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Title
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We Will Dedicate Our New Office Building
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Description
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Full page ad with illustrations about the dedication of the newly- constructed Kansas City Life Insurance Company Building at Broadway and Armour Boulevards on August 1, 1924.
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Date
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1924-07-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Give Your Regards to Broadway, KC
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Description
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Discussion of the proposed light-rail plan and its affect on Penn Valley Park. The plan calls for the removal of Broadway or technically Penn Valley Drive within the Park between 26th and 31st streets. "Kessler Drive and other roads through the park also would close. Wyandotte Street, which runs along the east edge of the park, and Memorial Drive would remain open." Citizens, however, are concerned about the rerouting or closing of Broadway.
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Date
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2006-11-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Broadway's Busy Vista
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Description
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Article with a large photo of Broadway Boulevard's path between downtown and the Plaza, regarding its role as "Kansas City's most prominent north-south artery" and its importance in the Midtown stability and economic progress.
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Date
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1959-01-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Columns Embellish Corridor
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Description
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Two pairs of columns have been added to downtown. One pair is at Broadway and 5th Street and the other at U.S. 169 and Missouri 9 highways. The columns are part of an ongoing campaign known as the Broadway Corridor Enhancement Program and are designed to make the entrance to downtown more inviting.
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Date
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2005-01-23
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Farewell to an Eyesore
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Description
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Tony Krsnich won unanimous approval from the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority for a 25-year property tax abatement to restore the Chatham Apartments located at 3701 Broadway. The Chatham Apartments building was built in the 1920s and will be gutted and renovated into 33 one-bedroom apartments available to people ages 55 and older.
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Date
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2010-12-01
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Broadway's Bouncing
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Description
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Article describes $65 million in redevelopment projects along a four-block stretch of Broadway between 34th and 37th streets. The largest of the projects is a major expansion of Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, including a new health sciences facility in the former Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Building (3444 Broadway). Other projects include renovations to the Hyde Park Apartments, Broadway Uptown Center, Ambassador Apartments, Chatham Hotel, and Valentine Apartments.
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Date
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2009-02-18
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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History on the Parade
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Description
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For the first time in nearly three decades, Kansas City's annual St. Patrick's Day parade will take place in the Midtown/Westport area. The article describes the historic buildings, churches, and businesses along the parade route--from 33rd and Broadway south to 43rd Street--that have Irish roots. A few of the sites include Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Browne's Irish Market and Deli, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, and Kelly's Westport Inn.
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Date
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2009-03-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
