Riverside (population 2,937) is one of the best-kept secrets of Platte County. Located in the southwest tip of Platte County, alongside the Missouri River, Riverside is home to St. Matthew’s Church and Renner-Brenner Park; both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Riverside is a community that is in the process of re-making itself. From public improvements such as roads, sidewalks and the construction of a new city hall and public safety building, to private development such as the expansion of the popular Corner Cafe’ and the building of a new performing arts school and Northland campus of the Kansas City Art Institute, Riverside is undergoing a makeover.
Riverside is home to Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa, which provides a source of revenue used for the redevelopment of the city’s infrastructure. Argosy is located next to the Army Corps of Engineers $80 million Riverside-Quindaro Bend Levee project. The levee, which frees 1,200 acres of flood-prone land for development, was completed in 2004.
For more information please visit Riverside’s website at www.riversidemo.com.
