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Title
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Westgate Hotel
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Description
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The hotel was built around 1915 on the former site of the old Diamond Building that was built in 1870 and later bought by the Kansas City Times in 1883.
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Date
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1925-09-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Junction
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of Vaughan's Diamond Building; located at the intersection of 9th, Main, and Delaware at the Junction.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Vaughan's Diamond Building
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Description
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Commonly called The Junction, the Vaughan's Diamond Building was built by Major Samuel D. Vaughan on lots 3 and 4 purchased in 1865 from Scarritt and lots 1 and 2 (for $500) in 1866. The building was completed in 1870 at a cost of $40,000. Vaughan's building was sold in 1872 to Howard M. Holden for $31,790 at a sheriff's sale. The Kansas City Times newspaper bought it in 1883 for $85,000. The Times put up another building on lots 5 and 6, that was occupied in November 1885. In June 1886 both buildings were sold to Nathaniel Thayer of Boston for $300,000 and torn down for the Westgate Hotel to open on May 15, 1916.
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Date
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1954-03-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Gateway of Kansas: A Supplement to Harper's Weekly
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Description
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Illustrations of the Young Men's Christian Association Building, the Junction at 9th and Main Streets, the 8th Street Tunnel, and the 9th Street Incline.
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Date
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1888-09-15
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
