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In 1974 the City of Kansas City and the American Royal tried to reclaim the area by building Kemper Arena on the former stockyards land. The closing of the stockyards ended Kansas City's overt ties to being a cowtown. The stockyard's biggest heritage then became the annual 6-week American Royal agricultural show held each October and November nearby at Kemper Arena until 2010. The American Royal then moved to the Sprint Center for the 2011 show; current plans call for razing the Kemper Arena and building a purpose-built facility for the American Royal.
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