Aggieville Historic District
 Photo courtesy of (c. 2006) Dan Walter |
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Moro Street & Manhattan Avenue Manhattan, KS 66502 Map This! |
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| (785) 776-8050 |
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| www.aggieville.org | |
| aggieville@aggieville.org | |
| Admission: No charge | |
| Hours: Varies by business | |
Historic downtown district. The oldest shopping district of its kind in Kansas. This 4 block region contains over 150 shops, restaurants, and bars and is home to many pre-and post Kansas State University Wildcats' events. Historic walking tours also available. Step back in time as a volunteer leads you back to the 50's era with a tour of the oldest historic shopping district in Kansas. In 1889, Aggieville began as a way station for laundry. Serving as the gateway to the university from downtown making it a good trade route, Triangle Park was formed when a cut-off was constructed in 1966 to connect Bluemont and Anderson Avenues. Before the streets were connected the wall of the university extended to Moro. In 1989, it was completely re-landscaped as part of the Aggieville street improvements.