About Save Valentine

In October of 2024, demolition of 23 homes/apartments/buildings began in the Valentine neighborhood of Kansas City between 33rd and 35th from Pennsylvania to Southwest Trafficway.  The Kansas City Life Insurance Company had notified the neighborhood that it planned to demolish 23 properties between 33rd to 35th Street from Southwest Trafficway to Pennsylvania for redevelopment. The neighborhood responded that it has always opposed demolishing homes without a replacement plan. The neighborhood invited Kansas City Life to a meeting to discuss the demolitions and its plans for the future, but Kansas City Life declined to attend and said it did not have a plan for replacing the lost housing.  Demolition of the homes began on Oct. 23, 2024. Save Valentine was formed to draw attention to the demolitions and help provide community input into the future of the four blocks that have been destroyed.