West Bottoms

If you like antiques, history and good drinks, the West Bottoms are for you. Nestled between downtown KC and the intersection of the MO and KS Rivers, the West Bottoms put Kansas City on the map. From the 1870’s thru the 1950’s, the area was predominantly Stockyards, second in size only to Chicago. However, after a big flood in the 50’s, the Stockyards never fully recovered and the area began to decline. Nowadays, and particularly in the last 10 years, it has seen something of a rebirth. The once-abandoned warehouses are now full of everything from antiques to painters to coffee roasters. On First Friday weekends, it comes to life with antique-hunters and food trucks. For those of you KC locals who may still see the West Bottoms as abandoned or even dangerous…it’s time to come back down and see the changes for yourself.

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Freighthouse Fitness

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Like Blip Coffee, these guys were also affected by the fire. However they hustled into a new space quickly and are business as usual. There are a few gyms in the West Bottoms, but Freighthouse seems to have that magnetic sense of community paired with just the right amount of ass-kicking (30min classes) that makes you actually look forward to going to a gym. There’s old-school hip hop blasting while you do a variety of strength-training exercises, all geared more toward aesthetics than performance. All in a raw space that makes you feel like [Rocky](http://giphy.com/gifs/rockymovie-movie-rocky-sylvester-stallone-d2ZfqZY5eSCR0rza). *Editor’s Note: I took a class there 4 days ago and can still barely walk.*

Freighthouse Fitness
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