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Title: 47th and Main Intersection
Description: Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 47th and Main Streets. Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, south diagonally across Main Street, before running alongside Brookside Boulevard south of Brush Creek. The Plaza Tennis Center courts are visible in the center of the image. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4456 Rockhill Terrace
Description: Photograph of a house under construction at 4456 Rockhill Terrace in the early 1980s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4545 Rockhill Terrace
Description: Photograph of a house at 4545 Rockhill Terrace in the early 1980s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4456 Rockhill Terrace
Description: Photograph of a house under construction at 4456 Rockhill Terrace in the early 1980s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4456 Rockhill Terrace
Description: Photograph of a house under construction at 4456 Rockhill Terrace in the early 1980s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nelson Art Gallery
Description: Photograph of the Nelson Art Gallery, at 4525 Oak Street, looking north from Theis Park across 47th Street circa 1987.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 4456 Rockhill Terrace
Description: Photograph of a house under construction at 4456 Rockhill Terrace in the early 1980s.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 46th and 47th Street Apartment Buildings
Description: Photograph, looking southeast from the top of the Fountain View building (later American Century north tower) of apartment buildings on the north and south sides of 47th Street circa 1987. The Sophian Plaza building, at 4618 Warwick, is seen at the left side of the image, with apartment buildings lining 46th Street, and behind them 47th Street, in the center of the image. Behind them, office buildings on Volker Boulevard, and further south, buildings on the UMKC campus, are pictured.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

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: Rockhill Tennis Club
Description: Photograph of the property at 4520 Kenwood Avenue, circa 1981, looking north. The house, adjacent to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, was initially known as "Stonehouse," the home of William Rockhill Nelson's daughter Laura and her husband Irving Kirkwood upon their 1910 marriage. It was later purchased by local lumber company executive DeVere Dierks, before serving as the home of the Rockhill Tennis Club from 1955 to 2010.
Date: 1981
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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