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Urban Retreat
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Description
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Color pictures of the exterior of the house on a steep Westside hilltop built in 2007 and its new courtyard and pool, owned by Ryan Fischer.
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Date
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2011-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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First Fully Bilingual Bank
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Central Bank has reached out to help the Hispanic population in the area. They are certified as a "Community Development Financial Institution". They are getting ready to open a bank on the West Side which will be Kansas City's first completely bilingual bank, meaning all employees will be fluent in both English and the Spanish language. It will also house the only ATM in the West Side.
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2004-08-18
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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New Life to the West Side
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Description
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Article about "the first private apartment project under the urban redevelopment law" in Kansas City's Westside or West Side neighborhood in the form of Quality Hill Towers, "five 10-story building with apartments for 500 families," displacing "130 families." Also plans in the same year for "Kansas City's first public housing projects" and West Side's organization of its own "improvement association."
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1950-02-25
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Great Flow of Vehicles Begins Viaduct Travel
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Photos and caption about the literal crowds of cars lined up to begin driving on the inaugural day of Southwest Trafficway.
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1950-11-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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West Side 'Shining Star' Dies
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Description
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Article reports the death of Tony Aguirre, the "father figure" of Kansas City's West Side. Aguirre coached several generations of boys and girls in numerous sports, and was known for instilling into them his motto: "Friendship, Intelligence, Sportsmanship, Honor."
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2006-03-20
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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West Side Story: Building a Neighborhood Piece by Piece...Again
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A look at Kansas City's West Side neighborhood, its history and current rennaisance. The neighborhood includes the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Guadalupe Center, the longest running Hispanic organization in the country. The area also had a strong Irish population in the late 1800s.
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Date
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2004-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Social Prospectus of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Report prepared by the Research Bureau of the Board of Public Welfare chronicling the description, demographics, industries, churches, schools, recreational activities, housing, social services available and other problems affecting seven Kansas City districts. The authors of the report pay special attention to the city's immigrant and African American communities. A broad general prospectus of the entire city is also provided. The report contains several photographs and maps provided to illustrate the nature and extant of social and health problems affecting Kansas Citians. The districts covered by the report are: the North West, the North Side, the West Side, the Swope Settlement, the Hospital, Penn Valley and the East Side.
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1913
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Object Type
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Book
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Downtown Districts Reflect Individual Strengths
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Summary and assessment of Kansas City downtown development at the end of 2009. Articles contain descriptions of activity in districts of the central city: The "Loop" (Central Business District); Government/East Village; Northeast and East; West Bottoms and West Side; Crossroads and Freighthouse; Crown Center; and Midtown/Westport. A chart shows current and recently completed building projects with estimated costs.
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Date
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2009-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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West Side Park Plea: Two I-670 Spans Asked
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Description
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Illustrated map and article of the "plan for fitting the proposed I-670 into the West Side neighborhood with a minimum of disruption." Plans for "two bridges, at Jarboe and Summit, with wide pedestrian plazas alongside the traffic lanes to avoid severing the Mulkey Park area north of the depressed road," etc.
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1972-12-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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West from BMA
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Description
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View facing west, taken from the BMA Tower, located at 700 W. 31st Street. An industrial area, a portion of the Westside neighborhood, and the WDAF tower can be seen.
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Date
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1964-06-18
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Northwest from BMA
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Description
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View facing northwest, taken from the BMA Tower, located at 700 W. 31st Street. An industrial area, a portion of the Westside neighborhood, and the Kansas River can be seen.
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Date
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1964-06-18
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Object Type
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Photograph
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North from BMA - Southwest Trafficway
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View facing north, taken from the BMA Tower, located at 700 W. 31st Street. A portion of the Westside neighborhood, Summit Street, Southwest Trafficway, and downtown buildings can be seen.
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Date
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1964-06-18
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Church of Christ House
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Description
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View looking northeast of the Church of Christ Building that once stood at 1657 Jefferson Street.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westside Christian Church
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Description
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View looking north of the Westside Christian Church at the corner of Jefferson Street and West Pennway.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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St. John A.M.E. Church
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Description
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View looking east of the St. John A.M.E. Church Building that once stood at 1747 Belleview Avenue.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Richard Cabot Clinic
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View looking southwest of the Richard Cabot Clinic at 1811 Summit Street.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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