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Title
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603-607 Main Street Buildings
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Description
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View looking east of buildings once located at 603, 605, and 607 Main Street. 603 Main Street is occupied by Gents Furnishings, a large portion of the front exterior of 605 Main Street has been covered with signs for the Folly Theater Burlesque and Vaudeville Show and is for sale from A. W. Childs & Sons realty company, and 607 Main Street is occupied by the Kelly's Lunch restaurant and their menu is recorded on the front windows.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gayety Theater
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Description
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A promotional postcard for the Gayety Theater.
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Date
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1912~
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Willis Wood Burlesque
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Description
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View looking northeast of the Willis Wood Theatre that once stood at 11th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Signs advertising burlesque, the Cabaret Girls show, and an appearance by boxer Packey (Packy) McFarland can be seen. Pedestrians, a police officer, and cars parked on the streets are in view.
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Date
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1914-03
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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SC223 Folly Theater Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Open since 1900, the Folly Theater has assumed several names and identities over the decades, from a vaudeville, burlesque, and Shakespearean playhouse to an X-rated movie theater. Today, it serves as Kansas City’s oldest performing arts venue. The Folly Theater Collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, posters, administrative and financial records, building blueprints, and various artifacts that document the theater’s diverse history.
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Date
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1877/2014
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
