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Title: Fat Lady Sings For Former Opera House
Description: One of the oldest buildings downtown, the former Grand Opera House at 700 Walnut is slated for demolition. The building was built in 1891 by Melville Hudson and Abraham Judah. Since 1926 it has been used as a parking garage. The property is owned by Tower Properties, the real estate affiliate of Commerce Banchares Inc. The building is not protected by local or federal historic status and apparently no efforts will be made to preserve it.
Date: 2007-01-14
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: PAC Parking Deadlock: Mountain or Molehill?
Description: City planners and architect Moshe Safde have clashed on where to place the parking garage for the Performing Arts Center. Safde says that the city manager's proposal to save money by moving the garage downhill and east could actuallly end up costing more and would be much less convenient for visitors.
Date: 2004-12-05
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Police Officers and Motorcycles
Description: View of Kansas City Police Department motorcycle officers lined up on both sides of the Police Garage.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Building near Southwest Trafficway
Description: View of structure near Southwest Trafficway in the area of Westport Road.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Parade
Description: Unidentified marching band in grass lot prior to construction; located on the block bounded by 12th, Wyandotte, 13th, and Central.
Date: 1953
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Garage Construction
Description: Aerial construction view looking southeast; lot located between 12th and 13th and Wyandotte and Central.
Date: 1953
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: Director of Traffic Department Jack A. Hutter drives a modern sweeper used to help keep the garage clean.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: L. P. Cookingham At Garage Dedication
Description: L. P. Cookingham welcomes the first official parkers to the garage: former Mayor William E. Kemp, President of Chamber of Commerce Frances J. Fitzpatrick, and "Miss Downtown" Sharon Knickmeyer.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage Opening
Description: Guests at preview party inspect garage from tractor-drawn "Preview Express."
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: During dedication and opening ceremonies Director of Public Works Reed McKinley poses with Mr. McKinley in the oldest car provided by the Horseless Carriage Club.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: City Manager L.P. Cookingham welcomes the first car into the garage while garage manager Robert W. Hoffman presents a parking ticket to Director of Traffic Jack A. Butter.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: During dedication and opening ceremonies, City Manager L.P. Cookingham interviews Director of Traffic Department Jack A. Hutter and garage manager Robert W. Hoffman during the city's Sunday afternoon television show, "Profile".
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: View of audience and television camera from speakers' stand during opening and dedication program.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: Unidentified police officer pretends to write up a ticket to an unidentified gentlemen posed in a Reo.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walt Bodine Interview
Description: Walt Bodine, WDAF Radio, interviews Mrs. Gerald Frieling, wife of Kansas City Public Service Company Executive; Mr. John Monroe, member, Kansas City Board of Parks Commission; Mr. Graham W. Watt, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager; and "Miss Downtown" Sharon Knickmeyer while transcribing a short program to be broadcast on "Monitor" over the NBC Radio network.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Officials at Garage Dedication
Description: L.P. Cookingham, city manager; Barney L. Allis, President of the Trianon Hotel Company (Muehelbach Hotel); and Nathan Rieger, Mercantile Bank and Trust Company discuss garage at reception prior to preview.
Date: 1955-12-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p852
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 50th Street south to E. 51st Street and from Grand Avenue east to Holmes and a portion from Volker Drive south to E. 51st Street and from Rockhill Road east to Lydia Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Noted at top of page, "Add'l Sheet Dec. 1933."
Date: 1917/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p853
Description: A portion of Kansas City, Missouri, from E. 55th Street south to E. 58th Street and from Prospect Avenue east to Walrond Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Noted at top of map, "(786) Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1935."
Date: 1917/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p858
Description: A portion of Leeds, Missouri, from E. 35th Street Terrace south to E. 37th Street and from Beacon Avenue east to Bennington Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Noted at top of map, "(705-Vol. 5) Add'l Sheet, Nov. 1939."
Date: 1917/1957
Object Type: Map

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