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Title: Westport Bank
Description: Photograph of the Westport Bank building at the southeast corner of Westport Road and Broadway circa 1980. The bank originally opened in this location in 1906, and in 1978, the building underwent a $300,000 renovation aimed at creating a contemporary version of the building's original facade. The building was torn down in July 2018 for a mixed-use development project.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 501 Westport Road
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Embassy Suites and Westport
Description: 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.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 433 Westport Road
Description: Photograph of a the building at 433-35 Westport Road in the late 1970s. Ground floor tenants include Baber's Classic Cup at 433 Westport and Natural Wear, a clothing store, and Earth Shoe outlet, at 435 Westport. The Westport Square development united the buildings on the block bound by Westport Road, Archibald Street, Broadway, and Pennsylvania Avenue into a shopping and dining center with a central courtyard in 1973.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 433 Westport Road
Description: Photograph of a the building at 433-35 Westport Road in the late 1970s. Ground floor tenants include Baber's Classic Cup at 433 Westport, and an architecture firm's offices occupy the second floor. The Westport Square development united the buildings on the block bound by Westport Road, Archibald Street, Broadway, and Pennsylvania Avenue into a shopping and dining center with a central courtyard in 1973.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport and Main
Description: Photograph of the Montrose Apartments building at the corner of 40th and Main Streets in the early 1980s, looking east from the intersection of Westport Road and Main. The building was designed by Shepard & Wiser and built in 1923. It was demolished in early 1998 and the site used for a parking lot. St. Paul's Episcopal Church stands to the south, across 40th Street.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Intersection of Westport & Pennsylvania
Description: Photograph of the intersection of Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue circa 1923. Wiedenmann Brothers Grocery Store, at 500 Westport Road, can be seen on the northwest corner of the intersection, and Doerschuk's Prescription Drug Store, at 501 Westport, is on the southwest corner. Signs reading "Mogul Overalls" hang on the building at 433 Westport, on the southeast corner, which was the home to Klein's clothing store. The northeast corner, a vacant lot at the time of the photo, was the original location of the pre-Civil War Harris-Kearney House, a hotel and later a private home, which was moved to a location several blocks away in 1922. It was replaced by a commercial building shortly thereafter.
Date: 1923~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport High School
Description: Photograph of Westport High School on 39th Street circa 1980. The high school was built in 1908. Westport High School was closed by the Kansas City School District in 2010, and sold to private developers in 2014.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport Road and Main Street
Description: Photograph of the intersection of Westport Road and Main Street, looking west, in the early 1980s. Part of the Skaggs Drugstore (formerly Katz Drugstore) is visible at left. The commercial building on the north side of Westport Road houses businesses, including the Seville Barber Shop.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: St. Luke's Hospital and Westport
Description: 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.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Elevated View of Westport and St. Luke's Hospital
Description: Photograph looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View building (later American Century north tower) of the St. Luke's Hospital campus, and buildings in Westport beyond, circa 1987. Hospital buildings occupy the foreground of the image, with the Allen School building and the Westport House senior apartments visible in the background left.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Stanford and Sons
Description: Photograph of Stanford and Sons restaurant and comedy club, at 504 Westport Road, circa 1980. Standing to its east, at the right of the photo, is Kelly's Bar at 500 Westport Road. Both buildings were built circa 1850 and are among the oldest buildings in Kansas City. The Manor Bakery building is visible in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Stanford and Sons
Description: Photograph of Stanford and Sons restaurant and comedy club, at 504 Westport Road, circa 1980. Standing to its east, at the right of the photo, is Kelly's Bar at 500 Westport Road. Both buildings were built circa 1850 and are among the oldest buildings in Kansas City. The Manor Bakery building is visible in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kelly's Bar
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kelly's Bar & Stanford and Sons
Description: Photograph of Kelly's Westport Inn, at 500 Westport Road, circa 1980. 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.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kelly's Bar & Stanford and Sons
Description: 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.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3916 Broadway Boulevard
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of Astaur Gulaian ; Son Oriental Rugs store at 3916 Broadway Boulevard. Gulaian moved into this building ca. 1930; the business closed in 1989. Located in the Westport neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4134-36 Broadway Boulevard
Description: Photograph circa 1980s, looking west, of an apartment building at 4134-36 Broadway Boulevard. At some point after 1986, the building was demolished and a parking lot replaced that space in 1989. Located in the Westport neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kelly's Bar
Description: 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.
Date: 1974~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4300 Block of Belleview Avenue
Description: Photograph of the 4300 block of Belleview Avenue, looking north toward Westport Road, circa 1986. An apartment building at 4324-26 Belleview can be seen at the left edge of the image. A yellow and black film developing kiosk can be seen in the background of the image, at the intersection of Belleview, Westport Road, and Summit Street/Southwest Trafficway.
Date: 1986~
Object Type: Photograph

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