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Title: Union Station
Description: Aerial view of Union Station and the surrounding area. Several downtown buildings are in view. Tracks for the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company can be seen behind the station. Cars parked in the station's lot and traveling along Main Street are in view.
Date: 1925~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station Area
Description: Aerial view of the area to the west of Union Station. Several downtown buildings are in view. The south side of the Sweeney Automobile School Building can be seen near the center of the image. The west side of Union Station is on the right had side of the image. Cars parked in the station's lot can be seen. Railroad tracks for the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company are in view.
Date: 1925~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station: A Terminal Case?
Description: 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.
Date: 1979-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Trainshed of the Kansas City Union Station
Description: Article about the construction of the "trainshed of the new station of the Kansas City Terminal R[ailwa]y" Company, or Union Station, with photos, descriptions, and drawings of it under construction.
Date: 1914-10-08
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Editorial--Union Station: A Modest Proposal
Description: Editorial proposing the preservation of Union Station by way of reuse as "a first-rate Museum of Science."
Date: 1984-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: End of the Line for Union Station?
Description: 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.
Date: 1983-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Historic Kansas City Architecture
Description: Photos and captions for the interior and exterior of Union Station, "[a]ccepted to the National Register of Historic Places."
Date: 1975
Object Type: Book

Title: There Is No Limit: Architecture and Sculpture in Kansas City
Description: Chapter of the book about Union Station's design and architect Jarvis Hunt.
Date: 1934
Object Type: Book

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1909-1938, Page p082
Description: A portion of Kansas City from about W. 24th Street south to W. 25th Street and from Jefferson Street east to Broadway, showing buildings, streets, railroads, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1938
Object Type: Map

Title: The Kansas City Terminal Railway
Description: Article about the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company's routes in Kansas City, especially in relation to its new Union Station under construction, with photos, drawing, graph, and map. Descriptions also of subways, bridges, new freight rail yards, and the O. K. Creek sewer.
Date: 1913-08-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p145
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 24th Street south to W. 25th Street and from W. Pennway east to Broadway, showing buildings, railroads, and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1939/1949
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p146
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 22nd Street south to W. 25th Street and from Broadway east to Main Street, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1939/1949
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p180
Description: A portion of Kansas City from Union Avenue south to W. 12th Street and from Mulberry east to Santa Fe, showing buildings, railroads and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1939/1949
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City Terminal Railway
Description: Map and multiple articles (from the 1910s) about the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company and its street railway service in conjunction with the Metropolitan Street Railway Company in and around the new Union Station.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: View North from near 22nd and Holmes
Description: Panoramic view looking north from near 22nd and Holmes streets. Downtown can be seen across the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks. Several buildings are in view, including: the Carnie-Goudie Company Building, Union Station, the Coca-Cola Company (later the Western Auto) Building, and the Firestone Building. In view are signs for: National Biscuit Company, the Studebaker Riley Company, Carey Roofing, Camel cigarettes, Franklin Ice Cream, Shuff Battery Tire & Electric Service, and the Southwest Warehouse Company.
Date: 1922-05-22
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View South from atop Coca-Cola Building
Description: Panoramic view looking south from the roof of the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) building at 2107 Grand Avenue. Neighborhoods and business districts south of downtown can be seen. Several buildings are in view, including: General Hospital, General Hospital No. 2, Rahe's Automobile and Tractor (also known as the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, Schutte Lumber Company, Union Station, and the Sweeney Automobile School (later the BMA Building). In view are signs for: Oldsmobile, Holsum Bread, Melton Tire & Battery, Norwalk Tires, Kelly Tires, Racine Tires, White Rose Butter, Sunshine Biscuits, Merit Bread, Camel cigarettes, National Biscuit Company, and Folger's Coffee Company. Signboard Hill can be seen to the northwest of Union Station. The view spans the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks, which are in view on the right hand side of the photograph.
Date: 1922~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p188
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 9th Street south to W. 12th Street and from Santa Fe east to Jefferson, showing buildings, railroads and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1939/1949
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p328
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 19th Street south to E. 21st Street and from Grand Avenue east to Locust, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p341
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 21st Street south to E. 23rd Street and from Main Street east to McGee, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p327
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 19th Street south to E. 21st Street and from Main Street east to Grand Avenue, showing buildings, streets and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

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