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Title: 1977 Flood
Description: "Kansas City applied to the federal government yesterday for an advance of $500,000 on a total of $1,354,711 in damages to city facilities in the flood Sept. 12. The application to the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development was signed by Glen J. Hopkins, deputy city manager. It said $195,000 has been spent to date on eligible work and estimated that $305,000 would be spent in the next 60 days. A supplemental application for more money is to be submitted in about two weeks. Specific figures for damage to city property in the application: $134,734 for debris clearance; $6,361 for protective measures; $789,803 for road systems; $239,408 for water control facilities; $24,428 for public buildings and equipment; $108,330 for public utilities and $51,647 for other damages. A response to the application is expected in about a month, Hopkins said."
Date: 1977-10-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: 5 Dead, Many Missing in Flood
Description: Photo of cars floating toward the Plaza tennis courts and description of damages, power outages, etc.
Date: 1977-09-14
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Pain Lingers as Residents Ponder Flood Losses
Description: Damage costs, stories of individual losses and experiences, etc.
Date: 1977-09-18
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: 1977 Flood In the Country Club Plaza
Description: Looking southwest from Brush Creek at Main Street after the September 12, 1977, flood.
Date: 1977-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Brush Creek Progress Offers Hope for the Future
Description: 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.
Date: 1985-06-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: 100,000 Come to See Plaza Light Ceremony
Description: Brighter lights, 152,000 of them, installed following the recovery from the Plaza flood of 1977.
Date: 1977-11-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: City beneath a City
Description: Article about the sewer works under the city in general, also featuring a discussion on their role in flood prevention, including "the expressway of the sewer system," Brush Creek.
Date: 1979-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Lakes That Could Have Been
Description: Article describes a failed, early 1970's proposal to construct three lakes in Johnson County, Kansas. The author argues that the lakes would have created a basin to prevent flood damage as far as Kansas City, Missouri, from the creeks and drainage in Johnson County.
Date: 2004-11
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Halls Plaza Open during Renovation
Description: Reopening of expanded shopping center on the Country Club Plaza following reconstruction after the 1977 flood.
Date: 1979-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Floods Ravaged Plaza - 30 Years Ago Today
Description: 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.
Date: 2007-09-12
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Kansas City's Deluge
Description: 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.
Date: 1977-09-26
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Interview with Bob and Bruce Gershon
Description: Interview with Bruce and Bob Gershon about the history of their family company, Arrowhead Fabricare Services. They discuss the building's construction at the corner of 39th and Troost, salvaging furs and leather goods from Plaza stores after the 1977 flood, their garment company clients, a venture into hat-making, and share stories about their lives, families, and the dry-cleaning business.
Date: 2009-10-24
Object Type: Video Recording

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