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Title: Roslin Hotel Building
Description: View looking northwest of the Roslin Hotel Building that once stood at 12th and Washington streets. The building appears to be in a state of disrepair. Cars parked along Washington Street can be seen. A sign for K.C. Heritage Construction Company is in view.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Crown Center
Description: Photograph of the Westin Crown Center Hotel and the Crown Center Complex, from the east side of Grand Boulevard, in the early 1980s. The glass atrium of the Crystal Pavillion restaurant can be seen at the left.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Baltimore Avenue through the Plaza
Description: Photograph looking north on Baltimore Avenue, just north of Ward Parkway, circa 1987. The Fountain View building (later American Century Investments north tower) is visible in the center of the image, with the One Main Plaza office building and Marriott Hotel, on Main Street, visible at right.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Raphael Hotel
Description: Photograph circa 1980s, facing south, of a building at 325 Ward Parkway, home to The Raphael Hotel. Originally built in 1928 as the Villa Serena Apartment Hotel, it was renovated and opened as a hotel in 1975. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Located in the South Plaza neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Alameda Plaza Hotel
Description: Photograph of the Alameda Plaza Hotel, looking southwest across the intersection of Wornall Road and Ward Parkway, in the early 1980s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Valentine Hotel
Description: Photograph of the Valentine Apartments building at 3724 Broadway Boulevard in the early 1980s. The building was designed by local architect Nelle E. Peters and built in 1927 as the Valentine Hotel. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as Valentine on Broadway Hotel in 2007. Located in the Valentine neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Intersection of Ward Parkway and 48th Street
Description: Photograph of the intersection of 48th Street and Ward Parkway, looking southeast along 48th Street, in the early 1980s. The Raphael Hotel, formerly the Villa Serena Apartments, at 321 Ward Parkway, is pictured at right. The Regency House Apartments occupy the center of the image, and the Locaro Apartments building, at 235 Ward Parkway, is pictured at left.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Cordova Hotel
Description: Photograph from late 1980s of the Cordova Hotel at 523 W 12th Street. The building was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places and placed on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1986. Built in 1889, the Cordova Hotel's architect was Frank Resch. This five-story brick and cut-stone building has been converted into apartments. The ABC Store in the foreground has been torn down and replaced by a parking lot for the apartment residents.
Date: 1980~/1989~
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: Marriott Hotel Main Street
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the Marriott Hotel at 4445 Main Street circa 1987. The hotel stands on the northeast corner of 45th and Main Streets.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Snyderhof Hotel
Description: Postcard of the Snyderhof Hotel, once located at 917-919 Oak Street.
Date: 1913~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Sexton Hotel
Description: Postcard of the Sexton Hotel, once located at 15-17 W. 12th Street.
Object Type: Postcard

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