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Title
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Days in Old Hall End
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Description
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Abandonment of the 56-year-old structure, once the only tower to rival the New York Life Building in height and used to view Lindbergh's landing in 1927.
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Date
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1938-11-20
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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City Hall
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Description
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Kansas City City Hall opened October 25, 1937, with a height of 423 feet and 30 stories. Located on 12th Street, bounded by Oak, Locust, 11th and 12th Streets. Built with a PWA grant of $1,575,000 for the building and $1,64,827 for the plaza and garage. Contract awarded to Swenson Construction Company. Architects Wight & Wight. PWA grants on the building amounted to 45 of the total cost of labor and materials, with all excavation work done by federal relief labor.
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Date
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1905-04-21
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Object Type
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Book
