12th and Main Streets

Looking north along Main Street from 12th Street. On the right is the southwest corner of the Jones Store building. Harzfeld's Department Store is visible one block south, and signs for King Joy Lo Restaurant, Liggett's Drugs, B & G Hosiery, Newman Theater, and Berkson's line the west side of the street from south to north. The block on the west side of Main was razed in the early 1970s and now occupied by City Center Square.

1940~

Department stores
Motion picture theaters
City & town life
Jones Store Company
Harzfeld's
Newman Theater
King Joy Lo Restaurant

The block on the west side of Main was razed in the early 1970s and now (2010) occupied by City Center Square.

Negative

Robert Askren Photograph Collection (P35)See Finding Aid: http://www.kchistory.org/u?/Local,37889

Downtown KCMO

Main Street

P35, Box 4, #90

10018424b

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