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Title
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Union Station Plans Updated
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Description
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Article describing the efforts of Senator Thomas Eagleton and Mayor Charles B. Wheeler, among others, towards "restoration of the Union Station and the development of a major science museum within the great hall, federal office space in the wings of that building and a new IRS facility to be constructed on land adjoining the station."
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Date
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1978-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Union Station: A Terminal Case?
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Description
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Article about the plans for future use of Union Station, in light of its decreasing use by Amtrak and the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company as a railroad station.
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Date
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1979-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Continuing Saga of Union Station
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Description
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Article about the near-demolition of Union Station and plans for its adaptive reuse.
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Date
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1985-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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End of the Line for Union Station?
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Description
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Article about the "inevitable departure of The [sic] Kansas City Terminal Raily Co. from Union Station." Discussion of other uses for the "oversized terminal building," including a "Science Museum" and aquarium.
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Date
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1983-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Union Station Museum Levy--November 8: Vote Yes!
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Description
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Announcement of a vote for a levy facilitating the placement of a "Science Museum at Union Station," connected with the Kansas City Museum, with photo.
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Date
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1977-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Say-So: Union Station Lays Tracks into Future
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Description
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Article about the plans to preserve and renovate Union Station, with photos and illustrations, into a potential science museum and public transportation hub.
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Date
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1997-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Wreckers Erase Unique Station
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Description
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Article about the tearing down for a parking lot by the Kansas City Terminal Railways of the 1934 Art Deco gas station next to Union Station, despite its architecture befitting its surroundings.
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Date
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1979-01-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Insider: Kansas City Bulletin
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Description
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Photos and article about Kansas City's new "arty Crossroads District" and its role in changing the city's image away from a "meat-and-potatoes town." Description of the district's renovated Union Station and freighthouse with various cultural and culinary tourist attractions.
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Date
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1999-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Urban Renaissance
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Description
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Photos, map, and article about the redevelopment starting in the late 1990s of the Freight House District, an area of re-used older buildings between 19th, Broadway, and Walnut Streets and the railroad tracks behind Union Station. Description of several businesses such as the Emery Bird Thayer building at 17th and Walnut Streets, "offices tucked into buildings" including art galleries and studios and restaurants such as Lidia's and the Zin restaurant, as well as lofts and apartments, etc.
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Date
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2001-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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SC224 Historic Kansas City Foundation Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The Historic Kansas City Foundation is a nonprofit organization that advocates for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings, landscapes, and neighborhoods in Kansas City. This collection contains photographs and supporting documents, publications about preservation, and building and neighborhood pamphlets documenting the preservation efforts of the organization.
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Date
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1886~/2009~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid