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Title
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Ward Parkway Houses
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Description
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Photograph of houses on the 500 block of Ward Parkway (later renumbered as the 700 block), taken from inside the Winston Churchill building, overlooking Brush Creek circa 1988. The houses were demolished prior circa 2000.
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Date
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1988~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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St. Luke's Hospital
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Description
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Photograph looking west from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) St. Luke's Hospital buildings along J. C. Nichols Parkway, circa 1987.
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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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St. Luke's and West Plaza
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Description
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Photograph looking west from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) across the St. Luke's Hospital campus along J. C. Nichols Parkway, circa 1987. The Plaza West office building, at 4600 Madison, is visible in the background.
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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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St. Luke's Hospital and Westport
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Description
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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.
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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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J. C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street through Midtown
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Description
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Photograph looking north from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) along J. C. Nichols Parkway/Broadway Boulevard (at left) and Main Street (at right) circa 1987. The Embassy Suites hotel, at at 220 West 43rd Street, is at left, with the streetcar 43rd Street viaduct cross over the intersection of 43rd Street and J. C. Nichols Parkway. Commercial and residential buildings, including the H&R Block headquarters in the lower right corner, line both streets. The downtown skyline can be seen in the background 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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47th and Main Intersection
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Description
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Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 47th and Main Streets circa 1987. 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.
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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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Southmoreland and Plaza Buildings
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Description
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Photograph, looking southeast from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), across 47th Street toward the UMKC campus circa 1987. The Hilton Plaza Inn, at 1 West 45th, occupies the bottom left corner of the image, and numerous residential buildings are pictured lining 47th Street. 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. Main Street and Brookside Boulevard were later realigned as part of a Brush Creek beautification and flood control project in the 1990s.
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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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47th and Main Intersection
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Description
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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.
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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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Ward Parkway Houses
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Description
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Photograph of houses on the 500 block of Ward Parkway (later renumbered as the 700 block), taken from inside the Winston Churchill building, overlooking Brush Creek circa 1988. The houses were demolished prior circa 2000.
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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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J. C. Nichols Parkway and Main Street through Midtown
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Description
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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.
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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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Main Street and J. C. Nichols Parkway at 47th Street
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Description
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Photograph, looking south from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower), toward the intersection of 47th Street with J. C. Nichols Parkway (at right) and Main Street (at left). Streetcar tracks can be seen running behind commercial buildings in the foreground, southeast diagonally across Main Street. Nichols Fountain, in Mill Creek Park, is visible at 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. South Plaza apartment and office buildings are visible in the background of the image, with Country Club Plaza commercial and residential buildings in the foreground right.
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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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Brush Creek and Ward Parkway
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Description
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Photograph taken from the Winston Churchill building overlooking Ward Parkway and Brush Creek circa 1988. The 433 Ward Parkway condominium building is visible on the south side of the creek at left, and Tudor-style houses on the 500 block of Ward Parkway (later renumbered as the 700 block) are seen at right.
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Date
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1988~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Plaza Tennis Center and Gilbert/Robinson Building
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Description
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Photograph, looking east from Giralda Tower along 47th Street, circa 1987. The Plaza Tennis Center is pictured at lower right, and the Gilbert/Robinson office building, at 2 East 47th Street, is visible at the center 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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47th and Main Intersection
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Description
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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.
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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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Plaza Residential and Commercial Buildings
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Description
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Photograph looking west from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) of apartments, houses, other buildings west of J. C. Nichols Parkway, circa 1987. The Plaza West office tower, at 4600 Madison, can be seen in the background of the image. St. Luke's Hospital parking garages are visible at right, and Plaza-area residential and commercial buildings fill the majority 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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Elevated View of Westport and St. Luke's Hospital
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Description
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Photograph looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View building (later American Century north tower) of the St. Luke's Hospital campus, and buildings in Westport beyond, circa 1987. Hospital buildings occupy the foreground of the image, with the Allen School building and the Westport House senior apartments visible in the background left.
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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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Country Club Plaza Parking Lots and Buildings
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Description
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Photograph, looking northwest from an elevated position at Nichols and Central, of parking lots, commercial, residential, and office buildings in the Plaza area circa 1987. The Seville Square shopping center is visible at left, with Dillard's department store, on 47th Street, visible at right.
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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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Saint Luke's Hospital
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Description
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Photograph looking northwest from the top of the Fountain View building (later American Century north tower) of the St. Luke's Hospital campus, southwest of the intersection of 43rd Street and J. C. Nichols Parkway, circa 1987. The Westport area is visible in the background of the image, and Mill Creek Park at the lower right corner.
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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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Alameda Plaza Hotel
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Description
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Photograph, looking southwest from the top of the Fountain View (later American Century Investments north tower) building, of the Alameda Plaza Hotel at 401 Ward Parkway circa 1987. The Raphael Hotel is also visible at the left side of the image, on the southeast corner of Ward Parkway and Wornall Road. North of Brush Creek, the Plaza Time and Plaza Medical commercial and office buildings are pictured in the foreground.
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Date
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1987~
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Object Type
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Photograph
