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Title
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Union Station Span to Open
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Description
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Article reports the opening to pedestrian traffic of a bridge linking Union Station to the Freight House District directly to its north. The pedestrian bridge, incorporating an historic 1892 steel-truss bridge once located elsewhere in Kansas City, will allow visitors to Crossroads and Freight House area restaurants and attractions to park in Union Station's large lot and take a shortcut across the railroad tracks.
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Date
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2006-10-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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City's Renaissance Will Get a New Link
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Description
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An unused Kansas City Southern bridge built in 1892 joining the East and West Bottoms will be moved to the Freight House District. "Kansas City Southern is donating the bridge. Kansas City Terminal Railway is actually doing the project over its tracks. The Freight House is donating an easement in its parking for the north end of the bridge. Union Station is making room for the south end to empty into the Sprint Festival Plaza, or north waiting room." The bridge is known as the Penncoyd bridge after the company that manufactured it. Moving the bridge down Grand Avenue will be a challenge. Article includes a diagram of how it will look when in place.
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Date
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2005-11-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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City's Bridges Provide a Vital Link to Our Heritage
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Description
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Article describes the architectural signifigance of several Kansas City bridges, including the Hannibal, ASB, Broadway, and Paseo. Also mentioned is the Pencoyd Bridge, an 1892 structure orignally located just east of 2nd Street and Broadway; in January, 2006, the Pencoyd Bridge was moved across downtown Kansas City to serve as a pedestrian bridge linking Union Station and the Crossroads Arts District.
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Date
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2006-01-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
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Date
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1980/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
