1020-1040 Main Street

Anderson Photo Company

View looking southwest of the buildings that once stood at 1020-1040 Main Street. Signs for the John Taylor Dry Goods Company, Baker's Shoes, Virginia Dare, and Clarks Shoes can be seen. A trolly bus is traveling south on Main Street.

1947-03

Buildings
Department stores
Automobiles
Street railroads
Shoe stores

John Taylor Dry Goods Company
John Taylor Dry Goods Company Building
Baker's Shoes
Virginia Dare
Clarks Shoes
Macy's Building
Macy's Store

Transcribed article: Skyward changes may impend in this Main street block, where R. H. macy & Co. yesterday [missing] the John Taylor Dry Good company and obtained ultimate control of the 115 feet of frontage [missing] John Taylor's Main street building. Four additional floors can be added to the 6-story building [missing] 100-foot frontage. The next property north already was owned by the John Taylor company [missing] have an option from the Bryant estate for a long-term lease on the two stores at 1026-30 Main [missing] the Lakenan trust on two storerooms at 1022-24 Main. This control, subject to the five [missing] in effect, carries to the Robinson Shoe company property just beyond the right of this [missing]. Kansas City Times, March 23, 1947.

Photograph

Kansas City Star Collection. See finding aid here: https://kchistory.org/islandora/object/kchistory%3A20210437

Downtown KCMO

Main Street

1020-1040 Main Street

SC225, f.499

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