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Title: St. Luke's A.M.E. Church Cornerstone
Description: Photograph of the Saint Luke's A.M.E. Church cornerstone, in a triangle created by the intersections of the corner of 43rd Street, Archibald Avenue and Roanoke Streets in the early 1980s. The stone records the date of the church's construction as 1882. The church was established for freed slaves in Kansas City's Steptoe neighborhood after the Civil War, and the parsonage at the rear of the property was added in 1891. The buildings were razed in July 2003 due to deterioration and the widening of 43rd Street. Prior to that, the church was the oldest church in Westport.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Seth E. Ward Residence
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of a single family home at 1032 West 55th Street. Sometimes referred to as the Bent - Ward Home, it was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as the Frederick Campbell Residence, Ward House and on the the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1985. The home was originally built in the 1850s by William Bent on land that served as part of the battleground during the Battle of Westport. The home was bought by Seth E. Ward in 1871, who made additions to the home. Restoration was begun in 1949 by Dr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Campbell. Located in the Sunset Hill neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Seth E. Ward Residence
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of a single family home at 1032 West 55th Street. Sometimes referred to as the Bent - Ward Home, it was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as the Frederick Campbell Residence, Ward House and on the the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1985. The home was originally built in the 1850s by William Bent on land that served as part of the battleground during the Battle of Westport. The home was bought by Seth E. Ward in 1871, who made additions to the home. Restoration was begun in 1949 by Dr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Campbell. Located in the Sunset Hill neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Clint's Comics
Description: Photograph of Clint's Comics, at 3943 Main, and neighboring businesses at the intersection of Main Street and westport Road, circa 1982. Signs for Harling's Upstairs bar and Love Records can be seen on the Southwell Building to the north, and Bell's Restaurant is in the adjacent building to the south. Clint's later moved to the Love Records space and operated there for several decades.
Date: 1982~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Osco Drugstore
Description: Photograph of Osco Drugstore at 3948 Main, at the corner of Main Street and Westport Road, circa 1990. The building was originally designed by local architect Clarence Kivett and opened as a Katz Drug Store in 1934. After Skaggs acquired the Katz chain in 1971, the stores began operating under the Skaggs name. In 1985, the store became an Osco drug store after another round of mergers and rebranding.
Date: 1990~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Skaggs Drug Center
Description: Photograph of Skaggs Drug Center at 3948 Main, at the corner of Main Street and Westport Road, circa 1982. The building was originally designed by local architect Clarence Kivett and opened as a Katz Drug Store in 1934. After Skaggs acquired the Katz chain in 1971, the stores began operating under the Skaggs name. In 1985, the store became an Osco drug store after another round of mergers and rebranding.
Date: 1982~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 3932 Central Street
Description: Photograph of the five window bay on the south facade of the single family home at 3932 Central Street, built circa 1885. Recognized in the Historic Inventory of the State Historical Survey and Planning Office in 1976 as the Charles N. Price Residence. Price who was City Marshall for Westport Missouri in 1887. The window is considered architecturally significant for home design at the time it was built, according to the Inventory. As of 2018, the home appears to have been significantly renovated.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: St. Luke's A.M.E. Church and Parsonage
Description: Photograph of the Saint Luke's A.M.E. Church, in a triangle created by the intersections of the corner of 43rd Street, Archibald Avenue and Roanoke Streets in the early 1980s. The church, established for freed slaves in Kansas City's Steptoe neighborhood after the Civil War, constructed the church building in 1882 and the parsonage at the rear of the property in 1891. The buildings were razed in July 2003 due to deterioration and the widening of 43rd Street. Prior to that, the church was the oldest church in Westport.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southwell Building
Description: Photograph of the Southwell Building at the intersection of Main Street and Westport Road, in the late 1970s. The building was designed by architects McKecknie and Trask and opened in 1929. A real estate sign hangs in the window of the storefront at 3935 Main, which was recently occupied by Howard E. Thruman Institutional Church, and a door to the second-floor Harling's Upstairs Bar and Grill can be seen at the right of the image. Moten's Shoe Repair occupies the neighboring building to the north.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southwell Building Architectural Detail
Description: Detail photograph of the Art Deco terra cotta detail on the second floor of the Southwell Building, at 3935-41 Main Street, at the intersection of Main Street and Westport Road in the late 1970s. The building was designed by architects McKecknie and Trask and opened in 1929.
Date: 1970~/1979~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Seth E. Ward Residence
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the backside of a single family home at 1032 West 55th Street. Sometimes referred to as the Bent - Ward Home, it was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as the Frederick Campbell Residence, Ward House and on the the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1985. The home was built in the 1850s by William Bent on land that served as part of the battleground during the Battle of Westport. The home was bought by Seth E. Ward in 1871, who made additions to the home. Restoration was begun in 1949 by Dr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Campbell. Located in the Sunset Hill neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Seth E. Ward Residence
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of the backside of a single family home at 1032 West 55th Street. Sometimes referred to as the Bent - Ward Home, it was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as the Frederick Campbell Residence, Ward House and on the the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 1985. The home was originally built in the 1850s by William Bent on land that served as part of the battleground during the Battle of Westport. The home was bought by Seth E. Ward in 1871, who made additions to the home. Restoration was begun in 1949 by Dr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Campbell. Located in the Sunset Hill neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street through Midtown
Description: Photograph looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View building (later American Century north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard from roughly 44th Street circa 1987. Buildings on the St. Luke's Hospital campus can be seen at the left edge of the image, and an Embassy Suites Hotel at 220 West 43rd Street at the center of the photo. Buildings in Westport, along Armour Boulevard, and Downtown can be seen in the background of the image. Baltimore Avenue runs north/south at the right edge of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: H&R Block Headquarters
Description: Photograph, taken from the top of the Marriott Hotel at 45th and Main, looking northwest circa 1987. The H&R Block headquarters building is seen at the center of the image, on the west side of Main, with the Embassy Suites Hotel visible to the northwest. Broadway Boulevard can be seen bending west through Westport in the background. The One Main Plaza office building can be seen at the right edge of the image.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza Area Plan Area with Specific Guidelines
Description: Map created by the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as part of a 1980s Plaza Plan presentation, encompassing an area from State Line Road east to The Paseo, and from Westport Road and 39th Street south to 55th Street. The map illustrates an area with specific planning guidelines along Main Street between 49th Street and 51st Terrace, and is a detail view of the larger Planning Recommendations map. Area plans, dealing with transportation, development, and zoning, among other factors, were developed over time for a number of Kansas City areas and are intended to provide guidance for their growth and design.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Map

