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Title
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South Plaza Buildings
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Description
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Photograph, looking south along Baltimore Avenue, of South Plaza apartment and office buildings in the late 1980s. The Casa Loma East and West and Biarritz apartment buildings can be seen to the south of Ward Parkway, with the Sulgrave apartment building to their south. East of Baltimore, the One Ward Parkway, Board of Trade, and 4900 Main office buildings are pictured, from north to south.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Nichols Road Storefronts
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Description
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Photograph of a building at the northwest corner of Nichols Road and Central Street, circa 1987. Superlatives clothing store occupies the corner storefront at 234 Nichols, with Caswell-Masey to its east at 230 Nichols.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Embassy Suites and Westport
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Description
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Photograph, looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward Westport circa 1987. The Embassy Suites hotel, at at 220 West 43rd Street, occupies the center of the image, with commercial buildings in Westport occupying the background of the image. J. C. Nichols Parkway curves through the upper right, and a building on the St. Luke's Hospital campus occupies the lower left.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Board of Trade and 4900 Main Buildings
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Description
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Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 49th and Main Streets circa 1987. The Board of Trade and 4900 Main Street buildings are visible in the center of the image.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Intersection of 47th and Wyandotte Streets
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Description
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Photograph, looking northwest from Giralda Tower, of the intersection of 47th and Wyandotte Streets in 1987. A Commerce Bank branch, at 118 West 47th, is pictured, with additional businesses on surrounding corners. The Neptune Apartments building can be seen under construction in the center background, with additional residential and office buildings in view further to the west.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bird's Eye View of Early Kansas City
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Description
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Framed (14 in. x 20 in.) map which is a reproduction of "Case & Norman's Stranger's Guide to Kansas City, Missouri." Caption at bottom reads: "To accommodate Kansas City newcomers, this 1887 map often rotated structures to present frontal views of buildings for easier identification." Map is a bird's eye view of Kansas City situated where the Kansas and Missouri Rivers converge. Includes an inset which is an advertisement for the National Agricultural Exposition held in 1887 and features the Crystal Palace or Exposition Building. This map was reproduced by the library's Marketing Department to sell in the early 1990s.
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Date
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1887
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Ward Parkway Houses
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Description
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Photograph of houses on the 500 block of Ward Parkway (later renumbered as the 700 block), taken from inside the Winston Churchill building, overlooking Brush Creek circa 1988. The houses were demolished prior circa 2000.
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Date
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1988~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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St. Luke's Hospital and Westport
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Description
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Photograph looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View building (later American Century north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard from roughly 44th Street circa 1987. Buildings on the St. Luke's Hospital campus can be seen at the left edge of the image, and an Embassy Suites Hotel at 220 West 43rd Street at the center of the photo. Buildings in Westport, along Armour Boulevard, and Downtown can be seen in the background of the image. Baltimore Avenue runs north/south at the right edge of the image.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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J. C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street through Midtown
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Description
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Photograph looking north from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard (at left) and Main Street (at right) circa 1987. The Embassy Suites hotel, at at 220 West 43rd Street, is at left, with the streetcar 43rd Street viaduct cross over the intersection of 43rd Street and J. C. Nichols Parkway. Commercial and residential buildings, including the H&R Block headquarters in the lower right corner, line both streets. The downtown skyline can be seen in the background of the image.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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47th and Main Intersection
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Description
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Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 47th and Main Streets circa 1987. Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, south diagonally across Main Street, before running alongside Brookside Boulevard south of Brush Creek. The Plaza Tennis Center courts are visible in the center of the image. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Southmoreland and Plaza Buildings
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Description
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Photograph, looking southeast from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), across 47th Street toward the UMKC campus circa 1987. The Hilton Plaza Inn, at 1 West 45th, occupies the bottom left corner of the image, and numerous residential buildings are pictured lining 47th Street. Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, south diagonally across Main Street, before running alongside Brookside Boulevard south of Brush Creek. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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47th and Main Intersection
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Description
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Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 47th and Main Streets. Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, south diagonally across Main Street, before running alongside Brookside Boulevard south of Brush Creek. The Plaza Tennis Center courts are visible in the center of the image. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Ward Parkway Houses
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Description
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Photograph of houses on the 500 block of Ward Parkway (later renumbered as the 700 block), taken from inside the Winston Churchill building, overlooking Brush Creek circa 1988. The houses were demolished prior circa 2000.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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J. C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street through Midtown
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Description
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Photograph looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View building (later American Century north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard from roughly 44th Street circa 1987. Buildings on the St. Luke's Hospital campus can be seen at the left edge of the image, and an Embassy Suites Hotel at 220 West 43rd Street at the center of the photo. Buildings in Westport, along Armour Boulevard, and Downtown can be seen in the background of the image. Baltimore Avenue runs north/south at the right edge of the image.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Main Street and J. C. Nichols Parkway at 47th Street
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Description
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Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 47th Street with J. C. Nichols Parkway (at right) and Main Street (at left). Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, southeast diagonally across Main Street. Nichols Fountain, in Mill Creek Park, is visible at the center of the image. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s. South Plaza apartment and office buildings are visible in the background of the image, with Country Club Plaza commercial and residential buildings in the foreground right.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Brush Creek and Ward Parkway
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Description
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Photograph taken from the Winston Churchill building overlooking Ward Parkway and Brush Creek circa 1988. The 433 Ward Parkway condominium building is visible on the south side of the creek at left, and Tudor-style houses on the 500 block of Ward Parkway (later renumbered as the 700 block) are seen at right.
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Date
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1988~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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South View from City Hall Roof
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Description
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Photograph, looking northwest from the roof of City Hall, of the Downtown, Crossroads, and Crown Center areas circa 1986. Oak Street runs north/south at the left of the image, and McGee Street runs through the middle of the photograph. The Hyatt Regency Hotel, at 2345 McGee, is among the buildings visible in the background of the image. The Sprint Center area was built on the blocks in the foreground, north of I-670, between 2005-2007.
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Date
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1986~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Plaza Tennis Center and Gilbert/Robinson Building
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Description
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Photograph, looking east from Giralda Tower along 47th Street, circa 1987. The Plaza Tennis Center is pictured at lower right, and the Gilbert/Robinson office building, at 2 East 47th Street, is visible at the center of the image.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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47th and Main Intersection
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Description
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Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 47th and Main Streets. Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, south diagonally across Main Street, before running alongside Brookside Boulevard south of Brush Creek. The Plaza Tennis Center courts are visible in the center of the image. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Case & Norman's Stranger's Guide to Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Aerial view of Kansas City seen from northwest. Shows streets, bridges, buildings, and railroads. Many buildings are identified. Continuation of title: ". . . showing principal points of interest correctly drawn and located, including most of the public buildings."
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Date
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1887
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Object Type
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Map
