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Location DB > United States > Missouri > Kansas City > Holy Name Church  Name Holy Name Church  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by peterbillionaire on 11/2/2006 2:46 AM last modified by peterbillionaire on 10/31/2013 3:22 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description abandoned Catholic church  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Moderate Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby  Physical Information Address Kansas City, Missouri United States Owner:  Hazards  Interesting Features  Security Measures fences  Historical Dates Built: 1928 Closed: 0  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment  History According to the historic register documents, Holy Name Catholic Church was built in phases between 1911 and 1928. In 1948, when racial discrimination in real estate covenants was outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court, the racial makeup of the neighborhood began to change. More black families moved in, and many white families left. In 1951, financial strain forced Holy Name to merge with a nearby black church, Holy Spirit Parish. The church became integrated. "It was the changing demographics of the neighborhood, as well as the parish's desire to serve the local population that lead to its involvement in the riots that broke out in Kansas City on April 9, 1968," the documents read. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. Public schools in Kansas City, Kansas, canceled classes on April 9, MLK's funeral, to honor the fallen civil rights leader. But Kansas City, Missouri, public schools didn't follow suit, angering students. On the 9th, more than 200 Lincoln High School students cut class and marched south, joining with Central, Paseo and Manual High students. The plan was to converge on City Hall and demand an apology from Mayor Illus Davis. The police, responding to reports of broken windows and overturned cars, moved into "tactical alert" and maced marching students at 34th and Indiana. The marchers were met at City Hall by city police, state troopers and National Guardsmen in riot gear. To diffuse the tension, radio station KPRS (the first African-American-owned station west of the Mississippi) announced that a dance would be held in the basement of Holy Name Catholic Church, where the Carter Broadcast Group had been operating since 1953. They planned to bus marchers from City Hall to the church. Several hundred of the approximately 1,000 marchers left City Hall on buses for the dance. But no one told the police that there was a dance at Holy Name. Responding to a disturbance call from a neighbor in the area, police shot teargas cannisters into the church's basement, causing mass confusion inside. News of the incident fueled the riots going on elsewhere in the city, which went on for several days. In the end, six people were killed, more than 100 people were arrested, and at least 150 fires were set throughout the city, causing more than $4 million in property damage. Holy Name continued on as a church after the riots, but congregations dwindled, the building changed hands, and by the mid-'80s, it was completely abandoned.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries peterbillionaire's gallery Thu, Nov 2nd, 2006 posted by peterbillionaire 23 pictures peterbillionaire's gallery Thu, Nov 2nd, 2006 posted by peterbillionaire 17 pictures Inside The Tower! 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It was last validated by Steed on 6/30/2014 8:51 AM.  Latest Changes on Jun 30 14 at 8:51, Steed validated this location on Oct 31 13 at 15:22, peterbillionaire changed the following: Status on Apr 1 13 at 13:25, Opheliaism validated this location on Mar 31 13 at 1:52, peterbillionaire made this location public on Apr 19 11 at 2:19, Steed validated this location on Apr 18 11 at 17:09, iFUBAR changed the following: History, Status, Recommendation, Security Measures on Oct 1 07 at 22:21, Emperor Wang validated this location on Sep 30 07 at 19:43, peterbillionaire updated gallery picture DSC02903.JPG on Sep 30 07 at 19:42, peterbillionaire deleted picture 244592 from gallery Inside The Tower! on Sep 30 07 at 19:42, peterbillionaire updated gallery picture DSC02897.JPG  Forum Threads about this Location   Subject Started By Replies Views Last Post Is it? lexiphoto 3 1254 10/31/2013 3:21 PM by peterbillionaire  Who's been looking? 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