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Title: Wornall Road
Description: Looking south along Wornall from 80th during construction.
Date: 1952-08-27
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Wornall Road
Description: Looking south along Wornall from 83rd Terrace during construction.
Date: 1952-08-27
Object Type: Photograph

Title: People near Loose Park Lake
Description: Looking southwest at unidentified people at lake, located on east side of park. Also shows Wornall Road.
Date: 1940
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Brush Creek
Description: Looking east along Brush Creek just west of Wornall Road.
Date: 1992
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 75th and Wornall
Description: View looking northwest of stores and buildings along 75th Street from its intersection with Wornall Road. Cars and pedestrians on 75th Street and Wornall Road can be seen. A sign for Ferrell's Jewelry is in view.
Date: 1995~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Marco Polo’s Trattoria and Marco Polo's Groceria
Description: View looking southwest of the rear side of Marco Polo’s Trattoria restaurant and Marco Polo's Groceria grocery store in a building that once stood at 7514 Wornall Road. The location once housed the original Jasper's Italian restaurant.
Date: 1997~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Aerial photograph of one square mile of Kansas City, Missouri showing the area around and including Loose Park and Sunset Hill. Wornall Road and Ward Parkway are visible. Map identified from set as Section 31, Township 49N, Range 33W, S-101.
Date: 1964-04
Object Type: Map

Title: South Plaza Neighborhoods Looking Southwest from North of 51st Street
Description: Elevated view facing southwest from north of 51st Street of the South Plaza, Countryside and Sunset Hill residential districts. Houses, apartment buildings and other structures are in view. Loose Park can be seen on the right hand side of the image.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Romanelli Gardens
Description: Aerial view of residential district Romanelli Gardens near 69th and Wornall Road.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Decades of Death
Description: Article discusses the prevalence of traffic accidents and subsequent deaths along a stretch of Wornall Road south of 90th Street and attempts to correct the problem.
Date: 2001-01-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Pub Grub
Description: Brief article describing the conversion of one of Kansas City's oldest restaurants, the Romanelli Grill (7122 Wornall Road), into an Irish pub named The Gaf. The author reports that an interior "facelift" has improved the facilities, and while the Romanelli Grill's trademark carts are no longer used to serve patrons, the fried catfish (a staple at Romanelli) remains on the menu of The Gaf.
Date: 2005-11-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: This is Your Father's Bar
Description: Article announces the retirement of Waldo bar owner, Bobby Baker. Baker is interviewed and describes how his father and longtime tavern owner, Johnny Baker, was connected to the Pendergast political machine as well as his own decision to enter the bar business. Baker states that his daughter, Becky Hamrich, will take over the popular bar in 2013.
Date: 2012-12-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Chat Room
Description: Review of The Gaf Pub and Grille, located at 7116 Wornall Road. The Gaf opened in October, 2005, replacing the "beloved midtown saloon and restaurant," The Romanelli Grill, which closed in July, 2005 after 70 years of business.
Date: 2005-12-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Biography of John B. Wornall (1822-1892), Pioneer
Date: 2003
Object Type: Biography

Title: A Panoramic View of the "Lost" Townships
Description: Article about the early roads and railroads of Jackson County settlements in and around Kansas City, including the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Wornall Road. "The first [Missouri Pacific] train from St. Louis arrived in Kansas City Sept. 25, 1865...."
Date: 1965-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Unplanned Glory of Wornall Road
Description: Column spotlights the "eclectic" and "bustling" Waldo business district along south Wornall Road, described by the author as an "urban planner's vision of hell." Some of the long-time Waldo businesses mentioned include Bobby Baker's Lounge, the Waldo Grain Company, Explorer's Percussion, and Larry's Wholesale Tire Warehouse.
Date: 2012-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Good Roads and Safe Bridges
Description: Booklet filled with photos of Troost Avenue and Wornall Road south of 63rd Street and Blue Avenue or 15th Street, as well as other main arteries, illustrating the need for road maintenance.
Date: 1908-10
Object Type: Book

Title: Historical Society May Acquire Wornall Home
Description: Short description of the house's history and early attempts of the Jackson County Historical Society to purchase the pre-Civil War house at 61st Terrace and Wornall Road.
Date: 1963-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

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