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Title: 4500 Block of Main Street
Description: Photograph, looking southwest, of the west side of the 4500 block of Main Street circa 1980. Spanish-style apartment buildings, at 4502 and 4506 Main Street, can be seen on the west side of the street, and were later demolished for the construction of the Fountain View (later American Century) office towers. The Sulgrave and Regency highrise apartment towers, located on 48th Street, are visible in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Brush Creek Project Pedestrians Open Space Connections in the Northeast Quadrant
Description: Map created by the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as part of a 1980s Brush Creek redesign presentation. The map illustrates parks and street connections between 43rd and 50th Streets on the north and south, and Broadway Boulevard and The Paseo on the west and east. Through the 1980s and early 1990s, the city undertook a major redesign of Brush Creek and adjacent areas aimed at beautification and improved flood control.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Map

Title: Plaza Area Plan Existing and Proposed Developments
Description: Map created by the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as part of a 1980s Plaza Plan presentation, encompassing an area from roughly 43rd Street south to 48th Street, and Wornall East to Oak Street. The map illustrates existing buildings, including Fountain View, One Main Plaza, and the Hilton Plaza Hotel; it also includes proposed projects such as Fountain View Two, a realignment of Main Street and Brookside Boulevard, and Brush Creek improvements. 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: 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. The Shape Shop and Love Records & Tapes are other ground-floor tenants, with Harling's Upstairs Bar and Grill occupying the second floor. Moten's Shoe Repair occupies the neighboring building to the north. Signs for Clint's Books and Bell Restaurant can be seen on the building to the south.
Date: 1970~/1979~
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 & 39th Street south to 55th Street. The map illustrates an area with specific planning guidelines from 43rd south to Brush Creek Boulevard, and from Main Street east to Warwick 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: Montreux Apartments
Description: Photograph, looking east from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), of the Montreux on the Plaza apartments, at 4515 Walnut Street, circa 1987. The Oak Hall apartment building is visible to the east, at right.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

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