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Title
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501 Westport Road
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the corner of Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue. The building on the right is 501 Westport Road and as of 2018, housed Harry's Bar and Tables restaurant.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Union Station - Westport Room
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Description
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Interior view of Union Station at 30 W. Pershing Road during its renovation. The photograph shows work being done on the murals Arrival at Westport Landing; Outfitting at Westport Landing; Commerce of the Prairies. The murals were commissioned in 1937 to decorate the Westport Room restaurant and cocktail lounge inside of Union Station.
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Date
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2000~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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42nd and Broadway Building
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Description
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View looking north of the building at 42nd Street and Broadway Boulevard in Westport. Pedestrians on Broadway Boulevard can be seen. A portion of the building to the north is in view. Signs for Westport Bank and Mitch's Little Angus can be seen.
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Date
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1984~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gojo Japanese Steak House
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Description
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View looking north of the Gojo Japanese Steak House Building on Broadway Boulevard at its intersection with 41st Street in Westport. A car parked along 41st Street can be seen.
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Date
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1985~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The New Stanley
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Description
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Photograph of The New Stanley bar and restaurant at 501 Westport Road circa 1980, as well as a view of Pennsylvania Avenue looking southeast from Westport Road. The restaurant and bar opened in 1975 in the building that was the former Doerschuk pharmacy. An establishment called the Old Stanley opened in 1987 under new ownership in the space after the New Stanley closed in 1985.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Stanford and Sons
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Description
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Photograph of the southwest side of Stanford and Sons restaurant and comedy club, at 504 Westport Road, circa 1980. Sanford and Sons' main building is known as the Bridger Building, one of the oldest buildings in Kansas City.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1411 West 39th Street
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Description
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Photograph of a retail building at 1411 West 39th Street, circa 1990. La Fonda El Taquito closed at the location in 1989 and Westport Pizza Company opened later that year. Wyoming Beauty beauty shop occupies the storefront at 1413 West 39th.
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Date
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1990~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Clint's Comics
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Description
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Photograph of Clint's Comics, at 3943 Main, and neighboring businesses at the intersection of Main Street and westport Road, circa 1982. Signs for Harling's Upstairs bar and Love Records can be seen on the Southwell Building to the north, and Bell's Restaurant is in the adjacent building to the south. Clint's later moved to the Love Records space and operated there for several decades.
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Date
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1982~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Southwell Building
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Description
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Photograph of the Southwell Building at the intersection of Main Street and Westport Road, in the late 1970s. The building was designed by architects McKecknie and Trask and opened in 1929. A real estate sign hangs in the window of the storefront at 3935 Main, which was recently occupied by Howard E. Thruman Institutional Church. The Shape Shop and Love Records & Tapes are other ground-floor tenants, with Harling's Upstairs Bar and Grill occupying the second floor. Moten's Shoe Repair occupies the neighboring building to the north. Signs for Clint's Books and Bell Restaurant can be seen on the building to the south.
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Date
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1970~/1979~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kona Kai Menu
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Description
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Menu for the Kona Kai restaurant, with locations once inside of the Hilton Plaza Inn at 1 E. 45th Street, and inside of the Hilton Airport Plaza Inn at Interstate 29 and NW 112th Street.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Kona Kai Menu
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Description
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Menu for the Kona Kai restaurant, with locations once inside of the Hilton Plaza Inn at 1 E. 45th Street, and inside of the Hilton Airport Plaza Inn at Interstate 29 and NW 112th Street.
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Date
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1970~
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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3900 Block of Main Street
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Description
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Photograph of buildings on the west side of the intersection of 39th and Main Streets in the early 1980s. Muehlebach Flowers, at 3934 Main Street, is picture, as is a free-standing restaurant building that had been vacated by a Denny's restaurant in 1982. Calvary Baptist Church, at 3921 Baltimore, can be seen in the background on the opposite side of the block. The Price Candy Company Building, occupied by the Foolkiller Theater company, can be seen on the northwest corner of the intersection.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Wishbone Restaurant
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Description
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View of front and driveway of Wishbone Restaurant, once located at 4455 Main Street.
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Date
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1952-07
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Object Type
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Photograph