The Kirk Building

1015 Central was built in 1908 and expanded in 1925. In 1920, Walt Disney was introduced to the basics of motion picture production and animation here while working for The Kansas City Slide Company. In 1983, when much of the neighborhood was in decline, Phil Kirk purchased and renovated the structure in the first of many major contributions to Downtown revitalization. Under Kirk's leadership, DST Realty completed the historic restoration and new construction of 38 buildings on Downtown's west side. With Phil Kirk's support, Crossroads Academy of Kansas City opened on this site in 2012, fulfilling a long-held dream for an academically rigorous school in the heart of revitalized Downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

Kansas City, Missouri · United States