Irish immigrants carved Kansas City's roads out from limestone — sculpting the city of today ^16.9%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Jacob Smollen - 4/29/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 16.7% - Optimism Bias 10.6% - Halo Effect 10.1%

For more stories like this one, subscribe to A People's History of Kansas City on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast app. Just south of Kansas City’s River Market, between 7th and 8th Street, sits a wall of rock about 30 feet high. The stone looks out of place amidst the tall buildings of the skyline. The barbershop built... more