Historic Kansas City Foundation Images

Title: Storefront Buildings at 36th and Broadway
Description: View looking southeast of storefronts located on 36th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Cars on both streets can be seen. The building in the center of the image appears to be occupied by a bar.
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: Main Street Storefronts
Description: View looking south of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown just south of its intersection with Westport Road. Several cars can be seen parked and traveling along Main Street. Sings for Clint's Comics, Love Records, The Shape Shop, JR's Discount, Jo Art's Jewelry, Westport Distributors, Harling's Upstairs, and the Salvation Army Thrift Store can be seen. The Hyde Park Building, the Southwell Building, and the Hotel Netherlands are in view.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street Storefronts
Description: View looking southeast of storefronts on Main Street in Midtown from just south of its intersection with 39th Street. Cars traveling along Main Street are in view. Signs for the Christian Science Reading Room, the Second Fiddle Thrift Shop, the Salvation Army Thrift Store, Westport Distributors, Jo Art's Jewelry, Moten's Shoe Repair. JR's Discount, Harling's Upstairs, Clint's Comics, and Love Records can be seen. St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Southwell Building can be seen.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southwell Building
Description: View looking southeast of the Southwell Building on Main Street in Midtown from just north of its intersection with Westport Road. Cars parked along Main Street can be seen. Signs for JR's Discount, the Shape Shop, Harling's Upstairs, Love Records, and Clint's Comics are in view.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: True's Tavern and M-H Bargain Center
Description: View looking northwest of a building housing True's Tavern and M-H Bargain Center building that once stood at 1668 Summit Street. A car parked on Summit Street can be seen. A pedestrian walking along 17th Street is in view.
Date: 1970~
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

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