A screen-printed civic poster: an armored robot rides a rearing tyrannosaur, a baseball bat raised over one shoulder, against a cream sky and a single scarlet arc.
District Services mounted patrol, 18th and Baltimore.

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Crossroads Entertainment District™

Kansas City · Zones 1–5 · Est. 2059

Welcome to the Crossroads Entertainment District™, Kansas City's premier destination for approved leisure, sanctioned dining, and family-appropriate spectacle. Once a working arts district, the Crossroads today welcomes over four million visitors annually across five pedestrian-rated zones.

Parking is abundant. Parking is where the galleries were.

District hours: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily. Streets clear at 9:15 p.m. Thank you for your cooperation.

§ District Features

First Pitch Fridays™

District feature

formerly First Fridays

The district's monthly celebration of scheduled enthusiasm. First Friday, 6–9 p.m. Attendance recorded.

Western Auto Sign

District feature

formerly Western Auto Sign (unchanged)

Structurally sound. Roosting is permitted. Do not stand beneath.

A screen-printed poster: a tyrannosaur feeds from a long steel trough set among picnic benches on a patio, a robot in coveralls stands beside it holding a clipboard, and on the brick wall behind them a painted mural of a pig is half covered over in grey, only its scarlet head still showing.
Zone 1 communal seating, converted 2061. All clientele are served at a single height. Mural removal is on schedule.

Zone 1 Dining

Extra Innings

Zone 1

formerly Extra Virgin

Small plates. Play continues until a winner is determined.

Grinders

Zone 1

formerly Grinders / CrossroadsKC

No changes required

Compliant since inception.

Messenger

Zone 1

formerly Messenger Coffee Co.

Dispatch and courier services. Coffee available to staff.

Grunauer

Zone 1

formerly Grunauer (unchanged)

Bierhalle. Singing permitted between 7 and 8 p.m.

Thou Mayest Not

Zone 1

formerly Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters

Reopening pending appeal.

Novel

Zone 1

formerly Novel (unchanged)

Nothing new. Name retained in error.

A screen-printed poster: a white storefront between brick buildings, two tall light boxes and the words on its facade printed in rainbow neon, a crowd of bearded men in baseball uniforms holding beers below, and a robot on a tyrannosaur at the right edge.
Zone 2 frontage. The rainbow lighting is original to the building and is retained under a preservation exemption.

Zone 2 Approved Recreation

Totally Dudes

Zone 2

formerly Totally Nude / Temptations

Baseball. Nine screens. No cover before seven.

[Location Withheld]

Zone 2

formerly Swordfish Tom's

Entry retained for continuity. Do not inquire at the kiosk.

Green Lot Lounge

Zone 2

formerly Green Lady Lounge

Nightly parking. Valet until 2 a.m.

recordBar

Zone 2

formerly recordBar (unchanged)

Career statistics reviewed nightly. Live music discontinued.

Tom's Town Visitor Orientation

Zone 2

formerly Tom's Town Distilling

Twenty minutes. Mandatory for first-time guests.

Torn Labrum

Zone 2

formerly Torn Label Brewing

Sports medicine. Walk-ins welcome after the seventh.

Screenland Crossroads

Zone 2

formerly Screenland Crossroads (unchanged)

Now screening District Orientation, continuously. Free admission.

The Brick

Zone 2

formerly The Brick (unchanged)

One brick, preserved behind glass. The rest were reclaimed.

A screen-printed poster: a store aisle in one-point perspective, floor-to-ceiling shelves of identical folded shirts down both sides and a tiled floor running to the back wall, with a single scarlet t-shirt hanging from a robotic arm on a ceiling rail.
Zone 3 inventory floor. One approved garment, stocked in every size. The item shown was found during a routine count and is being withdrawn.

Zone 3 Retail, Ordnance & Supply

Charlie Hustle

Zone 3

formerly Charlie Hustle (unchanged)

No changes required

Compliant since inception.

Raygun

Zone 3

formerly Raygun (unchanged)

Municipal ordnance outlet. Permit required. T-shirts discontinued.

Adornment (Consolidated)

Zone 3

formerly Cheryl Eve Acosta, Coki Bijoux

One approved form, in brass.

Dear Society

Zone 3

formerly Dear Society (unchanged)

Correspondence with the Authority. Forms at the counter.

Lifted Spirits Morale Dispensary

Zone 3

formerly Lifted Spirits Distillery

Daily ration. One per visitor.

The Mercury Room

Zone 3

formerly The Mercury Room (unchanged)

Thermometer calibration. Closed to the public.

A screen-printed poster: the Western Auto sign in scarlet on its lattice tower, roughly ten pterodactyls roosting along the letters and framework against a cream sky.
The Western Auto sign, structurally sound. Roosting is permitted. Do not stand beneath.

Zone 4 Livestock Services

Fern Bar

Zone 4

formerly Fern Bar (unchanged)

Now sourcing directly from the Cretaceous plantings on 19th.

Provisioning Station

Zone 4

formerly Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue

Portion sizes recalibrated for apex clientele.

Mean Mule Draft Animal Registry

Zone 4

formerly Mean Mule Distilling

All working animals must be registered. Spirits no longer produced on site.

Jade Jaguar

Zone 4

formerly Jade Jaguar (unchanged)

Predator enrichment. Viewing gallery on the mezzanine.

City Barrel

Zone 4

formerly City Barrel Brewing

Feed storage. Tours suspended.

Black Dolphin

Zone 4

formerly Black Dolphin (unchanged)

Marine unit. No longer serving food.

A screen-printed poster: a flat scarlet half-circle sun behind rooftops, a navy robot standing with arms crossed beside a leashed tyrannosaur at a chain-link fence, and four shackled figures rolling paint over a colorful mural, carrying a yoke of buckets, polishing a robot leg, and leading the animal.
Zone 5 restoration crew. Surfaces are returned to approved color on a rolling schedule.

Zone 5 Former Studios

Artist & Craftsman Surplus

Zone 5

formerly Artist & Craftsman Supply

Liquidation ongoing.

Approved Imagery Depot

Zone 5

formerly Blue Gallery, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Cerbera Gallery, Vulpes Bastille

Four locations consolidated 2059. One image, available in four sizes.

Belger Compliance Center

Zone 5

formerly Belger Arts Center

Formerly a collection. Now a filing system.

Unicorn Theatre

Zone 5

formerly Unicorn Theatre (unchanged)

Programming under review since 2058.

Hammerpress

Zone 5

formerly Hammerpress (unchanged)

Permit forms, posters of record, district signage. All type has been standardized.

Leedy-Voulkos

Zone 5

formerly Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

See Approved Imagery Depot.

A screen-printed poster: a cast-iron printing press with belts and flywheels feeding a conveyor of blank posters, and at the right a riveted steel incinerator with its hatch open, a stack of worn flyers on top and scarlet flames rising from the opening.
District print works. All approved signage originates here. Unlicensed material is processed on the same floor.
Campaign sign: a fist gripping a paintbrush beside the words "April 2nd — Vote NO on the 40-year stadium tax," with a red banner reading "Mission Accomplished!" and the address savethecrossroads.com.

Kansas City voted no on April 2, 2024.