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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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View Looking North from the Westport Arms Apartment Building
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Description
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View facing north across Armour Boulevard from the west side of the Westport Arms Apartment Building in the Hanover Place Residential District. A sign for the Pioneer Room cocktail lounge, once located at 301 Armour Boulevard inside of the Westport Arms Building can be seen. Cars parked along Armour Boulevard are in view. The Ellision Apartment Hotel Building can be seen on the north 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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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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Kelly's Bar
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Description
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Photograph of Kelly's Westport Inn, at 500 Westport Road, in the early 1980s. Standing to its west, at the left of the photo, is the Chouteau-Bridger Building at 504 Westport Road, with Stanford and Sons restaurant and comedy club as its tenant. Both buildings were built circa 1850 and are among the oldest buildings in Kansas City.
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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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Kelly's Bar & Stanford and Sons
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Description
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Photograph of Kelly's Bar at the corner of Westport and Pennsylvania in the late 1970s. Stanford and Sons restaurant and bar stands to its south at 504 Westport Road.
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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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Kelly's Bar
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Description
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Photograph of Kelly's Bar at the corner of Westport and Pennsylvania circa 1974. Mack-Lang Printing stands to its southwest in the Bridger Building at 504 Westport Road.
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Date
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1974~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kelly's Bar & Mack-Lang Printing
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Description
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Photograph of Kelly's Bar at the corner of Westport and Pennsylvania circa 1974. Mack-Lang Printing stands to its southwest in the Bridger Building at 504 Westport Road.
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Date
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1974~
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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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View looking southeast of the Southwell Building on Main Street in Midtown from just north of its intersection with Westport Road. Cars parked along Main Street can be seen. Signs for JR's Discount, the Shape Shop, Harling's Upstairs, Love Records, and Clint's Comics 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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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 1980s. The building was designed by architects McKecknie and Trask and opened in 1929. Recycled Sounds, The Futon Company, and Metcalfe Key are among the ground-floor tenants, with Harling's Upstairs Bar and Grill occupying the second floor.
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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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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