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Fat Lady Sings For Former Opera House
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Description
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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.
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2007-01-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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PAC Parking Deadlock: Mountain or Molehill?
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2004-12-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Police Officers and Motorcycles
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Description
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View of Kansas City Police Department motorcycle officers lined up on both sides of the Police Garage.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Auditorium Plaza Garage
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Description
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Director of Traffic Department Jack A. Hutter drives a modern sweeper used to help keep the garage clean.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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L. P. Cookingham At Garage Dedication
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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.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Auditorium Plaza Garage Opening
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Description
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Guests at preview party inspect garage from tractor-drawn "Preview Express."
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Auditorium Plaza Garage
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Auditorium Plaza Garage
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Auditorium Plaza Garage
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Description
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The garage is officially opened as Mayor H. Roe Bartle and Sharon Knickmeyer, "Miss Downtown", are driven through the entrance.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Auditorium Plaza Garage
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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".
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Auditorium Plaza Garage
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Description
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View of audience and television camera from speakers' stand during opening and dedication program.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Auditorium Plaza Garage
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Description
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Unidentified police officer pretends to write up a ticket to an unidentified gentlemen posed in a Reo.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Walt Bodine Interview
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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.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Officials at Garage Dedication
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1955-12-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Auditorium Plaza Garage Dedication
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Former Mayor William E. Kemp giving the dedicatory address prior to the opening of the garage.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Miss Downtown
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Description
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Miss Downtown, Sharon Knickmeyer, poses with former Mayor William E. Kemp in Reo supplied by Horseless Carriage Club.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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H. Roe Bartle
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Description
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Mayor H. Roe Bartle at Preview Party reception.
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Date
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1955-12-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Auditorium Plaza Garage
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During dedication and opening ceremonies, Mayor William E. Kemp discusses garage with unidentified man.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Auditorium Plaza Garage Dedication
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Former Mayor William E. Kemp giving the dedicatory address prior to the opening of the garage.
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Date
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1955-12-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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