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Title
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Gadfly Makes Film Decrying Power of Eminent Domain
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Description
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Profile of Kansas City filmmaker Phillip Klein and his documentary film "Begging for Billionaires: the Attack on Property Rights in America," which exposes eminent domain abuses in Missouri and Kansas. Klein formed the Limelight Cinema Group in the late-1980s and is proprietor of the U.S. Toy Co. magic shop. He began crusading against eminent domain policies after several downtown businesses were forced to close or relocate to make room for redevelopment projects.
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Date
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2010-03-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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48th Street at Troost Avenue
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Description
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View of 48th Street entering Troost Avenue, including proposed widening/condemnation.
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Date
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1926
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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A Condemned Man
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Description
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Article describes the offer of Kansas City, Missouri to compensate Paul Thomas, owner of the Justrite Stamp Company for his property at 1301 Grand. The author reports that the city has offered Justrite Stamp Company $514,000 for the property, where the business has stood since 1959, in order to make way for the Sprint Center Arena.
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Date
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2004-11-25
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Stamped Out
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Description
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Brief article following the fate of the Justrite Rubber Stamp and Seal Company after its former location at 1301 Grand was used by the city to make way for the Sprint Center. Justrite relocated to an address in North Kansas City, Missouri; however, the author reports that Justrite purchased a competitor in November, 2005, and relocated to a building at 1701 Locust.
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Date
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2006-08-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Eat It and Beaten
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Description
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Brief interview with Danny Edwards, proprietor of Lil' Jake's Eat It & Beat It (1227 Grand), a downtown barbecue restaurant known for its famous pink concrete pig. The author writes that "the city plans to take Edwards' restaurant through eminent domain," and raze it to make way for an office building.
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Date
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2007-01-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Head Trip
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Description
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Article describes the efforts of the Kansas City, Missouri Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission to condemn Gigi's Wigs, a store located at 1221 Grand, to make way for redevelopment downtown.
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Date
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2005-05-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Blight Flight
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Description
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Article describes the reactions of Kansas City residents and business owners to the decision to build the Kansas City Police Department's new East Patrol headquarters and crime lab in a four block area near 27th Street and Prospect Avenue. Kansas City's history of racially segregated housing patterns is outlined. Neighborhood leader, Ameena Powell, is interviewed and discusses why she disagrees with the city's use of eminent domain to remove residents and businesses from the area.
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Date
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2012-08-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
