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Title
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Coca-Cola Building
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Description
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Distant view, looking northeast from atop Union Station, of Coca-Cola Building under construction.
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Date
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1915
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Firestone Building
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Description
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Photograph of the Firestone Building at 2001 Grand Boulevard, the southwest corner of 20th and Grand, in the early 1980s. Built to serve as the Kansas City branch of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, the building was completed in 1916. At the time of the photograph, it still served as a Firestone outlet, with a retail operation on the first floor.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Western Auto Building
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Description
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View looking north along Grand Avenue of the Western Auto Building.
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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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Vendo Company Building
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Description
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View looking southwest of the Vendo Company Building that once stood at 1908-1914 McGee Street. To its right are the buildings that once stood at 1916-1918, 1920-1926, and 1928-1930 McGee Street. The Firestone Building and the Western Auto, also known as the Coca-Cola, Building can be seen in the background.
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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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Gillham and Pershing Roads Looking North from 25th Street
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Description
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View facing north along Gillham and Pershing Roads from their intersection with 25th Street. A service station sign advertising Wilcox Gasoline can be seen on the east side of Gillham Road. Several prominent downtown Kansas City buildings are in view in the background. Cars traveling north along Gillham and Pershing roads can be seen.
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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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Western Auto Building
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Description
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View looking southeast of the Western Auto building, once the Coca-Cola building, at 2015 Grand Boulevard.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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McGee Street
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Description
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View looking south along McGee Street from 20th Street.
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Date
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1922-05-29
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View South from atop Coca-Cola Building
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Description
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Panoramic view looking south from the roof of the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) building at 2107 Grand Avenue. Neighborhoods and business districts south of downtown can be seen. Several buildings are in view, including: General Hospital, General Hospital No. 2, Rahe's Automobile and Tractor (also known as the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, Schutte Lumber Company, Union Station, and the Sweeney Automobile School (later the BMA Building). In view are signs for: Oldsmobile, Holsum Bread, Melton Tire & Battery, Norwalk Tires, Kelly Tires, Racine Tires, White Rose Butter, Sunshine Biscuits, Merit Bread, Camel cigarettes, National Biscuit Company, and Folger's Coffee Company. Signboard Hill can be seen to the northwest of Union Station. The view spans the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks, which are in view on the right hand side of the photograph.
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Date
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1922~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Coca-Cola Building
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Description
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View looking northeast of the Coca-Cola Building located at southeast corner of 21st Street and Grand Avenue.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Coca-Cola Building and Vicinity
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Description
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Promotional drawing produced by the Ennis-Edwards Realty Company and included within a booklet promoting the advantages of the Coca-Cola Building. The illustration highlights the building's close proximity to the Liberty Memorial, Union Station, rail lines, major streets, the downtown hotel district, the retail district, the office building district, and the headquarters of the Kansas City Star and Times newspapers.
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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View West from atop General Hospital
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Description
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Panoramic view looking west from roof of the General Hospital Building that once stood at 24th and Locust streets. The view looks into downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. Several buildings are in view, including: Schutte Lumber, the Sweeney Automobile School (later BMA) Building, Union Station, the Rahe Auto & Tractor School (also the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) Building, the Firestone Building, and General Hospital No. 2. In view are signs for: Racine Tires, Camel cigarettes, Kelly Tires, Carey Roofing, and Franklin Ice Cream. The Signboard Hill area can be seen to the southwest of Union Station.
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Date
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1922-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View West from atop General Hospital
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Description
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Panoramic view looking west from roof of the General Hospital Building that once stood at 24th and Locust streets. The view looks into downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. Several buildings are in view, including: Schutte Lumber, the Sweeney Automobile School (later BMA) Building, Union Station, the Rahe Auto & Tractor School (also the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) Building, the Firestone Building, and General Hospital No. 2. In view are signs for: Racine Tires, Camel cigarettes, Kelly Tires, Carey Roofing, and Franklin Ice Cream. The Signboard Hill area can be seen to the southwest of Union Station.
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Date
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1922-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Work near Kellogg-MacKay Company Building
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Description
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View looking southeast from near the intersection of 20th and Main streets of the back side of the Kellogg-MacKay Company building at 2026-2030 Walnut Street. Workers and a truck in an empty lot can be seen. The Coca-Cola Building, later the Western Auto Building is in view in the background.
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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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View North from near 22nd and Holmes
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Description
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Panoramic view looking north from near 22nd and Holmes streets. Downtown can be seen across the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks. Several buildings are in view, including: the Carnie-Goudie Company Building, Union Station, the Coca-Cola Company (later the Western Auto) Building, and the Firestone Building. In view are signs for: National Biscuit Company, the Studebaker Riley Company, Carey Roofing, Camel cigarettes, Franklin Ice Cream, Shuff Battery Tire & Electric Service, and the Southwest Warehouse Company.
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Date
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1922-05-22
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Object Type
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Photograph