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Title
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West Junior High School
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Description
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Exterior, street level view of West Junior High School located at 20th and Summit. Public library entrance is in view.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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West Junior High School
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Description
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Street level view showing the public library entrance at West Junior High School.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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West Junior High School
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Description
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Street corner view of the industrial arts addition to West Junior High School. Located at W. 20th Street and Madison Avenue.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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West Junior High School
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Description
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View looking west of the West Junior High School Building just north of the intersection of Summit and 20th Street. Signs for the West Business Management Center and the Kansas City Public Library can be seen.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Fiesta de Primavera
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Description
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Photograph of a woman in traditional clothing and a program for the Guadalupe Center's Fiesta de Primavera, May 24, 1930, at West Junior High School.
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Date
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1930
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1909-1938, Page p058
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from W. 18th Street south to W. 20th Street and from Belleview Avenue east to Jefferson Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1938
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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West Junior High School
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Description
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Photograph of the west side of the West Junior High building at 1936 Summit Street in the 1980s. Designed by architect Charles A. Smith, the junior high building and attached library opened in 1926 and were connected to the adjacent Switzer School by a bridge. The Switzer/West campus closed permanently in 2006 and was sold for redevelopment as a residential property in 2015.
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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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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1957, Page p128
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from W. 18th Street south to W. 20th Street and from Belleview Avenue east to Jefferson Street, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1939/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Is it a Jewel or an Eyesore?
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Description
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Article discusses the problem of the old West Junior High School at 1936 Summit. The building has stood partly empty and boarded up for almost a decade. Neighborhood residents would like to see the building, which is still owned by the Kansas City School District, transformed into something such as affordable housing and a market. The Family Conservancy and Mutual Help are lodged in the building.
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Date
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2006-02-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Is it Time to Make a Move on West Jr.?
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Description
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Westside residents are upset about the Kansas City School District's neglect of the old West Junior High School. They say that the building is an eyesore and a hazard.
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Date
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2008-03-20
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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West High Sale Seems a Bittersweet Development
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Description
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Article announces that the Kansas City School District has approved a redevelopment plan for the West High School complex located at 20th Street and Madison Avenue. Details of the plan, which included selling the complex to the Foutch Brothers real estate firm, are provided. Members of the Westside Housing Organization, who proposed an alternate plan, and the Westside Community Action Network are interviewed and express their hopes and concerns for the site.
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Date
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2014-07-07
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
