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Title: Gold Found in Janssen Place: Fact or Fiction?
Description: Article recounting a mysterious manuscript relating the story of a miner on the 1849 Gold Rush, and his possible buried treasure in a cave spring, along the Santa Fe Trail, in what is now Janssen Place, near 39th and Gillham Road.
Date: 1977-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Janssen Place Residential District
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Janssen Place
Description: Nomination form for the National Register from September 1975 for the Janssen Place residential district.
Object Type: Report

Title: Hyde Park Neighborhood
Description: Nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places for the Hyde Park residential district or neighborhood.
Object Type: Report

Title: Interview with Bob and Bruce Gershon
Description: Interview with Bruce and Bob Gershon about the history of their family company, Arrowhead Fabricare Services. They discuss the building's construction at the corner of 39th and Troost, salvaging furs and leather goods from Plaza stores after the 1977 flood, their garment company clients, a venture into hat-making, and share stories about their lives, families, and the dry-cleaning business.
Date: 2009-10-24
Object Type: Video Recording

Title: 22nd Annual Baseball Luncheon
Description: View of the 22nd annual Baseball Luncheon in honor of the Kansas City Blues held by the South Central Business Association at the Bluebird Cafeteria.
Date: 1949-05-03
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Apartment Buildings on Troost
Description: View looking northwest of five apartment buildings located at 4008-4026 Troost Avenue.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Minnick Appliances
Description: View looking northwest of the Minnick Appliances store building that once stood at the corner of 47th Street and Troost Avenue. A sign for Bendix Radio is on display in the window.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Spivey Residence
Description: View looking southeast of the Spivey Residence at 3605 Gillham Road.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Spivey Residence
Description: View looking east of the Spivey Residence at 3605 Gillham Road. The house is in a state of disrepair.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Spivey Residence
Description: View looking east of the Spivey Residence at 3605 Gillham Road.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Doanleigh Wallagh House
Description: View looking south of the Doanleigh Wallagh house at 217 E. 37th Street.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 8th Annual Inaugural Dinner Dance
Description: View of the 8th annual Inaugural Dinner Dance held by the South Central Business Association at the Kansas City Athenaeum.
Date: 1928
Object Type: Photograph

Title: St. George's Episcopal Church
Description: Exterior view looking east of St. George's Episcopal Church, once locate on the southeast corner of 32nd Street (now Linwood Boulevard and Troost Avenue.
Date: 1892
Object Type: Photograph

Title: St. George's Episcopal Church
Description: Interior view of St. George's Episcopal Church, once located on the southeast corner of 32nd Street (now Linwood Boulevard) and Troost Avenue, decorated for Easter.
Date: 1892
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Re-Opening of the Isis Theatre
Description: Three interior and exterior photographs of the Isis Theatre in the Wirthman Building on the southwest corner of 31st Street and Troost Avenue. The left hand photograph shows an exterior view of the Isis Theatre looking northwest along Troost Avenue. Several people standing in the street can be seen. Signs for B&G Hosiery, Bo-Peep Juvenile Shop, Walker's Lunch, Vogue Hosiery, and Linwood State Bank are in view. The middle photograph shows an interior view of the Isis Theatre. The right hand photograph shows an exterior view looking southwest along Troost Avenue. Several people standing in the street can be seen. Signs for Dr. John R. Stivers, L. L. Potts Dentist, Royal Shirt Shop, Thom McAn, Vogue Hosiery, and B&G Hosiery are in view. A Troost streetcar is in view. A label beneath the photograph reads: The Isis Theatre was destroyed by fire on March 9, 1939 and was re-opened to the public on October 6, 1939. The 3100 block on Troost Avenue was closed to traffic and it was estimated that 25,000 people attended the celebration.
Date: 1939-10-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Janssen Place
Description: Postcard of entrance to Janssen Place neighborhood.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Hyde Park
Description: Postcard of a view in Hyde Park.
Date: 1915
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Janssen Place
Description: Full frontal view of residence located at 54 Janssen Place.
Date: 1989
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Janssen Place
Description: Partial frontal view of residence located at 20 Janssen Place.
Date: 1989
Object Type: Photograph

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