Prairie Village was the dream of J.C. Nichols, the developer of the Country Club Plaza. He formed a community based in the beauty of landscape design.   As a result, the city is has 11 parks and has been beautifully manicured with trees and flowers and shrubs. Prairie Village is a well established area of town, offering great shopping and good eating.  It has won awards as the best planned community in America by the American Homebuilder's Association.