Title: Plaza Area Plan Area with Specific Guidelines
Description: Map created by the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as part of a 1980s Plaza Plan presentation, encompassing an area from State Line Road east to The Paseo, and from Westport Road & 39th Street south to 55th Street. The map illustrates an area with specific planning guidelines from Ward Parkway south to 50th Street, and Main Street east to Brookside Boulevard, and is a detail view of the larger Planning Recommendations map. Area plans, dealing with transportation, development, and zoning, among other factors, were developed over time for a number of Kansas City areas and are intended to provide guidance for their growth and design.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Map

Title: Plaza Area Plan Existing Zoning
Description: Map created by the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as part of a 1980s Plaza Plan presentation, encompassing an area from State Line Road east to The Paseo, and from Westport Road and 39th Street south to 55th Street. The map illustrates existing zoning in the plan area, showing residential density and commercial and manufacturing use. Area plans, dealing with transportation, development, and zoning, among other factors, were developed over time for a number of Kansas City areas and are intended to provide guidance for their growth and design.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Map

Title: Plaza Area Plan View Corridors and Paints of Entry
Description: Map created by the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as part of a 1980s Plaza Plan presentation, encompassing an area from State Line Road east to The Paseo, and from Westport Road and 39th Street south to 55th Street. The map illustrates major intersections as points of entry to the area, and denotes angles that are in view from sites such as the Nelson-Atkins Museum and Theis Park. Area plans, dealing with transportation, development, and zoning, among other factors, were developed over time for a number of Kansas City areas and are intended to provide guidance for their growth and design.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Map

Title: Plaza Area Plan Planning Recommendations
Description: Map created by the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as part of a 1980s Plaza Plan presentation, encompassing an area from State Line Road east to The Paseo, and from Westport Road and 39th Street south to 55th Street. The map illustrates planning recommendations, including rezoning, potential and approved redevelopment, historic districts, and other factors. Area plans, dealing with transportation, development, and zoning, among other factors, were developed over time for a number of Kansas City areas and are intended to provide guidance for their growth and design.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Map

Title: Plaza Area Plan Planning Recommendations
Description: Map created by the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as part of a 1980s Plaza Plan presentation, encompassing an area from State Line Road east to The Paseo, and from Westport Road and 39th Street south to 55th Street. The map illustrates planning recommendations, including rezoning, potential and approved redevelopment, historic districts, and other factors. Area plans, dealing with transportation, development, and zoning, among other factors, were developed over time for a number of Kansas City areas and are intended to provide guidance for their growth and design.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Map

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