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Title
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A Union Station Park
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Description
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Short article about the favorable proposition to use the "land directly to the south of the new Union Station ... for park purposes," and "that ample traffic ways to the east and to the west from the station should be provided," with a photo of Union Station.
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Date
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1914-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Cannon Firing before Union Station
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Description
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Distant side view of cannon being shot by unidentified people on grounds across from Union Station, occasion unknown.
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Date
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1930
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Cannon Firing before Union Station
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Description
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Side view of cannon being shot by unidentified people on grounds across from Union Station, occasion unknown.
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Date
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1930
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Aerial View of 26th and Broadway
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Description
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Aerial view looking northeast from 26th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Included in view are Union Station and Penn Valley Park.
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Date
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1920~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Downtown from BMA
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Description
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View facing north capturing downtown Kansas City, Missouri, taken from the BMA Tower, located at 700 W. 31st Street. Broadway Boulevard, Penn Valley Park, The Kansas City Power and Light Building, Union Station, the Western Auto Building, the Liberty Memorial, and other downtown buildings can be seen.
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Date
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1964-06-18
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p146
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1939/1949
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Cannon Firing
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Description
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Distant side view of cannon being shot by unidentified people on grounds across from Union Station, occasion unknown. Also shows Railroad YMCA.
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Date
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1930
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Business District of Kansas City
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Description
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Panoramic photograph showing the downtown area. The photograph is labeled: The Business District of Kansas City, June 7, 1922. Panoramic photograph from the General Hospital, showing the new Union Station and the city's growing skyline. Labels written on the photograph include: General Hospital, Entrance to Penn Valley Park, Overland Building, Memorial Park, Indications of Approximate Location of Pershing Road, Union Station, J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company, D. A. Moor Building, Coca-Cola, Film Exchange, Kansas City Club, K. C. A. C. Bldg., Kansas City Star, Waldheim Bldg., Commerce Bldg., R. A. Ling Bldg., Federal Reserve Bank Bldg., Telephone Bldg., Densmore Hotel, Locust, Oak, Hospital Hill, proposed Oak St. Viaduct and Approach, Gillham Road, McGee St. Viaduct, Proposed Cut in Grade 21 Feet, and 23rd. Several buildings are in view, including: Schutte Lumber, the Sweeney Automobile School (later BMA) Building, Union Station, the Rahe Auto & Tractor School (also the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) Building, the Firestone Building, and General Hospital No. 2. In view are signs for: Racine Tires, Camel cigarettes, Kelly Tires, Carey Roofing, and Franklin Ice Cream. The Signboard Hill area can be seen to the southwest of Union Station.
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Date
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1922-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City's Liberty Memorial, Part I
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Description
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First article of two about the plans for the site for the memorial and its arrangement with nearby features in the city, with a photo of "R. A. Long, chairman of the Liberty Memorial Association," and photos of the Main Branch Library, Union Station, and Penn Valley Park.
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Date
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1921-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p156
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from W. 30th Street south to W. 31st Street and from Wyandotte Street east to Main Street, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1939/1949
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Object Type
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Map
