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Title: Westport Square: A Dividend from the Past
Description: Article about the extensive planning going into the business district called Westport Square, describing the restoration of several old buildings to create an attractive, late Victorian appearance for the mostly commuting shoppers from Johnson County. Discussion also about the disparity of lifestyle paces between suburban commuters and local shoppers in Midtown or Westport, with photos.
Date: 1973-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Westport Ballet Building Gets Temporary Reprieve
Description: Discusses changes imposed on the proposed Eckard drug store construction preventing the building at the northwest corner of Westport Road and Main Street from being demolished.
Date: 1998-03-26
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Landmarks Commission Hears Appeal to Save Former Westport Ballet Studio
Description: Discusses efforts to add the building at the northwest corner of Westport Road and Main to the Kansas City Register of Historic Places.
Date: 1998-01-22
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Preservationists Lose Bid to Save Historic Westport Building
Description: Details the failure to place the building on the northwest corner of Westport Road and Main Street onto the Kansas City Register of Historic Places and discusses the structure's future.
Date: 1998-01-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Coming of Age: The Nelson-UMKC-Westport Celebrate Landmark Anniversaries
Description: Comprehensive history of the town of Westport, from 1833 to 1983, including its founding by John McCoy, expansion and decline with the Santa Fe trade and Civil War, regrowth as a Kansas City suburb from 1880 to 1930, deterioration from 1930 to the 1970s from urban migration "to newer suburbs," and revitalization starting in the late 1960s through neighborhood associations and cooperation between businesses and artisans, with photos.
Date: 1983-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Toll Gate to Westport: Marking of Historic Site a Bicentannial Project for Society
Description: Article about the Jackson County Historical Society's project for the "old Turnpike Route," mentioning the following streets involved: Grand Avenue, Main Street, 27th Street, 25th Street, 15th Street, 29th Street, Baltimore Avenue, 30th Street, Washington Street, Broadway Boulevard, Hunter Avenue, 2nd Street, and 31st Street.
Date: 1975-11
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The First Flight to the Suburbs
Description: Story of the dynamic growth of the city from 1880 to 1900, culminating with the assimilation of Westport as the city's first suburb.
Date: 1980-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Office Building at 4141 Broadway
Description: View looking northeast of the office building at 4141 Broadway Boulevard near its intersection with Lawrence Street in Westport.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: A Midtown Renaissance
Description: Article about the revitalization of Westport and/or Midtown Kansas City, including business organizations and neighborhood associations reclaiming the area after decades of post-war suburban flight, through urban renewal and architectural restoration, with photos.
Date: 1976-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Hi, Neighbor! How about Sprucing Up Your Store at 39th and Main?
Description: Article about the poor conditions for shopping, health, and aesthetics at the Milgram's Supermarket at 3967 Main Street, part of "the Mid-City shopping area (39th Street and Main)," opened in 1933 at the former location of the front yard of the Harris House hotel, describing the business district's history in brief and the supermarket's discrepancy in condition compared to surrounding, well-kept buildings, as well as Milgram's service in other parts of town, with photo.
Date: 1978-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Revitalization of Main Street
Description: Article about the various organizations involved in the "revitalization" of Midtown business district along Main Street from 31st to 47th Streets, with photos.
Date: 1980-06
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Is 39th Street Coming Back?
Description: Article about the signs of both decline and coming back of the 39th & Main business district.
Date: 1976-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Apartment Building at 4129 Broadway
Description: View looking northeast of an apartment building at 4129 Broadway Boulevard in Westport. A portion of the building to the north can be seen on the left hand side of the image.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 42nd and Broadway Building
Description: 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.
Date: 1984~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Office Building at 4125 Broadway
Description: View looking northeast of an office building located at 4125 Broadway Boulevard near its intersection with Archibald Avenue in Westport. A car parked on Archibald Avenue can be seen. A portion of an office building across Archibald Avenue on the right hand side of the image and a portion of the apartment building at 4129 Broadway Boulevard on the right hand side of the image are in view.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Storefront Buildings on Main
Description: View looking northeast of a row of storefronts along Main Street at its intersection with Westport Road. Cars on Main Street are in view. Signs for the Salvation Army Thrift Store, Westport Distributors, Jo Art's Jewelry, and Moten's Shoe Repair can be seen. A portion of the Southwell Building is in view on the right hand side of the image.
Date: 1990~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Office Building at 4141 Broadway
Description: View looking northeast of the office building at 4141 Broadway Boulevard southeast of its intersection with Lawrence Street in Westport. A portion of the Mr. Glean Car Wash Building can be seen on the right hand side of the image.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Mr. Gleam Car Wash Building
Description: View looking northeast of the Mr. Gleam Car Wash Building on Broadway Boulevard southeast of its intersection with Lawrence Street in Westport.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Robert Baker Interiors House at 4317 Main
Description: View looking east of a house that once stood at 4317 Main Street between its intersection with 43rd and 44th streets. A sign for Robert Bakers Interiors, Inc. can be seen in the front yard.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Districts Reflect Individual Strengths
Description: Summary and assessment of Kansas City downtown development at the end of 2009. Articles contain descriptions of activity in districts of the central city: The "Loop" (Central Business District); Government/East Village; Northeast and East; West Bottoms and West Side; Crossroads and Freighthouse; Crown Center; and Midtown/Westport. A chart shows current and recently completed building projects with estimated costs.
Date: 2009-12
Object Type: Magazine Article

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