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Title
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Was it Bomb?
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Description
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Article describes a probable bombing of the First National Bank of Kansas City (14 W. 10th Street). An explosion, which injured nine people, erupted in an employee lavatory near the vault of the bank.
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Date
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2008-01-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Ruling on Bretton's Bankruptcy Action
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Description
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Article about the closing of Bretton's Incorporated, once one of Downtown's most popular restaurants.
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Date
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1976-03-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Auction Claims All That Made Bretton's
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Description
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Photos and text about the auction of the equipment of the restaurant at 1215 Baltimore Avenue.
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Date
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1976-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Defining Downtown
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Description
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Portion of larger article about downtown. Includes a colored map of the 8 major districts downtown. Also included is a sequence of graphics detailing businesses and buildings of a 4-block area encompassing 9th St. to 11th St. and Main to Wyandotte St. in the 1920s, 1950s, 1980s and the 2000s. This includes 10th and Baltimore, the location of the First National Bank that will become the Central Branch of the Kansas City Public Library.
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Date
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2002-09-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Making Way for a Mystery
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Description
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DST Realty plans to demolish the building at 1400 Baltimore Ave. once known as the IBM Buuilding, and a parking garage just west at 117 W. 14th St. According to DST, they have no future plans for the properties at this time. Includes photo of the buildings.
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Date
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2007-09-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Power & Light Revamp is a Go
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Description
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Article announces that a redevelopment plan for the Kansas City Power & Light Building located at 106 W. 14th Street has been approved by the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority. Details of the redevelopment plan that will be executed by NorthPoint Development are provided. It is stated that the first of 217 apartments will be made available by the end of 2015 and that the entire project should be completed by mid-2016.
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Date
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2014-08-23
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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13th and Baltimore
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Description
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Brief history of the southwest corner of 13th Street and Baltimore Avenue and Ned Eddy's family's businesses in Kansas City. The corner was the location of the upscale supper club Eddy's Restaurant from 1949 to 1964. The 300-seat restaurant, designed by Municipal Auditorium architect Alonzo Gentry, featured a number of high-profile entertainers and was the only site developer J. C. Nichols owned in Downtown. Eddy's Restaurant was demolished after it closed and was replaced by a Chicago Title Co. location. The corner is currently slated for redevelopment.
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Date
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2014-09-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
