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Title: Brush Creek Pedestrian Bridge
Description: Wilbur Dunn, Director of Parks Department, along the banks of Brush Creek near the pedestrian bridge at Central and Ward Parkway.
Date: 1932-06-13
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p779
Description: A portion of northeastern Kansas City from about E. 46th Street south to E. 47th Street and from Wabash Avenue east to Chestnut Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1917/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1945, Page p779
Description: A portion of northeastern Kansas City from about E. 46th Street south to E. 47th Street and from Wabash Avenue east to Chestnut Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1917/1945
Object Type: Map

Title: The Long Struggle to Tame Brush Creek.
Description: Article chronicles the history behind the Brush Creek Flood Control and Beautification Project begun in the 1980s. Besides flood control, the project was designed to unite various neighborhoods.
Date: 2004-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Country Club Plaza
Description: Elevated view looking northwest of the Country Club Plaza taken from south of Brush Creek near Wyandotte Street.
Date: 1940
Object Type: Photograph

Title: A Tale of Two Projects: New Planning Processes Change Community Attitudes
Description: Introduction to two separate articles showing how two projects in 1998 were stopped as a result of strong community opposition, and the later results when the community became involved in the planning process: "West Edge Integrates New Office, Retail and Hotel With Existing Apartments" and "Revamped Master Planning Effort Results in 'Partners Project for Planning'." The "West Edge" details the efforts to redevelop the block from 48th Street to Ward Parkway in the Brush Creek Plaza and the "Revamped Master Plan" tells about UMKC's efforts to involve the community and the creation of the Touchstone Group.
Date: 2003-04
Object Type: Newsletter Article

Title: Benton Boulevard Bridge over Brush Creek, Three Fourths Completed
Description: Photo and caption about the new (1922) Benton Boulevard bridge crossing Brush Creek and connecting northeast Kansas City with the Swope Park area.
Date: 1922-10-15
Object Type: Newspaper

Title: Spirit of Freedom Fountain
Description: View of the Spirit of Freedom Fountain, located south of Brush Creek between Benton Boulevard and Cleveland Avenue. Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department staff, engineers Larkin & Associates, and sculptor Richard Hunt received awards for their work on the creation of this fountain.
Date: 1982
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City's Deluge
Description: Photos and article about the destructive flash flood along Brush Creek and the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City in 1977, sweeping away numerous automobiles and engulfing a trailer park, etc.
Date: 1977-09-26
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: City beneath a City
Description: Article about the sewer works under the city in general, also featuring a discussion on their role in flood prevention, including "the expressway of the sewer system," Brush Creek.
Date: 1979-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Traveling Fire Show Lights the Night on Brush Creek
Description: An event called WaterFire Kansas City was held on September 8, 2007, on Brush Creek at the Country Club Plaza. The show originated in Rhode Island and uses both sights and sounds to entertain. "A series of log bonfires were set with torches in the middle of the creek in the heart of the Country Club Plaza as throngs of people lined creek walkways, banks and bridges. New Age, classical, opera and other music resonated along the waterway, and fire-eating dancers entertained." The event is scheduled to return on October 13, 2007.
Date: 2007-09-09
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Map of the Country Club Plaza
Description: Tour and store directory map for the Country Club Plaza shopping center. A note records that the illustration is based on an original 1947 map and revised of January 1967. Significant Plaza buildings, shops and amenities are shown. The reverse side provides a directory of retail and service shops with addresses and telephone exchange numbers. A text description of the Country Club Plaza is also included.
Date: 1967
Object Type: Map

Title: Brush Creek - Rockhill Road Bridge
Description: View looking northeast of the Rockhill Road bridge over Brush Creek.
Date: 1912~
Object Type: Photograph

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