Search results

Title: Nelson Art Gallery South Lawn
Description: Photograph, looking south from the south entrance of the Nelson Art Gallery, circa 1986. The view overlooks the Nelson's south lawn, across 47th Street, and across Theis Park and the Volker Memorial Fountain.
Date: 1986
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Skyline from Penn Valley Park
Description: View looking northeast of the downtown skyline taken from Penn Valley Park. The Penn Valley Park Lake, the Kansas City Power and Light Building, the Fidelity National Bank Building, and the Jackson County Courthouse can be seen.
Date: 1934~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Midwest Research Institute
Description: Photograph of the Midwest Reseach Institute at 425 Volker Boulevard circa 1987. A portion of the William Volker Memorial Fountain in Theis Park is visible at the left edge of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza and Midtown Satellite View
Description: Satellite image of the Plaza and surrounding areas in the 1980s. The photo spans from roughly 44th Street on the north to 52nd Street on the south, and Liberty Street on the west to Harrison Street on the east. Neighborhoods including the Plaza and Southmoreland are pictured, as are parks including Mill Creek Park, Southmoreland Park, and Gillham Park.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The BMA Tower
Description: Aerial view of the Business Men's Assurance (BMA) Tower at 700 W. 31st street. Cars can be seen traveling on 31st Street along the bottom of the image and on Southwest Trafficway along the left hand side. Penn Valley Park and downtown Kansas City can be seen in the background.
Date: 1963~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza and Midtown Satellite View
Description: Satellite image of the Plaza and surrounding areas in the 1980s. The photo spans from roughly 42nd Street on the north to 48th Street on the south, and Genessee Street on the west to McGee Street on the east. Neighborhoods including the Plaza and Southmoreland are pictured, as are parks including Mill Creek Park and Southmoreland Park.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street and J. C. Nichols Parkway at 47th Street
Description: Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 47th Street with J. C. Nichols Parkway (at right) and Main Street (at left). Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, southeast diagonally across Main Street. Nichols Fountain, in Mill Creek Park, is visible at the center of the image. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s. South Plaza apartment and office buildings are visible in the background of the image, with Country Club Plaza commercial and residential buildings in the foreground right.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza and Midtown Satellite View
Description: Satellite image of the Plaza and surrounding areas in the 1980s. The photo spans from roughly 39th Street on the north to 52nd Street on the south, and Rainbow Boulevard in Kansas on the west to Paseo Boulevard on the east. Neighborhoods including the Plaza and Westport are pictured, as are parks including Mill Creek Park, Southmoreland Park, and Gillham Park.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bottoms from West Terrace Park
Description: View overlooking the West Bottoms from West Terrace Park. A figure standing in the park can be seen. Railroad tracks and West Bottoms buildings, including: the John Deere Company Building, the Continental Electric Company Building, the Western Mill Supply Company Building, the Stowe Hardware & Supply Company Building, and the U.S. Supply Company Building are in view. A portion of Kersey Coates Drive can be seen.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Midwest Research Institute and Theis Park
Description: Photograph, looking southwest across a section of Theis Park, of the Midwest Research Institute building at 425 Volker Boulevard in the early 1980s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza and Midtown Satellite View
Description: Satellite image of the Plaza and surrounding areas in the 1980s. The photo spans from roughly 42nd Street on the north to 49th Street on the south, and Jefferson Street on the west to Tracy Avenue on the east. Neighborhoods including the Plaza and Southmoreland are pictured, as are parks including Mill Creek Park, Southmoreland Park, and Gillham Park.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Independence Plaza
Description: View looking northwest of Independence Plaza Park along Independence Boulevard between Park and Brooklyn avenues in the Northeast area.
Date: 1907-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Boley Building
Description: View looking west of the Boley Building at 12th and Walnut streets. At the time the photograph was taken, the building was under renovation. A sign for the Town Pavilion Building and the J. E. Dunn Construction company can be seen. The image was captured from Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park. Pedestrians in the park and on the sidewalks can be seen. Buses and cars on 12th and Walnut streets are in view. The Town Pavilion Building can be seen on the right hand side of the image. The Chambers Building can be seen on the right.
Date: 1986-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: East Bottoms
Description: View looking northwest from the bluffs above the East Bottoms in North Terrace (now Kessler) Park along Gladstone Boulevard. Several buildings, house and the Heim Brewery can be seen.
Date: 1900~
Object Type: Photograph

Refine Search