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Title: St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Surroundings
Description: Elevated view looking east taken from atop the Jackson County Courthouse showing the area surrounding St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Several parked cars can be seen. Construction of the southeast corner of the downtown expressway loop is in view.
Date: 1960-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 23rd Street Viaduct - Looking South
Description: View facing south along the 23rd Street Viaduct during construction in the West Bottoms. A small portion of the American Royal Livestock and Horse Show Exhibit Building can be seen on the right side of the photograph. Workers for the Clarkson Construction Company are pouring concrete on the road. Road construction equipment is in view.
Date: 1961-07-26
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking North on Walnut from 10th
Description: View facing north along Walnut Street from its intersection with 10th Street. The Commerce Bank and Union National Bank buildings can be seen on the west side of the street. The Columbia National Bank building is in view on the east side of the street. A sign for Mallet and Gretzer Tailors on the west side of the street and one for Country Club Beer on the east can be seen. Automobiles, pedestrians and a street paving crew from the Midwest Pre-Cote Company working on Walnut Street are in view.
Date: 1950-05-21
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 12th Street from Main Street
Description: View looking west along 12th Street from its intersection with Main Street. A street maintenance project can be seen. Several pedestrians and cars parked along the street are in view. Signs for Lerner's Vogue, Arctic Ice Cream, the Senator Hotel, the Dixon Hotel, the State Hotel, and the Hotel Phillips can be seen.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 12th Street from Main Street
Description: View looking west along 12th Street from its intersection with Main Street. A street maintenance project can be seen. Several pedestrians and cars parked along the street are in view. Signs for Lerner's Vogue, Arctic Ice Cream, the Senator Hotel, and the Dixon Hotel can be seen.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street between 2nd and 3rd
Description: View of an unidentified individual sitting on a stairway along Main Street between 2nd and 3rd streets.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walnut between 6th and 8th
Description: View of Walnut Street between 6th and 8th streets during construction Several individuals and a horse drawn cart around the site can be seen.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street Construction
Description: View looking south along Main Street from 24th Street. The Culebra Cut, or cut through the bedrock to construct Main Street at grade, can be seen.
Date: 1913-11-19
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking South on Main from 24th
Description: View looking southeast along Main Street from its intersection with 24th Street. The homes of Martin Keck and Dr. Jacobs are labeled. Notes concerning the grading of Main and 24th streets are written on the image.
Date: 1911-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Bruce R. Watkins Drive Nears End of Long, Bumpy Road to Completion
Description: Photos, maps, and extensive article about the completion of "Bruce R. Watkins Drive, the 10-mile road more than a half century in the making," with its last leg from "Linwood Boulevard to the downtown highway loop" opened in October 2001. Description of the planning, political battles and demolition of private residences, and construction of the road variously as a freeway or parkway since 1951 as a direct and fast route from Downtown to South Kansas City and named for the late Bruce Watkins (1924-1980), "a black political leader and former city councilman."
Date: 2001-10-21
Object Type: Newspaper

Title: Future Liberty Memorial Site
Description: View looking northwest of the Signboard Hill area at the intersection of Main and 24th streets. Construction of street railway lines headed south along Main Street can be seen on the left hand side of the image. Construction of the Sweeney Automobile School Building, late the Businessmen's Assurance Company Building at 24th and Wyandotte streets can be seen on the right. A portion of the Park Hotel Building is in view in the background.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

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