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30-713: The River Market (formerly known as Westport Landing , the City Market , and River Quay ) is a riverfront neighborhood in Kansas City , Missouri that comprises the first and oldest incorporated district in Kansas City. It stretches north of the downtown Interstate 70 loop to the Missouri River , and is bordered by the Buck O'Neil Bridge on the west and the Heart of America Bridge on

60-502: A Teflon -coated magnetic stirring rod. He eventually experimented with coating pans and E. I. duPont deNemours & Company executives endorsed the plan. In 1961 he unveiled the "Happy Pan", a Teflon coated frying pan. Trozzolo sold the company in 1972. An original Happy Pan is now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution . During the presidency of Ronald Reagan , Trozzolo marketed Teflon coat mementos in honor of

90-607: A better life for their children. A veteran of World War II , Trozzolo earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his service. After the war, he attended the University of Chicago , where he received a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in business administration. Trozzolo moved to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1951 to pursue a career as a professor of business administration and economics at Rockhurst University. In 1957 he founded Laboratory Plasticware Fabricators, producing plastic-coated scientific utensils, including

120-519: A motion picture project based upon the mafia incursion into the River Quay. The screenplay by Richardson entitled "Battle for the River Quay" was promoted by the Rivery Quay Company, a corporation in which the writer and Trozzolo were partnered. The chairman of Paramount Pictures, Barry Diller had expressed an interest in reviewing the script, however the project stalled before being abandoned. He

150-513: A single wharf with a single berth constructed along the land adjacent to the water is normally used; where there is a need for more capacity multiple wharves, or perhaps a single large wharf with multiple berths, will instead be constructed, sometimes projecting over the water. A pier, raised over the water rather than within it, is commonly used for cases where the weight or volume of cargos will be low. Smaller and more modern wharves are sometimes built on flotation devices ( pontoons ) to keep them at

180-581: The staith spelling as a distinction from simple wharves: for example, Dunston Staiths in Gateshead and Brancaster Staithe in Norfolk . However, the term staith may also be used to refer only to loading chutes or ramps used for bulk commodities like coal in loading ships and barges. Quay , on the other hand, has its origin in the Proto-Celtic language . Before it changed to its current form under influence of

210-561: The "Teflon president." He also donated a Teflon coating for the fence around the Harry S. Truman home in Independence, Missouri . The name "Quay" means a landing place by a body of water, and the pronunciation is "key". The name was selected because the area's northern boundary is the Missouri River and the district is the site of Westport Landing, a stopping place for explorers and settlers of

240-571: The City Market as part of Pendergast's "Ten-Year Plan" to create jobs lost during the Great Depression . Since then, these buildings have supported a Saturday farmer's market, as well as the other restaurants and businesses that comprise City Market. However, as the center of commerce in Kansas City continued to shift south, the River Market area began to decline in importance. The Centropolis Hotel

270-583: The Pacific House hotel, and Wyatt Earp enjoyed vacationing in the area and spending time in the River Market with Thomas Speers, Kansas City's first town marshal. The first streetcar line in Kansas City , originally launched in 1870 as a horse-drawn carriage line, began at Fourth and Main streets in City Market and ran to Westport. The route was converted to cable rail in 1887. In 1880, the Centropolis Hotel (named after what William Gilpin proposed as

300-518: The United States. In some contexts wharf and quay may be used to mean pier , berth , or jetty . In old ports such as London (which once had around 1700 wharves ) many old wharves have been converted to residential or office use. Certain early railways in England referred to goods loading points as "wharves". The term was carried over from marine usage. The person who was resident in charge of

330-478: The West. This is where Kansas City began. As early as 1958, Trozzolo discovered the charm of the old buildings surrounding the city market. Over the years he acquired over 30 buildings. By 1971, a real community of small shops was forming and on June 30, 1972, River Quay was officially born. In two years it grew to include over 80 shops and restaurants which attracted thousands of people each year. The entertainment district

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360-576: The area. Notable locations during this period in River Market history include the Pacific House Hotel, originally erected in 1860. During the Civil War , the hotel was occupied by Union Troops, and from there General Ewing issued General Order No. 11 , which forced residents to evacuate key rural areas in Missouri in order to deprive Confederate fighters of material support. Jesse James also resided at

390-471: The east and south, the River Market area began to be referred to as "Old Town" at this time, because it was seen as a remnant of an older time of licentiousness. Under Pendergast's control, it was known for late-night drinking, gambling, cabaret, and prostitution. It was populated by those considered to be on the lowest end of the socio-economic spectrum by more upper-class Kansas Citians, including Italians, Jews, Irish, Native and Black Americans. The neighborhood

420-482: The east. As of September 2018, the population was 1,345. Starting in 1821, the area was an early French fur trading post operated by François Chouteau of the powerful Chouteau clan. The name "Westport Landing" is derived from having been the dock on the Missouri River for the exchange of goods destined for the community of Westport three miles to the south on higher ground that was operated by John Calvin McCoy . He

450-417: The increase of popular shops, restaurants, and attractions, the city began a marketing campaign for shoppers, with free shuttle bus rides from downtown. In 1972, Fred Bonadonna, son of an organized crime member connected to the operations of Nicholas Civella , was allowed to open a restaurant in the River Quay. Tensions between Bonadonna's desire to follow Trozzolo's family-friendly vision for the River Quay and

