Route 54 - Armour/Paseo travels on parts of Paseo between Armour Boulevard (35th Street) and 85th Street.
The Bellerive, once a hotel on Armour Boulevard, gained notoriety after opening the Casbah Room, a lounge that attracted headliners such as Billie Holiday and Liberace.
Landscape architect George Kessler designed Armour Boulevard according to the standard 100-foot right-of-way proposed in the first Board of Park Commissioners report of 1893.
In 1928 Armour Boulevard was widened and the curbside row of trees was removed; during the next year the roadway was repaved with asphaltic concrete.
In February, the City Council approved a long-term plan for Armour Boulevard that seeks to preserve and rehabilitate buildings and discourage fast-food restaurants and convenience stores.
Some of the old buildings have been torn down, but Armour Boulevard, which was developed in the 1890's, retains an important place in Kansas City history.
The big car droned down the Paseo, and turned off on Armour Boulevard.
It encompasses sixteen blocks bounded by Armour Boulevard on the north, 39th Street on the south, Troost Avenue on the west, and Paseo Boulevard on the east.
Police found him there at 2:50 a.m. after receiving a 911 call about a suspicious person in a car parked on Armour Boulevard.
Lazarus found what he needed, but on Armour Boulevard rather than Linwood and rather far from that pool hall.