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Title: Architecture 1913-1933: Metamorphs in Twenty Years
Description: Discussion of how architecture changed in the period following 1885-1913, with examples of Union Station and Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1971
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Edward Tanner Awards - Architecture
Description: Short article about the Edward Tanner award recipient Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc. (PGAV Architects) and its innovative designs. Photos include the new Union Station Kansas City Administration offices; the polar bear exhibit at the Kansas City Zoo; and "the amazing innovation on the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Miller Nichols Library" which "earned a Gold Craftsmanship award and a Silver Award in Architecture/Exterior. Using an original, 40-inch-tall map of Kansas City from 1926, PGAV enlarged it to display on a 55-foot-tall building of the Miller Nichols Library with backlighting so that at night it is lit with fluorescent wall fixtures and LED lights.
Date: 2011-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Ballet Finds Balance in Old Site's New Role
Description: BNIM Architects designed the Kansas City Ballet's Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity that is taking over the old Power House building near Union Station. The building, along with Union Station, was originally designed by renowned Kansas City architect Jarvis Hunt.
Date: 2011-07-15
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Design Saviors
Description: Article describes Kansas City building projects that strive to follow the American Institute of Architects' sustainability standards, known as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). The Kansas City Internal Revenue Service campus near Union Station is named as an example of LEED-inspired building design.
Date: 2007-02-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Urban Renaissance
Description: Photos, map, and article about the redevelopment starting in the late 1990s of the Freight House District, an area of re-used older buildings between 19th, Broadway, and Walnut Streets and the railroad tracks behind Union Station. Description of several businesses such as the Emery Bird Thayer building at 17th and Walnut Streets, "offices tucked into buildings" including art galleries and studios and restaurants such as Lidia's and the Zin restaurant, as well as lofts and apartments, etc.
Date: 2001-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Rise and Demise of the Architectural League of Kansas City [with a Note on Architectural Record Keeping in the Region]
Description: History of the Architectural League of Kansas City, established in 1922 with the split of "nearly half the members of the Kansas City Chapter of the American Institute of Architects" derived from grievances over the building of the Liberty Memorial and Union Station. Description and photos of the some of the significant architecture in the years during the league's operations, ending in 1933.
Date: 1999
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: City's Bridges Provide a Vital Link to Our Heritage
Description: 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.
Date: 2006-01-22
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: P34-2 Kansas City Art Commission Award Photographs-Landmarks Commission Finding Aid
Description: Collection of 122 8' x 10' color photographs documenting the winners of biannual architecture and urban design awards granted by the Kansas City Art Commission from 1964 through 1988. Subjects include buildings, neighborhoods, parks, signage, streetscapes, gardens, and other features of the built environment that were considered to have enhanced the visual beauty of the city.
Date: 1964/1988
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
Description: 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.
Date: 1980/2005
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC223 Folly Theater Collection Finding Aid
Description: Open since 1900, the Folly Theater has assumed several names and identities over the decades, from a vaudeville, burlesque, and Shakespearean playhouse to an X-rated movie theater. Today, it serves as Kansas City’s oldest performing arts venue. The Folly Theater Collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, posters, administrative and financial records, building blueprints, and various artifacts that document the theater’s diverse history.
Date: 1877/2014
Object Type: Finding Aid

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