Landmarks Commission

Title: Troost Lake
Description: View of Troost Lake, located between 28th and 29th streets and Troost Avenue. The Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department received an award for urban design synergy in its restoration of Troost Lake.
Date: 1976
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Freeway Plaza
Description: Partial view of the Freeway Plaza, located at 13th and Park. Architect Kenneth Wilson received an award for his design of an outstanding example of a residential environment in an inner city area.
Date: 1976
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Salvation Army Westport Center
Description: Partial view of the front of the Salvation Army Westport Center, located at 500 W. 39th Street. Architects Hays & Meyer received an award for the building's improvement over the previous structure located here.
Date: 1976
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Bicentennial Water Windmill
Description: View of a water windmill, located at 2928 N.E. 43rd Street, painted in honor of the United States Bicentennial. Owner Robert Jones, who decorated the windmill himself, received an award for his spontaneous tribute to the country's bicentennial.
Date: 1976
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kemper Arena
Description: View of Crosby Kemper Arena, located at 1800 Genesee Street in the West Bottoms. The architectural firm C. F. Murphy Associates received an award for their design of this building.
Date: 1976
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nazarene Publishing House
Description: View of the Nazarene Publishing House, located at 2923 Troost Avenue. The landscaping pictured here, designed by M. A. Lunn, received an award for enhancing the 29th Street and Troost Avenue area.
Date: 1976
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Raphael Hotel
Description: Partial frontal view of the Raphael Hotel, located at 321 Ward Parkway. Architect Aubrey R. Davis received an award for his work on this building.
Date: 1976
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Searcy Creek Parkway
Description: View of Searcy Creek Parkway, located between Missouri Highway 210 and Parvin Road. The road, designed by the Kansas City Public Works Department, was awarded for being the first parkway installed in Kansas City north of the Missouri River.
Date: 1976
Object Type: Photograph