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Title
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Old Prison May Acquire New Role
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Description
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Photo and article about the plans for preservation of "[t]he old Vine Street Workhouse at 2011 Vine, a 19th-century penal institution now used as a transfer point for city refuse" and possibly "developed as a museum commemorating the black community of Kansas City." Description of preservation and reuse efforts of commission members including Joe Mattox, J. Nelson Happy, and Jane Flynn for the workhouse and "an adjoining fire station at 2033," both with castle-like appearances.
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Date
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1977-09-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Heads Go Up, and Official Thumbs Go Down
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Description
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Eight self-portrait ceramic head sculptures done by Kansas City Art Institute students sit perched on the roofline of an apartment building at 48th and Jefferson called Vanity Fair. The heads were glued in place by apartment owner Don Anderson. The apartment building was designed by Nelle E. Peters and is part of the Poets Group located near the Country Club Plaza and is in a historic district. The city's Landmark Commission now wants the heads taken down.
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Date
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2004-09-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Simpson-Yeomans / Country Side Historic District
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Description
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Nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places for the Simpson-Yeomans, also known as Country Side, residential district. The report contains information concerning notable structures within the district and their prior owners, including Thomas J. Pendergast. Pendergast's former home is described as being located at 200 W. 54th Street and having been designed by architect Frederick Gunn.
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Date
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1984~
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Object Type
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Report
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Title
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Landmarks Commission Slides Finding Aid
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Description
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The Landmarks Commission was established in 1970 to locate and identify Kansas City’s historic and architecturally significant structures and districts. This collection of slides contains images of Kansas City’s residences, businesses, churches, landmarks, and views of the city.
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Date
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1970~/1999~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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P34-4 Miscellaneous Landmarks Commission Photographs Finding Aid
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Description
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The Miscellaneous Landmarks Commission Collection contains images produced by various Kansas City, Missouri city departments during the 1920s through the 1980s. This subcollection is a part of the Landmarks Commission Collection (P34).
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Date
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1920~/1989~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Condominium Owners File Suit To Head Off Artwork Accident
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Description
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Owners of some of the condominiums in the Vanity Fair building at 700 W. 48th Street are suing the building manager over the ceramic heads perched on top of the building. They claim the heads are dangerous and want the defendant, Don Anderson, to remove them. The Kansas City Landmarks Commission is also thinking of suing Anderson in Municipal Housing Court.
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Date
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2005-05-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Establishing a New Downtown Community
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Description
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Book chapter that summarizes urban renewal and historic preservation projects in the Quality Hill area of downtown Kansas City during the 1980s. Efforts carried out by civic and city government organizations are summarized. Maps and photographs are provided.
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Date
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1990
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Object Type
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Book Section
