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Title
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Ten Central Car Park
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Description
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View of Ten Central Car Park, 311 W. 10th Street, on the southwest corner of 10th Street and Central Avenue. Architects Patty, Berkebile, Nelson and Immenschuh received a design award for the building, which was judged to encourage pedestrian flow at the intersection in a time when the downtown pedestrian environment has come under assault.
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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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Central Bank of Kansas City
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Description
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Partial view of the Central Bank of Kansas City. Architects Seligson, Eggen, Inc. received an award for commercial design for their work on this building.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Grand Central Depot, Kansas City, MO
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Description
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Color print of Kansas City's Grand Central Depot by architects James & James, measuring 22 x 27.5 in. Also known as Grand Central Station, the depot was built in 1890 at 2nd and Wyandotte streets by the Kansas City Southern Railway. The image is an enlarged copy of a page from "American Architect and Building News," dated May 16, 1891.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Central Courtyard of United Missouri Bank Corporate Headquarters
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Description
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Central courtyard of the United Missouri Bank Corporate Headquarters, located on 10th Street between Walnut Street and Grand Avenue. Abend Singleton Associates, Inc. received an award for their design of this building and courtyard.
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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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Manufactured Reality
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Description
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Article describes the work of Dimensional Innovations, an Overland Park architectural fabrication company. The company began work in 1995 designing interior signage for AMC Entertainment Inc., and has gone on to work on such projects as educational exhibits for Science City and decorative canopies for Chicago's Wrigley Field.
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Date
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2005-03-25
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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SC223 Folly Theater Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Open since 1900, the Folly Theater has assumed several names and identities over the decades, from a vaudeville, burlesque, and Shakespearean playhouse to an X-rated movie theater. Today, it serves as Kansas City’s oldest performing arts venue. The Folly Theater Collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, posters, administrative and financial records, building blueprints, and various artifacts that document the theater’s diverse history.
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Date
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1877/2014
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Victorian Viewpoint
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Description
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Article describes the history and contemporary "period" decor of the Vaile Mansion, located at 1500 N. Liberty in Independence. Mysteries surrounding the Vaile family are also discussed.
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Date
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2004
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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No Problem: Stealing Bases
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Description
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Article profiles the challenges faced by architectural firm of Heinlein Schrock Stearns in creating Community/America Ballpark within a ten month period. The ballpark was built in 2002-2003 to house the T-Bones, a Northern League baseball club of Kansas City, Kansas.
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Date
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2003-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Architecture in the Boon's Lick Country
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Description
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History of architecture in Cooper County and Howard County, Missouri, in the "Boon's Lick country." Comparison of the buildings from the period of 1819-1870 to those afterward in terms of the statements made about the cultural change after the Civil War.
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Date
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1950-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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SC159 Kansas City Prints and Images Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection consists of images relating to Kansas City buildings, infrastructure, and historical events. Included are four prints from the Siegrist Engraving Company as well as various magazine-published materials.
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Date
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1887/1957
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Critical Evaluations: Seven Projects, Seven Perspectives
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Description
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Kansas City architects, artists and others analyze seven recent building projects: Sixteenth on Summit condominiums, Sprint World Headquarters, Brush Creek Corridor, Liberty Memorial restoration, Kansas City Public Library Central Library and Kansas City Star Production Facility.
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Bartle Hall
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Description
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H. Roe Bartle Exhibition Hall, designed by Dwight Horner. View of the intersection of 13th Street and Central Avenue, facing southwest.
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Date
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1978
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gastinger Residence
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Description
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Full frontal view of the Kirk Gastinger Residence, located at 5727 Central Street. Gastinger received an award for the design of this home.
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Date
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1984
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The 2002 AIA Design Awards
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Description
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The annual American Institute of Architects Central States Regional Conference is to include a Design Awards Program. Article includes the award winners from Kansas City and Kansas as well as the Central States Region. Includes photos of winners and basic information on project.
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Date
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2002-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Westport Bank
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Description
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Westport Bank, located at 331 Westport Road, between Broadway Boulevard and Central Street. Architect Walter L. Fisher was awarded for restoration design on this building.
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Date
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1978
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Seldom-Noticed Art: Kansas City Architecture
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Description
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History of Kansas City architecture and noted architects, including Louis Curtiss and Frederick Gunn's designs for the Folly Theatre at 12th and Central Streets. Information also about the Standard, Century, Lyric, and Missouri theaters, and photo of the Jesse Hoel residence in Kansas City, Kansas, designed by Louis Curtiss.
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Date
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1966-06-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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