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Title
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5 Dead, Many Missing in Flood
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Description
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Photo of cars floating toward the Plaza tennis courts and description of damages, power outages, etc.
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Date
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1977-09-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Brush Creek Progress Offers Hope for the Future
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Description
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Call for improvements to Brush Creek to prevent a repeat of the flood of September 1977 that killed 25 people and caused $66 million in damages.
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Date
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1985-06-17
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Pondering a Sweeping Vista of Brush Creek Beauty
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Description
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Illustrations and map of proposed improvements along Brush Creek. The design was developed by Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Consulting Engineers, Planners & Architects under commission by the parks department. Target date for completion is 2020; flood control portion, 2011.
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Date
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2003-05-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Seeking Brush Creek's Promise
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Description
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According to this article, the development of Brush Creek involved three parts: (1) a flood protection project; (2) a project prettier than the concrete trough the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers suggested; (3) to promote development along the creek which would be a magnet for people. Efforts to promote people to the area have so far mostly failed. Events that might work are mentioned. Includes a map of the creek entitled "Along Brush Creek." Work on the creek was spurred by the 1977 flood that swamped the Plaza and took 25 lives. The Corps of Engineers agreed to build a protection system that would essentially create a large trough from Roanoke Parkway to Troost Avenue. Within it would flow the trickle that Brush Creek remains upstream from Roanoke.
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Date
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2005-07-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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100,000 Come to See Plaza Light Ceremony
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Description
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Brighter lights, 152,000 of them, installed following the recovery from the Plaza flood of 1977.
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Date
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1977-11-25
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Halls Plaza Open during Renovation
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Description
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Reopening of expanded shopping center on the Country Club Plaza following reconstruction after the 1977 flood.
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Date
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1979-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Floods Ravaged Plaza - 30 Years Ago Today
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Description
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Article and photos looking back at the deadly flash flood that struck the Country Club Plaza on the night of September 12, 1977. The resulting damage was disastrous, including 25 lives lost, over 1,000 people left homeless, and over $100 million in property damage. The photos featured in this article were only recently uncovered by the Northeast News staff.
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Date
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2007-09-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Kansas City's Deluge
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Description
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Photos and article about the destructive flash flood along Brush Creek and the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City in 1977, sweeping away numerous automobiles and engulfing a trailer park, etc.
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Date
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1977-09-26
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Brush Creek Valley Project Area
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Description
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City plans for Brush Creek area in the Plaza District including flood prevention and zoning.
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Date
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1978-08
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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A 1940s Pastime
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Description
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Photo of the Plaza Bowl on Nichols Road as it looked in the 1940s. It was closed following the 1977 Brush Creek flood.
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Date
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1997
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
