It was on the grounds of the Kansas City exposition park which had opened in 1886 between 12th and 15th Street on Kansas Street—the center piece of which was an 80,000 square foot building modeled on The Crystal Palace until it was destroyed in 1901 in a fire that had occurred just a week after plans were announced to dismantle it.
The Kansas City exposition park, located between 12th and 15th Streets on Kansas Street, served as the focal point of the city's landscape in 1886. The centerpiece was an impressive building that mirrored The Crystal Palace. This structure was tragically destroyed by fire just a week after plans for its demolition were announced.