480-503: The largest and most enduring public farmers' markets in the Midwest, linking growers and small businesses to the Kansas City community. More than 40 full-time independently owned shops and restaurants are open year-round. The farmers' market features local vendors every weekend. The Arabia Steamboat Museum at 400 Grand Blvd. is a tourist attraction displaying thousands of artifacts from a steamboat and its cargo that had sunk nearby in 1856 and

510-424: The mob's desire for adult establishments led to the murder of Bonadonna's father, and a series of bombings that destroyed two bars. This and other mob violence ended Trozzolo's River Quay revitalization project. The large riverfront warehouses have become increasingly developed into residential lofts, restaurants, bars , shops, cafes , and ethnic markets. Since its inception in 1857, the City Market has been one of

540-710: The modern French quai , its Middle English spelling was key , keye or caye . This in turn also came from the Old Norman cai ( Old French / French chai "wine cellar"), meaning originally "earth bank near a river", then "bank built at a port to allow ship docking". The French term quai comes, through Picard or Norman-French, from Gaulish caio , ultimately tracing back to the Proto-Celtic *kagio- "to encompass, enclose". Modern cognates include Welsh cae "fence, hedge" and Cornish ke "hedge", Marion A. Trozzolo Marion A. Trozzolo (1925 – June 30, 1992)

570-493: The name for Kansas City itself) was built at 5th Street and Grand Avenue in City Market. It was the first hotel in the city to boast electric lighting and became a popular dinner destination for theater-goers in the area. In the 1910s, Tom Pendergast purchased the Jefferson Hotel near the City Market. For a decade, the building served as the headquarters for his "Goats" political faction. With Kansas City rapidly expanding to

600-769: The northeast and east of England the term staith or staithe (from the Norse for landing stage) is also used. The two terms have historically had a geographical distinction: those to the north in the Kingdom of Northumbria used the Old English spelling staith , southern sites of the Danelaw took the Danish spelling staithe . Both originally referred to jetties or wharves. In time, the northern coalfields of Northumbria developed coal staiths specifically for loading coal onto ships and these would adopt

630-557: The same level as the ship, even during changing tides. In everyday parlance the term quay (pronounced 'key') is common in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and many other Commonwealth countries, and the Republic of Ireland, and may also refer to neighbourhoods and roadways running along the wayside (for example, Queen's Quay in Toronto and Belfast ). The term wharf is more common in

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660-620: The wharf was referred to as a "wharfinger". The word wharf comes from the Old English hwearf , cognate to the Old Dutch word werf , which both evolved to mean "yard", an outdoor place where work is done, like a shipyard ( Dutch : scheepswerf ) or a lumberyard (Dutch: houtwerf ). Originally, werf or werva in Old Dutch ( werf , wer in Old Frisian ) simply referred to inhabited ground that

690-474: Was an innovator, inventor , entrepreneur , and professor of business at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri . He was the first manufacturer of teflon coated cookware in the United States, and was the developer of the Kansas City entertainment district River Quay . Trozzolo was born in Castrolibero , Italy , and was one of three brothers. His family immigrated to Chicago, Illinois in 1927 for

720-422: Was demolished in 1941, now serving as a parking lot for City Market customers. In 1971, Rockhurst University professor Marion A. Trozzolo began redeveloping historic buildings on the riverfront and nicknamed the area River Quay. In contrast to its long-standing reputation for organized crime and other illicit activity, Trozzolo envisioned the revitalized River Quay as a family-friendly commercial district. With

750-416: Was especially creative in his marketing campaign of "The River Quay ". He imported three red double-decker buses from Great Britain and began to run bus routes all over town. Promoting and encouraging people to "Come see... The River Quay " (the official slogan) with bill boards and painted signs. During 1981 Trozzolo joined with Kansas City Star newspaper columnist Frederick Louis Richardson in developing

780-411: Was home to three of the most notorious brothels in the city, all owned by women: Madame Lovejoy, Eva Prince, and Annie Chambers (née Leannah Kearns). Chambers built her brothel at Third and Wyandotte Street, where it operated daily until 1913, and continued to operate until 1924, backed by Pendergast, despite a citywide anti-prostitution crackdown. Between 1931 and 1939, a row of buildings was erected in

810-456: Was not yet built on (similar to " yard " in modern English), or alternatively to a terp . This could explain the name Ministry Wharf located at Saunderton, just outside High Wycombe, which is nowhere near any body of water. In support of this explanation is the fact that many places in England with "wharf" in their names are in areas with a high Dutch influence, for example the Norfolk broads. In

840-523: Was recovered in 1987–88. KC Commercial Realty Group manages the market on behalf of the City of Kansas City. The official neighborhood association for the River Market neighborhood is the River Market Community Association. Quay A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pilings . Commercial ports may have warehouses that serve as interim storage: where it is sufficient

870-520: Was similar to Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, California or Old Town, Chicago . Its initial slogan was "The New Old Town." In 1973, he said, "We have a real feeling of community. People are happy here. Even the shoppers and business people who come just for lunch are smiling and more relaxed." Perhaps that is why River Quay's slogan became "A community in downtown Kansas City, rich in leisure, arts, craftsmanship and 19th century flavor." Trozzolo

900-478: Was to lead a group of settlers to create the Town of Kansas in this location in 1850 which in turn became the City of Kansas in 1853. This made it the first and oldest incorporated district in what is now Kansas City . In the mid 1800s, the first courthouse, police headquarters, and city hall were all located in what became the southern section of City Market, a large farmers' market and center of commercial activity in

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