Maps

Proposed Master Plan IX - Downtown Area
Title
Proposed Master Plan IX - Downtown Area
Description
Street map of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, displaying an early plan for an expressway loop surrounding the area. Proposed parking lots, garages, public buildings, parks, street improvements, freeways, and tunnels are indicated on the map.
Date
1947
Object Type
Map
Kansas City's Expressways
Title
Kansas City's Expressways
Description
Illustrated map showing the planned expressway system in the Kansas City area in 1952. Text printed on the map explains how the freeway system will work and how it will benefit the public. The map displays a plan to route the expressways close to the downtown area of Kansas City, Kansas, that was later changed.
Date
1952
Object Type
Map
Construction Phases Map
Title
Construction Phases Map
Description
Map of the Kansas City area showing planned stages of consruction of the expressway system. The map was part of the City Plan Commission's publication Expressways - Greater Kansas City in 1951.
Date
1951
Object Type
Map