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Title: 6944-46 Prospect Avenue
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aladdin Theatre
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aladdin Theatre
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 9th Street West Between Forest Street and Lydia Street
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: First Church of Christ Scientist
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3200 Independence Avenue
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 917 Tracy Avenue
Description: 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 2202 Lexington Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of a commercial building on the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue at 2202 Lexington Avenue. Built in 1920, it has housed several different kinds of businesses, including a market, a furniture store and a restaurant.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William Chick Scarritt Residence
Description: Photograph, looking west, circa 1980s of the William Chick Scarritt Residence at 3240 Norledge Avenue. Son of Reverend Nathan Scarritt, a wealthy farmer and landowner, William Chick Scarritt was a prominent Kansas City lawyer. The home was designed in 1888 by John Wellborn Root, partner in the highly respected architectural firm of Burnham and Root. In 1976, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the William Chick Scarritt Residence and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of the Scarritt Point Historic District. The home served as a nursing home from the mid-1940s until the early 2000s; since then, it has been under renovation and served as a single family home.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4026 Central Street
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the single family home at 4026 Central Street in the Westport neighborhood. It was demolished in 1986. James B. Nutter & Company built an office building in that location.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 200 Olive Street
Description: Photograph circa 1980s looking west on Pendleton Avenue, toward Park Avenue. The three-story building on the left is at 200 Olive Street, a multiple family dwelling, built in 1900. Next to it is 2311 Pendleton Avenue, a duplex apartment building. At the end of the block is a single family home. Built in 1885, its address is 203 Park Avenue. Located in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 2202 Lexington Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s looking north, capturing several single family homes and a commercial building at the far right on the 200 block of Brooklyn Avenue. The building's address is 2202 Lexington Avenue; it was built in 1920, and has housed several different kinds of businesses, including a market and restaurant. Next to it, to the north, is 225 Brooklyn Ave, a multiple family home that was built in 1900. Located in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William Chick Scarritt Residence
Description: Photograph, looking northwest, circa 1980s of the William Chick Scarritt Residence at 3240 Norledge Avenue. Son of Reverend Nathan Scarritt, a wealthy farmer and landowner, William Chick Scarritt was a prominent Kansas City lawyer. The home was designed in 1888 by John Wellborn Root, partner in the highly respected architectural firm of Burnham and Root. In 1976, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the William Chick Scarritt Residence and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of the Scarritt Point Historic District. The home served as a nursing home from the mid-1940s until the early 2000s; since then, it has been under renovation and served as a single family home. Located in the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 546 Olive Street
Description: Photograph circa 1980s looking north toward Elma Street, capturing the block of stores and homes on the west side of the street. On the left is 546 Olive Street, a building which has housed several businesses, including a beauty shop. It is also an apartment home, with a bedroom and garage. Next to that building is 540 - 538 Olive Street, a two-story duplex. To the north of that is a single family home at 536 Olive Street, built in 1890. Next to that is a two-story duplex which was demolished sometime after the photo was taken. The next visible home, to the north, is 526 Olive Street, built in 1890. Located in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3200 Norledge Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the single family home at 3200 Norledge Avenue. The home was built around 1888 at 3218 N. Gladstone Boulevard for Judge William Wallace, a lawyer famous for prosecuting the James Brothers gang in the 1880s. In 1909, the home was moved to its current location on Norledge Avenue to allow construction of the the R.A. Long Mansion. After it was moved, significant redesign took place, under the direction of architect L. Grant Middaugh. The home is referred to as the Wallace Castle, due to its design. From the mid-1940s until the late 1960s, it served as a convalescent home. Later, it was used by the Kansas City Museum for offices. In 1997, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Scarritt Point North Historic District. In 2018, the city of Kansas City put the home up for public auction. Located in the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oak Ridge Manor
Description: Photograph circa 1980, interior of the home at 5410 Northeast Oak Ridge Drive, originally built around a log cabin in 1829 by James Compton. James's daughter, Emma Compton. lived in the home until 1954, when it was sold to Louise Sandstrom who converted it into a restaurant. Sandstrom kept the interior furnishings intact. The restaurant 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.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William Chick Scarritt Residence
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the southwest corner, looking northeast, of the William Chick Scarritt Residence at 3240 Norledge Avenue. Son of Reverend Nathan Scarritt, a wealthy farmer and landowner, William Chick Scarritt was a prominent Kansas City lawyer. The home was designed in 1888 by John Wellborn Root, partner in the highly respected architectural firm of Burnham and Root. In 1976, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the William Chick Scarritt Residence and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of the Scarritt Point Historic District. The home served as a nursing home from the mid-1940s until the early 2000s; since then, it has been under renovation and served as a single family home. Located in the Scarritt Point neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: National Catholic Reporter
Description: Photograph of the National Catholic Reporter headquarters at the southwest corner of Armour and Warwick in the early 1980s. The building, originally built and used as a residence, was converted to use as offices in the 1950s. It has served as offices for the local AFL-CIO, the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Kansas City, and became the headquarters of the National Catholic Reporter in the late 1970s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 2701 Guinotte Avenue
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of a building at 2701 Guinotte Avenue. It was built in 1903 as Fire Station no. 20, and was often referred to as the Heim Fire Station, because of its proximity to the Ferd. Heim Brewing Company Bottling Plant which is north of the building, across the street on Montgall Avenue. It ceased serving as a fire station in 1964. At the time of the photograph, it served as offices for a construction company, James Scearce, Inc. As of 2018, the building serves as office headquarters for a company called Bottoms Up Collective, led by John McDonald, founder of Boulevard Brewing Company. The building just east of it, 2703 Guinotte Avenue, was demolished in 2001. Located in the East Bottoms neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

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