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Title
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Top of the Corridor
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Description
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Article about the "Benton Boulevard Gateway" in the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan. Federal money has been applied for to develop the Benton/St. John intersection where the stone marker bearing tribute to Thomas Hart Benton sits. "Planners aim to improve the 'geometrics' of the intersection, incorporate pedestrian elements and also create some kind of gateway feature that would signal the entrance to the St. John Corridor, the KC Museum and the Cliff Drive Scenic Byway."
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Date
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2005-11-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Benton Circle: The Early Days
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Description
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Postcard image (ca. 1925-30) of the Benton Circle intersection located at St. John Avenue and Benton and Gladstone boulevards. The accompanying article includes information about a monument and plaque at the site honoring former Missouri senator, Thomas Hart Benton.
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2009-08-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Smoother Circle at Benton Ahead
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Description
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Article discusses the Benton Circle improvements which are a part of the St. John Corridor Infrastructure and Land Use Plan. "About a year ago, residents, business owners and others from the community approved 'option c' from a set of possible plans for making the intersection of Benton and Gladstone boulevards (including St. John Avenue) safer for pedestrians and easier for motorists to navigate the right-of-way. Plans also call for enhancement of the Sen. Thomas Hart Benton memorial stone and plaque at the center of the existing traffic circle." Includes a picture of the Benton memorial and diagram of the intersection.
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Date
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2007-03-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
