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Title
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Meyer Boulevard
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Description
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Description with photos and history of Meyer Boulevard, part of the park and boulevard system, from Ward to Swope Parkway, 2.80 miles long, acquired in 1913.
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Date
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1995
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Meyer Parkway City Directory Entry
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Description
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First entry in the directory: "Meyer Parkway from Sixty-fourth and Ward Parkway e. along Sixty-fourth to Paseo and thence along Sixty-fifth from Paseo to Swope Parkway."
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Date
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1913
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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A Drive to Bear His Name
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Description
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Article about the funeral for August R. Meyer and considerations for streets to bear his name.
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Date
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1905-12-01
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A. R. Meyer's Condition
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Description
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Short article about the hospitalization and subsequent death of August Meyer (1851-1905), the "father" of the park and boulevard system.
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Date
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1905-12-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Green to gray: the impact of Kessler's plan.
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Description
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Article describes the parks and boulevards system in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City, Kansas was never able to develop a comparable system and the result is obvious in the contrast between neighborhoods just across the state line that present quite different appearances.
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Date
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2005-06-25
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Rock's Lake
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Description
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Postcard of Rock's Lake nursery at 63rd and Meyer
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Parking Lot
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Description
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View of off-street parking lot near the northeast corner of Brookside Plaza, Wyandotte Street, and Meyer Boulevard.
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Date
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1948-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Ward Parkway
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Description
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Looking south along Ward Parkway from the north side of Meyer Circle.
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Date
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1932-06-22
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Ward Parkway
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Description
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W. H. Dunn, superintendent of parks, at Meyer and Ward Parkway.
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Date
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1932-06-13
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Homes of Meyer Circle
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Description
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History of Meyer Circle, developed by J. C. Nichols and George E. Kessler, with interior scenes of homes on the street.
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Date
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1994-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article