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Title
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Clarence Kivett
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Description
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Photos and multiple articles about Clarence Kivett (1905-1996), an architect "design[ing] some of the city's best-known structures, including Kansas City International Airport and the Alameda Plaza Hotel (now the Ritz-Carlton, Kansas City)," Kauffman Stadium, "Macy's Downtown Store, the Missouri State Office Building [13th and Holmes Streets] and Temple B'nai Jehudah [69th and Holmes Roads]," as well as the Southwestern Bell Telephone Building [500 East 8th Street], the Katz Drugstore [Main and Westport Roads], and the Spencer Chemistry Building at UMKC. Description of his life and career, born in Saint Paul as Clarence Kivovitch and changing his name before coming to Kansas City in 1928 as an architect with Hoit, Price & Barnes, then co-organizing his firm of Kivett & Myers with Ralph Myers in 1940 but sent to Knob Noster, Missouri, until 1945 as construction supervisor of the air force base there. Kivett & Myers absorbed into HNTB (Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff) engineering firm in 1974 but not before spawning over 50 other architectural firms by 1996.
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Katz Drugstore Interior
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Description
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Interior view of the Katz store located at the intersection of Linwood and Troost. The store was the 17th in the Katz chain, and opened June 6, 1941.
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Date
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1941
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Temple B'Nai Jehudah
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Description
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Exterior view of Temple B'Nai Jehudah located at 712 E. 69th Street (69th and Holmes) in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Temple B'Nai Jehudah
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Description
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Exterior view of Temple B'Nai Jehudah located at 712 E. 69th Street (69th and Holmes) in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Temple B'Nai Jehudah
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Description
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Exterior view of Temple B'Nai Jehudah located at 712 E. 69th Street (69th and Holmes) in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Architect Who Shaped KC's Landscape Dies
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Ralph Myers, one of the most influential architects in Kansas City, died on December 3, 2007. Myers and his partner Clarence Kivett were responsible for designing the triple-terminal Kansas City International Airport, the Truman Sports Complex, the Missouri Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair, and the Macy's department store in downtown Kansas City. Myers, a graduate of Southwest High School and the University of Illinois, partnered with Kivett for over 30 years to create modern and diverse structures throughout Kansas City.
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2007-12-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Church Buys Katz Building
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The former Katz drug store building at 3948 Main St. was auctioned off and purchased by Redeemer Fellowship Church, which opened in 2008 at 3921 Baltimore. "The purchase price was not disclosed." The art deco building, with its well-known distinctive orange-striped clock tower, was designed by architect Clarence Kivett. The church plans to use the building for various community activities such as an art gallery, job training, mediation, art classes, etc.
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Date
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2011-09-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Senior Focus: The Cutting Edge of Clarence Kivett
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about Clarence Kivett, an architect designing many prominent local structures with his firm, Kivett & Myers which merged in 1975 with Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff. Description of his life and career, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1905 and coming to Kansas City around the late 1920s as an architect with Hoit, Price & Barnes, working in 1931 on the Power & Light Building and the Fidelity Bank Building. Description of his later career as architect and member of the City Plan Commission, listing his local works, including the Art Deco-style Katz Drugstore at Main and Westport Road, the Temple B'nai Jehudah at 69th and Holmes Roads, Kansas City International Airport, the Harry S Truman Sports Complex, Seville Square, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel (formerly the Alameda Plaza Hotel), United Telecom's corporate headquarters, and UMKC's Medical School and Performing Arts Center, etc.
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Date
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1991-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
