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Title
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Downtown Looking West from near 10th and Walnut Streets
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Description
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Panoramic view of downtown buildings facing west from Walnut between 9th and 10th streets. The photograph may have been taken from the roof of the Ridge Arcade Building at 916 Walnut Street. Several downtown buildings can be seen, including: the Victor Building, the New England National Bank Building, the Dwight Building, the Board of Trade Building, the First National Bank Building (current location of the KCPL Central Library), The Elmhurst Building, the Shubert Theater Building, the Huntzinger Building, the Graphic Arts Building, the Western Newspaper Union Building, the Baker-Vawter Building, the University Club Building, the Kansas City School of Law Building, the Cosby Hotel Building, the Savoy Hotel Building, the Gibraltar Building, the New England Life Building, the Bunker Building, the New York Life Building, the Dunlap Building, the Westgate Hotel Building, the Poindexter & Sons Building, the Barton Hat Company Building, and the U.S. Rubber Company Building. The Quality Hill neighborhood and Garment District can be seen in the distance.
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Coca-Cola Building and Vicinity
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Description
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Promotional drawing produced by the Ennis-Edwards Realty Company and included within a booklet promoting the advantages of the Coca-Cola Building. The illustration highlights the building's close proximity to the Liberty Memorial, Union Station, rail lines, major streets, the downtown hotel district, the retail district, the office building district, and the headquarters of the Kansas City Star and Times newspapers.
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Artwork
