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Title
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Embassy Suites and Westport
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Description
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Photograph, looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward Westport circa 1987. The Embassy Suites hotel, at at 220 West 43rd Street, occupies the center of the image, with commercial buildings in Westport occupying the background of the image. J. C. Nichols Parkway curves through the upper right, and a building on the St. Luke's Hospital campus occupies the lower left.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillis House Hotel
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Description
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View of the Gillis House Hotel and Limestone Ledge that was known as Westport Landing.
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Date
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1867
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Main Street Storefronts
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Description
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View looking south of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown just south of its intersection with Westport Road. Several cars can be seen parked and traveling along Main Street. Sings for Clint's Comics, Love Records, The Shape Shop, JR's Discount, Jo Art's Jewelry, Westport Distributors, Harling's Upstairs, and the Salvation Army Thrift Store can be seen. The Hyde Park Building, the Southwell Building, and the Hotel Netherlands are in view.
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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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J. C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street through Midtown
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Description
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Photograph looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View building (later American Century north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard from roughly 44th Street circa 1987. Buildings on the St. Luke's Hospital campus can be seen at the left edge of the image, and an Embassy Suites Hotel at 220 West 43rd Street at the center of the photo. Buildings in Westport, along Armour Boulevard, and Downtown can be seen in the background of the image. Baltimore Avenue runs north/south at the right edge of the image.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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H&R Block Headquarters
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Description
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Photograph, taken from the top of the Marriott Hotel at 45th and Main, looking northwest circa 1987. The H&R Block headquarters building is seen at the center of the image, on the west side of Main, with the Embassy Suites Hotel visible to the northwest. Broadway Boulevard can be seen bending west through Westport in the background. The One Main Plaza office building can be seen at the right edge of the image.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Baltimore Avenue Looking North from South of 39th Street
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Description
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View facing north along Baltimore Avenue from south of 39th Street in the Old Westport Residential District. Houses, apartment buildings and cars parked along Baltimore Avenue can be seen. The Alcazar Hotel can be seen on the west side of the street. A sign for Deluxe Laundry and Cleaners and the Calvary Baptist Church are in view on the east side of the street.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Plaza Inn Coffee Shop Menu Cover
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Description
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Menu cover for the Plaza Inn coffee shop, once located at 1 E. 45th 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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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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J. C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street through Midtown
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Description
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Photograph looking north from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard (at left) and Main Street (at right) circa 1987. The Embassy Suites hotel, at at 220 West 43rd Street, is at left, with the streetcar 43rd Street viaduct cross over the intersection of 43rd Street and J. C. Nichols Parkway. Commercial and residential buildings, including the H&R Block headquarters in the lower right corner, line both streets. The downtown skyline can be seen in the background of the image.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph