Postcard - Petticoat Lane, Kansas City, Mo

View of Petticoat Lane in Kansas City, Mo. Petticoat Lane (now known as 11th Street) was THE place in Kansas City during the first decades of the 20th century to purchase ready made clothing. Kansas City boasted a large, profitable ready-to-wear fashion industry during the first half of the 20th century and many of those fashions could be purchased at Petticoat Lane.