Entire history of KC in under two minutes
Entire history of KC in under two minutes

The Entire History of KC…

October 1, 2015  |  Alec Bostwick, Hampton Stevens  |  1 min read

Crazy about this city. We believe if we don’t know our past, we’ll never understand the future. That’s why we made this KC sizzle reel. It’s almost 200 years of local history packed into a single, two-minute video. What are your favorite moments? And what favorite moments did we leave out?

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