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Long U.S. Army Reserve Center
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Salvation Army Thrift Store
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Description
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Photograph of the Salvation Army Thrift Store, operating in the Warwick Theater building at 3927 Main Street, circa 1983. The building opened as a movie theater in 1928 and was designed by the Bollar Brothers, but was covered by a more recent metal facade over the original architecture. The Meyer Building can be seen to the north of the Warwick building, and Dorothy's Swap-Shop is to its south.
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Date
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1983~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Salvation Army
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Description
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Photograph of a Salvation Army facility at 917 Tracy, looking northeast from the intersection of 10th and Tracy, in the 1980s. A neon sign hangs on the corner of the building.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Trinity United Methodist Church
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Description
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Photograph of the Trinity United Methodist Church at 620 East Armour Boulevard in the early 1980s. Designed by George Fuller Green, the church was built in 1918. Armour Park Apartments, to its west, can be seen at the left of the image.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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United Missouri Bank Construction Site
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Description
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Photograph circa early 1980s of the construction site of the United Missouri Bank building at the northwest corner of 10th Street and Grand Boulevard, looking northeast from 11th ;amp; Walnut Streets. The Lathrop Building, at 1005 Grand, can be seen at the center of the image.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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U.S. Post Office
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Description
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Photograph of the United States Post Office building at 315 West Pershing Road in the early 1980s. In 2004, the building became part of a large Internal Revenue Service complex at the southeast corner of Pershing and West Pennway.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1801-11 Broadway
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Description
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Photograph of a former post office garages on Broadway between 18th and 19th Streets circa 1980. A real estate sign can be seen in the photograph, and the buildings appear vacant. The building became the headquarters for Holmes Drywall Company in 1980, and the building was demolished in 2008. Liberty Memorial can be seen in the background of the image.
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Date
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1980~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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River Market and North Kansas City
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Description
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Photograph taken from a elevated location of the River Market neighborhood, North Kansas City, the Missouri River, and the Downtown Airport circa 1990. The image appears to be taken from a building on the site currently occupied by Ilus W. Davis Park, which was cleared in 1994 and developed into a park and civic mall shortly thereafter. The United States Courthouse building, at 9th and Grand, can be seen in the lower left of the image. The Broadway Bridge is visible at far left, and the Heart of America Bridge, which opened in 1986, at right.
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Date
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1990~
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Object Type
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Photograph, Cityscapes
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Title
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Meyer Building
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Description
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Photograph of the Meyer Building at 3923-25 Main Street, circa 1982, which was designed by architect Robert F. Gornall and built in 1916. A thrift shop is the building's ground-floor tenant at the time of the photo. A Christian Science Reading Room, at 3921 Main, stands to its left, and a Salvation Army thrift store, in the former Warwick Theater, is to its right.
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Date
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1982~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Meyer Building
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Description
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Photograph of the Meyer Building at 3923-25 Main Street, circa 1982, which was designed by architect Robert F. Gornall and built in 1916. Midwest Cyclery is the building's current ground-floor tenant. A Christian Science Reading Room, at 3921 Main, stands to its left, and a Salvation Army thrift store, in the former Warwick Theater, is to its right.
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Date
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1982~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Meyer Building
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Description
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Photograph of the Meyer Building at 3923-25 Main Street, circa 1982, which was designed by architect Robert F. Gornall and built in 1916. Midwest Cyclery is the building's current ground-floor tenant. A Christian Science Reading Room, at 3921 Main, stands to its left, and a Salvation Army thrift store, in the former Warwick Theater, is to its right.
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Date
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1982~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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9th Street West Between Forest Street and Lydia Street
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Description
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Photograph looking west toward Forest Street, circa 1980s. On the left is the building at 901 Tracy Ave. Built in 1900, the building was Unity Inn's vegetarian restaurant and theater playhouse in 1925. At the time of the photograph, it housed a Salvation Army Thrift Store. Looking west, the First Church of Christ, Scientist tower, at 1117 East 9th, is visible. The Fidelity National Bank building, at 909 Walnut, can be seen in the background of the image.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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South Plaza Parking Lot
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Description
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Photograph of a parking lot in the 4900 block of Main Street, looking south along Main, circa 1987. A small United Missouri Bank building can be seen at the right edge of the building.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
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Description
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Photograph of the Trinity United Methodist Church at 620 East Armour Boulevard, and Armour Park Apartments, at 608 East Armour, in the early 1980s. The church, designed by George Fuller Green, was built in 1918. The Armour Park Apartments building, originally known as the Geha Apartments, was built in 1917.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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49th and Main Intersection
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Description
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Photograph of the intersection of 49th and Main Streets, looking south on Main, circa 1987. An office building at 4901 Main is pictured at left, and the 4900 Main Building, with United Missouri Bank as a tenant, is pictured at right.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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3900 Block of Main
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Description
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Photograph of the eastern side of the 3900 block of Main Street, circa 1982, after the razing of the Werby Building at the north end of the block in 1979. The blue facade of a Salvation Army thriftstore can be seen at 3927 Main, located in the former Warwick Theater. The Southwell Building, at 3941 Main, is home to Harling's Upstairs bar and music venue. Clint's Comics, at 3943 Main, is surrounded by other shops and businesses. The Netherlands Hotel building, on the north side of 39th Street, can be seen in the background of the image.
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Date
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1982~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Board of Trade Building
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Description
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Photograph of the Board of Trade building, looking northwest from the intersection of 49th and Main Streets, circa 1987. The Kansas City Board of trade moved to this building in 1966. The 4900 Main building, which includes United Missouri Bank as a tenant and also served as a Board of Trade annex, is pictured at the left edge of the image.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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South Plaza Buildings
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Description
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Photograph of buildings in the South Plaza neighborhood, looking southwest from a parking lot in the 4900 block of Main Street circa 1987. The 4900 Main Building, which includes United Missouri Bank as a tenant, is pictured at the right edge of the image. A parking garage stands to the west, and the Sulgrave Apartments building is pictured to the north.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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10 Northwest Richards Road
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the building at 10 Northwest Richards Road, on the east side of the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, built in 1931 as the TWA corporate headquarters. At the time of the photo, Executive Beechcraft had offices in this building; Executive Beechcraft was sold to BBA Aviation in 2007. The TWA Museum opened in this building in 2013. As of 2018, it also houses an airplane equipment maintenance and repair company and a chauffeur company.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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901 Tracy Avenue
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of a building at 901 Tracy Ave, from the perspective of 9th Street. The building was Unity Inn's vegetarian restaurant and theater playhouse in 1925. At the time of the photograph, it housed a Salvation Army Thrift Store. Built in 1900, it is in the Paseo West neighborhood.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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