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History of CIDA
Many  people look at the CID and are impressed by the district’s rich and  exciting history. They come to invest in this area in part because of  that rich tradition. They recall the days of the stockyards and meat  packing industries, the Union Depot, the Blossom House Hotel, the beer  and grain companies, the many railroads and the problems with deferred  maintenance and the decline of this once vital industrial district.  Those who view the CID so negatively question investment in the area.  However, today there is renewed optimism that springs from real  accomplishments and developments, not hopes and wishes. Interestingly,  this growth is not the product of a new vision. Rather all the factors  that have made the area great over the years are still in play. Here you  will find a wonderful blend of basic values combined with loyalty,  toughness, resiliency and entrepreneurial spirit. This core essence of  the CID constantly serves to rekindle the vision of our future.
Originally, the CID was referred to as the “French Bottoms”. It was the  site of trade between French trappers and Kansa Indians. The trappers  first established the site as a future area of commerce. With the onset  of western immigration and trade with Mexico over the Santa Fe Trail,  the CID became the receiving point for goods off-loaded from steamships  traveling upstream on the Missouri river. The area became identified as  the economic driver of the emerging city. The advent of the railroad  really increased the importance of the area to the city. The stockyards  then chose to develop there because of the livestock that came in from  the Southwest over the rails. A whole city grew around the stockyards.  The Union Depot was built on Union Street and hotels, bars and  restaurants flourished. This flood plane gradually acquired the name  “West Bottoms”. By 1900 over 90 percent of the value in Kansas City lay  in the CID. A devastating flood in 1903 ended the investment in housing,  schools and churches. Also gone was the Union Depot that was rebuilt in  its present location. However, the agricultural, meat packing, freight  and industrial investments continued to grow. By then the rule of thumb  was clearly established namely the economic vitality of the city was  determined by the economic progress of the CID.
Good times never last forever. Economic factors out of control of  anyone’s control occurred that set the area and the city back  significantly. Paradoxically, the first economic blow came with the  ending of World War II. Over 20 thousand jobs were lost when the  extensive military construction in the city suddenly was terminated. A  major flood in 1951 was the second economic blow to the city. Packing  companies and supportive industries moved out of the area and many  closed. The combined impact on the area economy was catastrophic. In the  course of 5-6 years 50,000 jobs were lo