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Title: Union Station
Description: Photograph of a vacant Union Station and the Kansas City skyline in the late 1980s, looking north from Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph, Cityscapes

Title: Union Station
Description: Photograph of Union Station and the Kansas City skyline in the late 1980s, looking north from Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph, Cityscapes

Title: Union Station
Description: Interior view of Union Station at 30 W Pershing Road during its renovation. Construction equipment and several workers can be seen.
Date: 2000~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station
Description: View looking northwest of the front exterior of Union Station at 30 W Pershing Road. A sign for Science City is in view. Cars parked in the lot can be seen.
Date: 2002~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station
Description: A colorized glass plate positive photograph of Union Station as seen from Memorial Hill. This vantage point faces north and shows downtown Kansas City, Missouri in the background.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station - Tower 6
Description: View looking southwest of Interlocking Tower 6, once located to the east of Union Station along the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks. Buildings once located at the intersection of Pershing Road and Main Street, the Liberty Memorial, and Union Station can be seen. Signs for the Upjohn Company, the Hotel Plaza, and Sherwin-Williams are in view.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station and Skyline
Description: View looking north from the grounds of the Liberty Memorial of Union Station with the Kansas City skyline in the background. Several cars in the stations lot can be seen.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Avenue Flood
Description: View looking southwest along a flooded Union Avenue near Union Depot. Horses, carts, and carriages traveling along Union Avenue can be seen. Signs for George Eyssell Drugs, Alpha Floral Company, Old Kentucky Whiskey, Dick Brothers, the Blossom House, and J. C. O'Keefe Wholesale and Retail Liquor are in view. The exterior of Union Depot can be seen on the left hand side of the image.
Date: 1900~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coca-Cola Building
Description: Distant view, looking northeast from atop Union Station, of Coca-Cola Building under construction.
Date: 1915
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Crowd Gathered
Description: Photograph of a crowd gathering near Union Station to see the Freedom Train. This specially-designed train travelled the country from 1947 to 1949 with displays of historically significant historical documents, including the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation. The Freedom Train stopped in Kansas City June 6-7, 1948. Airplanes flying in formation are passing overhead.
Date: 1948-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View West from atop General Hospital
Description: Panoramic view looking west from roof of the General Hospital Building that once stood at 24th and Locust streets. The view looks into downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. 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.
Date: 1922-06-07
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View West from atop General Hospital
Description: Panoramic view looking west from roof of the General Hospital Building that once stood at 24th and Locust streets. The view looks into downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. 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.
Date: 1922-06-07
Object Type: Photograph

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: 3013 Main Street
Description: Photograph of commercial buildings on the 3000 block of Main Street in the early 1980s. The building at 3013 Main was occupied by Kansas City Stationery and Office Furniture at the time of the photograph, and the Eagle Buffet occupies the space at 3017 Main. The low brick building at the left of the image was later demolished to create a parking lot for a new hotel built to its north. The KCTV station tower can be seen in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Unidentified Building under Pennsylvania Avenue Interlocking Viaduct
Description: View of unidentified building located beneath the Pennsylvania Avenue Interlocking Viaduct.
Object Type: Photograph

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