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Title
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The Junction
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Description
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Distant view, looking north, of Westgate hotel at The Junction of Main and Delaware streets with 9th Street, with Shipwreck Kelly perched on flagpole. Also shows portion of New York Life Building.
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Petticoat Lane
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Description
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View looking west along 11th from Grand. The second Bryant Building under construction can be seen.
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Date
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1930
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Grand Avenue
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Description
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Looking north along Grand from just south of 13th Street. The second Bryant Building under construction can also be seen.
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Date
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1930
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Wyandotte Street
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Description
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Intersection of Wyandotte Street and 14th Street Trafficway in winter. View shows the southeast corner of the intersection on the left.
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Date
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1955
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Petticoat Lane
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Description
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Looking east along the portion of 11th Street known as Petticoat Lane from Main Main Street.
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Date
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1956-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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48th Street Apartments
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Description
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Photograph of apartment buildings on the south side of 48th Street, looking west to Belleview Avenue, circa 1988. The buildings were later demolished for a highrise office development.
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Date
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1988~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Saint Stephen's Catholic Church & Academy
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Description
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Photograph of the St. Stephen's Catholic Church and Academy buildings at 1029 and 1001 Bennington Avenue in the 1980s. Construction on the stone church building began in 1919. In 1990, the congregation was consolidated with the nearby Holy Trinity and St. Michael's churches in the St. Stephen's building, renamed Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. The school building was constructed circa 1960 adjacent to the north of the church, and closed in 2010 due to declining enrollment.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Houses on Campbell Street
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Description
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Photograph of houses along Cambell Street in the 1980s. Vantage point faces north toward 36th Street and Armour Boulevard, with Central Presbyterian Church and the Bainbridge Apartments in the distance.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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2200 Block of Amie Street
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Description
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Photograph of the south side of Amie Street between Brooklyn Avenue and Ord Street, in the 1980s. From right, houses pictured are 501 Brooklyn, 2209 Amie, and 2211 Amie Street.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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506-22 Block of Brooklyn
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Description
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Photograph of houses on the west side of the 500 block of Brooklyn Avenue in the 1980s, from 506 Brooklyn at the right side of the image to 522 Brooklyn at left.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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500 Block of Brooklyn Avenue
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Description
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Photograph of the 500 block of Brooklyn Avenue in the 1980s, looking north toward Amie Avenue.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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410-12 West 47th Street
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Description
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Photograph of a vacant lot at 410-12 West 47th Street in the early 1980s. The site was formerly occupied by two apartment buildings, which were demolished along with other buildings on the block to make way for the Valencia Place office building project, the groundbreaking for which took place in November 1997.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1700 Block of 39th Street
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Description
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Photograph of the 1700 block of 39th Street, looking west from Genessee Street, circa 1990. Fric and Frac, at 1700 W. 39th, and Virgil's Cafe, at 1712 W. 39th, are pictured on the north side of the block along with other restaurants. Johnson Hardware can be seen in the background, on the northwest corner of 39th and Bell.
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Date
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1990~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Intersection of 51st Street and Tracy Avenue
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Description
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Photograph of the intersection of 51st Street and Tracy Avenue, looking south from 51st Street, circa 1980. A bungalow-style house at 5100 Tracy, at the center of the image, stands on the southwest corner of the intersection.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Intersection of 47th and Holmes
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Description
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Photograph of the north side of the intersection of 47th Street (later Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard) and Holmes Road circa 1980. The house at center is located at 618 East 47th. The Sophia Plaza apartment building can be seen in the background of the image, further west on 47th Street.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Intersection of 47th and Charlotte Streets
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Description
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Photograph, looking northwest, of the intersection of 47th (later Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard) and Charlotte Streets circa 1980.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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400 Block of Nichols Road
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Description
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Photograph of Nichols Road between Pennsylvania and Broadway, looking east, in 1977. Embassy movie theater is pictured, advertising the movie "Julia" on the marquee. The theater closed in 1981. The Plaza Bowl bowling alley, at the left edge of the image, opened in 1940 and closed in 1978. The buildings were partially demolished for the construction of a Saks department store, which opened in 1982.
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Date
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1977
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Intersection of 47th and Holmes
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Description
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Photograph of the northeast corner of the intersection of 47th Street (later Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard) and Holmes Road circa 1980. The house at right is located at 704 East 47th, and the house at the left edge of the image is located at 618 East 47th.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Halls Department Store on Nichols Road
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Description
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Photograph of the Halls department store Plaza location, looking west down Nichols Road from Wyandotte Street, circa 1980. Other Plaza stores and buildings are visible in the background of the image.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Proposed Master Plan IX - Downtown Area
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1947
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Object Type
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Map
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