Historic Kansas City Foundation Images

Title: Apartment Buildings on Washington
Description: View looking northwest of apartment buildings at the corner of 13th and Washington streets. A sign for the Executive Inn restaurant is in view.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sidney's Diner
Description: View looking northeast of Sidney's Diner and other storefronts near the intersection of Valentine Road and Broadway Boulevard. Cars traveling along Broadway Boulevard can be seen. Signs for Shoequet Shoes and the Peking Chinese Restaurant are in view. A small portion of the Hyde Park Hotel Building can be seen on the left hand side of the image.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Broadway Ford Car Dealership
Description: View looking northeast of the Broadway Ford car dealership at the intersection of 34th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Cars parked and traveling along Broadway Boulevard can be seen. Redemptorist Catholic Church can be seen on the left hand side of the image and T-bo's Broiler restaurant is visible on the right.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: T-bo's Broiler
Description: View looking northeast of T-bo's Broiler resturaunt at 3421 Broadway Boulevard. Cars parked along Broadway Boulevard can be seen. A portion of the Broadway Ford car dealership is in view on the right hand side of the image and a portion of the Armour Life Insurance Company Building can be seen on the right hand side. The KCPT Tower is in view in the background.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Storefronts on Broadway
Description: View looking northeast of a row of storefronts located at the intersection of 36th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Cars parked along Broadway Boulevard can be seen. Signs for Hot Rocks Lounge, Peking Chinese Restaurant, and Shoequet Shoes are in view. The Hyde Park Hotel Building can be seen on the left hand side of the image.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Storefronts on Broadway
Description: View looking northeast of a row of storefronts located at the intersection of 36th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Cars parked along Broadway Boulevard can be seen. Signs for Merit Drugs, Hot Rocks Lounge, Peking Chinese Restaurant, and Shoequet Shoes are in view. The Hyde Park Hotel Building can be seen on the left hand side of the image.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gojo Japanese Steak House
Description: View looking north of the Gojo Japanese Steak House Building on Broadway Boulevard at its intersection with 41st Street in Westport. A car parked along 41st Street can be seen.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Marco Polo’s Trattoria and Marco Polo's Groceria
Description: View looking southwest of the rear side of Marco Polo’s Trattoria restaurant and Marco Polo's Groceria grocery store in a building that once stood at 7514 Wornall Road. The location once housed the original Jasper's Italian restaurant.
Date: 1997~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 42nd and Broadway Building
Description: View looking north of the building at 42nd Street and Broadway Boulevard in Westport. Pedestrians on Broadway Boulevard can be seen. A portion of the building to the north is in view. Signs for Westport Bank and Mitch's Little Angus can be seen.
Date: 1984~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Mr. Putsch's Restaurant and Lounge
Description: View of Mr. Putsch's Restaurant and Lounge at 333 W. 47th Street. An individual is posed outside of the building and a pedestrian is passing.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Vita's Restaurant
Description: View looking of southeast of Vita's Restaurant, once located at 301 Main Street at the southwest corner of the City Market. A sign reading "Open Apr. 4th" and another reading "grand opening" can be seen. Two City Market buildings are in view.
Date: 1977~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station
Description: Interior view of the Fred Harvey Restaurant inside of Union Station at 30 W Pershing Road. Several diners and restaurant staff can be seen.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Scarritt Building
Description: View looking southeast of the Scarritt Building at 819 Walnut Street. Signs for The Stables Cocktail Lounge, Coca-Cola and T. J.'s Chili Parlor can be seen a car is parked on Walnut Street.
Date: 1970~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station - Westport Room
Description: Interior view of Union Station at 30 W. Pershing Road during its renovation. The photograph shows work being done on the murals Arrival at Westport Landing; Outfitting at Westport Landing; Commerce of the Prairies. The murals were commissioned in 1937 to decorate the Westport Room restaurant and cocktail lounge inside of Union Station.
Date: 2000~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Olathe News Stand
Description: View of Olathe News Stand building at an unknown location in Olathe, Kansas. A group of people is standing near the building's entrance. Bicycles are parked on the sidewalk. Signs for Coca-Cola and Old Gold Cigarettes can be seen.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph