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Title: Central Presbyterian Church
Description: Photograph of the Central Presbyterian Church at the southeast corner of Armour and Campbell in the early 1980s. The congregation, founded in 1866, has resided at this location since 1921. The Wrennmoor apartment building, at 915 East Armour, can be seen standing to the east of the church. The building opened in 1927, but was condemned after multiple arson fires in 1988. It was demolished in 1995.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3433-35 Central Street
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the apartment building at 3433-35 Central Street. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Old Hyde Park West Historic District and on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places as part of the Old Hyde Park Historic District in 1994. Built in 1911 and designed by architect Otis Goddard, it is located in the Midtown neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Wrennmoor Apartments
Description: Photograph of the Wrennmoor apartment building at the southwest corner of Armour and Harrison in the early 1980s. A sign in front advertises 1- and 2-bedroom apartments and studios for rent. The building opened in 1927, but was condemned after multiple arson fires in 1988. It was demolished in 1995. The Central Presbyterian Church at 3501 Campbell can be seen at the right of the photograph. The congregation, founded in 1866, has resided at this location since 1921.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Parking Lot behind the Royal Building
Description: View of a parking lot located behind the Royal Building that once stood at 1016 Central Street. The view is facing north toward 10th Street. The Western Newspaper Union Building on the north side of 10th Street can be seen in the background. Several cars parked in the lot can be seen.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Custom Garment Company Building
Description: View of the Kansas City Custom Garment Company Building that once stood at 301-303 10th Street, or the southwest corner of 10th and Central streets. The view is taken from Central Street and is facing northwest. Several cars parked in the lot behind the building can be seen.
Date: 1983~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nichols Road Storefronts
Description: Photograph of a building at the northwest corner of Nichols Road and Central Street, circa 1987. Superlatives clothing store occupies the corner storefront at 234 Nichols, with Caswell-Masey to its east at 230 Nichols.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Long U.S. Army Reserve Center
Description: Photograph of the Long U.S. Army Reserve Center at 1528 Central circa 1980. The facility, opened circa 1951, closed in the early 1980s and was demolished to make way for the Bartle Hall Convention Center expansion project.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Superlatives
Description: Photograph of Superlatives store at 234 Nichols Road in the 1980s. The building, originally built as a bank in 1929, is on the northeast corner of Central St. and Nichols. Giralda Tower can be seen in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Roanoke Court Apartments
Description: Photograph of the 3663-3665 and 3667-3669 Summit Street (also Southwest Trafficway) buildings at the Roanoke Court Apartments in the early 1980s. Roanoke Court, six identical apartment buildings arranged around a central court, opened to renters in 1923.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Scarritt Arcade Building
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the Scarritt Arcade Building which is ajoined to the Scarritt Building. The Scarritt Building, 818 Grand Blvd, sits at the corner of 9th and Grand Streets and the Scarritt Arcade Building is at 819 Walnut Street. Built in 1907 by Root ;amp; Siemens architectural firm, the buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Bainbridge Apartments
Description: Photograph of the Bainbridge Apartments building at 900-08 East Armour Boulevard in the early 1980s. The building, originally built as two separate structures in 1926 and later joined via a central entry. At the time of the photograph, the building served as Section 8 federal housing.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Country Club Plaza Parking Lots and Buildings
Description: Photograph, looking northwest from an elevated position at Nichols and Central, of parking lots, commercial, residential, and office buildings in the Plaza area circa 1987. The Seville Square shopping center is visible at left, with Dillard's department store, on 47th Street, visible at right.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: Photograph of Municipal Auditorium. A marquee in front advertises an August 31, 1991 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers concert. The building, on the block bound by 13th, 14th, Wyandotte and Central Streets, was built in the early 1930s and dedicated on December 1, 1935. The Americana Hotel, at 1301 Wyandotte, can be seen in the background of the image.
Date: 1991
Object Type: Photograph

Title: D. W. Newcomer's Sons Funeral Home
Description: Photograph of the central courtyard of the D. W. Newcomer's Sons Funeral Home at 1331 Brush Creek Boulevard in the 1980s. The company was founded in 1893, and the Brush Creek building, designed by local architect Edward Buehler Delk, was constructed in two phases in 1925 and 1936. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Scarritt Building
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the lobby of The Scarritt Building which adjoins to the Scarritt Arcade Building. The Scarritt Building, 818 Grand Blvd., sits at the corner of 9th and Grand Streets and the Scarritt Arcade Building is at 819 Walnut Street. Built in 1907 by Root ;amp; Siemens architectural firm, the buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nichols Road
Description: Photograph, looking northeast from an elevated position at Nichols and Central, of Nichols Road storefronts and other buildings circa 1987. N. Valentino and Strauss-Peyton occupy storefronts on the north side of Nichols, and the Giralda Tower is visible at right. The Fountain View building (later American Century Investments north tower), One Main Plaza, Marriott Hotel, and Hilton Plaza Inn, all near the intersection of 45th and Main Streets, are visible in the background of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 433 Westport Road
Description: Photograph of a the building at 433-35 Westport Road in the late 1970s. Ground floor tenants include Baber's Classic Cup at 433 Westport and Natural Wear, a clothing store, and Earth Shoe outlet, at 435 Westport. The Westport Square development united the buildings on the block bound by Westport Road, Archibald Street, Broadway, and Pennsylvania Avenue into a shopping and dining center with a central courtyard in 1973.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 433 Westport Road
Description: Photograph of a the building at 433-35 Westport Road in the late 1970s. Ground floor tenants include Baber's Classic Cup at 433 Westport, and an architecture firm's offices occupy the second floor. The Westport Square development united the buildings on the block bound by Westport Road, Archibald Street, Broadway, and Pennsylvania Avenue into a shopping and dining center with a central courtyard in 1973.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Boley Building
Description: Photograph, circa 1980s, of the Boley Building at 1130 Walnut St. It is named the Boley Building for the Boley Clothing Company that was its first occupant. Later, a Katz Drug Store and Three Sisters Clothing Store were housed there. The six-story building was designed by Kansas City architect Louis Curtiss in 1909 and is one of the first buildings in the world to utilize a glass curtain wall system. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: P34-4 Miscellaneous Landmarks Commission Photographs Finding Aid
Description: The Miscellaneous Landmarks Commission Collection contains images produced by various Kansas City, Missouri city departments during the 1920s through the 1980s. This subcollection is a part of the Landmarks Commission Collection (P34).
Date: 1920~/1989~
Object Type: Finding Aid

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