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Title: Buildings along Jefferson
Description: View looking southwest of buildings along Jefferson Street from its intersection with 12th Street. Cars parked along Jefferson Street can be seen. Signs for The Round-Up bar and Gene's Garage are in view.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Crane Company Building
Description: View looking northwest of the Crane Company Building that once stood at 1234 Jefferson Street between its intersections with 12th and 13th streets. A sign for Lutz Portion Control, Inc. - Wholesale Meats Only est. 1888 can be seen in the window. A sign for Gene's Garage is also in view. A truck is parked outside of the building along Jefferson Street.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gene's Garage
Description: View looking northwest of Gene's Garage at 1226 Jefferson Street. Cars parked along Jefferson Street can be seen. The American Hereford Association Building and bull is in view in the background.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 39th and Main Streets
Description: Photograph of the intersection of 39th and Main Streets in the early 1980s. The Netherlands Hotel apartment building and commercial Hyde Park building can be seen on the northeast corner, and the New Earth Books & Records store in the former Price Candy Company building on the northwest corner. A Mobil gas station stands on the southwest corner. The photograph was taken after the demolition of the Werby Building on the southeast corner, circa 1980.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3900 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph of buildings on the west side of the intersection of 39th and Main Streets in the early 1980s. Muehlebach Flowers, at 3934 Main Street, is picture, as is a free-standing restaurant building that had been vacated by a Denny's restaurant in 1982. Calvary Baptist Church, at 3921 Baltimore, can be seen in the background on the opposite side of the block. The Price Candy Company Building, occupied by the Foolkiller Theater company, can be seen on the northwest corner of the intersection.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oakland Motor Cars Building
Description: View looking northeast of the Oakland Motor Cars Building that once stood at the corner of Grand Avenue and 24th Street, also known as Pershing Road. The reverse side of the photograph identifies the structure as the Seested Building. Cars parked along 24th Street can be seen. A sign for the Skelly Oil Company is in view.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Preservation, Inc.
Description: Photograph of the Preservation, Inc., an historic home renovation business, at 3826-28 Main Street, circa 1982. The building was constructed in the early 1920s, and served as a storefront and restaurant for decades before becoming offices for the neighboring Unicorn Theater Company. The Belman Garage is also visible in the photo, to the north of Preservation, Inc.
Date: 1982~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4400 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph of buildings on the 4600 block of Main Street circa 1987. The photograh is taken adjacent to a QuikTrip gas station/convenience store at 4327 Main Street, looking south. The One Main Plaza office building occupies the left side of the image, and the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) stands at the right side of the image, with the H;amp;R Block headquarters and several apartment buildings to its north. The apartment buildings were later demolished to expand the H;amp;R Block facility.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Belman Garage
Description: Photograph of the Belman Garage automotive shop at 3822 Main, circa 1981. The building was designed by the Hoit, Price, & Barnes architectural firm and opened in 1925, and after renovations in 1986, became the home to the Unicorn Theater.
Date: 1981~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Elevated view of the Country Club Plaza
Description: Elevated view looking south of the Country Club Plaza district taken from above the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and 47th Street. Several Plaza buildings, houses and automobile service stations are in view. The Raphael Hotel and the Locarno Apartments buildings can be seen.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4300 and 4400 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph, looking northeast from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the east side of the 4300 and 4400 blocks of Main Street in the late 1980s. The One Main Plaza office building at 4435 Main Street occupies the lower right corner. A QuikTrip convenience store and Best Western hotel stand to its north on Main Street, and the Southmoreland neighborhood stretches to the north and east. Tall residential and office buildings line Armour Boulevard in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Jo-Abbott Car and Home Supply
Description: View looking east of the Jo-Abbott Car and Home Supply store that once stood at 4805 Prospect Avenue. A car parked on Prospect Avenue can be seen. A sing for Goodyear is in view.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza Standard Service Gas Station
Description: View looking north from the intersection of Ward Parkway and Broadway Boulevard showing the Plaza Standard Service gasoline and car service station. Country Club Plaza buildings can be seen in the background. Cars, a bus, and a truck reading Sanders Country Club Plaza are in view.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3800 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph of the west side of the 3800 block of Main Street, circa 1982. At the left of the image is Republic Bank, 3838 Main, with Toedman Cabs to it's north. Grand Emporium Hotel and Saloon stands at 3832 Main, and opened in May 1982 as a bar, restaurant, and live music venue with plans for hostel-style rooms to rent on the second floor. It changed ownership several times before closing in 2007. Belman Garage, at 3822 Main, was designed by the Hoit, Price, ; Barnes architectural firm and opened in 1925, and after renovations in 1986, became the home to the Unicorn Theater. The Madrid Theater is also visible at the right of the photograph.
Date: 1982~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gillham and Pershing Roads Looking North from 25th Street
Description: View facing north along Gillham and Pershing Roads from their intersection with 25th Street. A service station sign advertising Wilcox Gasoline can be seen on the east side of Gillham Road. Several prominent downtown Kansas City buildings are in view in the background. Cars traveling north along Gillham and Pershing roads can be seen.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southwest Trafficway Looking North From Southwest Boulevard
Description: View facing north along Southwest Trafficway from where it passes over Southwest Boulevard. Several cars and trucks can be seen traveling along Southwest Trafficway. Trucks, a city bus, and cars can be seen along Southwest Boulevard. The downtown skyline is in view in the background. The Jensen-Salsbery Laboratories, Inc., Building can be seen in the background. Signs for Graves Auto Service and the Tri-State Equipment Company are in view.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 712 Wyandotte Service Station
Description: View looking west of a service station that once stood at 712 Wyandotte Street. An individual is posing near the gas pumps. Several cars are parked near the station. The Smith-McCord-Townsend Dry Goods Company building can be seen in the background.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport City Hall
Description: View looking southwest along High (now W. 40th Terrace) Street showing the Westport City Hall building that once stood at its intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue. Cars parked along the street can be seen. The building also served as stations for the fire and police departments. A sign for Police Department No. 5 is displayed on the building. A Red Crown Gasoline station east of the building is in view. A portion of a Manor Baking Company building can be seen in the background.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Campbell-Continental Baking Company Building
Description: View of the Continental Baking Company Building located on the northeast corner of 30th Street and Troost Avenue. The view is facing west along 30th Street and captures a portion of the south side of the building. Wonder Bread-Hostess delivery trucks, automobiles, workers, pedestrians and MobilGas automobile service station can also be seen.
Date: 1954~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: European Motorsports
Description: Photograph of European Motorsports auto repair center at 1023 West 39th Street, circa 1990. The building was demolished in the mid-1990s and the lot used for parking for an adjacent apartment building.
Date: 1990~
Object Type: Photograph

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