of Pitt State are ranked one-two in the MIAA conference. In 2005, other games at Arrowhead included Arkansas State playing host to Missouri, and Kansas hosting Oklahoma.

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Sites of interest

Liberty Memorial

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Belger Arts Center
American Jazz Museum
National World War I Museum of the United States.
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Airline History Museum
Irish Museum and Cultural Center located in Kansas City's Union Station.

Kansas City satellite map
Battle of Westport, one of the major battles of the American Civil War .
Country Club Plaza, first shopping center designed to accommodate the automobile.
Laugh-O-Gram Studio, Walt Disney's original cartoon studio in Kansas City. Now being renovated.
Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun amusement parks
Kansas City Zoo and Starlight Theatre, located in Swope Park.

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Education

Kansas City contains several universities and colleges the largest of which is the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Rockhurst University is a notable Jesuit university and the Metropolitan Community College (Kansas City) is a 2-year college with several branches in the suburban metropolitan area.

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See also

List of people from Kansas City

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References

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^ ^a ^b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Census Bureau Estimates Program (2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-01.xls
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^ ‘City of Fountains’ Indeed. Retrieved on 2006-09-10.
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^ Early City Limits. Retrieved on 2006-09-11.
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^ Kansas City - Restaurants - Restaurant Guide
^ Artfestival.com - Calendar
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^ Kevin Collison, "FBI crime data paint grim portrait", The Kansas City Star, September 26, 2006
^ Kansas City Area Development Council
^ Downtown News
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^ Deborah Jowitt, Kansas City Ballet: Happy Fiftieth!, The Village Voice, March 18th, 2008
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^ Harry Haskell, Boss-Busters and Sin Hounds: Kansas City and Its "Star" (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2007) ISBN 9780826217691
^ The Call

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Kansas City, Missouri is at coordinates 39°06′N 94°35′W / 39.10, -94.58 (Kansas City, Missouri)Coordinates: 39°06′N 94°35′W / 39.10, -94.58 (Kansas City, Missouri)

v • d • e The Kansas City Area

History • Architecture • Downtown • Economy • Barbecue • Jazz • Fountains • Broadcast • Film • Neighborhoods • The Metro • Sports

v • d • e Kansas City Metropolitan Area's Cities and Counties

Central City	Kansas City, Missouri

Largest cities (over 100,000 in 2000)	Independence • Kansas City, Kansas • Olathe • Overland Park

Medium-sized cities (10,000 to 100,000 in 2000)	Blue Springs • Belton • Excelsior Springs • Gladstone • Grandview • Lansing • Leawood • Leavenworth • Lee's Summit • Lenexa • Liberty • Merriam • Ottawa • Prairie Village • Raymore • Raytown • Shawnee

Counties	Jackson • Clay • Cass • Platte • Lafayette • Ray • Clinton • Bates • Caldwell • Johnson • Wyandotte • Leavenworth • Miami • Franklin • Linn

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Missouri

County seat: Harrisonville

Cities	Archie \| Belton \| Cleveland \| Creighton \| Drexel \| East Lynne \| Freeman \| Garden City \| Harrisonville \| Kansas City \| Lake Annette \| Lake Winnebago \| Lee's Summit \| Peculiar \| Pleasant Hill \| Raymore \| Strasburg

Villages	Baldwin Park \| Gunn City \| Loch Lloyd \| West Line

Townships	Austin \| Big Creek \| Camp Branch \| Coldwater \| Dayton \| Dolan \| Everett \| Grand River \| Index \| Mount Pleasant \| Peculiar \| Pleasant Hill \| Polk \| Raymore \| Sherman \| Union \| West Dolan \| West Peculiar

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Missouri

County seat: Liberty

Cities	Avondale \| Excelsior Estates \| Excelsior Springs \| Gladstone \| Glenaire \| Holt \| Kansas City \| Kearney \| Liberty \| Lawson \| Missouri City \| Mosby \| North Kansas City \| Pleasant Valley \| Smithville \| Sugar Creek

Villages	Birmingham \| Claycomo \| Oaks \| Oakview \| Oakwood \| Oakwood Park \| Prathersville \| Randolph

Townships	Chouteau \| Fishing River \| Gallatin \| Kearney \| Liberty \| Platte \| Washington

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Missouri

County seat: Independence

Cities	Blue Springs \| Buckner \| Grain Valley \| Grandview \| Greenwood \| Independence \| Kansas City \| Lake Lotawana \| Lake Tapawingo \| Lee's Summit \| Levasy \| Lone Jack \| Oak Grove \| Raytown \| Sugar Creek

Villages	River Bend \| Sibley \| Unity Village

Unincorporated community	Blue Summit

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Platte County, Missouri

County seat: Platte City

Cities	Camden Point \| Dearborn \| Edgerton \| Houston Lake \| Kansas City \| Lake Waukomis \| Northmoor \| Parkville \| Platte City \| Platte Woods \| Riverside \| Tracy \| Weatherby Lake \| Weston

Villages	Farley \| Ferrelview \| Iatan \| Ridgely

Townships	Carroll \| Fair \| Fox \| Green \| Kickapoo \| Lee \| Marshall \| May \| Pawnee \| Pettis \| Preston \| Sioux \| Waldron \| Weston

Unincorporated communities	East Leavenworth \| Waldron