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Title
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1951: The Great Flood
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Description
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Photos and article about the 1951 flood, "the second major flood of Kansas City, Kansas history" and the author's experiences in surviving it.
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Date
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2001
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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American Smelting and Refining Company Flood
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Description
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Elevated view looking northeast of the American Smelting and Refining Company facility once located near the intersection of S. 21st Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Argentine (now Kansas City), Kansas, during the 1903 flood.
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Date
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1903
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Leaders in Our Town
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Description
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Photo and bio of Clark Tucker, mayor of Kansas City, Kansas during the 1951 flood. Born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1897 and serving in World War I before becoming a lawyer, judge, and then mayor in 1947.
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Date
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1952
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Terminal Junction
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Description
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Book about the author's upbringing in the Serbian community of Kansas City, Kansas (in the 1940s-1950s) with descriptions of the Greater Kansas City area and its railroads and railroad stations, the 1951 flood, and "the changing American Dream."
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Date
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2001
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Armstrong Area Lives on at Reunion
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Description
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Article documents planning of a yearly reunion of residents of the former Armstrong neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, to be held August 1-2, 2015. Former residents and descendents of former residents are interviewed and describe the African-American community that was broken up after the flood of 1951 and the expressway construction that followed. A representative from the Wyandotte County Historical Museum states that Armstrong was named after Chief Silas Armstrong of the Wyandot Nation and that it became part of Kansas City, Kansas, in 1886.
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Date
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2015-08-01
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Postwar Development in Kansas City, Kansas and Johnson County, Kansas
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Description
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Section of chapter provides an overview of the economic history of Kansas City, Kansas and Johnson County, Kansas in the decades after World War II. The author notes that the economy of Kansas City, Kansas was damaged by the 1951 Flood and the evolution of the meat packing industry, but the city's population has managed to rise from 129,553 in 1950 to 146,866 in 2000.
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Date
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1905-06-26
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Demise of Toad-a-Loop
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Description
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Article about the demise of the area of Kansas City, Kansas known as "Toad-a-Loop" or "Tour-de-Loup." Described as "the horseshoe area surrounding Greystone Heights with a portion crossing over into Jackson County, Missouri" and "noted for criminal gang activity for over 25 years" until about 1905.
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Date
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2001
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
