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Title
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The Best Known Building in Westport
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Description
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Article tells the history of the building currently occupied by Kelly's Westport Inn from the platting of the Town of West Port in 1836 through 1904, when W. W. Meriwether sold the property to John and Jake Wiedenmann.
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Date
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2008-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Boone's Trading Post (Meriwether and Son)
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Description
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Full frontal view looking northwest from southeast corner of Westport Road and Pennsylvania; shows Meriwether and Son as occupant.
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Date
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1892
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Boone's Trading Post (Wiedenmann Brothers Grocery Store)
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Description
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View of the Wiedenmann Brothers store with members of the Wiedenmann family and other unidentified people standing outside, located on the northwest corner of Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Date
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1904
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Building Foundation
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Interior view of foundation detail; from research report on the building.
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Date
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1969
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Ceiling and Wall Intersection
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Description
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Interior view of second floor ceiling and wall intersection; from research report on the building.
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Date
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1969
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Center Beam and Post
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Description
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Interior view of center beam and post; from research report on the building.
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Date
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1969
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Door
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Description
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Interior view of second story door; from research report on the building.
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Date
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1969
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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George Wiedenmann: Westport Fixture Shared Bright Outlook
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Description
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Obituary information on George Wiedenmann of Overland Park, Kansas, who died on May 29, 2007 at the age of 82. "Originally from Germany, George Wiedenmann's family settled in the Westport area in 1854. While Wiedenmann was growing up, his grandfather owned a grocery at Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue called Wiedenmann's Brothers Grocery--in the historic building that is now Kelly's Westport Inn." Wiedenmann was a member of the Westport Historical Society and he worked for Russell Stover Candies for 25 years.
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Date
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2007-06-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A Hollywood Homecoming
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Description
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Article about the movie ''Lenexa 1 Mile'' directed by Shawnee Mission West graduate Jason Wiles. Discusses filming at Kelly's Westport Inn and Wiles' acting career.
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Date
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2005-06-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Joists
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Description
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Interior view of first floor joists; from research report on the building.
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Date
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1969
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Julia R. Wiedenmann McElroy
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Description
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Obituary for Julia "Judy" Wiedenmann McElroy who died October 9, 2005 at the age of 93. She was born July 30, 1912 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Jacob C. and Mary L. Wiedenmann, descendents of a pioneer family from Germany who settled in 1854 in Westport. Her grandparents store is now Kelly's Westport Inn. She was married to Perrin D. "Mac" McElroy, public administrator of Kansas City who preceded her in death in 1963.
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Date
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2005-10-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Kelly's Bar
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Description
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Photograph of Kelly's Westport Inn, at 500 Westport Road, in the early 1980s. Standing to its west, at the left of the photo, is the Chouteau-Bridger Building at 504 Westport Road, with Stanford and Sons restaurant and comedy club as its tenant. Both buildings were built circa 1850 and are among the oldest buildings in Kansas City.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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