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Title: Unidentified West Plaza Apartment Building
Description: Photograph of an unidentified apartment building circa 1986. The Plaza West office building, at 4600 Madison Avenue, can be seen in in the upper left edge of the image.
Date: 1986~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Athenaeum Club
Description: Photograph of the Kansas City Athenaeum building at the corner of Campbell St. and Linwood Boulevard circa 1981. The building, designed by architect Samuel Tarbet and opened in 1914, serves was the home for the Kansas City Women's Athenaeum Club, which was founded in 1894 and focused on cultural programming for local women. With club membership dwindling, the building was sold to the Kansas City alumnae chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority in 2015. The LaSalle apartment building, a 14-story building which served as apartments, a hotel, and senior housing and was demolished in 2001, can be seen to the east of the Athenaeum.
Date: 1981~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Athenaeum Club
Description: Photograph of the Kansas City Athenaeum building at the corner of Campbell St. and Linwood Boulevard circa 1981. The building, designed by architect Samuel Tarbet and opened in 1914, serves as the home for the Kansas City Women's Athenaeum Club, which was founded in 1894 and focused on cultural programming for local women. With club membership dwindling, the building was sold to the Kansas City alumnae chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority in 2015. The LaSalle apartment building, seen in the photograph with the name Defenders' Townhouse, Inc., was a senior housing facility at 922 Linwood. The 14-story building also served as apartments and a hotel and was demolished in 2001.
Date: 1981~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Chandler Court
Description: Photograph of the Chandler Courtyard, at the southeast corner of 47th and Wyandotte Streets, circa 1980. The courtyard features a large fountain, alternately known as the Pan or Bacchus Fountain. The building adjacent to the courtyard was home to clothing store Swanson's.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oak Ridge Manor
Description: Photograph circa 1980, looking north, at the west end of a home at 5410 NE Oak Ridge Drive, originally built around a log cabin in 1829 by James Compton. A Compton family member lived in the home until 1954, when it was sold to Louise Sandstrom who converted it into a restaurant. It opened in 1983 as Stroud's North, Oak Ridge Manor Restaurant & Bar. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Dr. James Compton Residence.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Stanford and Sons
Description: Photograph of Stanford and Sons restaurant and comedy club, at 504 Westport Road, circa 1980. Standing to its east, at the right of the photo, is Kelly's Bar at 500 Westport Road. Both buildings were built circa 1850 and are among the oldest buildings in Kansas City. The Manor Bakery building is visible in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1320 West 12th Street
Description: Photograph of 12th Street, looking west from 1320 West 12th Street to Liberty Street, in the early 1980s. The Kansas City Bolt, Nut & Screw Company spans a large segment of the block east of Hickory Street. Buildings to its east were demolished after being destroyed by a 1983 fire.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: City Bank and Trust Company
Description: Photograph of City Bank, at 1800 Grand Boulevard, circa 1980. The building opened as Grand Avenue Bank in 1976, and was designed by the Kivett & Myer architecture firm. The firm changed its name to City Bank and Trust Company in 1978. The Power and Light and Davidson buildings can also be seen in the background of the image, to the northwest.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 9th Street West Between Forest Street and Lydia Street
Description: Photograph looking west toward Forest Street, circa 1980s. On the left is the building at 901 Tracy Ave. Built in 1900, the building was Unity Inn's vegetarian restaurant and theater playhouse in 1925. At the time of the photograph, it housed a Salvation Army Thrift Store. Looking west, the First Church of Christ, Scientist tower, at 1117 East 9th, is visible. The Fidelity National Bank building, at 909 Walnut, can be seen in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: First Church of Christ Scientist
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of a church at 1117 E. 9th Street, which originally housed The First Church of Christ, Scientist, until sometime in the mid 1980s. It was built in the 1897. Located in the Paseo West neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of a church at 934 Norton Avenue. The church building has housed several church congregations over several years including the Holy Trinity Catholic Church. It was built in 1926. Located in the Lykins neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3200 Independence Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s looking southeast, of the Benton Theater building that was at 3200 Independence Avenue, on the northeast corner of Independence Avenue and Benton Boulevard. It was built ca. 1911 and served as a church after the theater closed in 1952. It was demolished in 2015, after the roof collapsed in 2014. In the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 917 Tracy Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of a building at 917 Tracy Ave. The building was part of the first headquarters for the Unity Church. Built in the early 1910s, it was in the Paseo West neighborhood. The building was demolished in 2005.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William Chick Scarritt Residence
