In the beginning, it was a hog farm. A cow pasture. A trash dump and it was located so far south - 50 city blocks - that downtown Kansas City merchants would not deliver goods to the area. In the mind's eye of young real-estate visionary Jesse Clyde Nichols, this eyesore sprawl was perfect for his master plan for a grand Country Club district. | The Plaza by William S. Worley, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters