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Title
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Centropolis Hotel
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Description
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Street level view looking northwest at the southeast corner of 5th and Grand. The Centropolis, built in 1880, was the first hotel in Kansas City to install electric lighting. "As Kansas City moved southward and new hotels were built, the old Centropolis gradually faded. In later years only part of the imposing structure was used as a hotel" as shown in this photograph. For more about the hotel see this postcard and accompanying historical article http://www.kchistory.org/u?/Mrs,1292.
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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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5th Street
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Description
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Storefronts along south side of 5th Street, between Walnut and Grand, including "Bond Lunch" diner, a barbershop, and "Fern Laundry."
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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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Grand Avenue
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Description
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Street level view looking southwest from the northeast corner of 5th and Grand.
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Date
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1943
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Section of Downtown Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Reproduction of map showing a section of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Map depicts the City Market area between Delaware, Charlotte, Independence Avenue, and 3rd Street. Lot numbers are included, and some properties include handwritten notes of owners' or occupants' names.
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Date
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1931
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Grand Avenue
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Description
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View looking north on Grand Avenue from 5th Street at night.
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Date
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1946-05-21
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Grand Avenue
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Description
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View looking north on Grand Avenue from 5th Street at night. Hershey Grocery Company can be seen on right.
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Date
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1946-08-26
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Object Type
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Photograph