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Unidentified West Plaza Apartment Building
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Description
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Photograph of an unidentified apartment building circa 1986. The Plaza West office building, at 4600 Madison Avenue, can be seen in in the upper left edge of the image.
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Date
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1986~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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48th Street Apartments
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Description
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Photograph of apartment buildings on the south side of 48th Street, looking west to Belleview Avenue, circa 1988. The buildings were later demolished for a highrise office development.
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Date
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1988~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Manor Hall
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Description
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Photograph of the Manor Hall building at 3848 Troost Avenue circa 1979. National Bedding Mart is in the ground-level storefront.
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Date
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1979~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1801 West 39th Street
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Description
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Photograph of buildings and storefronts from the southwest corner of 39th and Bell Streets to 39th and State Line Road, circa 1990, including Don Pepe Cafe and Cafe Allegro. A University of Kansas Medical Center building stands in the background, across State Line.
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Date
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1990~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Athenaeum Club
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Description
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Photograph of the Kansas City Athenaeum building at the corner of Campbell St. and Linwood Boulevard circa 1981. The building, designed by architect Samuel Tarbet and opened in 1914, serves was the home for the Kansas City Women's Athenaeum Club, which was founded in 1894 and focused on cultural programming for local women. With club membership dwindling, the building was sold to the Kansas City alumnae chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority in 2015. The LaSalle apartment building, a 14-story building which served as apartments, a hotel, and senior housing and was demolished in 2001, can be seen to the east of the Athenaeum.
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Date
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1981~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Athenaeum Club
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Description
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Photograph of the Kansas City Athenaeum building at the corner of Campbell St. and Linwood Boulevard circa 1981. The building, designed by architect Samuel Tarbet and opened in 1914, serves as the home for the Kansas City Women's Athenaeum Club, which was founded in 1894 and focused on cultural programming for local women. With club membership dwindling, the building was sold to the Kansas City alumnae chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority in 2015. The LaSalle apartment building, seen in the photograph with the name Defenders' Townhouse, Inc., was a senior housing facility at 922 Linwood. The 14-story building also served as apartments and a hotel and was demolished in 2001.
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Date
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1981~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Balcony and Neptune Buildings
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Description
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Photograph of the commercial Balcony Building at Broadway and Wornall, and the Neptune Apartments building at 46th Terrace and Broadway, circa 1987. The Neptune building is pictured while still under construction.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Chandler Court
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Description
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Photograph of the Chandler Courtyard, at the southeast corner of 47th and Wyandotte Streets, circa 1980. The courtyard features a large fountain, alternately known as the Pan or Bacchus Fountain. The building adjacent to the courtyard was home to clothing store Swanson's.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Oak Ridge Manor
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980, looking north, at the west end of a home at 5410 NE Oak Ridge Drive, originally built around a log cabin in 1829 by James Compton. A Compton family member lived in the home until 1954, when it was sold to Louise Sandstrom who converted it into a restaurant. It opened in 1983 as Stroud's North, Oak Ridge Manor Restaurant & Bar. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Dr. James Compton Residence.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Stanford and Sons
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Description
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Photograph of Stanford and Sons restaurant and comedy club, at 504 Westport Road, circa 1980. Standing to its east, at the right of the photo, is Kelly's Bar at 500 Westport Road. Both buildings were built circa 1850 and are among the oldest buildings in Kansas City. The Manor Bakery building is visible in the background of the image.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1320 West 12th Street
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Description
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Photograph of 12th Street, looking west from 1320 West 12th Street to Liberty Street, in the early 1980s. The Kansas City Bolt, Nut & Screw Company spans a large segment of the block east of Hickory Street. Buildings to its east were demolished after being destroyed by a 1983 fire.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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City Bank and Trust Company
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Description
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Photograph of City Bank, at 1800 Grand Boulevard, circa 1980. The building opened as Grand Avenue Bank in 1976, and was designed by the Kivett & Myer architecture firm. The firm changed its name to City Bank and Trust Company in 1978. The Power and Light and Davidson buildings can also be seen in the background of the image, to the northwest.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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6944-46 Prospect Avenue
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Description
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Photograph of a retail and residential building at 6944-46 Prospect Avenue in the early 1980s. Kenny's Carpets occupies the storefront on the south side of the building, and the north side is occupied by Rainbow Missionary Baptist Church. The building was demolished in 1996.
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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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Aladdin Theatre
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Aladdin Theatre building at 6044 E. Truman Road (at the corner of Truman and Belmont). It was designed by the Boller Brothers and opened in 1927. The theater closed in 1959, and housed a church at the time of the photograph.
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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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Aladdin Theatre
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Aladdin Theatre building at 6044 E. Truman Road (at the corner of Truman and Belmont). It was designed by the Boller Brothers and opened in 1927. The theater closed in 1959, and housed a church at the time of the photograph.
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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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9th Street West Between Forest Street and Lydia Street
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Description
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Photograph looking west toward Forest Street, circa 1980s. On the left is the building at 901 Tracy Ave. Built in 1900, the building was Unity Inn's vegetarian restaurant and theater playhouse in 1925. At the time of the photograph, it housed a Salvation Army Thrift Store. Looking west, the First Church of Christ, Scientist tower, at 1117 East 9th, is visible. The Fidelity National Bank building, at 909 Walnut, can be seen in the background of the image.
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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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First Church of Christ Scientist
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of a church at 1117 E. 9th Street, which originally housed The First Church of Christ, Scientist, until sometime in the mid 1980s. It was built in the 1897. Located in the Paseo West neighborhood.
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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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Holy Trinity Catholic Church
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of a church at 934 Norton Avenue. The church building has housed several church congregations over several years including the Holy Trinity Catholic Church. It was built in 1926. Located in the Lykins neighborhood.
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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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3200 Independence Avenue
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s looking southeast, of the Benton Theater building that was at 3200 Independence Avenue, on the northeast corner of Independence Avenue and Benton Boulevard. It was built ca. 1911 and served as a church after the theater closed in 1952. It was demolished in 2015, after the roof collapsed in 2014. In the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
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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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917 Tracy Avenue
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of a building at 917 Tracy Ave. The building was part of the first headquarters for the Unity Church. Built in the early 1910s, it was in the Paseo West neighborhood. The building was demolished in 2005.
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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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