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Title: Interview with Linda Lighton
Description: Interview with Linda Lighton about the history of the Woolf Brothers clothing stores, which he father worked at and later owned. She discusses the company's origins in the late 1800s, selling men's clothing and haberdashery at 1020 Walnut, and its expansion over the decades to locations at the Plaza, area malls, and regional cities, as well as expanding to sell women's clothing. She also discusses the life of Herbert Woolf, the Kansas City Jewish community, and says that she heard Herbert Woolf "discovered" actress Jean Harlow. She connects the decline of the business to the 1977 flood that damaged the Plaza store and her father Alfred being shot in a mugging, as well as the ascendance of clothing and department store chains in the 1980s.
Date: 2011-05-13
Object Type: Video Recording

Title: Interview with Bob and Bruce Gershon
Description: Interview with Bruce and Bob Gershon about the history of their family company, Arrowhead Fabricare Services. They discuss the building's construction at the corner of 39th and Troost, salvaging furs and leather goods from Plaza stores after the 1977 flood, their garment company clients, a venture into hat-making, and share stories about their lives, families, and the dry-cleaning business.
Date: 2009-10-24
Object Type: Video Recording

Title: Woolworth's Country Club Plaza
Description: View looking northeast of the Woolworth's store and other buildings that once stood along the north side of Nichols Road from its intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue in the Country Club Plaza. Cars and pedestrians can be seen.
Date: 1980-12
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Giralda Tower Construction
Description: View looking southwest of the Giralda Tower at the Swanson's clothing store under construction at the intersection of Mill Creek Parkway and 47th Street in the Country Club Plaza shopping district. Pedestrians and cars can be seen. A sign for the Winn-Senter Construction Company is in view.
Date: 1967-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Woolworth's Country Club Plaza
Description: View looking north of the Woolworth's store that once stood along the north side of Nichols Road at its intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue in the Country Club Plaza. Cars and pedestrians can be seen.
Date: 1980-10
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Putsch's Cafeteria
Description: Unused postcard depicting the interior of Putsch's Cafeteria. The reverse side reads: "An S-shaped sofa that seats 50 is part of the dazzling decor that makes Putsch's Cafeteria a favorite place for families to dine in Kansas City, Mo. The cafeteria is one of the newest buildings of Kansas City's famous Country Club Plaza." Genuine Natural Color made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack ,NY. Published by Hawkes-Terrill, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Putsch's 210
Description: Unused postcard of Putsch's 210 interior. The reverse side reads: "On Kansas City's famous Country Club Plaza. Offers gracious dining in a crystal and gold setting reminiscent of old New Orleans. String Trio provides dinner music nightly, with piano stylings in the cocktail lounge. Continental cuisine. Open Monday through Saturday. 210 West 47th Street."
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Putsch's 210 Restaurant and Cocktail Bar
Description: Unused postcard depicting interior rooms at Putsch's 210. The reverse side reads: "Here is the most unique restaurant in the Middle West. Smartly and attractively decorated in the manner of old New Orleans. Located in the heart of the famed Country Club Plaza. Lobster, Kansas City steaks, and French cuisine are specialties. 210 W. 47th - Kansas City, Missouri."
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Putsch's 210 Restaurant and Cocktail Bar
Description: Unused postcard depicting interior rooms at Putsch's 210. The reverse side reads: "Here is the most unique restaurant in the Middle West. Smartly and attractively decorated in the manner of old New Orleans. Located in the heart of the famed Country Club Plaza. Lobster, Kansas City steaks, and French cuisine are specialties. 210 West 47th - Kansas City, Missouri."
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1950, Page p573
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 44th Street south to W. 47th Street and from Pennsyvlania Avenue east to Main Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. At top of map, "Add'l Sheet, Oct. 1916."
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Plaza Lights
Description: View of the Country Club Plaza lights at night.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Panorama of the Americas
Description: View of the Panorama of the Americas mural in Aleman Court at 310 W. 47th Street in the Country Club Plaza.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Wagon Master
Description: View looking southeast of the Wagon Master statue in front of the Alameda Plaza Hotel at 401 Ward Parkway in the Country Club Plaza.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Massasoit
Description: View of the Massasoit statue on the southeast corner of Main Street, Brookside Boulevard, and 47th Street.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza Time Building
Description: View looking south along Wornall Road / Broadway Boulevard from its bridge over Brush Creek near Ward Parkway showing the Plaza Time Building in the Country Club Plaza.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Massasoit
Description: View of the Massasoit statue on the southeast corner of Main Street, Brookside Boulevard, and 47th Street.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ruth Statue
Description: View looking east of a statue of Ruth at the intersection of Nichols Road and Wyandotte Street in the Country Club Plaza.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Brush Creek Band
Description: View looking northwest of an unidentified big band playing in Brush Creek beneath a pedestrian bridge that crossed the stream at Central Street. Several concert attendees can be seen.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Maynard Ferguson in Brush Creek
Description: View looking northwest of Maynard Ferguson and his band playing in Brush Creek beneath a pedestrian bridge that crossed the stream at Central Street. Several concert attendees can be seen.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Country Club Plaza
Description: Elevated view looking southwest along W. 47th Street in the Country Club Plaza at night.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

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