Description: Photograph, looking west, circa 1980s of the William Chick Scarritt Residence at 3240 Norledge Avenue. Son of Reverend Nathan Scarritt, a wealthy farmer and landowner, William Chick Scarritt was a prominent Kansas City lawyer. The home was designed in 1888 by John Wellborn Root, partner in the highly respected architectural firm of Burnham and Root. In 1976, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the William Chick Scarritt Residence and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of the Scarritt Point Historic District. The home served as a nursing home from the mid-1940s until the early 2000s; since then, it has been under renovation and served as a single family home.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4026 Central Street
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the single family home at 4026 Central Street in the Westport neighborhood. It was demolished in 1986. James B. Nutter & Company built an office building in that location.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 200 Olive Street
Description: Photograph circa 1980s looking west on Pendleton Avenue, toward Park Avenue. The three-story building on the left is at 200 Olive Street, a multiple family dwelling, built in 1900. Next to it is 2311 Pendleton Avenue, a duplex apartment building. At the end of the block is a single family home. Built in 1885, its address is 203 Park Avenue. Located in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William Chick Scarritt Residence
Description: Photograph, looking northwest, circa 1980s of the William Chick Scarritt Residence at 3240 Norledge Avenue. Son of Reverend Nathan Scarritt, a wealthy farmer and landowner, William Chick Scarritt was a prominent Kansas City lawyer. The home was designed in 1888 by John Wellborn Root, partner in the highly respected architectural firm of Burnham and Root. In 1976, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the William Chick Scarritt Residence and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of the Scarritt Point Historic District. The home served as a nursing home from the mid-1940s until the early 2000s; since then, it has been under renovation and served as a single family home. Located in the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3200 Norledge Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the single family home at 3200 Norledge Avenue. The home was built around 1888 at 3218 N. Gladstone Boulevard for Judge William Wallace, a lawyer famous for prosecuting the James Brothers gang in the 1880s. In 1909, the home was moved to its current location on Norledge Avenue to allow construction of the the R.A. Long Mansion. After it was moved, significant redesign took place, under the direction of architect L. Grant Middaugh. The home is referred to as the Wallace Castle, due to its design. From the mid-1940s until the late 1960s, it served as a convalescent home. Later, it was used by the Kansas City Museum for offices. In 1997, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Scarritt Point North Historic District. In 2018, the city of Kansas City put the home up for public auction. Located in the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oak Ridge Manor
Description: Photograph circa 1980, interior of the home at 5410 Northeast Oak Ridge Drive, originally built around a log cabin in 1829 by James Compton. James's daughter, Emma Compton. lived in the home until 1954, when it was sold to Louise Sandstrom who converted it into a restaurant. Sandstrom kept the interior furnishings intact. The restaurant opened in 1983 as Stroud's North, Oak Ridge Manor Restaurant & Bar. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Dr. James Compton Residence.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William Chick Scarritt Residence
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the southwest corner, looking northeast, of the William Chick Scarritt Residence at 3240 Norledge Avenue. Son of Reverend Nathan Scarritt, a wealthy farmer and landowner, William Chick Scarritt was a prominent Kansas City lawyer. The home was designed in 1888 by John Wellborn Root, partner in the highly respected architectural firm of Burnham and Root. In 1976, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the William Chick Scarritt Residence and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of the Scarritt Point Historic District. The home served as a nursing home from the mid-1940s until the early 2000s; since then, it has been under renovation and served as a single family home. Located in the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

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