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Westport, Missouri
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Looking northwest from the southeast corner of Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue in Westport, Missouri. Boone's Trading Post can be seen on the right.
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Date
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1892
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Photograph
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Resilient Westport Looks Ahead
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Article describes efforts by Westport business owners and the Westport Community Improvment District to adapt to a changing customer base and stiff competition from other entertainment districts. Created in 2003, the Westport Community Improvement District has been pivotal in growing Westport's residential population and office base, as well as funding for streetscaping and security improvements. Several Westport retailers are profiled in the article.
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2009-03-17
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Newspaper Article
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George Wiedenmann: Westport Fixture Shared Bright Outlook
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Obituary information on George Wiedenmann of Overland Park, Kansas, who died on May 29, 2007 at the age of 82. "Originally from Germany, George Wiedenmann's family settled in the Westport area in 1854. While Wiedenmann was growing up, his grandfather owned a grocery at Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue called Wiedenmann's Brothers Grocery--in the historic building that is now Kelly's Westport Inn." Wiedenmann was a member of the Westport Historical Society and he worked for Russell Stover Candies for 25 years.
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2007-06-19
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Newspaper Article
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The Best Known Building in Westport
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Article tells the history of the building currently occupied by Kelly's Westport Inn from the platting of the Town of West Port in 1836 through 1904, when W. W. Meriwether sold the property to John and Jake Wiedenmann.
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2008-02
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Magazine Article
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Weidenmann Family Came to Westport Area in 1850s
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Article tells of the Weidenmanns, one of the early families in Westport. They operated a store in the building that now houses Kelly's Westport Inn from the 1860s until 1927 and had extensive land holdings in the area.
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1988-07-20
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Newspaper Article
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Walls and Foundation
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Interior view of foundation detail; from research report on the building.
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1969
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Photograph
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Post and Foundation Stone
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Interior view of post and foundation stone; from research report on the building.
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1969
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Photograph
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Ceiling and Wall Intersection
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Interior view of second floor ceiling and wall intersection; from research report on the building.
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1969
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Photograph
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Building Foundation
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Interior view of foundation detail; from research report on the building.
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1969
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Photograph
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Joists
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Interior view of first floor joists; from research report on the building.
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1969
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Masonry Strap
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Interior view of masonry strap detail; from research report on the building.
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Date
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1969
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Stonework
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Interior view of masonry detail; from research report on the building.
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Date
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1969
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Door
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Interior view of second story door; from research report on the building.
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1969
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Center Beam and Post
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Interior view of center beam and post; from research report on the building.
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Date
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1969
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Object Type
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Photograph
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