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Title
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Modern Communication
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Description
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The controversial bronze statue, Modern Communication, was created by Terry Allen and unveiled on September 8, 1995, in the courtyard in front of the police communications headquarters building and the Municipal Court on Locust between 12th and 11th streets. "This bronze statue depicts a businessman standing atop his briefcase with his eyes covered by his tie, his fingers in his ears, and a shoe in his mouth" (from "American Institute of Architects Guide to Kansas City Architecture and Public Art," 2000).
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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City Finally Finds Home for Statue
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Description
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The controversial statue, Modern Communication by Terry Allen in front of the police communications headquarters, will be moved around the corner to make room for the police headquarters expansion. The move has the approval of the artist.
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Date
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2012-01-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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City Hall
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Description
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Postcard of Kansas City's first City Hall (later police headquarters), once located at 4th and Main streets.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Blight Flight
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Description
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Article describes the reactions of Kansas City residents and business owners to the decision to build the Kansas City Police Department's new East Patrol headquarters and crime lab in a four block area near 27th Street and Prospect Avenue. Kansas City's history of racially segregated housing patterns is outlined. Neighborhood leader, Ameena Powell, is interviewed and discusses why she disagrees with the city's use of eminent domain to remove residents and businesses from the area.
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Date
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2012-08-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Treating Inmates In-House
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Description
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Article on the success of the new nurse program at Police Headquarters. Initiated by Chief Darryl Forte and Mike Schumacher, the program provides for nurses to staff Police Headquarters and treat inmates complaining of medical issues. The on-site nurse evaluations have cut down on the number of ambulances called to Police Headquarters and the number of escape attempts by inmates from ambulances, and have caught serious medical issues as well.
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Date
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2013-06-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Police Department Chronological History
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Description
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Listing of the new police headquarters at 1125 Locust in a chronological history of the police department.
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Kansas City Chronology: 1800-1963
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Description
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Listing for 1938 of the construction of the new police headquarters building at 1125 Locust Street.
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Date
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1963
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Object Type
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Book
