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Title: Embassy Suites and Westport
Description: Photograph, looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward Westport circa 1987. The Embassy Suites hotel, at at 220 West 43rd Street, occupies the center of the image, with commercial buildings in Westport occupying the background of the image. J. C. Nichols Parkway curves through the upper right, and a building on the St. Luke's Hospital campus occupies the lower left.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nichols Road
Description: Photograph, looking northeast from an elevated position at Nichols and Central, of Nichols Road storefronts and other buildings circa 1987. N. Valentino and Strauss-Peyton occupy storefronts on the north side of Nichols, and the Giralda Tower is visible at right. The Fountain View building (later American Century Investments north tower), One Main Plaza, Marriott Hotel, and Hilton Plaza Inn, all near the intersection of 45th and Main Streets, are visible in the background of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street Buildings and Southmoreland
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), circa 1987. One Main Plaza office building occupies the left side of the image, and the Marriott Hotel on the right. The Southmoreland neighborhood and Kansas City Art Institute campus are visible between the buildings.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: One Main Plaza and Marriott Hotel
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the One Main Plaza office building at 4435 Main and the Marriott Hotel at 4445 Main Street circa 1987. Buildings on the Kansas City Art Institute campus can be seen to the east across Warwick Boulevard.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Marriott and Hilton Plaza Hotels
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the Hilton Plaza Hotel at 1 East 45th Street and the Marriott Hotel at 4445 Main Street circa 1987. To the east across Walnut Street, the All Souls Unitarian Church is pictured behind the Marriott, and the Simpson House, at 4509 Walnut, and the Montreux apartments stand to the south. The Nelson Art Gallery is also pictured in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4300 and 4400 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph, looking northeast from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the east side of the 4300 and 4400 blocks of Main Street in the late 1980s. The One Main Plaza office building at 4435 Main Street occupies the lower right corner. A QuikTrip convenience store and Best Western hotel stand to its north on Main Street, and the Southmoreland neighborhood stretches to the north and east. Tall residential and office buildings line Armour Boulevard in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Marriott Hotel Main Street
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the Marriott Hotel at 4445 Main Street circa 1987. The hotel stands on the northeast corner of 45th and Main Streets.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street through Midtown
Description: Photograph looking north from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard (at left) and Main Street (at right) circa 1987. The Embassy Suites hotel, at at 220 West 43rd Street, is at left, with the streetcar 43rd Street viaduct cross over the intersection of 43rd Street and J. C. Nichols Parkway. Commercial and residential buildings, including the H&R Block headquarters in the lower right corner, line both streets. The downtown skyline can be seen in the background of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street through Midtown
Description: Photograph looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View building (later American Century north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard from roughly 44th Street circa 1987. Buildings on the St. Luke's Hospital campus can be seen at the left edge of the image, and an Embassy Suites Hotel at 220 West 43rd Street at the center of the photo. Buildings in Westport, along Armour Boulevard, and Downtown can be seen in the background of the image. Baltimore Avenue runs north/south at the right edge of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: South View from City Hall Roof
Description: Photograph, looking northwest from the roof of City Hall, of the Downtown, Crossroads, and Crown Center areas circa 1986. Oak Street runs north/south at the left of the image, and McGee Street runs through the middle of the photograph. The Hyatt Regency Hotel, at 2345 McGee, is among the buildings visible in the background of the image. The Sprint Center area was built on the blocks in the foreground, north of I-670, between 2005-2007.
Date: 1986~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Alameda Plaza Hotel
Description: Photograph, looking southwest from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) building, of the Alameda Plaza Hotel at 401 Ward Parkway circa 1987. The Raphael Hotel is also visible at the left side of the image, on the southeast corner of Ward Parkway and Wornall Road. North of Brush Creek, the Plaza Time and Plaza Medical commercial and office buildings are pictured in the foreground.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

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