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Title
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P41 Union Station Construction Photographs Finding Aid
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Description
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The Union Station Construction Photographs collection consists of 49 photographs of Kansas City’s Union Station and corresponding infrastructure while under construction. The photos are identified, dated between 1910-1911, and offer insight into the scope of work put into the building that would serve as the primary transportation hub of Kansas City into the middle of the 20th century.
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Date
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1910/1911
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Union Depot Sign
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Description
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A dedication ceremony was held on May 8, 2008, at Union Station for the Union Depot sign. The Union Depot, located in the West Bottoms, opened in April 1878. "The stone was placed directly above the main entrance to the depot, and stood 125 feet high. The Union Depot closed in 1914 and was demolished a year later." After demolition, the sign, which is the only known surviving artifact from the depot, was moved to Kansas City, Kansas. Includes image.
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Date
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2008-06-28
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Object Type
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Magazine
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Title
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Kansas City Terminal Completes Large Mail-Handling Plant
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Description
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News about the installation of a new railway system in Union Station, in connection with a new post office, expediting the receipt, delivery, sorting-in-transit, and forwarding of mail, with diagram and photographs.
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Date
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1934-08-04
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Object Type
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Magazine
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Title
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The Kansas City Terminal Railway
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1913-08-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Coca-Cola Building and Vicinity
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Description
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Promotional drawing produced by the Ennis-Edwards Realty Company and included within a booklet promoting the advantages of the Coca-Cola Building. The illustration highlights the building's close proximity to the Liberty Memorial, Union Station, rail lines, major streets, the downtown hotel district, the retail district, the office building district, and the headquarters of the Kansas City Star and Times newspapers.
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Artwork
