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Title
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Warner Plaza
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Description
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Looking northeast from the west side of Main at Warner Plaza.
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Date
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1989
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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William Warner Residence
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Description
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Photos and information including a nomination form for the National Register for the William Warner (1839-1916) residence at 1021 Pennsylvania Avenue. Description of Warner, a national representative and senator from Missouri and mayor of Kansas City, as well as founder of the Kansas City Life Insurance Company at 9th and Main Streets in 1895 and developer of the Warner Plaza at 31st and Main Streets. House later renovated into the architectural offices for John Monroe, Jr. and Gene Lefebvre in 1966 (along with the K. B. Armour residence at 1017 Pennsylvania Avenue).
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Object Type
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Report
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Title
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Kon Tiki Room
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Description
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Photograph of an alley on the south side of a building at 3251-3257 Main, on the southeast corner of Main Street and Warner Plaza, circa 1981. Signs advertise the House of Chun Chinese restaurant and the adjacent Kon Tiki Room tiki bar. The area, south of Linwood Boulevard to 34th Street, between Main and Gillham, was deemed blighted and ridden with crime in drugs in the late 1980s, and these buildings, as well as other homes, apartments, and commercial buildings, were demolished in the early and mid-'90s as part of the so-called "Glover Plan" to be replaced by the Midtown Marketplace development, a large commercial development anchored by big box retailers Home Depot and Costco.
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Date
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1981~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1950, Page p460
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. Linwood Boulevard south to E. 34th Street and from Main Street east to McGee Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1950
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1957, Page p460
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. Linwood Boulevard south to E. 34th Street and from Main Street east to McGee, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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8-10 East 32nd Terrace
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Description
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Photograph of apartment buildings at 8-12 E. 32nd Terrace looking southwest from a rear parking lot in the early 1980s. The area, south of Linwood Boulevard to 34th Street, between Main and Gillham, was deemed blighted and ridden with crime and drugs in the late 1980s, and these buildings, as well as other homes, apartments, and commercial buildings, were demolished in the early and mid-'90s as part of the so-called "Glover Plan" to be replaced by the Midtown Marketplace development, a large commercial development anchored by big box retailers Home Depot and Costco.
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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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9-11 East 32nd Terrace
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Description
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Photograph of apartment buildings on the south side of East 32nd Terrace in the early 1980s, including 9-11 East 32nd Street. The area, south of Linwood Boulevard to 34th Street, between Main and Gillham, was deemed blighted and ridden with crime and drugs in the late 1980s, and these buildings, as well as other homes, apartments, and commercial buildings, were demolished in the early and mid-'90s as part of the so-called "Glover Plan" to be replaced by the Midtown Marketplace development, a large commercial development anchored by big box retailers Home Depot and Costco. Part of a Louis Curtiss-designed warehouse building at 3240 Main 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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SC224 Historic Kansas City Foundation Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The Historic Kansas City Foundation is a nonprofit organization that advocates for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings, landscapes, and neighborhoods in Kansas City. This collection contains photographs and supporting documents, publications about preservation, and building and neighborhood pamphlets documenting the preservation efforts of the organization.
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Date
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1886~/2009~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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