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Title
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Chic Center at the Spot Where Kansas City Began
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Description
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Story of the Westport Square business district centered at Pennsylvania and Westport Roads, designed to reinvigorate surrounding residential districts, discussing also the problems caused by such development, such as parking, with photos.
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Date
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1979-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Westport Bank
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Description
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Westport Bank, located at 331 Westport Road, between Broadway Boulevard and Central Street. Architect Walter L. Fisher was awarded for restoration design on this building.
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Date
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1978
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westport, Missouri
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Description
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Looking west along Westport Road from Wyandotte Street.
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Date
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1890
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westport, Missouri
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Description
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Panoramic drawing of Westport, Missouri, looking north along Pennsylvania Avnue from south of Westport Road.
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Date
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1855
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Pennsylvania Street
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Description
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Looking north along Pennsylvania just south of Westport Road.
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Date
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1923
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View Looking East of the Westport Bank Building
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Description
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View facing east of the Westport Bank Building, once located on the eastern corner of Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard. A sign advertising Video Westport can be seen. Pedestrians and cars traveling along Westport Road are in view.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Historic Old Westport
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Description
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Map showing historic Westport, Missouri. Includes current and original street names, location of homes and businesses (including original and modern site, if relocated).
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Westport Road Looking Southwest from near Baltimore Avenue
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Description
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View facing southwest along Westport Road from near its intersection with Baltimore Avenue in the Old Westport Residential District. Cars parked and traveling along Westport Road can be seen. The Harris-Kearney House, a Safeway grocery store and the Launderette laundromat are in view.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westport Avenue
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Description
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View of Westport Avenue, looking east at Broadway Boulevard. Identified as "Old Westport Views."
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Date
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1920~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Perry Orphans' Home and Grounds
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Description
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Perry Orphans' Home and grounds, located at Westport Road and Belleview.
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Date
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1917-11-10
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway at Westport Road
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Description
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View looking north on Broadway Boulevard from Westport Road.
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Date
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1947-07-14
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westport Road
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Description
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View looking southwest from 530 Westport Road (Mill Street).
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Date
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1947-07-14
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway at Westport Road
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Description
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View looking north on Broadway Boulevard from Westport Road. Shows automobiles and an unidentified young man standing in the median.
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Date
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1948-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Westport Road
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Description
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View looking southwest from 530 Westport Road from Mill Street.
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Date
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1948-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway at Westport Road
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Description
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View looking southeast on Broadway Boulevard across its intersection with Westport Road.
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Date
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1948-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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KC Themes Enliven Hotel
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Description
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Article announces that the former Holiday Inn hotel located at 801 Westport Road will officially become the 816 Hotel as of May 22, 2014. Details of the nearly $500,000 renovation of the building are provided. A selection of the hotel's Kansas City-themed rooms are described, including: the Trans World Airlines (TWA) room, the National World War I Museum room, and the Mutual Musicians Foundation room. Doug Gamble, one of the hotel's partners, is interviewed and describes the project.
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Date
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2014-05-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Boone's Trading Post (Meriwether and Son)
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Description
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Full frontal view looking northwest from southeast corner of Westport Road and Pennsylvania; shows Meriwether and Son as occupant.
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Date
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1892
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Object Type
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Photograph