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Title
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Bancroft School
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Description
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Exterior view of Bancroft School, initial building located at 4300 Tracy Avenue.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bancroft School
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Description
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Full frontal exterior view of Bancroft School located at 4300 Tracy Avenue.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bancroft Elementary - From Eyesore to Community Gem
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Description
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Article describes plans to transform the vacant Bancroft Elementary School building (4300 Tracy) into a LEED Platinum housing complex and community center. Fifty housing units are scheduled to be built in and around the building property. The project is a collaboration between several organization and agencies, including the Make it Right Foundation (MIR), Dalmark Development Group, LLC, Green Impact Zone, and the Mid-America Regional Council.
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Date
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2012-02-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1950, Page p541
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 42nd Street south to E. 43rd Street and from Harrison Street east to Tracy Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1950
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1957, Page p541
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 42nd Street south to E. 43rd Street and from Harrison Street east to Tracy Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Abandoned Bancroft School to Undergo $14 Million Conversion in Corridor Neighborhood
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Article reports on a plan to convert the old Bancroft School building at 43rd Street and Tracy Avenue into a housing facility surrounded by 6,000 square of feet of community space. The project is led by the Bancroft School Redevelopment Team, which is made up of the Historic Manheim Park Association, The Green Impact Zone, Mid-America Regional Council, and other organizations.
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2012-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Actor's Charity Takes up KC Cause
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Description
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The Make It Right Foundation (founded by Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt) and BNIM architects will renovate the former Bancroft School at 4300 Tracy Ave. that was closed in 2000. "The $14 million project calls for the existing 103-year-old brick school building to be converted into 29 affordable apartments with a 6,250-square-foot community center on the main floor." There will also be room for the office of the Manheim Neighborhood Association. "The entire project will be built to LEED Platinum environmental standards and marks the first major project to be built in the Green Impact Zone, which was designated and funded with the help of U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver about two years ago."
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Date
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2012-02-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Making a Dent
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Description
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Article describes the current state of Kansas City's Green Impact Zone. Anita Maltbia, Executive Director of the Green Impact Zone Assistance Center, is interviewed and describes the program's successes and challenges. Maltbia references several ongoing projects and lists initiatives she hopes to begin in the future.
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Date
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2013-01-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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District's Learning as It Sells Schools
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Description
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Article reports on efforts by the Kansas City, Missouri, School District to sell several vacant properties. The Old Faxon, Bancroft, and Norman school buildings have been sold and negotiations are underway for the sale of the former West High School building. Four more school buildings--Willard, Manchester, Greenwood, and Seven Oaks--are slated for sale.
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Date
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2009-06-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
