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Title
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Park and Boulevard System
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Description
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Award program for the Park and Boulevard System as the National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark on October 21, 1974.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Recreation Advances in Kansas City
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Description
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Report on improvements to public recreation facilities "vested in the Division of Recreation of the Welfare Department, but close cooperation is given by the Park Department and the Board of Education," including playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, baseball diamonds, etc.
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Date
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1941-10
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Object Type
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Magazine
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Title
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Kansas City Centennial 1850-1950 - Souvenir Program
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Description
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Souvenir program book the Kansas City centennial celebration. The book details the events, organizations involved, and people associated with the celebration. The book contains many advertisements and brief articles detailing the history of various Kansas City area businesses, organizations, and public figures. An index for the book can be found on page 144.
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Date
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1950
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Crime Diminishes Park's Glory
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Description
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Article describes how drug and criminal activity has made Independence Plaza Park a dangerous place for children and residents of Northeast Kansas City. Past and current efforts of the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department to make the park safer are detailed. Concerned citizens and individuals residing near the park are interviewed and express their concerns. The park is located on Independence Avenue, between Brooklyn and Park Avenues.
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Date
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2013-08-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Parks Improved in 2003, is 87% Good Enough?
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Description
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The city's Parks and Recreation Department started conducting random inspections of 129 of the city's parks. There were 948 reports logged in 2003 and in 829 of the cases the conditions were rated as acceptable. The Northeast area has these parks which were rated unacceptable: Budd Park, Independence Plaza Park, Lykins Square and Sheffield Park. The most improved park is Winner Park at 8400 Independence Avenue.
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Date
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2004-01-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Tall Oder for Park Charmers
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Description
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The Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners agreed to showcase six large sculptures by Mackenzie Thorpe at the Mill Creek Park. The oversize art works will be for sale. The Parks Department will receive a portion of the generated revenue.
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Date
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2006-05-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Pedestrian Trail to Connect Cliff Drive to City Market
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Description
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The Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department has received a grant from the National Scenic Byway Program for the construction of a pedestrian and biking trail connecting the Cliff Drive Scenic Byway to the Riverfront Heritage Trail. The search for a construction and design company will begin in May 2013.
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Date
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2012-08-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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KC Parks Enjoy Impressive Rebound
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Description
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The SHAPE program (Safe, Healthy and Attractive Public Environments) initiated by Kansas City in 2003 appears to be working. The parks are cleaner and tennis courts, fountains, benches, and drinking fountains have been restored or replaced. Parks mentioned include Ashland Square, Sanford Brown Plaza, Loose Park, Seven Oaks Park, Ivanhoe Park, and Parade Park.
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Date
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2009-07-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Rojas Adds to Duties
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Description
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Cici Rojas, president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, became, what is believed to be, the first Hispanic commissioner on the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners. She was sworn in on Tuesday, May 13, 2003.
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Date
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2003-05-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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What Makes Kansas City Fountains Royal Blue?
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Description
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Article detailing the process of dyeing Kansas City fountains different colors to raise awareness for a cause. Local company Blue Valley Laboratories produces nine different colors of fountain dye, and any organization can apply to dye one or more of eight fountains in the city. Money raised by dying the fountains goes into the Parks and Recreation Department's fountain maintenance and restoration fund.
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Date
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2014-10-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Master Plan Developed for KC Park Department
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Description
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A master plan for the Parks and Recreation Department has been developed by the consulting firm of Bucher Willis & Ratliffe. The plan finds that the department is overextended in covering 211 parks with dimished staff and budget. The study also recommends reallocation of resources to serve residents north of the river and the growing Hispanic population.
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Date
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2005-01-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Troupe Group Hopes to Raise Curtain on Space
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Description
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Article describes the Just Off Broadway Theater Association, a coalition of community theater groups based in Penn Valley Park at 3051 Central Avenue. The article reports a five-year agreement between the association and the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department, reached in December, 2005, giving the association greater responsibility for maintaining its building and the ability to raise funds for improvements and additions to it.
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Date
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2005-12-28
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Sheffield Pool
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Description
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View of unidentified children swimming at Sheffield Pool and Shelter Building.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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City Park
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Description
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City park located at 27th Street and Madison Avenue. Designers Elpidio Rocha and Dale Eldred were awarded for imaginative use of materials in the design of this park.
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Date
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1964
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Ashland Park
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Description
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View of junior wading pool at Ashland Park.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Troost Lake
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Description
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View of Troost Lake, located between 28th and 29th streets and Troost Avenue. The Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department received an award for urban design synergy in its restoration of Troost Lake.
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Date
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1976
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Feline Exhibit Construction Site Sign
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Description
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Full view of a sign indicating the proposed site for a new feline exhibit at the Kansas City Zoo. Designer E. F. Corwin, Jr. received an award for his work on this and other signs put in place by the Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Department on park property under construction.
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Date
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1972
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Budd Park, Sunday Picnic
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Description
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Postcard of a Sunday school Picnic at Budd Park in the Northeast area.
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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J. V. Lewis
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Description
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Head and shoulders portrait of J. V. Lewis, Superintendent of Parks from 1939-1963. Before becoming the superintendent, he worked as field engineer for the Park Department.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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