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Title: More Than Just a Parking Garage Going Up at Rockhurst
Description: Article about the parking garage planned for Rockhurst University at the corner of Rockhurst Road and Troost Avenue. Efforts are being made by Rockhurst officials to "make it not look like a parking garage" and work with the surrounding neighborhoods.
Date: 2011-03-02
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Fat Lady Sings For Former Opera House
Description: One of the oldest buildings downtown, the former Grand Opera House at 700 Walnut is slated for demolition. The building was built in 1891 by Melville Hudson and Abraham Judah. Since 1926 it has been used as a parking garage. The property is owned by Tower Properties, the real estate affiliate of Commerce Banchares Inc. The building is not protected by local or federal historic status and apparently no efforts will be made to preserve it.
Date: 2007-01-14
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Studna Garage Building
Description: National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Studna Garage Building at 415 Oak Street includes description, photographs, and history.
Date: 2006-01-01
Object Type: Report

Title: PAC Parking Deadlock: Mountain or Molehill?
Description: City planners and architect Moshe Safde have clashed on where to place the parking garage for the Performing Arts Center. Safde says that the city manager's proposal to save money by moving the garage downhill and east could actuallly end up costing more and would be much less convenient for visitors.
Date: 2004-12-05
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: National Garage
Description: Full frontal and partial side view looking north; located on southwest corner of 11th and McGee.
Date: 1978
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: Director of Traffic Department Jack A. Hutter drives a modern sweeper used to help keep the garage clean.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: L. P. Cookingham At Garage Dedication
Description: L. P. Cookingham welcomes the first official parkers to the garage: former Mayor William E. Kemp, President of Chamber of Commerce Frances J. Fitzpatrick, and "Miss Downtown" Sharon Knickmeyer.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage Opening
Description: Guests at preview party inspect garage from tractor-drawn "Preview Express."
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: During dedication and opening ceremonies Director of Public Works Reed McKinley poses with Mr. McKinley in the oldest car provided by the Horseless Carriage Club.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: City Manager L.P. Cookingham welcomes the first car into the garage while garage manager Robert W. Hoffman presents a parking ticket to Director of Traffic Jack A. Butter.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: The garage is officially opened as Mayor H. Roe Bartle and Sharon Knickmeyer, "Miss Downtown", are driven through the entrance.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: During dedication and opening ceremonies, City Manager L.P. Cookingham interviews Director of Traffic Department Jack A. Hutter and garage manager Robert W. Hoffman during the city's Sunday afternoon television show, "Profile".
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: View of audience and television camera from speakers' stand during opening and dedication program.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: Unidentified police officer pretends to write up a ticket to an unidentified gentlemen posed in a Reo.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walt Bodine Interview
Description: Walt Bodine, WDAF Radio, interviews Mrs. Gerald Frieling, wife of Kansas City Public Service Company Executive; Mr. John Monroe, member, Kansas City Board of Parks Commission; Mr. Graham W. Watt, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager; and "Miss Downtown" Sharon Knickmeyer while transcribing a short program to be broadcast on "Monitor" over the NBC Radio network.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage Dedication
Description: Former Mayor William E. Kemp giving the dedicatory address prior to the opening of the garage.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Miss Downtown
Description: Miss Downtown, Sharon Knickmeyer, poses with former Mayor William E. Kemp in Reo supplied by Horseless Carriage Club.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: During dedication and opening ceremonies, Mayor William E. Kemp discusses garage with unidentified man.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage Dedication
Description: Former Mayor William E. Kemp giving the dedicatory address prior to the opening of the garage.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Auditorium Plaza Garage
Description: Miss Downtown, Sharon Knickmeyer, and Mayor H. Roe Bartle pose in old Reo.
Date: 1955-12-04
Object Type: Photograph

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